COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Tipton County

Tennessee · 37,568 residents · 456 sq mi

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Tipton County is a county of 37,568 people in Tennessee. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. The population has fallen 27% since 2000. The typical home is worth $56,700. 72% of homes are owner-occupied. 20.0% of residents live below the federal poverty line.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 31.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 15%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

37,568

−27%vs 2000

vs 51,271 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.0

−10%vs 2000

vs 34.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

456 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202462K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.5%(3,195)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.5%(3,175)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.8%(3,322)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.6%(2,873)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.7%(2,524)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.7%(6,283)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.5%(5,453)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.1%(3,812)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.7%(2,902)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.3%(2,365)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.6%(1,342)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(322)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,860

−25%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $41,856 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,796

−45%vs 2000

vs $17,952 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

20.0%

+7.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$56,700

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $87,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$323

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $470 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

71.9%

−4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.1% in 2000

28.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic77.2%(39,603)

Black19.8%(10,158)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(622)

Asian0.4%(189)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic75.5%(28,358)

Black23.6%(8,860)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(180)

Asian0.4%(160)

Other0.5%(190)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.2%(1,381)

Puerto Rican0.3%(172)

Cuban0.3%(158)

South American0.1%(57)

Central American0.1%(55)

Spaniard0.1%(44)

Guatemalan0.1%(43)

Ecuadorian0.1%(38)

Colombian0%(19)

Nicaraguan0%(12)

Asian origin

Filipino0.4%(216)

Japanese0.1%(65)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.1%(41)

Chamorro0.1%(41)

Guamanian0.1%(41)

Ancestry

American14.1%(8,664)

Irish10.2%(6,287)

English9.8%(6,046)

German9.4%(5,808)

Italian2%(1,219)

Scotch-Irish1.5%(941)

French1.3%(788)

Scottish1.2%(729)

Polish1%(590)

Dutch0.6%(398)

Norwegian0.6%(350)

Welsh0.5%(328)

+ 20 more ancestry groups with data

Greek0.3%(203)

British0.3%(172)

Swedish0.3%(156)

Finnish0.1%(90)

Subsaharan African0.1%(80)

French Canadian0.1%(73)

Russian0.1%(70)

Swiss0.1%(63)

Austrian0.1%(51)

Lithuanian0.1%(50)

Arab0.1%(40)

Lebanese0.1%(40)

Armenian0.1%(33)

Portuguese0%(26)

Danish0%(15)

Cape Verdean0%(14)

Croatian0%(7)

Canadian0%(4)

Hungarian0%(4)

Ukrainian0%(3)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.7%

−4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

61.8%

−12.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.5%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.1 min

+2%vs 2000

vs 24.7 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 married30.1%(7,373)

Married55.3%(13,531)

Widowed4.6%(1,113)

Divorced10%(2,444)

Women 15+

Never married26.9%(6,793)

Married53%(13,381)

Widowed8.1%(2,042)

Divorced12.1%(3,044)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.2%

−4.3 ptssince 2013

from 12.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

53.2%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 54.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.2%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 12.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.9%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 17.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.5%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 20.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.4%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 3.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

66.7%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 68.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.3%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 36.3% 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)34.5%(1,436)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)43.6%(1,812)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era27.8%(1,156)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2%(84)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(1)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 4,157 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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