Ripley, West Virginia

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Population in July 2007: 3,248. Population change since 2000: -0.8%

Males: 1,441	(44.4%)
Females: 1,807	(55.6%)

Median resident age:	44.9 years
West Virginia median age:	38.9 years

Zip codes: 25271.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $30,996 (it was $25,861 in 2000)

Ripley:	$30,996
West Virginia:	$37,060

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $100,341 (it was $73,200 in 2000)

Ripley:	$100,341
West Virginia:	$96,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $126,578; Detached houses: $135,619; Townhouses or other attached units: $27,694; In 2-unit structures: $151,447; Mobile homes: $27,551

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Races in Ripley:

White Non-Hispanic (97.9%)
Two or more races (1.1%)
Hispanic (0.6%)
American Indian (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Ripley: 82.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (20.4%), German (11.4%), English (7.9%), Irish (6.9%), Scotch-Irish (3.6%), Dutch (3.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 616 feet

Land area: 3.09 square miles.

Population density: 1051 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Ripley

High school or higher: 73.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 7.1%
Unemployed: 5.5%
Mean travel time to work: 16.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ripley city

Never married: 22.0%
Now married: 54.8%
Separated: 0.3%
Widowed: 13.6%
Divorced: 9.3%

10 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.3%
West Virginia:	1.1%

According to our research there were 15 registered sex offenders living in Ripley, West Virginia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Ripley to the number of sex offenders is 217 to 1.

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

Ripley:	0.6% ($444)
West Virginia:	0.6% ($378)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Charleston, WV (33.1 miles , pop. 53,421).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Columbus, OH (119.3 miles , pop. 711,470).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (458.7 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Ravenswood, WV (9.7 miles ), Racine, OH (17.2 miles ), Leon, WV (17.5 miles) , Reedy, WV (20.5 miles) , New Haven, WV (20.7 miles ), Syracuse, OH (21.6 miles ), Sissonville, WV (22.4 miles ), Hartford City, WV (22.8 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 5 buildings, average cost: $40,300
1997: 5 buildings, average cost: $40,300
1998: 5 buildings, average cost: $40,300
1999: 6 buildings, average cost: $40,300
2000: 5 buildings, average cost: $40,300
2001: 5 buildings, average cost: $40,300
2002: 6 buildings, average cost: $40,300
2003: 6 buildings, average cost: $40,300
2004: 7 buildings, average cost: $40,300
2005: 8 buildings, average cost: $40,300
2006: 8 buildings, average cost: $40,300
2007: 6 buildings, average cost: $40,300

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Latitude: 38.82 N, Longitude: 81.71 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +2,225 (+68.2%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 712 (56.6%)

Area code: 304

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Ripley, West Virginia business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: -78 (-2.3%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males:

Educational services (11%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Metal and metal products (8%)
Health care (6%)
Construction (6%)
Public administration (6%)
Plastics and rubber products (6%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (21%)
Educational services (15%)
Social assistance (10%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Cashiers (6%)
Child care workers (6%)
Postsecondary teachers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)

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Crime in Ripley by Year
Type	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	2	0	2	0
per 100,000	0.0	61.1	0.0	60.9	0.0
Assaults	3	5	11	7	4
per 100,000	92.3	152.8	336.2	213.3	122.4
Burglaries	3	6	18	11	10
per 100,000	92.3	183.4	550.1	335.2	305.9
Thefts	59	64	82	73	63
per 100,000	1814.3	1956.0	2506.1	2224.3	1927.2
Auto thefts	2	1	5	2	6
per 100,000	61.5	30.6	152.8	60.9	183.5
Arson	0	0	0	0	1
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	30.6
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	102.4	142.4	218.2	178.2	137.7

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 10 (9 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.77
US city average:	3.00

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Ripley-area historical tornado activity is near West Virginia state average. It is 65% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/23/1968, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 33.4 miles away from the Ripley city center killed 7 people and injured 93 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 3/13/1967, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 15.6 miles away from the city center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Birthplace of: Kane Davis - 2005 Major League Baseball player (Milwaukee Brewers, born: Jun 25, 1975).

Hospital/medical center in Ripley:

JACKSON GENERAL HOSPITAL (PINNELL ST)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Ripley:

ROANE GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; SPENCER, WV)
PLEASANT VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; POINT PLEASANT, WV)
CAMC WOMEN AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL (about 32 miles; CHARLESTON, WV)

Political contributions by individuals in Ripley, WV

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ripley:

YEAGER (about 33 miles; CHARLESTON, WV; ID: CRW)
MID-OHIO VALLEY REGIONAL (about 41 miles; PARKERSBURG, WV; ID: PKB)
TRI-STATE/MILTON J. FERGUSON FIELD (about 66 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; ID: HTS)

Other public-use airports nearest to Ripley:

JACKSON COUNTY (about 10 miles; RAVENSWOOD, WV; ID: I18)
LEON (about 19 miles; LEON, WV; ID: W07)
MASON COUNTY (about 27 miles; POINT PLEASANT, WV; ID: 3I2)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ripley:

WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY AT PARKERSBURG (about 33 miles; PARKERSBURG, WV; Full-time enrollment: 2,306)
WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE (about 39 miles; INSTITUTE, WV; FT enrollment: 3,688)
HOCKING TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 44 miles; NELSONVILLE, OH; FT enrollment: 4,050)
OHIO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 44 miles; ATHENS, OH; FT enrollment: 18,721)
MARSHALL UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; FT enrollment: 12,361)
SHAWNEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 85 miles; PORTSMOUTH, OH; FT enrollment: 2,849)
DENISON UNIVERSITY (about 102 miles; GRANVILLE, OH; FT enrollment: 2,101)

Public high school in Ripley:

Ripley High School (Students: 964; Location: 2 SCHOOL STREET; Grades: 9 - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Ripley:

Ripley Middle School (Students: 765; Location: ROUTE 2, BOX 75-A; Grades: 6 - 8)
Ripley Elementary School (Students: 700; Location: 404 SECOND AVENUE; Grades: PK - 5)
Fairplain Elementary School (Students: 267; Location: RT 3 BOX 147; Grades: PK - 5)

Library in Ripley:

JACKSON COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $310,816; Location: 208 N. CHURCH ST.; 88,149 books; 709 audio materials; 1,030 video materials; 163 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Ripley: Jackson County Library (A), Jackson County Courthouse (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Ripley include: Saint Johns Episcopal Church (A), Ripley Tabernacle (B), Ripley First Church of God (C), Calvary United Methodist Church (D), Epworth United Methodist Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: McGraw Cemetery (1), Old Ripley Cemetery (2), Pine Hill Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bullfrog Run (A), Claylick Run (B), Sycamore Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Hotels: Super 8 Motel (102 Duke Street), Super 8 Ripley WV (102 Duke Drive), Best Western Mccoy's Inn and Conference Center (701 Main Street West), Best Western Mccoys Inn (701 West Main Street).

Courts: Jackson County - Circuit Court Judge (214 Main Street West), Jackson County - Fiduciary-Probate- Family Law Court (214 Main Street West), Jackson County - Jackson County Court House (214 Main Street West), Court Street Station (123 Court North), United States Government - Fourth Circuit Court Of Appeals- Recruiting Stat (235 Church Street South), Calhoun County - Family Law Court (214 Main Street West).

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

RIPLEY CITY OF (Address: 203 SOUTH CHURCH STREET, Population served: 3765, Surface_water):

Past health violations:

MCL, Average - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-30-2005), St Public Notif requested (AUG-20-2005), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-20-2005)

MCL, Average - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-24-2005), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-24-2005), St Compliance achieved (JUN-30-2005)

Past monitoring violations:

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between JUN-28-2006 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between JUN-24-2006 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between SEP-19-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between JUL-24-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-24-2005), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-24-2005)

26 regular monitoring violations

2 other older monitoring violations

Average household size:

This city:	2.2 people
West Virginia:	2.4 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	62.8%
Whole state:	68.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	2.3%
Whole state:	4.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	16.4%
Whole state:	17.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	2.8%
Whole state:	7.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Ripley, WV

People in group quarters in Ripley

118 people in nursing homes
46 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
8 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Ripley compared to West Virginia state average:

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Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Institutionalized population percentage above state average.

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Banks with branches in Ripley (2007 data):

City National Bank of West Virginia: Drive-In Branch at 108-110 South Church Street, branch established on 1990-05-07; 108 North Church Branch at 108 North Church Street, branch established on 1891-08-10. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,502.9 mil, Deposits: $2,028.2 mil, headquarters in Charleston, WV, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 70 total offices, Holding Company: City Holding Company
United Bank: Ripley West Branch at 716 West Main Street, branch established on 1984-07-02; Ripley Branch at 113 North Street, branch established on 1893-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $3,808.1 mil, Deposits: $2,683.3 mil, headquarters in Parkersburg, WV, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 54 total offices, Holding Company: United Bankshares, Inc.
Traders Bank: Ripley Branch at 606 South Church Street, branch established on 1989-03-06. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $103.9 mil, Deposits: $91.2 mil, headquarters in Spencer, WV, positive income, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Traders Bankshares, Inc.
Branch Banking and Trust Company: Ripley Branch at 98 Academy Drive, branch established on 1988-09-24. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $117,134.1 mil, Deposits: $83,585.1 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1480 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation
Citizens First Bank, Inc.: Miller Drive Branch at 103 Miller Drive, branch established on 2002-07-08. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $62.7 mil, Deposits: $56.8 mil, headquarters in Ravenswood, WV, positive income, Consumer Lending Specialization, 2 total offices

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Ripley mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Jackson County West Virginia:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (61%) Electricity (33%) Wood (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Sewerage	4	$8,586	$25,758	0	$0
Other Government Administration	7	$8,168	$14,002	0	$0
Financial Administration	2	$5,290	$31,740	0	$0
Streets and Highways	7	$14,370	$24,634	0	$0
Solid Waste Management	5	$10,628	$25,507	0	$0
Police - Other	1	$1,794	$21,528	0	$0
Water Supply	6	$12,766	$25,532	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	9	$20,682	$27,576	0	$0
Totals for Government	41	$82,284	$24,083	0	$0

Ripley government finances in 2002:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $398,000
Sewerage: $288,000

All Other: $40,000

Parking Facilities: $6,000
Construction - General: $54,000
Water Utilities: $42,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $502,000
Regular Highways: $454,000

Water Utilities: $439,000

Financial Administration: $320,000

General - Other: $299,000

Sewerage: $267,000

Solid Waste Management: $210,000

Parks & Recreation: $127,000

Fire Protection: $32,000

Health Services - Other: $31,000

Libraries: $8,000

Welfare - Other: $7,000
General - Interest on Debt: $35,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $29,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $3,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $636,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $471,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $466,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $625,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $11,000
Other, NEC: $5,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $103,000
Interest Earnings: $45,000
Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $148,000
Solid Waste Management: $104,000

Police Protection: $35,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $433,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $501,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $211,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $219,000
General Support: $20,000

All Other: $7,000
Tax - NEC: $793,000
Property: $390,000

Public Utilities: $93,000

Other Selective Sales: $92,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,206,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $42,000

5.50% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,826 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.50%
West Virginia average:	5.78%

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 Kanawha County, WV	1.23% ($47,840 average AGI)
from Wood County, WV	0.47% ($33,217)
from Roane County, WV	0.41% ($30,400)

4.96% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,962 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.96%
West Virginia average:	5.65%

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 Kanawha County, WV	1.13% ($27,450 average AGI)
to Wood County, WV	0.49% ($32,404)
to Roane County, WV	0.23% ($27,864)

Strongest AM radio stations in Ripley:

WBGS (1030 AM; daytime; 10 kW; POINT PLEASANT, WV; Owner: BIG RIVER RADIO, INC.)
WCAW (680 AM; 10 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WCHS (580 AM; 5 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
WMOV (1360 AM; daytime; 1 kW; RAVENSWOOD, WV; Owner: HAROLD F. PARSHALL)
WVTS (950 AM; 5 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WMPO (1390 AM; 5 kW; MIDDLEPORT-POMEROY, OH; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC. OF OHIO)
WADC (1050 AM; 5 kW; PARKERSBURG, WV; Owner: BURBACH OF DE, LLC)
WBRJ (910 AM; 5 kW; MARIETTA, OH; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WSCW (1410 AM; daytime; 5 kW; SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: L.M. COMMUNICATIONS OF KENTUCKY, LLC)
WOAY (860 AM; 10 kW; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: COMMISSIONED COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WZZW (1600 AM; 5 kW; MILTON, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Ripley:

WVRP (90.7 FM; RIPLEY, WV; Owner: LOWER OHIO VALLEY EDUCATIONAL CORP.)
WCEF (98.3 FM; RIPLEY, WV; Owner: BIG RIVER RADIO, INC.)
WLWF (93.1 FM; RAVENSWOOD, WV; Owner: LEGEND COMMUNICATIONS OF WEST VIRGINIA, LLC)
WKLC-FM (105.1 FM; ST. ALBANS, WV; Owner: WKLC, INC.)
WRZZ (106.1 FM; ELIZABETH, WV; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WVWV (89.9 FM; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
WAMX (106.3 FM; MILTON, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WRVZ (98.7 FM; POCATALICO, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
WVPN (88.5 FM; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
WZJO (94.5 FM; DUNBAR, WV; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC)
WQBE-FM (97.5 FM; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Ripley:

WVAH-TV (Channel 11; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WVAH LICENSEE, LLC)
WCHS-TV (Channel 8; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WCHS LICENSEE, LLC)
WLPX-TV (Channel 29; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: PAXSON CHARLESTON LICENSE, INC.)
WPBY-TV (Channel 33; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
WSAZ-TV (Channel 3; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
WOWK-TV (Channel 13; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA MEDIA HOLDINGS, LLC)

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