Demographics of Ripon city, California

Ripon city, California had 16,140 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +20 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Ripon city, in four figures

16,140
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 16,201 ±40.; +0.1%
Change since July 2020: +20 people.; 40.1 ±1.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $133,380 ±$25,268
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Ripon city, California's population grew 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Ripon city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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Ripon city, California's population grew 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Ripon city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	16,120	100.0	100.0
2021	16,287	101.0	100.2
2022	16,169	100.3	100.7
2023	16,178	100.4	101.6
2024	16,223	100.6	102.5
2025	16,140	100.1	103.1

Population of Ripon city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	16,120	—
2021	16,287	+167
2022	16,169	−118
2023	16,178	+9
2024	16,223	+45
2025	16,140	−83

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.1 ±1.7: for men 37.8 ±2.9 and for women 41.2 ±2.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Ripon city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	718 ±231	4.4% ±1.4	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,510 ±515	21.7% ±3.2	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,267 ±323	7.8% ±2.0	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,764 ±456	23.2% ±2.8	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,176 ±583	25.8% ±3.6	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,766 ±416	17.1% ±2.6	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $133,380 ±$25,268, and income per person $55,986 ±$4,556, in 2024 dollars. The median is $99,122 ±$310 in California and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Ripon city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	256 ±110	4.6% ±2.0	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	554 ±218	9.9% ±3.9	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	733 ±232	13.1% ±4.1	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	812 ±316	14.5% ±5.6	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	622 ±180	11.1% ±3.2	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	934 ±257	16.7% ±4.5	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,671 ±287	29.9% ±4.9	20.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Ripon city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	865 ±411	5.4% ±2.6	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	64 to 350	1.6% to 8.2%	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	520 ±246	6.4% ±3.0	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	66 to 210	1.8% to 5.6%	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Ripon city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Ripon city	California	United States
Housing units	5,742 ±315	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	97.2% ±7.4	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0.7% to 4.9%	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	65.8% ±5.4	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	34.2% ±5.3	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$704,800 ±$35,192	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,851 ±$150	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1995 ±4	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Ripon city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,846 ±676	23.7% ±4.2	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	10,236 ±778	63.2% ±4.8	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	15 to 455	0.1% to 2.8%	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	958 ±342	5.9% ±2.1	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	1 to 323	< 0.1% to 2.0%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 132	0% to 0.8%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	706 ±260	4.4% ±1.6	4.4% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Ripon city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	12,746 ±600	78.7% ±3.7	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,077 ±455	12.8% ±2.8	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	25 to 307	0.2% to 1.9%	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,212 ±345	7.5% ±2.1	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,058 ±323	6.5% ±2.0	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	31 to 277	0.2% to 1.7%	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Ripon city among the places of California

393rd of 661 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the California page.

Places of California near Ripon city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Bostonia CDP	16,765 ±1,721
Clearlake city	16,659 ±28
Rio Linda CDP	16,335 ±1,241
Ukiah city	16,304 ±50
El Sobrante CDP (Contra Costa County)	16,294 ±1,702
Ripon city	16,201 ±40
Artesia city	15,889 ±33
Camp Pendleton South CDP	15,766 ±2,422
Parkway CDP	15,397 ±1,454
Vincent CDP	15,340 ±1,296
Lemon Hill CDP	15,312 ±1,462

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026