Tipton County, Indiana

Tipton County has a population of 15,346 and has shrunk 0.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $174,600, about 2.3 times the county's median household income of $76,156.

Home price
$174,600
Income
$76,156
Population
15,346
Unemployment
2.3%

Housing

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

Median home price$174,600county
Median gross rent$842county
Median year homes here were built1965county
Share of homes built before 198068.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile3.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant8.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented18.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.1%county
Typical monthly rent$1,358(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,109county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$845county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,330county
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$76,156county
Family health premium / yr$24,725(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,471(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.488(statewide)
Poverty rate11.2%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 home8.2%county
Unemployment rate2.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force59.3%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.0%county
Share of workers employed by government19.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.4%county
Economic output per resident$47,955county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.65%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 time28.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service43 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport5181947county
Miles to nearest general aviation field12 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station38 micounty
Households without a vehicle2.4%county
Traffic deaths26.1county
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 higher23.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher90.8%county
Public schools in the county5county
Public school enrollment2152county
Students per full-time teacher13.8county
Free lunch eligible42.9%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution11 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians26county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter8.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance8.4%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year11.7%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year6.4%county
Frequent mental distress15.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity27.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.5%county

Place

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

Population15,346county
Land area in square miles261county
People per square mile of land58.9county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store13.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract16.5%county
Population change since 2020-0.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age44.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over22.1%county
Share of households that are one person21.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.5%county
Second languages3.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls34.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents176county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-3county
Households that moved in400county
Households that moved away454county
Average income of arriving households$58,025county
Average income of departing households$50,339county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes2county
Housing units authorised in the latest year13county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings31.6%(statewide)
Violent crime rate313(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature51.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation34.8 incounty
Annual snowfall33.7 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.93 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F18 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing117 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days174 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 27county
Average first fall frostOct 17county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$120county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh12.8¢county
Household electricity use827 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.14(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity28.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas50.1%county
Homes heated by propane17.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.6%county
Homes heated by wood1.0%county
Households with broadband89.5%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk18.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk49.5county
Landslide risk9.4county
Hail risk33.8county
Earthquake risk45.3county
Tornado risk42.2county
Tropical cyclone risk14.2county
Extreme heat risk28.5county
Winter weather risk24.5county
Strong wind risk24.7county
Wildfire risk1.4county

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 teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Tipton 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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