Ripley, WV Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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7%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

38%

Household income NAT. AVG.

100%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Ripley	West Virginia	National
Income per capita	$41,606	$35,897	$44,883
Median household income	$50,621	$62,440	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$73,899	$75,697	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$34,570	$36,496	$52,080
Median earnings male	$75,993	$50,351	$54,343
Median earnings female	$34,267	$33,265	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.3%	4.9%
Poverty level	22.7%	17.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Ripley is 7% lower than the national average
The median household income in Ripley is 38% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Ripley is 100% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Ripley is 50% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$33,743 $50,621 $101,242

City

$41,622 $62,440 $124,880

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Ripley median earnings by income bracket

Ripley employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	14.7%	14.7%
Manufacturing sector	4.6%	4.6%
Financial & insurance services	15.0%	15.0%
Wholesale & retail services	6.9%	6.9%
Public administration	2.1%	2.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	11.1%	11.1%
Education, health & social services	20.8%	20.8%
Other	24.8%	24.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Syracuse, OH	766	$88,685	9.0%
Buffalo, WV	1,082	$75,552	7.1%
Hartford City, WV	576	$74,562	8.3%
Racine, OH	794	$70,114	13.8%
New Haven, WV	1,693	$57,385	29.4%
Ripley, WV	3,256	$50,621	37.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Tallapoosa, GA	3,256	$83,310	2.4%
Madison, OH	3,256	$106,645	31.1%
Lewisporte, NL	3,256	n/a
Woodside, PA	3,255	$271,806	234.2%
Ravena, NY	3,257	$90,753	11.6%
Ripley, WV	3,256	$50,621	37.8%

Source: The Ripley, WV employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.