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Ripley, Ohio: commercial real estate data.
Ripley is a Census village of 1,610 people across 1.99 square miles of land, in Brown County. Median household income is $49,006, 58.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $900,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Ripley
What Ripley is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area1.99 sq mi
- Water area0.31 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land810
- County holding the largest share of its areaBrown County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Ripley
- Population1,610
- Median age35.8
- Population under 18379 plus or minus 89
- Share under 1823.5 percent
- Population 65 and over285 plus or minus 63
- Share 65 and over17.7 percent
- Households693
- Family households413
- Share of households that are families59.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Ripley
Income and work in Ripley
- Median household income$49,006
- Per capita income$24,803
- Civilian labor force756
- Employed660
- Unemployed96 plus or minus 53
- Unemployment rate12.7 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Adults 25 and over1,059
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher80.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher9.8 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.9 percent plus or minus 3.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Ripley
- Housing units898
- Occupied units693
- Vacant units205 plus or minus 74
- Vacancy rate22.8 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Owner occupied406
- Renter occupied287 plus or minus 79
- Ownership rate58.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$112,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$745
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.2 percent
- Single family units650
- Share single family72.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more145 plus or minus 64
- Share in buildings of two or more16.1 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Mobile homes103 plus or minus 45
- Median year structure built1956
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Ripley gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute619
- Commuting under 15 minutes154 plus or minus 48
- Share commuting under 15 minutes24.9 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more273 plus or minus 69
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more44.1 percent
- Drove alone82.9 percent
- Carpooled10.3 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.8 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Worked from home4.9 percent plus or minus 4.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Ripley (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$900,000
- Average approval$450,000
- Median approval$450,000
- Largest approval$700,000
- Jobs supported8
- Jobs per approval4.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term150 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Ripley, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Ripley
- NFIP communityVillage of Ripley
- NFIP community number390036
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/29/10
The Village of Ripley participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 390036 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Brown County, not Ripley
Brown County context, not Ripley figures
- Establishments in Brown County561
- Covered employment, Brown County7,943
- Average annual pay, Brown County$43,810
- Housing units permitted, Brown County147
Every figure in this section is published for Brown County as a whole and is not a measurement of Ripley.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Ripley questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Ripley, Ohio?
1,610, in 693 households. Ripley village covers 1.99 square miles of land, which is 810 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Ripley in?
Brown County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Ripley?
$49,006. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $112,200. Median gross rent is $745 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Ripley businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $900,000 since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $450,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Ripley, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Ripley borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Ripley. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Ripley in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Ripley appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Ripley, village of, community 390036, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Ripley figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Brown County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Ripley.
Is zoning published for Ripley?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.