Kempton

Population: 224
Median household income: $46,250
Median home value: $80,000

Kempton, a community in Tipton County, Indiana, has 224 residents. The median household income of $46,250 is below the Tipton County median ($78,309).

Between 2019 and 2023, Kempton's population declined 34.7% from 343 to 224, while its median home value rose 18.3% from $67,600 to $80,000.

The typical home was built around 1938. 19.6% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 224
Median age: 51.3 yrs
Median household income: $46,250
Median home value: $80,000
Median gross rent: $775
Housing units: 156
Homeownership rate: 84.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.4%
Unemployment rate: 2.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

343224

Median household income

$50,938$46,250

Median home value

$67,600$80,000

Median gross rent

$842$775

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	343	$50,938	$67,600	$842
2020	336	$45,938	$66,200	$833
2021	317	$45,000	$71,600	$720
2022	280	$44,323	$79,500	$793
2023	224	$46,250	$80,000	$775

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

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 1718.3%

18 to 242.2%

25 to 344.9%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 5417.0%

55 to 6417.9%

65 to 7419.6%

75 and over4.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	9	4.0%
5 to 17	41	18.3%
18 to 24	5	2.2%
25 to 34	11	4.9%
35 to 44	27	12.1%
45 to 54	38	17.0%
55 to 64	40	17.9%
65 to 74	44	19.6%
75 and over	9	4.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	215	96.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	9	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.3%

High school graduate52.7%

Some college or associate's16.6%

Bachelor's degree8.9%

Graduate or professional degree3.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	31	18.3%
High school graduate	89	52.7%
Some college or associate's	28	16.6%
Bachelor's degree	15	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6	3.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone70.4%

Carpooled4.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home16.0%

Other means8.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	57	70.4%
Carpooled	4	4.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	13	16.0%
Other means	7	8.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	17	25.0%
15 to 29 min	24	35.3%
30 to 44 min	16	23.5%
45 to 59 min	5	7.4%
60+ min	6	8.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.26
Poverty rate: 19.6% (44 of 224)

	Count	Share
Family households	73	73.7%
Nonfamily households	26	26.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	99	63.5%
Vacant	57	36.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	84	84.8%
Renter-occupied	15	15.2%

1-unit, detached96.2%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other3.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	150	96.2%
1-unit, attached	1	0.6%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5	3.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1839366
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.16 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.2878, -86.2296