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Population (year 2000): 7,844. Estimated
population in July 2005: 7,772 (-0.9% change)
Males: 3,596 (45.8%), Females: 4,248 (54.2%)
Lauderdale County
Zip code:
38063
Median resident age: 34.1 years
Median household income: $23,662 (year 2000)
Median house value: $65,900 (year 2000)
Races in Ripley:
- White Non-Hispanic (51.2%)
- Black (46.8%)
- Hispanic (1.1%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
Ancestries: United States (12.4%), Irish (5.5%),
German (3.1%), English (2.7%), Dutch (1.3%), Scottish (1.1%).
Elevation: 459 feet
Land area: 12.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Ripley
- High school or higher: 65.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.1%
- Unemployed: 7.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Ripley city
- Never married: 27.2%
- Now married: 46.7%
- Separated: 3.1%
- Widowed: 9.2%
- Divorced: 13.8%
1.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +507 (+6.9%).
Hospital/medical center in Ripley:
- BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LAUDERDALE (326
ASBURY RD)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Ripley:
- BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL TIPTON (about 15 miles;
COVINGTON, TN)
- METHODIST HEALTHCARE-BROWNSVILLE HOSP (about 22
miles; BROWNSVILLE, TN)
- METHODIST HEALTHCARE DYERSBURG HOSPITA (about 23
miles; DYERSBURG, TN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Ripley:
- MILLINGTON MUNI (about 36 miles; MILLINGTON, TN; ID:
NQA)
- MC KELLAR-SIPES REGIONAL (about 46 miles; JACKSON,
TN; ID: MKL)
- MEMPHIS INTL (about 58 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; ID: MEM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ripley:
- COVINGTON MUNI (about 12 miles; COVINGTON, TN; ID:
M04)
- ARNOLD FIELD (about 15 miles; HALLS, TN; ID: M31)
- DYERSBURG MUNI (about 19 miles; DYERSBURG, TN; ID:
DYR)
College/University in Ripley:
- TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGY CENTER AT RIPLEY
(Full-time enrollment: 79; Location: 127 INDUSTRIAL DR;
Public; Website: www.ripley.tec.tn.us)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Ripley:
- SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MACON CAMPUS
(about 45 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; Full-time enrollment:
6,979)
- UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS (about 48 miles; MEMPHIS, TN;
FT enrollment: 15,831)
- SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-UNION CAMPUS
(about 48 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER
(about 48 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 2,019)
- JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles;
JACKSON, TN; FT enrollment: 2,534)
- UNION UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; JACKSON, TN; FT
enrollment: 2,144)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN (about 67 miles;
MARTIN, TN; FT enrollment: 5,131)
Public high school in Ripley:
- RIPLEY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 905; Location:
254 JEFFERSON ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Ripley:
- RIPLEY PRIMARY (Students: 785; Location: 225
VOLZ RD; Grades: PK - 02)
- LAUDERDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 777;
Location: 309 GRIGGS RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- RIPLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 773;
Location: 100 HWY 19E; Grades: 03 - 05)
Library in Ripley:
- LAUDERDALE COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$90,725; Location: 120 LAFAYETTE STREET; 21,614 books;
529 audio materials; 259 video materials; 52 serial
subscriptions)
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