Ripon is a somewhat small city located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 7,772 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. 36.80% of the Ripon workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Ripon is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ripon who work in office and administrative support (11.43%), sales jobs (9.94%), and food service (9.58%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.96% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. One of the benefits of Ripon is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.45 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result. As is often the case in a small city, Ripon doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.In terms of college education, Ripon is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 25.56% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Ripon in 2022 was $32,587, which is lower middle income relative to Wisconsin, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $130,348 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 Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Ripon include German, Irish, English, Polish, and Norwegian. The most common language spoken in Ripon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
