Ripon is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 16,068 people and three associated neighborhoods, Ripon is the 350th largest community in California. Much of the housing stock in Ripon was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Ripon economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Ripon, where the median household income is $120,061.00. Housing costs in Ripon are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.Ripon is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Ripon is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ripon who work in sales jobs (13.31%), management occupations (12.58%), and office and administrative support (9.58%). A relatively large number of people in Ripon telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.12% 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. 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: 26.27% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Ripon in 2022 was $52,891, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $211,564 for a family of four. Ripon is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. 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. Ripon also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 23.07% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Ripon include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Dutch. The most common language spoken in Ripon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
