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Ripley, WV vs Point Pleasant, WV

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Highlights
- Household income in Point Pleasant, is 15% more than it is in Ripley and is 71% below the National Average.
- Ripley unemployment rate is 7.0%.
- Point Pleasant unemployment rate is 6.6%.
 Ripley, WVPoint Pleasant, WVUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth28.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$27,793  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$40,325$69,021
 Family Median Income$59,881  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Ripley, WVPoint Pleasant, WVUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock14.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock17.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K16.4%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock3.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K7.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock7.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock4.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Ripley, WVPoint Pleasant, WVUnited States
 Management, business, finance8.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock0.0%6.5%
 Community, social services0.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library10.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock9.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology10.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock7.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance6.4%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock7.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support30.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.4%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock15.6%13.1%
Reviews for Ripley    3 Reviews

Over 16 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 17 years ago

Everything in ripley is awesome but the cops are  More

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Over 19 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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