CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Tipton

Missouri · 2,072 residents · 2.09 sq mi

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With 2,072 people, Tipton is a city in Missouri. There are 1,189 fewer people here than in 2000. Median home value sits at $39,300. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 74% of homes are owner-occupied. At a median age of 36.6, this is an older place than the country as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 23%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,072

−36%vs 2000

vs 3,261 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.6

−1%vs 2000

vs 37.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.09 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.1%(126)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.3%(173)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.5%(155)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197%(146)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.7%(98)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.6%(302)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.9%(247)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.8%(183)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.4%(195)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.3%(214)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.1%(167)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.2%(66)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,784

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,155 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,999

−31%vs 2000

vs $15,987 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

8.5%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$39,300

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $67,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$247

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $353 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.2%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.9% in 2000

25.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic81.1%(2,644)

Black15.1%(491)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(29)

Asian0.4%(14)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.2%(2,015)

Black1.1%(23)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(7)

Asian0.2%(4)

Other1.4%(30)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.4%(37)

Cuban0.4%(12)

Asian origin

Filipino0.2%(5)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.6%(17)

Ancestry

German28.2%(752)

English11.5%(307)

Irish10.2%(272)

American5.7%(152)

Scotch-Irish3.1%(82)

Scottish2.4%(63)

Italian2.2%(60)

Polish1.7%(45)

French1.3%(35)

Welsh0.9%(24)

Norwegian0.7%(19)

Swedish0.7%(18)

+ 8 more ancestry groups with data

West Indian0.5%(14)

Jamaican0.5%(14)

Belgian0.4%(12)

Arab0.4%(10)

Moroccan0.4%(10)

British0.3%(7)

Swiss0.3%(7)

Austrian0.1%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Scotch-Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.0%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

67.5%

−5.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.2%

+1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.1 min

+5%vs 2000

vs 16.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married32.3%(500)

Married38.3%(593)

Widowed4.1%(64)

Divorced25.3%(391)

Women 15+

Never married23.6%(156)

Married39.8%(263)

Widowed22.8%(151)

Divorced13.8%(91)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

18.1%

+6.5 ptssince 2013

from 11.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

48.7%

−3.8 ptssince 2020

from 52.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

5.9%

−6.6 ptssince 2020

from 12.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.4%

−6.1 ptssince 2020

from 27.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.4%

+4.7 ptssince 2020

from 17.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.0%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 4.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

54.6%

−9.0 ptssince 2020

from 63.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

42.5%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 40.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)31.3%(61)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)8.7%(17)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era19%(37)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War11.8%(23)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 195 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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