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.

A relatively large number of people in Ripon telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.96% 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.

Ripon is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Ripon enrolled in college, Ripon has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Ripon spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.45 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

Ripon is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The percentage of people in Ripon who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.56% of adults in Ripon 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.