Kempton vs Tipton

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

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

Tipton has the higher population (5,255 vs 224 in Kempton). Tipton has the higher median household income ($64,709 vs $46,250 in Kempton). Tipton has the higher median home value ($148,800 vs $80,000 in Kempton).

Population, income & housing

	Kempton	Tipton
Population	224	5,255
Median age	51.3 yrs	40.3 yrs
Median household income	$46,250	$64,709
Median home value	$80,000	$148,800
Median gross rent	$775	$853
Housing units	156	2,518
Homeownership rate	84.8%	67.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.4%	23.2%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kempton	Tipton
Population	343 → 224 (-34.7%)	4,969 → 5,255 (+5.8%)
Median household income	$50,938 → $46,250 (-9.2%)	$52,538 → $64,709 (+23.2%)
Median home value	$67,600 → $80,000 (+18.3%)	$91,200 → $148,800 (+63.2%)
Median gross rent	$842 → $775 (-8.0%)	$775 → $853 (+10.1%)

Kempton

Population

343224

Median household income

$50,938$46,250

Median home value

$67,600$80,000

Median gross rent

$842$775

Tipton

Population

4,9695,255

Median household income

$52,538$64,709

Median home value

$91,200$148,800

Median gross rent

$775$853

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kempton	Tipton
Under 5	4.0%	6.8%
5 to 17	18.3%	13.9%
18 to 24	2.2%	5.7%
25 to 34	4.9%	16.9%
35 to 44	12.1%	9.8%
45 to 54	17.0%	13.3%
55 to 64	17.9%	10.3%
65 to 74	19.6%	9.8%
75 and over	4.0%	13.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kempton	Tipton
White (non-Hispanic)	96.0%	91.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	4.0%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kempton	Tipton
No high school diploma	18.3%	11.4%
High school graduate	52.7%	39.2%
Some college or associate's	16.6%	26.1%
Bachelor's degree	8.9%	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kempton	Tipton
Drove alone	70.4%	70.4%
Carpooled	4.9%	15.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	3.9%
Worked from home	16.0%	6.3%
Other means	8.6%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kempton	Tipton
1-unit, detached	96.2%	73.2%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	9.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.3%
Mobile home & other	3.2%	3.8%

Poverty & households

	Kempton	Tipton
Poverty rate	19.6%	18.1%
Average household size	2.26	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	27	22
Median year structure built	1938	1950