Tippecanoe County, Indiana

13 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 187,399
Median household income: $58,622
Median home value: $217,600

Home to 187,399 residents, Tippecanoe County is one of Indiana's counties. 13 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $58,622 is below the Indiana median ($70,051).

Between 2019 and 2023, Tippecanoe County's population declined 2.2% from 191,553 to 187,399, while its median household income rose 10.3% from $53,130 to $58,622.

The largest age group is 18 to 24, 23.6% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 72.5% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 187,399
Median age: 28.8 yrs
Median household income: $58,622
Median home value: $217,600
Median gross rent: $1,088
Housing units: 79,327
Homeownership rate: 53.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.1%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

191,553187,399

Median household income

$53,130$58,622

Median home value

$153,000$217,600

Median gross rent

$851$1,088

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	191,553	$53,130	$153,000	$851
2020	193,302	$51,926	$160,900	$880
2021	185,961	$53,468	$169,500	$929
2022	186,955	$55,728	$199,300	$1,020
2023	187,399	$58,622	$217,600	$1,088

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1715.0%

18 to 2423.6%

25 to 3414.1%

35 to 4410.9%

45 to 549.5%

55 to 649.4%

65 to 747.3%

75 and over4.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	10,335	5.5%
5 to 17	28,085	15.0%
18 to 24	44,262	23.6%
25 to 34	26,362	14.1%
35 to 44	20,420	10.9%
45 to 54	17,877	9.5%
55 to 64	17,643	9.4%
65 to 74	13,593	7.3%
75 and over	8,822	4.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	135,814	72.5%
Black or African American	11,069	5.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	163	0.1%
Asian	14,583	7.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	13	0.0%
Some other race	953	0.5%
Two or more races	5,846	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	18,958	10.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.0%

High school graduate27.2%

Some college or associate's24.7%

Bachelor's degree22.5%

Graduate or professional degree17.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	8,429	8.0%
High school graduate	28,465	27.2%
Some college or associate's	25,869	24.7%
Bachelor's degree	23,513	22.5%
Graduate or professional degree	18,441	17.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone73.5%

Carpooled6.7%

Public transit2.5%

Walked6.1%

Bicycle0.9%

Worked from home9.9%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	66,238	73.5%
Carpooled	6,038	6.7%
Public transit	2,218	2.5%
Walked	5,456	6.1%
Bicycle	775	0.9%
Worked from home	8,914	9.9%
Other means	484	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	33,800	41.6%
15 to 29 min	37,371	46.0%
30 to 44 min	5,813	7.2%
45 to 59 min	1,703	2.1%
60+ min	2,522	3.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.30
Poverty rate: 19.0% (32,500 of 171,023)

	Count	Share
Family households	39,796	53.5%
Nonfamily households	34,619	46.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	74,415	93.8%
Vacant	4,912	6.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	40,112	53.9%
Renter-occupied	34,303	46.1%

1-unit, detached59.0%

1-unit, attached2.6%

2 to 4 units8.9%

5 to 19 units17.4%

20 or more units9.5%

Mobile home & other2.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	46,824	59.0%
1-unit, attached	2,029	2.6%
2 to 4 units	7,047	8.9%
5 to 19 units	13,774	17.4%
20 or more units	7,513	9.5%
Mobile home & other	2,140	2.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 18157
State: Indiana
Land area: 499 sq mi
Water area: 4.35 sq mi
Center point: 40.3891, -86.8936