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Ripley County, Missouri (MO)

County population in 2022: 10,880 (all rural); it was 13,509 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 2,208
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 2,116
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 4,225
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,313 (it was 1,191 in 2000)
% of renters here:

22%
State:

31%

Land area: 629 sq. mi.

Water area: 2.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 17 people per square mile   (low).

March 2022 cost of living index in Ripley County: 77.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (25.6%), Manufacturing (16.7%), Retail trade (11.4%), Transportation and warehousing,and utilities (10.1%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 78%
  • Government: 12%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 11%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Ripley County, MO (2022)
    • 9,98591.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 4984.6%Two or more races
    • 2532.3%Hispanic or Latino
    • 970.9%Asian alone
    • 310.3%Some other race alone
    • 110.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 100.09%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
Median resident age:

41.4 years
Missouri median age:

39.1 years
Males: 5,414  (49.8%)
Females: 5,466  (50.2%)
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Average household size:
Ripley County:

2.0 people
Missouri:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $41,825 ($22,761 in 1999)
This county:

$41,825
Missouri:

$64,811

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $476 (lower quartile is $339, upper quartile is $598)
This county:

$476
State:

$757


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $115,037 (it was $46,500 in 2000)
Ripley:

$115,037
Missouri:

$221,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $59,811 - $197,883

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $164,170
Here:

$164,170
State:

$278,068

Townhouses or other attached units: $163,709
Here:

$163,709
State:

$260,773

Mobile homes: $89,242
Here:

$89,242
State:

$95,912

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $904
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $324

Institutionalized population: 60

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 5
  • Burglaries: 11
  • Thefts: 22
  • Auto thefts: 12

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 1
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 2
  • Burglaries: 27
  • Thefts: 54
  • Auto thefts: 19
Ripley County, MO map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 0 buildings
  • 2021: 3 buildings, average cost: $21,700
  • 2020: 3 buildings, average cost: $21,700
  • 2019: 3 buildings, average cost: $21,700
  • 2018: 3 buildings, average cost: $21,700
  • 2017: 0 buildings
  • 2016: 0 buildings
  • 2015: 0 buildings
  • 2014: 4 buildings, average cost: $142,500
  • 2013: 4 buildings, average cost: $142,500
  • 2012: 0 buildings
  • 2011: 0 buildings
  • 2010: 0 buildings
  • 2009: 0 buildings
  • 2008: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 1 building, cost: $90,000
  • 2004: 1 building, cost: $129,600
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $116,300
  • 2001: 1 building, cost: $111,900
  • 2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $108,200
  • 1999: 3 buildings, average cost: $101,700
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 4 buildings, average cost: $90,300
Number of permits per 10,000 Ripley, MO residents
Average permit cost in Ripley, MO

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $581 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $493 (0.5%)

Distribution of median household income in Ripley, MO in 2022
Distribution of house value in Ripley, MO in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Ripley, MO in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 21.1%
Ripley County:

21.1%
Missouri:

13.2%
(21.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 24.9% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 39.5% for other race residents, 15.0% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 41.4 years old
(Males: 39.0 years old, Females: 42.7 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 41.9 years old, Black residents: 67.2 years old, Asian residents: 56.3 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 11.8 years old, Other race residents: 21.4 years old)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Ripley County is $386 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $464 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $645 a month.

Cities in this county include: Doniphan, Fairdealing, Naylor, Oxly.

Ripley County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

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Neighboring counties: Garfield County, Oklahoma , Union County, New Mexico , Kingfisher County, Oklahoma , Obion County, Tennessee , Trigg County, Kentucky .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.7%
Missouri:

2.8%

Unemployment by year in Ripley, MO
County total employment by year in Ripley, MO
County average yearly wages by year in Ripley, MO

Current college students: 272
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 134 (77.1% naturalized citizens)

Ripley County:

1.2%
Whole state:

4.1%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 362010 or later
  • 442000 to 2009
  • 411990 to 1999
  • 311980 to 1989
  • 21970 to 1979
  • 64Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): # minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 90.8%

Ripley County marital status for males Ripley County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 3,811
  • One, attached: 25
  • Two: 34
  • 3 or 4: 123
  • 5 to 9: 18
  • 10 to 19: 35
  • 20 or more: 11
  • Mobile homes: 1,167

Housing units in Ripley County with a mortgage: 1,597 (84 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 57 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 54

Here:

1.8% with mortgage
State:

98.0% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Ripley County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant3,01631
Mainline Protestant2594
Catholic2081
Black Protestant1821
Other-1
None10,435-
Ripley County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 2
Ripley County:

1.48 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.88 / 10,000 pop.


Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
This county:

0.74 / 10,000 pop.
Missouri:

0.60 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 9
Ripley County:

6.65 / 10,000 pop.
Missouri:

4.34 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 1
This county:

0.74 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.37 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Ripley County:

9.5%
Missouri:

8.8%

Adult obesity rate:
Ripley County:

29.3%
State:

29.6%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

9.2%
State:

13.5%

Agriculture in Ripley County:

Average size of farms: 293 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $20,187
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $133.55
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 12.04%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 52.32%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $21,019
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 24.57%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 20.45%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $43,994
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.93%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 12.96
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.12%
Corn for grain: 1224 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 1032 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 11644 harvested acres

Earthquake activity:

Ripley County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Missouri state average. It is 450% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/4/1991 at 01:18:54, a magnitude 5.0 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 54.9 miles away from Ripley County center
On 3/25/1976 at 00:41:20, a magnitude 5.0 (4.9 MB, 5.0 LG) earthquake occurred 73.0 miles away from the county center
On 9/26/1990 at 13:18:51, a magnitude 5.0 (4.7 MB, 4.8 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 7.7 mi) earthquake occurred 80.1 miles away from the county center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW) earthquake occurred 204.5 miles away from the county center
On 4/27/1989 at 16:47:49, a magnitude 4.7 (4.6 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.3 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 71.8 miles away from Ripley County center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 204.5 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • Missouri Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: May 3, 2020 - May 4, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4552-MO: July 9, 2020, FEMA Id: 4552, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
  • Missouri Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4490, Natural disaster type: Other
  • Missouri Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: April 28, 2017 - May 11, 2017, FEMA Id: 4317, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
  • Missouri Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: December 22, 2015 to January 09, 2016, Emergency Declared EM-3374: January 02, 2016, FEMA Id: 3374, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
  • Missouri Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 19, 2011 to June 06, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1980: May 09, 2011, FEMA Id: 1980, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
  • Missouri Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 31, 2011 to February 05, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3317: February 03, 2011, FEMA Id: 3317, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
  • Missouri Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 08, 2009 to May 16, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1847: June 19, 2009, FEMA Id: 1847, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
  • Missouri Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 26, 2009 to January 28, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1822: February 17, 2009, FEMA Id: 1822, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
  • Missouri Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 26, 2009 to January 28, 2009, Emergency Declared EM-3303: January 30, 2009, FEMA Id: 3303, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
  • Missouri Severe Storms, Flooding, and a Tornado, Incident Period: September 11, 2008 to September 24, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1809: November 13, 2008, FEMA Id: 1809, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
  • 8 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Ripley County (18) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 6

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 10, Storms: 10, Tornadoes: 9, Winter Storms: 4, Winds: 3, Drought: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Ripley

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 2,042 (71.9%)
  • Carpooled: 243 (8.6%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 8 (0.3%)
  • Bicycle: 10 (0.4%)
  • Walked: 33 (1.2%)
  • Worked at home: 560 (19.7%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (31%)
  • Retail trade (11%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Manufacturing (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Other services, except public administration (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (33%)
  • Retail trade (12%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Manufacturing (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Other services, except public administration (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Transportation occupations (14%)
  • Management occupations (14%)
  • Production occupations (13%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (12%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (10%)
  • Material moving occupations (7%)
  • Sales and related occupations (5%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Healthcare support occupations (17%)
  • Sales and related occupations (13%)
  • Office and administrative support occupations (9%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (8%)
  • Management occupations (8%)
  • Production occupations (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Philippines (61%)
  • Russia (16%)
  • Hungary (9%)
  • Korea (3%)
  • Colombia (2%)
  • India (1%)
  • Poland (1%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Ripley County


  • American (34%)
  • German (20%)
  • Irish (11%)
  • English (10%)
  • Polish (1%)
  • European (1%)
  • Scotch-Irish (1%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
60 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
3 people in other noninstitutional facilities

People in group quarters in Ripley County, Missouri in 2000:

  • 127 people in nursing homes
  • 14 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 11 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 6 people in other nonhousehold living situations
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $42,301.

8.16% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($36,970 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

8.16%
Missouri average:

7.67%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.72% relocated from other counties in Missouri ($18,786 average AGI)
3.44% relocated from other states ($18,184 average AGI)
Ripley County:

3.44%
Missouri average:

3.04%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Butler County, MO  2.28% ($38,277 average AGI)


7.04% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($30,042 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

7.04%
Missouri average:

7.51%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.83% relocated to other counties in Missouri ($19,596 average AGI)
2.21% relocated to other states ($10,446 average AGI)
Ripley County:

2.21%
Missouri average:

2.88%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Butler County, MO  2.43% ($31,970 average AGI)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.0

Births per 1000 population in Ripley County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 13.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 13.8

Deaths per 1000 population in Ripley County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 14.8

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Ripley County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 16.0%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 7.1%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Ripley County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Ripley County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Ripley County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Ripley County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Ripley County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Ripley County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 3,257 (2,397 aged, 860 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 277 (9%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Ripley County, Missouri in 1999 - 2019:

  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (565)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (265)
  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (115)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (102)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (60)
  • Pneumonia, unspecified (38)
  • Cardiac arrest, unspecified (32)
  • Congestive heart failure (32)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute lower respiratory infection (13)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 7.23
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 6,489
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 195
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 45,336

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,379
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,220
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 29

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 14
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 43

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 7

Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1

Household type by relationship:

Households: 10,880
  • Male householders: 1,951 (483 living alone), Female householders: 2,086 (623 living alone)
  • 2,101 spouses (2,101 opposite-sex spouses), 209 unmarried partners, (209 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 3,201 children (2,871 natural, 185 adopted, 135 stepchildren), 428 grandchildren, 161 brothers or sisters, 144 parents, 18 foster children, 186 other relatives, 276 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 72

Size of family households: 1,381 2-persons, 526 3-persons, 487 4-persons, 186 5-persons, 102 6-persons, 41 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,107 1-person, 196 2-persons, 5 4-persons.

1,524 married couples with children.
530 single-parent households (318 men, 212 women).

98.7% of residents of Ripley speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (96% speak English very well, 4% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $111,174,000 ($8,033 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,691,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $46,356,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $21,543,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,418,000
Federal grants: $37,493,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,448,000 ($1,013,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,917,000 ($102,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $274,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $5,079,000
Federal Government insurance: $6,467,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 884
Here:

64 per 1000 residents
State:

69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 860
Here:

62 per 1000 residents
State:

49 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +4
Here:

+0 per 1000 residents
State:

+7 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +348
Here:

+25 per 1000 residents
State:

+5 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Ripley County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.85 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.7
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

5.1
State:

4.4

Year house built in Ripley County, Missouri
  • Year house built in Ripley County, Missouri
  • 342020 or later
  • 4022010 to 2019
  • 8162000 to 2009
  • 8351990 to 1999
  • 6971980 to 1989
  • 1,2251970 to 1979
  • 4331960 to 1969
  • 2421950 to 1959
  • 1161940 to 1949
  • 4061939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Ripley County, Missouri
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Ripley County, Missouri
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Ripley County, Missouri
  • 01 room
  • 142 rooms
  • 763 rooms
  • 4354 rooms
  • 7505 rooms
  • 1,0016 rooms
  • 3357 rooms
  • 2448 rooms
  • 3669+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ripley County, Missouri
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ripley County, Missouri
  • 01 room
  • 122 rooms
  • 603 rooms
  • 1624 rooms
  • 2885 rooms
  • 1356 rooms
  • 957 rooms
  • 368 rooms
  • 249+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Ripley County, Missouri
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Ripley County, Missouri
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Ripley County, Missouri
  • 0no bedroom
  • 1361 bedroom
  • 6992 bedrooms
  • 1,7923 bedrooms
  • 4694 bedrooms
  • 1095+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ripley County, Missouri
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ripley County, Missouri
  • 0no bedroom
  • 811 bedroom
  • 2992 bedrooms
  • 3153 bedrooms
  • 1094 bedrooms
  • 145+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Ripley County, Missouri in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Ripley County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Ripley County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 67no vehicle
  • 7561 vehicle
  • 1,4282 vehicles
  • 5993 vehicles
  • 2244 vehicles
  • 1405+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Ripley County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Ripley County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 136no vehicle
  • 3371 vehicle
  • 2512 vehicles
  • 923 vehicles
  • 24 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles

86.4% of Ripley County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Missouri.

Ripley County:

86.4%
State average:

87.1%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 7,102
  • Other state: 3,598
  • Northeast: 214
  • Midwest: 1,128
  • South: 1,708
  • West: 540
Year householders moved into unit in Ripley County, MO
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Ripley County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 47.2%Electricity
  • 20.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 17.7%Utility gas
  • 14.2%Wood
  • 0.5%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 72.8%Electricity
  • 15.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 7.2%Utility gas
  • 4.2%Wood

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 94
Here:

8.6%
Missouri:

15.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 96
Here:

15.1%
Missouri:

13.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 54
Here:

26.1%
Missouri:

22.6%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Ripley County government finances - Expenditure in 2017:

  • Charges - Other: $1,001,000
    Parks and Recreation: $414,000
  • Current Operations - Correctional Institutions: $2,756,000
    Regular Highways: $1,945,000
    Police Protection: $1,507,000
    General - Other: $850,000
    Parks and Recreation: $665,000
    Central Staff Services: $624,000
    Financial Administration: $577,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $452,000
    Health - Other: $336,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $267,000
    General Public Buildings: $74,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $190,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,877,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,952,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $925,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $347,000
    Interest Earnings: $255,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $623,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,631,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $3,738,000
    Highways: $1,012,000
    Other: $512,000
    Health and Hospitals: $68,000
  • Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,919,000
    Property: $1,922,000

Ripley County government finances - Revenue in 2017:

  • Charges - Other: $1,001,000
    Parks and Recreation: $414,000
  • Current Operations - Correctional Institutions: $2,756,000
    Regular Highways: $1,945,000
    Police Protection: $1,507,000
    General - Other: $850,000
    Parks and Recreation: $665,000
    Central Staff Services: $624,000
    Financial Administration: $577,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $452,000
    Health - Other: $336,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $267,000
    General Public Buildings: $74,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $190,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,877,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,952,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $925,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $347,000
    Interest Earnings: $255,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $623,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,631,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $3,738,000
    Highways: $1,012,000
    Other: $512,000
    Health and Hospitals: $68,000
  • Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,919,000
    Property: $1,922,000

Ripley County government finances - Debt in 2017:

  • Charges - Other: $1,001,000
    Parks and Recreation: $414,000
  • Current Operations - Correctional Institutions: $2,756,000
    Regular Highways: $1,945,000
    Police Protection: $1,507,000
    General - Other: $850,000
    Parks and Recreation: $665,000
    Central Staff Services: $624,000
    Financial Administration: $577,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $452,000
    Health - Other: $336,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $267,000
    General Public Buildings: $74,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $190,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,877,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,952,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $925,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $347,000
    Interest Earnings: $255,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $623,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,631,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $3,738,000
    Highways: $1,012,000
    Other: $512,000
    Health and Hospitals: $68,000
  • Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,919,000
    Property: $1,922,000

Ripley County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017:

  • Charges - Other: $1,001,000
    Parks and Recreation: $414,000
  • Current Operations - Correctional Institutions: $2,756,000
    Regular Highways: $1,945,000
    Police Protection: $1,507,000
    General - Other: $850,000
    Parks and Recreation: $665,000
    Central Staff Services: $624,000
    Financial Administration: $577,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $452,000
    Health - Other: $336,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $267,000
    General Public Buildings: $74,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $190,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,877,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,952,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $925,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $347,000
    Interest Earnings: $255,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $623,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,631,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $3,738,000
    Highways: $1,012,000
    Other: $512,000
    Health and Hospitals: $68,000
  • Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,919,000
    Property: $1,922,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 856
  • Number of aged recipients: 78
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 778
  • Number of recipients under 18: 70
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 602
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 184
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 360
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 368
Most common first names in Ripley County, MO among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
William12776.6 years
Mary12077.0 years
James12073.1 years
John11976.7 years
Charles8270.9 years
Robert7373.5 years
George4972.6 years
Roy4173.4 years
Joseph3878.4 years
Walter3372.8 years
Most common last names in Ripley County, MO among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith6377.1 years
Johnson4773.2 years
Miller4678.5 years
Thompson3774.6 years
Payne3177.3 years
Jones3068.9 years
Brooks2971.8 years
Davis2873.1 years
Adams2674.4 years
Moore2673.8 years
Businesses in Ripley County, MO
NameCountNameCount
Chevrolet1RadioShack1
Days Inn1SONIC Drive-In1
FedEx1Subway1
Ford1True Value1
H&R Block1U-Haul1
McDonald's1U.S. Cellular1

Ripley County on our top lists:

  • #82 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000"