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About Ripley, Mississippi

Ripley is a city in Tippah County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 5,395 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Tippah County.
Colonel William Clark Falkner, great-grandfather of authors William Faulkner and John Faulkner, was a prominent resident of Ripley in the mid to late-19th century. W.C. Falkner's exploits in and around Ripley served as the model for Faulkner's character of Colonel John Sartoris.
Ripley is located in the Hills region of North Mississippi, an important region for the birth of American music. The area is known as the birthplace of the hill country blues.
Gender
Gender | Ripley | Mississippi | Country |
---|---|---|---|
Female | 52.5% | 51.6% | 50.8% |
Male | 47.5% | 48.4% | 49.2% |
Gender
Female Male
Household Income
< $10000 $10K to $15K $15K to $25K $25K to $35K $35K to $50K $50K to $75K $75K to $100K $100K to $150K $150K to $200K $200K or more
Income | Ripley | Mississippi | Country |
---|---|---|---|
Less than $10,000 | 6.7% | 9.4% | 5.8% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 7.6% | 6.7% | 4.1% |
$15,000 to $24,999 | 11.5% | 12.3% | 8.5% |
$25,000 to $34,999 | 10.8% | 11% | 8.6% |
$35,000 to $49,999 | 15.2% | 13.5% | 12.0% |
$50,000 to $74,999 | 18.6% | 17% | 17.2% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 13.6% | 11.4% | 12.8% |
$100,000 to $149,999 | 12.4% | 11.2% | 15.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 0% | 4.1% | 7.1% |
$200,000 or more | 3.6% | 3.4% | 8.3% |
Education
< 9th Grade 9-12th Grade High School or GED Other College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Masters Degree Professional Degree Doctorate Degree
Education | Ripley | Mississippi | Country |
---|---|---|---|
< 9th Grade | 9% | 5% | 5.0% |
9-12th Grade | 17% | 10% | 7.0% |
High School or GED | 35% | 30% | 27.0% |
Other College | 18% | 22% | 20.0% |
Associate's Degree | 8% | 10% | 9% |
Bachelor's Degree | 9% | 14% | 20.0% |
Master's Degree | 4% | 6% | 9.0% |
Professional Degree | 0% | 2% | 2.0% |
Doctorate Degree | 0% | 1% | 1.0% |
Household Income
Ripley Mississippi Country
Education
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Race / Ethnicity
White African American American Indian Asian Hispanic Hawaiian Mixed Other
Ethnicity | Ripley | Mississippi | Country |
---|---|---|---|
White | 51% | 56.4% | 60.1% |
African American | 28.8% | 37.5% | 12.2% |
American Indian | 0% | 0.4% | 0.6% |
Asian | 0.3% | 1% | 5.6% |
Hawaiian | 0% | 0% | 0.2% |
Other | 0% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
Multiracial | 2.3% | 1.3% | 2.8% |
Hispanic | 17.7% | 3.2% | 18.2% |
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