Demographics of Ripon city, Wisconsin

Ripon city, Wisconsin had 7,738 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −120 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

7,738
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 7,772 ±26.; −1.5%
Change since July 2020: −120 people.; 41.9 ±5.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $54,763 ±$9,904
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, Wisconsin's population shrank 1.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Ripon city, Wisconsin'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, Wisconsin's population shrank 1.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Ripon city, Wisconsin'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	7,858	100.0	100.0
2021	7,764	98.8	100.2
2022	7,792	99.2	100.7
2023	7,756	98.7	101.6
2024	7,752	98.7	102.5
2025	7,738	98.5	103.1

Population of Ripon city, Wisconsin on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	7,858	—
2021	7,764	−94
2022	7,792	+28
2023	7,756	−36
2024	7,752	−4
2025	7,738	−14

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.9 ±5.2: for men 37.7 ±4.7 and for women 46.1 ±8.5. 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	Wisconsin	United States
Under 5	118 to 416	1.5% to 5.3%	5.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,000 ±197	12.9% ±2.5	16.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,140 ±229	14.7% ±2.9	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,796 ±298	23.1% ±3.8	25.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,755 ±293	22.6% ±3.8	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,814 ±350	23.3% ±4.5	18.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<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%.

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $54,763 ±$9,904, and income per person $35,531 ±$3,830, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,485 ±$455 in Wisconsin 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	Wisconsin	United States
Under $25,000	572 ±180	17.4% ±5.3	13.1% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	803 ±212	24.5% ±6.2	17.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	725 ±258	22.1% ±7.7	17.5% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	311 ±97	9.5% ±2.9	13.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	605 ±186	18.4% ±5.5	19.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	65 to 237	2.0% to 7.2%	9.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	50 to 180	1.5% to 5.5%	9.2% ±0.1	13.4% ±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%.

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	Wisconsin	United States
All ages	893 ±263	12.8% ±3.8	10.6% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	93 to 321	8.2% to 25.3%	12.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	382 ±132	11.2% ±3.7	10.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	304 ±150	13.0% ±6.0	9.3% ±0.2	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	Wisconsin	United States
Housing units	3,292 ±256	2,778,572 ±1,533	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	99.7% ±1.1	89.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0% to 0.9%	10.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	64.4% ±4.3	67.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	35.6% ±6.4	32.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$174,900 ±$12,884	$266,500 ±$1,051	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$775 ±$51	$1,087 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1966 ±4	1975 ±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	Wisconsin	United States
Hispanic or Latino	435 ±211	5.6% ±2.7	8.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,992 ±271	90.0% ±3.5	78.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 73	0% to 0.9%	5.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 50	< 0.1% to 0.6%	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 39	0% to 0.5%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 256	0% to 3.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	44 to 256	0.6% to 3.3%	3.7% ±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	Wisconsin	United States
Born in the state	5,920 ±303	76.2% ±3.9	70.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,632 ±300	21.0% ±3.9	23.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 33	0% to 0.4%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	78 to 332	1.0% to 4.3%	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	52 to 290	0.7% to 3.7%	2.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1 to 67	< 0.1% to 0.9%	2.7% ±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 Wisconsin

124th of 158 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Wisconsin page.

Places of Wisconsin near Ripon city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Somers village	8,216 ±24
Pewaukee village	8,196 ±35
Antigo city	8,069 ±31
Jackson village	8,003 ±35
Ashland city	7,902 ±28
Ripon city	7,772 ±26
Mount Horeb village	7,736 ±26
Jefferson city	7,732 ±21
New London city	7,726 ±649
Hales Corners village	7,689 ±38
Vernon village	7,481 ±35

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