Tipton County, IN Population

Overview

15,290

Total Population

44.5

Median age

50.54%

Female population %

97.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

60.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

455

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Tipton County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Tipton County is 44.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Tipton County's population under 18 was 20.83%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Tipton County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.88% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Tipton County, 16.67% were under the age of 15, 17.69% aged 15 to 29, 44.75% aged 30 to 64, 19.42% aged 65 to 84, and 1.46% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 164 more females than males in Tipton County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.54% females and 49.46% males in Tipton County, IN.
The Tipton County, IN gender ratio is 97.9:100 i.e. 97.9 men to 100 women (0.979).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 581.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 597.

Tipton County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Tipton County population: 96.59% are White, 0.31% are Black or African American, 0.17% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.67% are Asian, 0.47% are some other race and 1.78% are multiracial.
Tipton County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 455 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 14,835 (97.02% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Tipton County is White with a population of 14,769 (96.59% of the total population).

Tipton County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 16,536 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Tipton County's population decreased by 658 (3.98%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Tipton County's population decreased by 492 (3.10%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Tipton County's population was lowest in year 2018 at 15,100.