Tipton

Population: 3,111
Median household income: $67,625
Median home value: $146,000

Located in Cedar County, Iowa, Tipton is a community with a population of 3,111. At $67,625, its median household income sits below Cedar County's $79,080.

Between 2019 and 2023, Tipton's population declined 3.0% from 3,207 to 3,111, while its median home value rose 15.3% from $126,600 to $146,000.

Owners occupy 75.7% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 44.6 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,111
Median age: 44.6 yrs
Median household income: $67,625
Median home value: $146,000
Median gross rent: $823
Housing units: 1,494
Homeownership rate: 75.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.3%
Unemployment rate: 2.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,2073,111

Median household income

$64,013$67,625

Median home value

$126,600$146,000

Median gross rent

$606$823

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,207	$64,013	$126,600	$606
2020	3,192	$68,902	$133,700	$572
2021	3,143	$72,841	$141,500	$733
2022	3,130	$69,231	$139,900	$761
2023	3,111	$67,625	$146,000	$823

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1717.6%

18 to 245.8%

25 to 3413.0%

35 to 449.0%

45 to 5413.8%

55 to 6415.2%

65 to 749.0%

75 and over11.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	157	5.0%
5 to 17	548	17.6%
18 to 24	180	5.8%
25 to 34	405	13.0%
35 to 44	280	9.0%
45 to 54	430	13.8%
55 to 64	473	15.2%
65 to 74	279	9.0%
75 and over	359	11.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,842	91.4%
Black or African American	20	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	14	0.5%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	51	1.6%
Two or more races	125	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	59	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.0%

High school graduate44.5%

Some college or associate's29.2%

Bachelor's degree13.9%

Graduate or professional degree5.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	155	7.0%
High school graduate	991	44.5%
Some college or associate's	651	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	309	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	120	5.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone81.7%

Carpooled6.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.2%

Other means3.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,188	81.7%
Carpooled	93	6.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	51	3.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	76	5.2%
Other means	46	3.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	632	45.9%
15 to 29 min	149	10.8%
30 to 44 min	316	22.9%
45 to 59 min	225	16.3%
60+ min	56	4.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.22
Poverty rate: 9.7% (289 of 2,982)

	Count	Share
Family households	858	63.9%
Nonfamily households	485	36.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1952

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,343	89.9%
Vacant	151	10.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,016	75.7%
Renter-occupied	327	24.3%

1-unit, detached73.3%

1-unit, attached5.4%

2 to 4 units7.6%

5 to 19 units4.8%

20 or more units2.8%

Mobile home & other6.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,095	73.3%
1-unit, attached	81	5.4%
2 to 4 units	114	7.6%
5 to 19 units	72	4.8%
20 or more units	42	2.8%
Mobile home & other	90	6.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1978285
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.02 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.7701, -91.1283