City · North Yorkshire
Who lives in Ripon
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in Ripon, set against England as a whole.
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 17,248 (2024)
RiponCity · North Yorkshire
Who lives in Ripon
Residents
17,248
2024 estimate
Households
7,285
Census
Median age
47
Years, from the census
Under 15 / over 65
15% / 25%
Share of residents
Age of residents
The largest age group is 50–54, at 7.2% of residents. 15.7% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19.6% across England. 24.8% are 65 or over, above the England figure of 18.4%.
RiponEngland
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485+
The gender split
50.5% of residents are female and 49.5% male.
Ripon
51%
49%
England
- Female50.5%51%
- Male49.5%49%
Relationship status
48% of adults in Ripon are married or in a civil partnership, broadly in line with the England average of 44.7%. 30.5% have never married.
RiponEngland
Married or civil partnership48%44.7%
Never married30.5%37.9%
Divorced or dissolved11%9.1%
Separated2.3%2.2%
Widowed8.2%6.1%
How residents rate their health
81% of residents in Ripon describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the England average of 82.2%.
Ripon
47%
34%
14%
England
- Very good46.6%48.5%
- Good34.5%33.7%
- Fair14.1%12.7%
- Bad3.8%4%
- Very bad1.1%1.2%
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.