Simpson vs Tipton

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

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

Tipton has the higher population (211 vs 149 in Simpson). Tipton has the higher median home value ($101,400 vs $25,800 in Simpson). Since 2019, Simpson's population has grown faster (+156.9% vs -0.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Simpson	Tipton
Population	149	211
Median age	28.1 yrs	50.8 yrs
Median household income	$60,078	—
Median home value	$25,800	$101,400
Median gross rent	—	$435
Housing units	70	159
Homeownership rate	69.2%	53.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	21.7%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Simpson	Tipton
Population	58 → 149 (+156.9%)	212 → 211 (-0.5%)
Median household income	$47,917 → $60,078 (+25.4%)	$53,917 → $35,750 (-33.7%)
Median home value	$18,300 → $25,800 (+41.0%)	$69,600 → $101,400 (+45.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$436 → $435 (-0.2%)

Simpson

Population

58149

Median household income

$47,917$60,078

Median home value

$18,300$25,800

Tipton

Population

212211

Median household income

$53,917$35,750

Median home value

$69,600$101,400

Median gross rent

$436$435

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Simpson	Tipton
Under 5	17.4%	2.4%
5 to 17	15.4%	6.6%
18 to 24	2.7%	19.0%
25 to 34	30.9%	12.3%
35 to 44	8.1%	3.8%
45 to 54	6.7%	8.1%
55 to 64	16.1%	12.3%
65 to 74	2.7%	12.3%
75 and over	0.0%	23.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Simpson	Tipton
White (non-Hispanic)	96.0%	99.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
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%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Simpson	Tipton
No high school diploma	2.1%	2.6%
High school graduate	41.7%	33.6%
Some college or associate's	56.3%	42.1%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	17.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Simpson	Tipton
Drove alone	97.2%	81.1%
Carpooled	2.8%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	13.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	5.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Simpson	Tipton
1-unit, detached	94.3%	92.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.9%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Simpson	Tipton
Poverty rate	7.4%	8.5%
Average household size	2.29	1.51
Mean commute (minutes)	20	14
Median year structure built	1953	1938