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.
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.
Because there are quite a few people attending college in Ripon, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Ripon provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.
One of the benefits of Ripon is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.95 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.
Being a small city, Ripon does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The education level of Ripon citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 24.57% of adults in Ripon have at least a bachelor's 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.
