Tipton

Population: 2,680
Median household income: $45,370
Median home value: $119,900

Tipton is a community in Moniteau County, Missouri, home to 2,680 residents. At $45,370, its median household income sits below Moniteau County's $65,161.

From 2019 to 2023, Tipton's population declined 20.5% from 3,372 to 2,680, while its median home value rose 17.4% from $102,100 to $119,900.

The largest age group is 25 to 34, 19.1% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 84.6% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,680
Median age: 38.2 yrs
Median household income: $45,370
Median home value: $119,900
Median gross rent: $768
Housing units: 739
Homeownership rate: 63.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.7%
Unemployment rate: 1.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,3722,680

Median household income

$43,021$45,370

Median home value

$102,100$119,900

Median gross rent

$549$768

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,372	$43,021	$102,100	$549
2020	3,213	$39,688	$108,100	$609
2021	2,961	$43,631	$112,300	$633
2022	2,738	$41,875	$117,600	$639
2023	2,680	$45,370	$119,900	$768

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

Age distribution

Under 57.4%

5 to 1710.4%

18 to 245.4%

25 to 3419.1%

35 to 4417.5%

45 to 549.1%

55 to 6414.6%

65 to 746.6%

75 and over9.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	199	7.4%
5 to 17	280	10.4%
18 to 24	144	5.4%
25 to 34	513	19.1%
35 to 44	469	17.5%
45 to 54	244	9.1%
55 to 64	390	14.6%
65 to 74	176	6.6%
75 and over	265	9.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,267	84.6%
Black or African American	316	11.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	6	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	12	0.4%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	79	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.1%

High school graduate53.6%

Some college or associate's26.6%

Bachelor's degree5.3%

Graduate or professional degree2.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	248	12.1%
High school graduate	1,103	53.6%
Some college or associate's	548	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	110	5.3%
Graduate or professional degree	48	2.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone82.6%

Carpooled8.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	488	82.6%
Carpooled	48	8.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	3	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	52	8.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	240	44.5%
15 to 29 min	84	15.6%
30 to 44 min	104	19.3%
45 to 59 min	52	9.6%
60+ min	59	10.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.35
Poverty rate: 17.2% (265 of 1,543)

	Count	Share
Family households	372	56.2%
Nonfamily households	290	43.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	662	89.6%
Vacant	77	10.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	417	63.0%
Renter-occupied	245	37.0%

1-unit, detached75.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units10.4%

5 to 19 units10.0%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other3.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	555	75.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	77	10.4%
5 to 19 units	74	10.0%
20 or more units	5	0.7%
Mobile home & other	28	3.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2973420
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.09 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 38.6551, -92.7813