COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS
Tippecanoe County
Indiana · 130,598 residents · 498.898 sq mi
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Tippecanoe County has roughly average household income, with a median household income of $27,630. Population has declined 12% since 2000. 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, well above the national rate of 20%. Median home value is $65,400. At a median age of 26.8, residents skew younger than the country as a whole.
At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $30,130
Younger
median age 26.8
US median: 33.0
More educated
31% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 20%
More affordable
home values down 22%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $93,722
Section 01
Population & growth
Population, 1990 – 2024
2024189K
Age distribution, 1990
Under 56.4%(8,308)
5 to 95.9%(7,710)
10 to 145.5%(7,244)
15 to 1911.6%(15,144)
20 to 2417.6%(23,044)
25 to 3416.3%(21,256)
35 to 4412.6%(16,453)
45 to 548.3%(10,791)
55 to 646.4%(8,373)
65 to 745.5%(7,168)
75 to 842.9%(3,733)
85 and over1.1%(1,374)
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Section 02
Income & economy
$27,630
−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $38,652 in 2000
US average: $30,130
1990 – 2024
Section 03
Housing
$65,400
−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $110,100 in 2000
US average: $93,722
1990 – 2024
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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%
1990
White, non-Hispanic93.6%(122,190)
Black1.9%(2,492)
Hispanic / Latino1.3%(1,755)
Asian3.8%(4,925)
Other0.8%(991)
No data for the years selected.
Section 04 · Origins
Detailed origins & ancestry
Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.
Hispanic origin
Mexican7.2%(13,698)
Central American1%(1,930)
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)
Costa Rican0%(76)
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)
Sri Lankan0%(80)
Cambodian0%(79)
+ 6 more asian origin groups with data
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0%(29)
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)
Subsaharan African0.8%(1,503)
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)
French Canadian0.3%(554)
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)
Palestinian0%(76)
Lebanese0%(71)
Macedonian0%(69)
Syrian0%(58)
Israeli0%(53)
Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(52)
Moroccan0%(49)
Australian0%(45)
Jordanian0%(39)
Bulgarian0%(33)
Ethiopian0%(28)
Iraqi0%(7)
Section 05
Education
High school or higher
85.2%
−2.6 ptsvs 2000
vs 87.8% in 2000
US average: 75.2%
Section 06
Commute & transportation
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 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)
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Frequently asked
How many people live in Tippecanoe County, Indiana?
Tippecanoe County, Indiana has about 130,598 residents according to the 1990 Census.
What is the median household income in Tippecanoe County, Indiana?
The typical household in Tippecanoe County, Indiana earns about $27,630 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 $65,400, and the typical rent is about $401 a month.
How educated are people in Tippecanoe County, Indiana?
About 30.7% 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 14.4% of people in Tippecanoe County, Indiana live below the federal poverty line.
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