Moving to Ripley, New York
Population: 2,636. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,696 (+2.3% change)
Males: 1,342 (50.9%), Females: 1,294 (49.1%)
Chautauqua County
Zip code: 14775
Demographics
Median resident age: 37.5 years
Median household income: $33,237
Median house value: $44,300
Population by Race
Races in Ripley:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.4%)
- Hispanic (1.4%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (33.8%), Irish (14.0%), English (13.0%), Italian (9.3%), Polish (8.8%), Swedish (6.3%).
Land area: 1.4 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Ripley
- High school or higher: 79.6%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.1%
- Unemployed: 4.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Ripley town
- Never married: 20.0%
- Now married: 59.9%
- Separated: 1.9%
- Widowed: 9.0%
- Divorced: 9.3%
0.9% Foreign born
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Ripley:
- WESTFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; WESTFIELD, NY)
- CORRY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; CORRY, PA)
- HAMOT MEDICAL CENTER (about 26 miles; ERIE, PA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ripley:
- CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY/JAMESTOWN (about 33 miles; JAMESTOWN, NY; Abbreviation: JHW)
- ERIE INTL/TOM RIDGE FIELD (about 35 miles; ERIE, PA; Abbreviation: ERI)
- VENANGO REGIONAL (about 63 miles; FRANKLIN, PA; Abbreviation: FKL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ripley:
- PRATT’S EASTERN DIVIDE (about 9 miles; SHERMAN, NY; Abbreviation: D88)
- DART (about 17 miles; MAYVILLE, NY; Abbreviation: D79)
- ERIE COUNTY (about 19 miles; WATTSBURG, PA; Abbreviation: 3G1)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ripley:
- NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (about 23 miles; ERIE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,304)
- EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 26 miles; EDINBORO, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,631)
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIV-PENN ST ERIE-BEHREND COLL (about 26 miles; ERIE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,481)
- MERCYHURST COLLEGE (about 26 miles; ERIE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,824)
- GANNON UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; ERIE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,766)
- SUNY COLLEGE AT FREDONIA (about 29 miles; FREDONIA, NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,758)
- JAMESTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles; JAMESTOWN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,662)
Public primary/middle school in Ripley:
- RIPLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL (Students: 448; Location: 12 N STATE ST; Grades: PK – 12)
Libraries
Library in Ripley:
- RIPLEY FREE LIBRARY (Operating income: $43,931; Location: 64 WEST MAIN STREET; 14,068 books; 460 audio materials; 452 video materials; 40 serial subscriptions)