Ripley is a somewhat small city located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 7,626 people and five associated neighborhoods, Ripley is the 81st largest community in Tennessee.

Also of interest is that Ripley has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

The citizens of Ripley are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 13.45% of adults in Ripley have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree

The per capita income in Ripley in 2022 was $22,927, which is low income relative to Tennessee and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $91,708 for a family of four. However, Ripley contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Ripley is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Ripley home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ripley residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Ripley include Irish, English, German, European, and Scots-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Ripley is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.