Tennessee · Census place 63340
Ripley city, TN
Quick answer
Ripley city has 7,718 residents, ranking #83 of 504 places in Tennessee. Median household income is $39,047, the median home is worth $152,200 and median gross rent runs $745 a month.
- Population
- 7,718Ripley city residents
- Median household income
- $39,047Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $152,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $745Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 43.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Ripley city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Ripley city median would spend about 22.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 28.7% of residents and 43.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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