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Hurricane, WV vs Ripley, WV

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Highlights
- Ripley is 0% more densely populated than Hurricane.
- People are 19.4% less likely to be married in Ripley.
- The Median Age is 0.1 years younger in Ripley.
 Hurricane, WVRipley, WVUnited States
 Population  Unlock3,100329,725,481
 Female Population57.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population42.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock42.338.4
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 Population - 20106,273  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock3,263285,036,114
 Population - 19904,461  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-3.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now43.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock975.893.4
 Land Area3.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Hurricane, WVRipley, WVUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock1.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock2.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock18.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Hurricane, WVRipley, WVUnited States
 White90.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.0%12.2%
 Asian0.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.5%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Hurricane, WVRipley, WVUnited States
 Married Population49.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock39.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock60.5%50.2%
 Never Married22.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock19.2%10.8%
 Widowed9.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.032.60
 Households2,759  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock60080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children39.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock57.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households986  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock13.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children13.8%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Hurricane    1 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

having lived all over the country since 1992, i moved to hurricane from the northern va. D.C. area to get away from the rat race. this town is exaclty what i was  More

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Reviews for Ripley    3 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

thats right! this town has no diversity! i respect this town. i grew up here but would it kill anyone to add a little recreational fun in this town for the teenagers and  More

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Over 18 years ago

Everything in ripley is awesome but the cops are  More

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Over 20 years ago

Pretty area and a nice place to live if you don't mind very little diversity and not a lot to do other than school sports. Very poor medical care and lack of  More

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