Population 18,970 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Ripon
Household size in Ripon
| Period | Ripon | Stockton area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.14 | 3.18 | 3.04 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.94 | 3.25 | 3.10 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.95 | 3.28 | 3.09 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.90 | 3.34 | 3.01 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.24 | +0.16 | −0.03 | −0.03 |
Households in Ripon average 2.90 people, above the national 2.65, so families with children are more common here. Still, the typical household here is smaller than in the Stockton area overall, where it has 3.34 people. Household size has dropped from 3.14 in 2006–10, a much bigger shift than nationally.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Ripon
| Period | Ripon | Stockton area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 34.2 | 33.4 | 35.8 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 37.3 | 34.5 | 36.8 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 39.4 | 35.5 | 37.9 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 40.9 | 36.1 | 39.0 | 40.1 |
| Change | +6.8 | +2.7 | +3.1 | +2.3 |
Half of the people in Ripon are younger than 40.9 and half are older, close to the national median of 40.1. The population here is older than in the Stockton area overall, where the median age is 36.1. The median age has climbed from 34.2 in 2006–10, in line with the national trend.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Ripon
| Period | Ripon | Stockton area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.3% | 16.5% | 13.5% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 13.1% | 16.8% | 13.5% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 8.7% | 14.4% | 12.3% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 11.7% | 15.2% | 12.3% | 11.6% |
| Change | +1.4 pts | −1.3 pts | −1.2 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are about as common in Ripon as they are nationally: 11.7%, against 11.6%. Single parents are less common here than in the Stockton area as a whole (15.2%). The single-parent share has edged up 1.4 points since 2006–10, even as the national share fell.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Ripon
Renters in Ripon
| Period | Ripon | Stockton area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 26.5% | 38.3% | 42.6% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 33.3% | 43.1% | 45.2% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 29.4% | 43.4% | 45.2% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 35.1% | 38.0% | 44.1% | 34.8% |
| Change | +8.6 pts | −0.3 pts | +1.5 pts | +1.5 pts |
Just over a third of households in Ripon rent their homes (35.1%), close to the national share of 34.8%. More than one in five owners (22.9%) have paid off their mortgages, well below the national share of 39.8%. Renting is most common in the center and least common in the east. The renter share is up 8.6 points from 2006–10, a much bigger shift than nationally.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Ripon
| Period | Ripon | Stockton area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 5.3% | 9.0% | 8.7% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 3.4% | 8.1% | 8.1% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 6.0% | 6.6% | 7.5% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 5.2% | 7.0% | 7.3% | 9.6% |
| Change | −0.2 pts | −2.0 pts | −1.4 pts | −1.8 pts |
Only 5.2% of homes in Ripon are vacant, far below the national rate of 9.6%, which usually means strong demand for housing. Ripon has a lower vacancy rate than most California cities.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Ripon
| Period | Ripon | Stockton area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1989 | 1979 | 1972 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1987 | 1980 | 1973 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1988 | 1981 | 1974 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1989 | 1985 | 1976 | 1980 |
| Change | +1 | +5 | +4 | +6 |
Much of the housing in Ripon is relatively new: half of its homes were built after 1989, compared with 1980 for the U.S. as a whole. Newer construction is concentrated in the north, while the south has the oldest housing. Ripon has newer homes than at least four in five California cities.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Ripon
| Period | Ripon | Stockton area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $1,334 | $1,212 | $1,298 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $1,341 | $1,239 | $1,379 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $1,541 | $1,444 | $1,721 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,885 | $1,997 | $2,229 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$552 | +$785 | +$931 | +$606 |
Rent in Ripon runs $1,885 a month at the median, utilities included, well above the U.S. median of $1,571. Still, rents here are lower than in the Stockton area overall ($1,997). Rents are up $552 a month from 2006–10, a 41% rise, a slower climb than the nation's. Rent takes 29.8% of the typical renter's income, just under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Ripon
Bachelor's degrees in Ripon
| Period | Ripon | Stockton area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 26.7% | 18.0% | 29.1% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 27.8% | 18.1% | 30.1% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 23.1% | 18.8% | 32.9% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 28.8% | 23.3% | 36.3% | 35.6% |
| Change | +2.1 pts | +5.2 pts | +7.1 pts | +7.2 pts |
College degrees are less common in Ripon than nationally: 28.8% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor's or higher, against 35.6%. Still, the share is higher than in the wider Stockton area (23.3%). Since 2006–10, the share with a degree has risen 2.1 points, a smaller shift than nationally.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Ripon
| Period | Ripon | Stockton area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 86.7% | 77.2% | 79.9% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 90.4% | 77.4% | 80.7% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 89.2% | 78.7% | 82.6% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 92.9% | 80.2% | 84.2% | 89.3% |
| Change | +6.2 pts | +3.1 pts | +4.3 pts | +4.3 pts |
Just over nine in ten adults in Ripon have finished high school (92.9%), above the national rate of 89.3%. Since 2006–10, the share with a diploma has risen 6.2 points, mirroring the country.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Ripon
| Period | Ripon | Stockton area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.7% | 12.3% | 9.2% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 7.0% | 15.2% | 11.3% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 5.2% | 7.9% | 6.3% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 3.0% | 7.4% | 6.6% | 5.4% |
| Change | −4.7 pts | −4.9 pts | −2.6 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Ripon has been low: just 3.0% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Only 19 of the 689 California cities with 5,000+ people have lower unemployment. Since 2006–10, unemployment has fallen 4.7 points, mirroring the country.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Ripon compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ripon | 2.90 | 40.9 | 11.7% | 35.1% | 5.2% | 1989 | $1,885 | 28.8% | 92.9% | 3.0% |
| Salida | 3.16 | 37.3 | 9.4% | 23.7% | 3.3% | 1991 | $1,876 | 19.7% | 82.5% | 8.1% |
| Simms | 3.12 | 46.8 | 11.2% | 30.2% | 9.4% | 1960 | $1,835 | 16.5% | 84.1% | 1.0% |
| Van Allen | 3.08 | 33.7 | 7.7% | 43.9% | 21.4% | 1972 | $1,468 | 20.3% | 84.0% | 5.3% |
| Manteca | 3.31 | 38.3 | 12.3% | 27.6% | 5.9% | 1994 | $2,007 | 23.0% | 86.2% | 5.6% |
| Five Corners | 3.77 | 33.1 | 16.1% | 35.7% | 11.1% | 1981 | $1,540 | 8.3% | 72.9% | 3.3% |
| Summer Home | 3.56 | 41.9 | 6.0% | 28.1% | 12.8% | 1975 | $1,440 | 11.6% | 81.3% | 9.6% |
| Escalon | 2.90 | 35.0 | 11.8% | 28.6% | 7.9% | 1985 | $1,746 | 18.8% | 86.7% | 6.9% |
| Modesto | 3.15 | 35.7 | 15.7% | 41.2% | 5.3% | 1975 | $1,719 | 19.5% | 80.3% | 7.6% |
| Lathrop | 3.90 | 34.8 | 12.4% | 16.9% | 4.4% | 2007 | $2,417 | 28.7% | 83.5% | 8.2% |
| Mossdale | 3.70 | 34.2 | 10.6% | 14.6% | 3.1% | 2016 | $2,265 | 37.0% | 89.6% | 5.3% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Ripon. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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