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Population (year 2000): 5,478. Estimated population in July 2006: 5,656 (+3.2% change)
 

Males: 2,516  (45.9%)
Females: 2,962  (54.1%)

Tippah County

Median resident age:  36.1 years
Mississippi median age:  33.8 years

Zip codes: 38663.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $25,500 (it was $25,728 in 2000)
Ripley  $25,500
Mississippi:  $32,938

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $56,700 (it was $55,500 in 2000)
Ripley  $56,700
Mississippi:  $82,700

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Races in Ripley:

  • White Non-Hispanic (74.1%)
  • Black (19.9%)
  • Hispanic (4.9%)
  • Other race (3.3%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)


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Ancestries: United States (18.3%), Irish (7.2%), English (6.5%), German (2.7%), Subsaharan African (2.4%), Scotch-Irish (1.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 500 feet

Land area: 11.5 square miles.

Population density: 490 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




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For population 25 years and over in Ripley

  • High school or higher: 64.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
  • Unemployed: 6.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ripley city

  • Never married: 21.9%
  • Now married: 48.4%
  • Separated: 2.8%
  • Widowed: 12.0%
  • Divorced: 14.8%

315 residents are foreign born (5.2% Latin America).

This city:  5.8%
Mississippi:  1.4%



According to our research there were 18 registered sex offenders living in Ripley, Mississippi in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Ripley to the number of sex offenders is 313 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Ripley:  0.5% ($298)
Mississippi:  0.6% ($425)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jackson, TN (62.9 miles , pop. 59,643).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Memphis, TN (75.2 miles , pop. 650,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (499.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Blue Mountain, MS (7.0 miles ), Falkner, MS (7.8 miles ), Dumas, MS (9.6 miles ), Walnut, MS (15.2 miles ), Myrtle, MS (16.8 miles ), New Albany, MS (17.2 miles ), Ashland, MS (17.4 miles ), Hickory Flat, MS (18.6 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 21 buildings, average cost: $70,000
  • 1997: 22 buildings, average cost: $70,000
  • 1998: 21 buildings, average cost: $70,000
  • 1999: 22 buildings, average cost: $70,000
  • 2000: 20 buildings, average cost: $70,000
  • 2001: 21 buildings, average cost: $70,000
  • 2002: 23 buildings, average cost: $70,000
  • 2003: 25 buildings, average cost: $70,000
  • 2004: 28 buildings, average cost: $70,000
  • 2005: 31 buildings, average cost: $70,000
  • 2006: 30 buildings, average cost: $70,000

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Latitude: 34.73 N, Longitude: 88.95 W


People in group quarters in Ripley
  • 177 people in nursing homes
  • 40 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
  • 16 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 9 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)

Area code: 662

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Population change in the 1990s: +400 (+7.9%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Furniture and related products (26%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Wood products (4%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (4%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (16%)
  • Health care (14%)
  • Furniture and related products (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Machinery (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Social assistance (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (15%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (9%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Health technologists and technicians (7%)
  • Cashiers (7%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)


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Crime in Ripley by Year

Type 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 00100
    per 100,000 0.00.018.00.00.0
Robberies 61110
    per 100,000 108.518.018.018.00.0
Assaults 131820411
    per 100,000 235.1324.4360.471.8196.0
Burglaries 3656422532
    per 100,000 651.01009.2756.8448.8570.1
Thefts 8960223851
    per 100,000 1609.41081.3396.4682.1908.6
Auto thefts 109749
    per 100,000 180.8162.2126.171.8160.3
Arson 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 198.5) 204.0197.2170.884.2128.3

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 14 (13 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.31
US city average:  3.00

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Ripley-area historical tornado activity is near Mississippi state average. It is 111% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/19/1970, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 3.7 miles away from the Ripley city center killed 4 people and injured 78 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 2/21/1971, a category 4 tornado 20.7 miles away from the city center killed 58 people and injured 795 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


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Birthplace of: Kendall Simmons - 2005 NFL player (Pittsburgh Steelers, born: Mar 11, 1979).


Hospital/medical center in Ripley:
  • TIPPAH COUNTY HOSPITAL (1005 CITY AVENUE NORTH)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Ripley:
  • BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL UNION COUNTY (about 18 miles; NEW ALBANY, MS)
  • BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BOONEVILLE (about 29 miles; BOONEVILLE, MS)
  • MAGNOLIA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (about 32 miles; CORINTH, MS)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ripley:
  • TUPELO RGNL (about 35 miles; TUPELO, MS; ID: TUP)
  • UNIVERSITY-OXFORD (about 48 miles; OXFORD, MS; ID: UOX)
  • MC KELLAR-SIPES REGIONAL (about 59 miles; JACKSON, TN; ID: MKL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ripley:
  • RIPLEY (about 4 miles; RIPLEY, MS; ID: 25M)
  • NEW ALBANY-UNION CO (about 15 miles; NEW ALBANY, MS; ID: M72)
  • BOONEVILLE/BALDWYN (about 24 miles; BOONEVILLE/BALDWYN, MS; ID: 8M1)

College/University in Ripley:
  • FOSTERS COSMETOLOGY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 32; Location: 1813 HWY 15 N; Private, for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ripley:
  • NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; BOONEVILLE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,628)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MAIN CAMPUS (about 48 miles; UNIVERSITY, MS; FT enrollment: 11,068)
  • ITAWAMBA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles; FULTON, MS; FT enrollment: 2,673)
  • JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles; JACKSON, TN; FT enrollment: 2,534)
  • UNION UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; JACKSON, TN; FT enrollment: 2,144)
  • NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 70 miles; SENATOBIA, MS; FT enrollment: 3,842)
  • SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MACON CAMPUS (about 71 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
Public high schools in Ripley:
  • RIPLEY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 473; Location: 720 S CLAYTON STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
  • NORTH SOUTH TIPPAH VOC TECH CENTER (Location: 2560 CR 501; Grades: 10 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Ripley:
  • RIPLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 750; Location: 702 W TERRY STREET; Grades: PK - 04)
  • PINE GROVE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 642; Location: 3510A CR 600; Grades: KG - 12)
  • RIPLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 582; Location: 718 S. CLAYTON STREET; Grades: 05 - 08)

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Notable locations in Ripley: Pine Hill Golf Course (A), Campbell Siding (B), Howell Siding (C), Ripley Public Library (D), Tippah County Courthouse (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Ripley include: Ripley Second Baptist Church (A), Ripley Primitive Baptist Church (B), Ripley Presbyterian Church (C), Ripley First United Methodist Church (D), Ripley First Baptist Church (E), Ripley Church of Christ (F), North Ripley Baptist Church (G), First United Pentecostal Church (H), Hickory Grove Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Ripley Cemetery (1), Green Cemetery (2), Tippah Memorial Gardens (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attraction: Tippah County - Historical Museum (106 North Siddall Street).

Hotels: Best Western Ripley (922 City Avenue South), Ripley Inn (1012 City Avenue North # B), Briarwood Inn of Ripley- (922 City Avenue South).

Courts: Tippah County - Justice Court Judge and Clerk (205 West Spring Street), Ripley City - Court Clerk (103 Highway 15 South).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Ripley and their reported violations in the past:

CITY OF RIPLEY (Population served: 12000, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and JUL-03-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-03-2003)

Average household size:
This city:  2.4 people
Mississippi:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  66.3%
Whole state:  71.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  3.7%
Whole state:  4.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  21.0%
Whole state:  19.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  10.9%
Whole state:  9.1%

Ripley compared to Mississippi state average:

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  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Ripley (2007 data):
  • The Peoples Bank: Ripley Branch, East Motor Branch, at 305 East Jefferson, Mcgill North Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $309.9 mil, Deposits: $257.1 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Peoples Corporation, The
  • Regions Bank: Ripley Branch at 305 East Pine Street, branch established on 1973-01-05. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $138,667.9 mil, Deposits: $101,916.7 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2096 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation



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4.38% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($24,148 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.38%
Mississippi average:  7.82%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Union County, MS  0.59% ($27,302 average AGI)
from Alcorn County, MS  0.50% ($18,778)
from Benton County, MS  0.37% ($19,407)


5.06% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,765 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.06%
Mississippi average:  8.35%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Union County, MS  0.86% ($22,778 average AGI)
to Alcorn County, MS  0.55% ($26,875)
to Lee County, MS  0.33% ($20,583)


Strongest AM radio stations in Ripley:
  • WCSA (1260 AM; 1 kW; RIPLEY, MS; Owner: KEYBOARD BROADCASTING COMMUNICATION)
  • WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
  • WGSF (1030 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WMQM (1600 AM; 50 kW; LAKELAND, TN; Owner: WMQM, INC.)
  • WDIA (1070 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WLRC (850 AM; daytime; 1 kW; WALNUT, MS; Owner: B. R. AND MARTHA S. CLAYTON)
  • WPLX (1170 AM; 10 kW; GERMANTOWN, TN; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
  • WJCE (680 AM; 10 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: ENTERCOM MEMPHIS LICENSE, LLC)
  • WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Ripley:
  • WKZU (102.3 FM; RIPLEY, MS; Owner: KUDZU COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WMAE-FM (89.5 FM; BOONEVILLE, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • WZLQ (98.5 FM; TUPELO, MS; Owner: SAN DOW BROADCASTING)
  • WCNA (95.9 FM; POTTS CAMP, MS; Owner: OLVIE E. SISK)
  • WWZD-FM (106.7 FM; NEW ALBANY, MS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRBO (103.5 FM; COMO, MS; Owner: MEMPHIS III LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WAFR (88.3 FM; TUPELO, MS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • WWMS (97.5 FM; OXFORD, MS; Owner: SAN-DOW BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WAQB (90.9 FM; TUPELO, MS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • WYDL (100.7 FM; MIDDLETON, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WESE (92.5 FM; BALDWYN, MS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

TV broadcast stations around Ripley:
  • WMAE-TV (Channel 12; BOONEVILLE, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • W34BU (Channel 34; ACTON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)

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