Ripon is a somewhat small city located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 7,766 people and two associated neighborhoods, Ripon is the 121st largest community in Wisconsin.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Ripon is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 35.39% of the Ripon workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Ripon is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ripon who work in sales jobs (9.25%), management occupations (8.69%), and food service (8.29%). A relatively large number of people in Ripon telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.21% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.In addition, Ripon is a college town. There are a lot of students in Ripon attending college, and as a result Ripon provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Ripon spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.95 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be. Being a small city, Ripon does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Ripon are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.57% of adults in Ripon having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Ripon in 2022 was $35,347, which is middle income relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $141,388 for a family of four. However, Ripon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Ripon home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ripon residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Ripon include German, Irish, Polish, English, and Norwegian. The most common language spoken in Ripon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
