Overview
5,211
Total Population
42.1
Median age
50.82%
Female population %
96.8:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
25-29 years
Largest age group
56.0
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
96
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Tipton's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Tipton is 42.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Tipton's population under 18 was 20.02%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Tipton's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.21% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Tipton, 14.70% were under the age of 15, 20.94% aged 15 to 29, 43.16% aged 30 to 64, 19.00% aged 65 to 84, and 2.21% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 85 more females than males in Tipton:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.82% females and 49.18% males in Tipton, IN.
- The Tipton, IN gender ratio is 96.8:100 i.e. 96.8 men to 100 women (0.968).
- For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 274.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 236.
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Race / Ethnicity
Tipton's population is moderately diverse:
- Racial distribution of Tipton population: 96.91% are White, 0.90% are Black or African American and 2.19% are multiracial.
- Tipton's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
- By ethnicity, 96 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,115 (98.16% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Tipton is White with a population of 5,05 (96.91% of the total population).
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Year by year
Tipton's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 5,377 in the year 2000
- From 2000 to 2010, Tipton's population decreased by 182 (3.38%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Tipton's population increased by 93 (1.79%), 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's population was lowest in year 2018 at 4,947.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)