Tippecanoe County, Indiana

Tippecanoe County has a population of 189,071 and has grown 2.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $239,300, about 4.0 times the county's median household income of $60,636.

Home price
$239,300
Income
$60,636
Population
189,071
Unemployment
3.3%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$239,300county
Median gross rent$1,124county
Median year homes here were built1987county
Share of homes built before 198042.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile2.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant6.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented46.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.3%county
Typical monthly rent$1,419county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,242county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,032county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,489county
Home insurance / yr$2,887(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living91(statewide)
Median household income$60,636county
Family health premium / yr$24,725(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,471(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.488(statewide)
Poverty rate19.2%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home11.1%county
Unemployment rate3.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force62.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.7%county
Share of workers employed by government19.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry33.3%county
Economic output per resident$72,400county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.62%county
Top state income tax2.95%(statewide)
Capital gains tax2.95%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.00%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time17.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service2.7 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport5647county
Miles to nearest general aviation field14 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station0.5 micounty
Households without a vehicle9.7%county
Traffic deaths15.3county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.2(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher40.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher92.3%county
Public schools in the county36county
Public school enrollment23655county
Students per full-time teacher15.7county
Free lunch eligible44.3%county
Elementary schools21county
Middle schools9county
High schools6county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above2county
Share of local colleges that are public66.7%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution2.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians70county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county4county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter9.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.3%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year14.5%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year8.1%county
Frequent mental distress17.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity23.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.0%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population189,071county
Land area in square miles499county
People per square mile of land379.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores25county
Convenience stores23county
Share living far from a food store23.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract12.2%county
Population change since 2020+2.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents9county
Median age28.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over12.3%county
Share of households that are one person30.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States12.3%county
Second languages14.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls29.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents75county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-8county
Households that moved in4,879county
Households that moved away6,096county
Average income of arriving households$55,617county
Average income of departing households$58,311county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes49county
Housing units authorised in the latest year3,979county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings86.1%county
Violent crime rate313(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature52.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation32.4 incounty
Annual snowfall23.4 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.94 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F17 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing120 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days176 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 24county
Average first fall frostOct 17county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$154county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh14.9¢county
Household electricity use961 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.14(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity37.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas54.0%county
Homes heated by propane7.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood0.4%county
Households with broadband91.3%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk79.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk56.5county
Landslide risk67.9county
Hail risk92.7county
Earthquake risk80.3county
Tornado risk83.3county
Tropical cyclone risk43.6county
Extreme heat risk85.9county
Winter weather risk95.3county
Strong wind risk85.2county
Wildfire risk29.0county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams1county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Tippecanoe County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Indiana figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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