Richgrove vs Tipton

A side-by-side comparison of Richgrove and Tipton: population, income, housing, and more.

Richgrove and Tipton are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Tipton has the higher population (2,989 vs 2,136 in Richgrove). Richgrove has the higher median household income ($54,091 vs $51,389 in Tipton). Tipton has the higher median home value ($245,500 vs $201,200 in Richgrove).

Population, income & housing

	Richgrove	Tipton
Population	2,136	2,989
Median age	26.5 yrs	27.2 yrs
Median household income	$54,091	$51,389
Median home value	$201,200	$245,500
Median gross rent	$917	$1,205
Housing units	534	785
Homeownership rate	45.7%	33.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	1.9%	4.0%
Unemployment rate	11.7%	10.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Richgrove	Tipton
Population	2,316 → 2,136 (-7.8%)	3,238 → 2,989 (-7.7%)
Median household income	$20,962 → $54,091 (+158.0%)	$33,894 → $51,389 (+51.6%)
Median home value	$111,100 → $201,200 (+81.1%)	$141,800 → $245,500 (+73.1%)
Median gross rent	$756 → $917 (+21.3%)	$923 → $1,205 (+30.6%)

Richgrove

Population

2,3162,136

Median household income

$20,962$54,091

Median home value

$111,100$201,200

Median gross rent

$756$917

Tipton

Population

3,2382,989

Median household income

$33,894$51,389

Median home value

$141,800$245,500

Median gross rent

$923$1,205

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Richgrove	Tipton
Under 5	3.1%	3.3%
5 to 17	31.0%	31.6%
18 to 24	12.7%	13.9%
25 to 34	14.3%	9.2%
35 to 44	10.1%	17.1%
45 to 54	9.9%	16.6%
55 to 64	10.7%	3.9%
65 to 74	3.5%	3.2%
75 and over	4.7%	1.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Richgrove	Tipton
White (non-Hispanic)	4.2%	6.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	94.5%	93.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Richgrove	Tipton
No high school diploma	47.1%	61.8%
High school graduate	31.2%	19.6%
Some college or associate's	19.7%	14.6%
Bachelor's degree	1.9%	3.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Richgrove	Tipton
Drove alone	69.9%	85.3%
Carpooled	27.6%	8.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	1.6%
Other means	0.0%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Richgrove	Tipton
1-unit, detached	71.9%	84.6%
1-unit, attached	7.3%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	11.8%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	7.9%	3.3%
20 or more units	1.1%	3.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	5.5%

Poverty & households

	Richgrove	Tipton
Poverty rate	30.4%	27.1%
Average household size	4.32	4.21
Mean commute (minutes)	25	18
Median year structure built	1987	1980