Population Estimates by Age in 2007	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	1,939	53	7.1%	6.9%
School Age (5 to 17)	5,274	56	19.3%	18.1%
College Age (18 to 24)	1,969	59	7.2%	9.5%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	7,345	57	26.9%	27.4%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	6,955	60	25.4%	25.6%
Older (65 plus)	3,868	60	14.1%	12.5%
Median Age	37.4			Median Age = 36.5

Sources: US Census Bureau; Indiana Business Research Center

Population Estimates by Race or Hispanic Origin in 2007	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
American Indian or Alaska Native Alone	100	42	0.4%	0.3%
Asian Alone	120	53	0.4%	1.4%
Black Alone	92	79	0.3%	9.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	0	87	0.0%	0.0%
White Alone	26,905	58	98.4%	88.1%
Two or More Race Groups	133	72	0.5%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino(can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic or Latino	26,986	58	98.7%	95.0%
Hispanic or Latino	364	62	1.3%	5.0%

Source: US Census Bureau

Household Types	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Households in 2000 (Includes detail not shown below)	9,842	62	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	2,869	56	29.2%	23.8%
Married Without Children	3,160	64	32.1%	29.8%
Single Parents	745	59	7.6%	9.1%
Living Alone	2,239	59	22.7%	25.9%

Source: US Census Bureau

Housing	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Total Housing Units in 2007 (estimate)	11,865	59	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2000 (includes vacant units)	10,482	63	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)    Median Value (2000)	7,561 $94,900	61 27	72.1% --	65.9% --
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)    Median Rent (2000)	2,281 $478	55 37	21.8% --	26.3% --

Source: US Census Bureau

Education	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2006/2007 Total Reported)	5,588	48	0.5%	1,154,826
Public	5,573	47	0.5%	1,045,702
Private	15	93	0.0%	109,124
High School Graduates (2006/2007)	362	50	0.6%	63,339
Going on to Higher Education	271	56	0.5%	52,698
4-year	191	47	0.5%	38,566
2-year	70	56	0.7%	9,783
Voc/tech.	10	81	0.2%	4,349
Adults (25+ in 2000 Census)	17,027	62	0.4%	3,893,278
with High School diploma or higher	78.9%	70		82.1%
with B.A. or higher degree	11.5%	58		19.4%

Sources: Indiana Department of Education; US Census Bureau
Notes: 1) Private enrollment includes home schools. 2) County rankings for high-school graduates continuing to higher education are subject to revision.

Income and Poverty	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Per Capita Personal Income (annual) in 2007	$28,505	61	85.8%	$33,215
Median Household Income in 2007	$49,651	24	104.7%	$47,422
Poverty Rate in 2007	10.7%	52	87.0%	12.3%
Poverty Rate among Children under 18	12.7%	71	74.3%	17.1%
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2008	69	70	0.2%	36,678
Food Stamp Recipients in 2008	2,027	64	0.3%	644,281
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2009	1,694	61	0.4%	436,945

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis; US Census Bureau; Indiana Family Social Services Administration;
Indiana Department of Education

Health and Vital Statistics in 2005	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Births	406	52	0.5%	87,088
Births to Teens	47	49	0.5%	9,604
Deaths	268	56	0.5%	55,623

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force in 2008	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	13,997	57	0.4%	3,230,367
Employed	13,159	57	0.4%	3,039,795
Unemployed	838	59	0.4%	190,572
Unemployment Rate	6.0	49	101.7%	5.9
May 2009 Unemployment Rate	10.8	46	103.8%	10.4

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics; Indiana Department of Workforce Development

Employment and Earnings by Industry in 2007 (NAICS)	Employment	Pct Dist. in County	Earnings ($000)	Pct Dist. In County	Avg. Earnings Per Job
Total by place of work	15,817	100.0%	$641,873	100.0%	$40,581
Wage and Salary	13,869	87.7%	$498,791	77.7%	$35,964
Farm Proprietors	860	5.4%	$2,042	0.3%	$2,374
Nonfarm Proprietors	1,088	6.9%	$22,510	3.5%	$20,689
Farm	948	6.0%	$5,134	0.8%	$5,416
Nonfarm	14,869	94.0%	$636,739	99.2%	$42,823
Private	13,380	84.6%	$573,207	89.3%	$42,841
Accommodation, Food Serv.	718	4.5%	$8,510	1.3%	$11,852
Arts, Ent., Recreation	151	1.0%	$2,646	0.4%	$17,523
Construction	817	5.2%	$29,089	4.5%	$35,605
Health Care, Social Serv.	1,576	10.0%	$53,448	8.3%	$33,914
Information	131	0.8%	$6,192	1.0%	$47,267
Manufacturing	2,953	18.7%	$180,192	28.1%	$61,020
Professional, Tech. Serv.	Data not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.
Retail Trade	1,129	7.1%	$25,275	3.9%	$22,387
Trans., Warehousing	766	4.8%	$33,953	5.3%	$44,325
Wholesale Trade	217	1.4%	$8,642	1.3%	$39,825
Other Private (not above)	2,997*	18.9%*	$91,800*	14.3%*	$30,631*
Government	1,489	9.4%	$63,532	9.9%	$42,668

Source: US Bureau of Economic Analysis
* These totals do not include county data that are not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.

Residential Building Permits in 2008	Units	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State	Cost ($000)	State Cost ($000)
Total Permits Filed	54	100.0%	100.0%	$5,505	$2,470,264
Single Family	44	81.5%	70.8%	$5,162	$2,136,514
Two Family	0	0.0%	1.9%	$0	$28,170
Three & Four Family	0	0.0%	1.2%	$0	$18,059
Five families and More	10	18.5%	26.0%	$342	$287,521

Source: US Census Bureau (Greene County totals are not included as it does not currently issue building permits.) Note: Detail cost may not sum to total due to rounding.

Commuting Patterns - Top 5 in 2007
Into Ripley FROM	Number	Percent	Out of Ripley TO	Number	Percent
All Areas	3,930	22.3%	All Areas	5,636	29.1%
Franklin County	1,705	9.7%	Ohio (State)	1,409	7.3%
Dearborn County	924	5.2%	Decatur County	1,123	5.8%
Decatur County	554	3.1%	Dearborn County	1,035	5.3%
Fayette County	79	0.4%	Franklin County	334	1.7%
Jefferson County	79	0.4%	Kentucky	324	1.7%

Source: Indiana Department of Revenue