Ripley is a somewhat small city located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 7,626 people and five associated neighborhoods, Ripley is the 81st largest community in Tennessee.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Ripley is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 43.87% of the Ripley workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Ripley is a city of service providers, transportation and shipping workers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ripley who work in sales jobs (9.67%), law enforcement and fire fighting (7.55%), and office and administrative support (5.96%). Also of interest is that Ripley has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. The percentage of adults in Ripley with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 13.45% of adults in Ripley have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Ripley in 2022 was $22,927, which is low income relative to Tennessee and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $91,708 for a family of four. However, Ripley contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Ripley is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Ripley home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ripley residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Ripley include Irish, English, German, European, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Ripley is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
