Latest news about poverty in Ripley, WV collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
25.4% of Ripley, WV residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 29.4% greater than the poverty level of 17.9% across the entire state of West Virginia. 18.5% of high school graduates and 47.1% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 40.3% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 65.6%. For comparison, it was 20.3% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Ripley, WV
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Ripley:
25.4%
Whole state:
17.9%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Ripley:
9.8%
Whole state:
8.2%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Ripley:
40.3%
West Virginia:
24.7%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 19.6% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Ripley:
38.5%
West Virginia:
26.9%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
65.6%
Residents above poverty level:
20.3%
Poverty by age in Ripley, WV
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Ripley,WV (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
100.0%5 years
77.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
26.0%25 to 34 years
39.0%35 to 44 years
61.0%45 to 54 years
38.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Ripley,WV (percentage below poverty level)
46.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
100.0%18 to 24 years
45.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
25.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
9.0%65 to 74 years
7.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Ripley,WV (% below half of poverty level)
17.5%Under 6 years
7.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
40.0%18 to 24 years
10.5%25 to 34 years
3.0%35 to 44 years
14.0%45 to 54 years
18.9%55 to 64 years
5.9%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Ripley, WV
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Ripley, WV (%)
28.3%White
0.0%Asian
0.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Ripley, WV (absolute numbers)
791White
27.1%Below poverty level
72.9%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Ripley, WV
Children below poverty level:
Ripley, West Virginia:
39.9%
State:
24.6%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Ripley:
18.5%
West Virginia:
12.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Ripley:
47.1%
West Virginia:
33.6%
64.7%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
35.3%Female, no husband present
13.7%Worked full-time, year-round
12.9%Worked part-time
73.4%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
55.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
45.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
9.3%1995 to 1998
17.4%1990 to 1994
16.3%1980 to 1989
19.8%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
10.5%1940 to 1949
26.7%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.9%1999 to 2000
3.4%1995 to 1998
4.7%1990 to 1994
8.9%1980 to 1989
21.5%1970 to 1979
21.2%1960 to 1969
25.3%1950 to 1959
2.8%1940 to 1949
11.3%1939 or earlier
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