Ripley township, Dodge County, Minnesota (MN)

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Ripley township, MN map Land area: 36.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 212 (all rural)

Males: 107	(50.5%)
Females: 105	(49.5%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 209 (177 owner occupied, 32 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	15%
State:	25%

Races in Ripley township:

White Non-Hispanic: 96.7%

Median age of males: 34.8
Median age of females: 34.2

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Average household size: 2.86

Ripley township:	2.9 people
Minnesota:	2.5 people

Average family size: 3.02

Estimated median household income in 2007: $50,340 ($42,500 in 1999)

This township:	$50,340
Minnesota:	$55,802

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $0

Here:	$0
State:	$645

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $194,283 (it was $100,000 in 2000)

Ripley township:	$194,283
Minnesota:	$213,600

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $154,417 - $293,766

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $245,735
Here: $245,735
State: $270,059

Mobile homes: $22,500
Here: $22,500
State: $34,666

Population density: 6 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	9.0%
Whole state:	7.9%

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

This township:	6.5%
Whole state:	3.2%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

76% of Ripley township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 20% lived in Minnesota.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 172
Northeast: 7
Midwest: 25
South: 2
West: 0

Ripley township, Minnesota satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.8%

No gay or lesbian households reported

3 people in other group homes

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 99
Mobile homes: 6

Median worth of mobile homes: $22,500

Housing units in Ripley township with a mortgage: 21 (4 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 10

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 4
1995 to 1998: 5
1990 to 1994: 2
1980 to 1989: 6
1970 to 1979: 10
1960 to 1969: 33
1950 to 1959: 4
1940 to 1949: 2
1939 or earlier: 39

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Ripley township, Minnesota:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 4 5 rooms: 13 6 rooms: 14 7 rooms: 10 8 rooms: 6 9 or more rooms: 15

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ripley township, Minnesota:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 3 5 rooms: 0 6 rooms: 2 7 rooms: 2 8 rooms: 2 9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Ripley township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 2 2 bedrooms: 6 3 bedrooms: 37 4 bedrooms: 12 5 or more bedrooms: 5

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ripley township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 1 2 bedrooms: 2 3 bedrooms: 2 4 bedrooms: 4 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Ripley township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 0 1 vehicle: 6 2 vehicles: 23 3 vehicles: 20 4 vehicles: 9 5 or more vehicles: 4

Cars and other vehicles available in Ripley township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 0 1 vehicle: 3 2 vehicles: 0 3 vehicles: 4 4 vehicles: 2 5 or more vehicles: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (35%)
Machinery (15%)
Construction (11%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (9%)
Furniture and related products (5%)
Metal and metal products (4%)
Computer and electronic products (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (37%)
Computer and electronic products (14%)
Finance and insurance (9%)
Social assistance (9%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (35%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (7%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
Top executives (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (19%)
Registered nurses (16%)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (9%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
Computer specialists (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Ripley township:

German (46.8%)
Norwegian (15.6%)
English (9.2%)
Scottish (5.8%)
French (except Basque) (5.2%)
Irish (5.2%)
Czech (2.3%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 60 (65%)
Carpooled: 9 (10%)
Worked at home: 23 (25%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (76%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%) Wood (6%) Utility gas (3%) Electricity (3%)

3 people in other group homes

96.2% of residents of Ripley township speak English at home.
3.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 43% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 203

In family households: 171 (46 male householders, 8 female householders)
52 spouses, 63 children (59 natural, 0 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 32 (7 male householders (5 living alone)), 9 female householders (7 living alone)), 16 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 3 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 26 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 12 4-persons, 7 5-persons, 3 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 12 1-person, 2 2-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.

49 married couples with children.
7 single-parent households (4 men, 3 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Minnesota:	11.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Minnesota:	6.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
Minnesota:	24.6%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Ripley township:

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