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Tippecanoe County

Indiana · 190,456 residents (2025 est.) · 499 sq mi
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With 189,071 people, Tippecanoe County is a county in Indiana. This skews young, with a median age of 28.8. 53% of homes are owner-occupied. People stay put here: 77% were in the same home a year ago. The population is up 27% since 2000. Getting to work takes 18 minutes on average.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 28.8
US median: 38.9
More educated
41% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
189,071
+27%since 2000
from 148,955 in 2000
190,456 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
379 / sq mi
+16%since 2009
from 326 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
28.8
+6%since 2000
from 27.2 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
499 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
125K143K161K179K198K19902000201020202024Tippecanoe County
2024189K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.4%(10,174)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.4%(10,167)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146%(11,285)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 1911%(20,812)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 2416.4%(30,935)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3414%(26,514)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4410.9%(20,544)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 549.5%(18,046)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 649.2%(17,371)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 747.4%(14,073)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 843.2%(6,080)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.6%(3,070)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$60,636
−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $38,652 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$33,313
+72%since 2000
from $19,375 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
41.2%
+15.7 ptssince 2009
from 25.5% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
19.2%
+3.8 ptssince 2000
from 15.4% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.478
+3%since 2010
from 0.462 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade18.8%
US avg: 9.9%
Information9%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade4.8%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services3.4%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance3.3%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical2.8%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration2.4%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing1.4%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.1%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.8%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.7%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services0.5%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$239,300
+19%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $110,100 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,124
+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $565 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
53.4%
−2.6 ptssince 2000
from 55.9% in 2000
46.6% rent
Vacancy rate
6.0%
−2.3 ptssince 2009
from 8.3% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.28 people
−5%since 2009
from 2.41 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
15.9%
−5.0 ptssince 2009
from 20.9% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
54.1%
−3.1 ptssince 2009
from 57.2% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.9
+28%since 2009
from 3.1 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
43
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic86.4%(128,653)
Black2.5%(3,698)
Hispanic / Latino5.3%(7,834)
Asian4.5%(6,630)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic71.6%(135,316)
Black6.2%(11,660)
Hispanic / Latino10.3%(19,548)
Asian8%(15,164)
Other3.9%(7,383)
Diversity Score
58
+53%since 2009
from 38 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
20
−20%since 2020
from 25 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican7.2%(13,698)
South American0.8%(1,602)
Puerto Rican0.5%(909)
Guatemalan0.3%(648)
Salvadoran0.3%(615)
Colombian0.3%(608)
Cuban0.3%(601)
Venezuelan0.2%(341)
Ecuadorian0.2%(292)
Panamanian0.1%(281)
Spaniard0.1%(280)
+ 8 more hispanic origin groups with data
Nicaraguan0.1%(249)
Argentine0.1%(174)
Peruvian0.1%(127)
Dominican0.1%(106)
Honduran0%(61)
Chilean0%(42)
Bolivian0%(18)
Asian origin
Asian Indian3.1%(5,870)
Chinese2.3%(4,395)
Korean0.8%(1,422)
Japanese0.5%(859)
Filipino0.3%(636)
Vietnamese0.2%(450)
Taiwanese0.2%(376)
Thai0.1%(220)
Pakistani0.1%(194)
Indonesian0.1%(142)
Cambodian0%(79)
+ 6 more asian origin groups with data
Laotian0%(76)
Malaysian0%(54)
Nepalese0%(40)
Uzbek0%(8)
Pacific Islander origin
Ancestry
German19.7%(37,273)
English10.5%(19,853)
Irish9.9%(18,797)
American4.3%(8,060)
Italian2.9%(5,533)
Polish2.8%(5,340)
Scottish2.1%(3,921)
Dutch1.7%(3,154)
French1.5%(2,747)
Swedish0.9%(1,795)
Norwegian0.8%(1,449)
+ 47 more ancestry groups with data
Welsh0.6%(1,065)
West Indian0.5%(1,020)
British0.5%(1,019)
Scotch-Irish0.5%(896)
Haitian0.4%(843)
Swiss0.4%(839)
Czech0.4%(790)
Arab0.4%(766)
Greek0.3%(641)
Hungarian0.3%(540)
Russian0.3%(538)
Nigerian0.3%(538)
Ukrainian0.2%(465)
Slovak0.2%(416)
Lithuanian0.2%(403)
Turkish0.2%(333)
Iranian0.2%(318)
Portuguese0.2%(315)
Danish0.1%(271)
Slovene0.1%(255)
Romanian0.1%(231)
Croatian0.1%(217)
Egyptian0.1%(216)
Belgian0.1%(201)
Serbian0.1%(195)
Armenian0.1%(173)
Canadian0.1%(154)
Ghanaian0.1%(145)
Guyanese0.1%(138)
Austrian0.1%(133)
Brazilian0.1%(112)
Finnish0.1%(102)
Jamaican0.1%(96)
Latvian0%(79)
Lebanese0%(71)
Syrian0%(58)
Israeli0%(53)
Moroccan0%(49)
Jordanian0%(39)
Bulgarian0%(33)
Ethiopian0%(28)
Iraqi0%(7)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
40.5%
+7.4 ptssince 2000
from 33.2% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
92.3%
+4.5 ptssince 2000
from 87.8% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
17.4%
+2.3 ptssince 2000
from 15.1% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
17.9 min
+60%since 2000
from 11.2 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
72.5%
−3.4 ptssince 2009
from 75.9% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.1%
−2.4 ptssince 2009
from 9.6% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
2.2%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 2.9% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
11.1%
+7.5 ptssince 2009
from 3.7% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
5.4%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 6.3% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.8%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.9% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
9.7%
+2.2 ptssince 2009
from 7.5% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.3%
−4.5 ptssince 2011
from 7.8% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
62.4%
−1.9 ptssince 2011
from 64.3% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
72.2%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 71.4% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
15.4%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 15.3% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
44.4%
+7.2 ptssince 2009
from 37.2% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
51.3%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 51.2% in 2009
Female
48.7%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 48.8% in 2009
Foreign born
12.3%
+3.2 ptssince 2009
from 9.1% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
4.3%
−3.4 ptssince 2009
from 7.7% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
9.6%
Unchangedsince 2012
from 9.6% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
5.3%
−7.1 ptssince 2013
from 12.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
91.3%
+11.4 ptssince 2017
from 79.9% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.2%
+2.4 ptssince 2020
from 94.8% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
77.1%
+1.8 ptssince 2020
from 75.4% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
85.4%
+0.8 ptssince 2016
from 84.6% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
5.8%
−0.5 ptssince 2016
from 6.3% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married49.9%(40,368)
Married40.8%(33,017)
Widowed1.9%(1,543)
Divorced7.4%(5,954)
Women 15+
Never married40.6%(31,057)
Married42.2%(32,345)
Widowed6.1%(4,663)
Divorced11.1%(8,498)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
5.3%
−7.1 ptssince 2013
from 12.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
64.1%
−0.8 ptssince 2020
from 64.9% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
15.1%
−0.6 ptssince 2020
from 15.7% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
13.5%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 12.9% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
14.9%
+2.2 ptssince 2020
from 12.7% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.1%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 1.1% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
76.0%
−2.1 ptssince 2020
from 78.1% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
27.0%
+2.9 ptssince 2020
from 24.1% 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)24.4%(1,593)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.2%(1,193)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era28.4%(1,858)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War10.1%(662)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.3%(88)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 6,538 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Tippecanoe County, Indiana?

Tippecanoe County, Indiana has about 189,071 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Tippecanoe County, Indiana?

The typical household in Tippecanoe County, Indiana earns about $60,636 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Tippecanoe County, Indiana expensive?

In Tippecanoe County, Indiana, the median home is worth about $239,300, and the typical rent is about $1,124 a month.

How educated are people in Tippecanoe County, Indiana?

About 40.5% of adults age 25 and over in Tippecanoe County, Indiana hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Tippecanoe County, Indiana?

About 19.2% of people in Tippecanoe County, Indiana live below the federal poverty line.

Has Tippecanoe County, Indiana grown since 1990?

Yes, Tippecanoe County, Indiana has grown since 1990. The population has added about 58,473 residents, a change of about 45 percent over that period.

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