Ripley is a somewhat small city located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 7,546 people and five associated neighborhoods, Ripley is the 81st largest community in Tennessee.When you are in Ripley, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 43.04% of Ripley’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Ripley is a city of service providers, transportation and shipping workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Ripley who work in sales jobs (6.83%), law enforcement and fire fighting (6.01%), and management occupations (5.12%). Also of interest is that Ripley has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. The percentage of adults in Ripley with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.34% of adults in Ripley have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Ripley in 2022 was $23,515, which is low income relative to Tennessee and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $94,060 for a family of four. However, Ripley contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Ripley also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 30.70% of its population below the federal poverty line.Ripley is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Ripley home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ripley residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Ripley include Irish, German, English, European, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Ripley is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
