Lupus vs Tipton

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

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

Tipton has the higher population (2,680 vs 27 in Lupus). Lupus has the higher median household income ($50,000 vs $45,370 in Tipton). Tipton has the higher median home value ($119,900 vs $80,000 in Lupus).

Population, income & housing

	Lupus	Tipton
Population	27	2,680
Median age	45.3 yrs	38.2 yrs
Median household income	$50,000	$45,370
Median home value	$80,000	$119,900
Median gross rent	—	$768
Housing units	14	739
Homeownership rate	100.0%	63.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	50.0%	7.7%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lupus	Tipton
Population	25 → 27 (+8.0%)	3,372 → 2,680 (-20.5%)
Median household income	$39,375 → $50,000 (+27.0%)	$43,021 → $45,370 (+5.5%)
Median home value	$73,800 → $80,000 (+8.4%)	$102,100 → $119,900 (+17.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$549 → $768 (+39.9%)

Lupus

Population

2527

Median household income

$39,375$50,000

Median home value

$73,800$80,000

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)

	Lupus	Tipton
Under 5	3.7%	7.4%
5 to 17	11.1%	10.4%
18 to 24	3.7%	5.4%
25 to 34	14.8%	19.1%
35 to 44	14.8%	17.5%
45 to 54	14.8%	9.1%
55 to 64	14.8%	14.6%
65 to 74	14.8%	6.6%
75 and over	7.4%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lupus	Tipton
White (non-Hispanic)	88.9%	84.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	11.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	11.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lupus	Tipton
No high school diploma	9.1%	12.1%
High school graduate	27.3%	53.6%
Some college or associate's	13.6%	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	40.9%	5.3%
Graduate or professional degree	9.1%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lupus	Tipton
Drove alone	28.6%	82.6%
Carpooled	35.7%	8.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	35.7%	8.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lupus	Tipton
1-unit, detached	92.9%	75.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	10.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	7.1%	3.8%

Poverty & households

	Lupus	Tipton
Poverty rate	25.9%	17.2%
Average household size	1.93	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	47	30
Median year structure built	1938	1971