Tipton vs West Branch

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

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

Tipton has the higher population (3,111 vs 2,526 in West Branch). West Branch has the higher median household income ($87,891 vs $67,625 in Tipton). West Branch has the higher median home value ($226,700 vs $146,000 in Tipton).

Population, income & housing

	Tipton	West Branch
Population	3,111	2,526
Median age	44.6 yrs	34.7 yrs
Median household income	$67,625	$87,891
Median home value	$146,000	$226,700
Median gross rent	$823	$958
Housing units	1,494	1,004
Homeownership rate	75.7%	78.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.3%	28.7%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	0.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Tipton	West Branch
Population	3,207 → 3,111 (-3.0%)	2,249 → 2,526 (+12.3%)
Median household income	$64,013 → $67,625 (+5.6%)	$61,964 → $87,891 (+41.8%)
Median home value	$126,600 → $146,000 (+15.3%)	$159,800 → $226,700 (+41.9%)
Median gross rent	$606 → $823 (+35.8%)	$769 → $958 (+24.6%)

Tipton

Population

3,2073,111

Median household income

$64,013$67,625

Median home value

$126,600$146,000

Median gross rent

$606$823

West Branch

Population

2,2492,526

Median household income

$61,964$87,891

Median home value

$159,800$226,700

Median gross rent

$769$958

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Tipton	West Branch
Under 5	5.0%	7.4%
5 to 17	17.6%	20.7%
18 to 24	5.8%	10.5%
25 to 34	13.0%	11.7%
35 to 44	9.0%	17.8%
45 to 54	13.8%	7.7%
55 to 64	15.2%	9.9%
65 to 74	9.0%	7.6%
75 and over	11.5%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Tipton	West Branch
White (non-Hispanic)	91.4%	90.2%
Black or African American	0.6%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.0%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Tipton	West Branch
No high school diploma	7.0%	3.9%
High school graduate	44.5%	32.4%
Some college or associate's	29.2%	35.0%
Bachelor's degree	13.9%	19.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	9.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Tipton	West Branch
Drove alone	81.7%	83.3%
Carpooled	6.4%	4.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.9%
Walked	3.5%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.2%	10.0%
Other means	3.2%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Tipton	West Branch
1-unit, detached	73.3%	58.4%
1-unit, attached	5.4%	11.0%
2 to 4 units	7.6%	7.3%
5 to 19 units	4.8%	11.5%
20 or more units	2.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.0%	12.0%

Poverty & households

	Tipton	West Branch
Poverty rate	9.7%	11.1%
Average household size	2.22	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	24	23
Median year structure built	1952	1994