California vs Tipton

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

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

California has the higher population (4,523 vs 2,680 in Tipton). California has the higher median household income ($60,506 vs $45,370 in Tipton). California has the higher median home value ($123,700 vs $119,900 in Tipton).

Population, income & housing

	California	Tipton
Population	4,523	2,680
Median age	39.3 yrs	38.2 yrs
Median household income	$60,506	$45,370
Median home value	$123,700	$119,900
Median gross rent	$773	$768
Housing units	2,121	739
Homeownership rate	68.9%	63.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.6%	7.7%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	California	Tipton
Population	4,405 → 4,523 (+2.7%)	3,372 → 2,680 (-20.5%)
Median household income	$49,904 → $60,506 (+21.2%)	$43,021 → $45,370 (+5.5%)
Median home value	$111,300 → $123,700 (+11.1%)	$102,100 → $119,900 (+17.4%)
Median gross rent	$605 → $773 (+27.8%)	$549 → $768 (+39.9%)

California

Population

4,4054,523

Median household income

$49,904$60,506

Median home value

$111,300$123,700

Median gross rent

$605$773

Tipton

Population

3,3722,680

Median household income

$43,021$45,370

Median home value

$102,100$119,900

Median gross rent

$549$768

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	California	Tipton
Under 5	3.2%	7.4%
5 to 17	19.9%	10.4%
18 to 24	10.5%	5.4%
25 to 34	9.4%	19.1%
35 to 44	16.1%	17.5%
45 to 54	13.0%	9.1%
55 to 64	9.6%	14.6%
65 to 74	11.2%	6.6%
75 and over	7.1%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	California	Tipton
White (non-Hispanic)	80.4%	84.6%
Black or African American	0.9%	11.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	14.2%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	California	Tipton
No high school diploma	14.4%	12.1%
High school graduate	40.9%	53.6%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	9.3%	5.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	California	Tipton
Drove alone	80.8%	82.6%
Carpooled	12.7%	8.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.3%	8.8%
Other means	0.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	California	Tipton
1-unit, detached	77.7%	75.1%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	16.9%	10.4%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	10.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	3.8%

Poverty & households

	California	Tipton
Poverty rate	10.2%	17.2%
Average household size	2.20	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	26	30
Median year structure built	1970	1971