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People QuickFactsRipley CountyIndiana
Population, 2003 estimate 27,316 6,195,643
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 3.0% 1.9%
Population, 2000 26,523 6,080,485
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 7.7% 9.7%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 78.9% 82.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 11.5% 19.4%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 26.3 22.6 
Housing units, 2002 10,961 2,615,750
Homeownership rate, 2000 76.8% 71.4%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 11.9% 19.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $94,900 $94,300 
Households, 2000 9,842 2,336,306
Persons per household, 2000 2.66 2.53
Median household income, 1999 $41,426 $41,567
Per capita money income, 1999 $17,559 $20,397

Business QuickFactsRipley CountyIndiana
Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 2001 715 145,580
Private nonfarm employment, 2001 11,718 2,601,738
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2001 -4.0% -1.8%
Nonemployer establishments, 2000 1,661 319,415
Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) 755,221 142,270,702
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 197,351 57,241,650
Retail sales per capita, 1997 $7,269 $9,748
Housing units authorized by building permits, 2002 200 39,596
Federal funds and grants, 2002 ($1000) 137,965 34,199,922

Geography QuickFactsRipley CountyIndiana
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 446 35,867
Persons per square mile, 2000 59.4 169.5
Metropolitan Area None  
FIPS Code 137 18

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