Tipton County, Indiana

Tipton County is a one of the county from Indiana's 92 counties, located in Midwestern Region (East North Central) of United States. According to the 2000 census it had a population of 16577 inhabitants. As of July 2008, the estimated population of the county is 15923, It is the 13th smallest county by population in the U.S. state of Indiana. Its area is just over 260.41 miē (674.46 kmē), of which, 260.39 square miles (674.41 kmē) of it is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 kmē) of it is water, it is the tenth smallest by area in the U.S. state of Indiana.

Tipton County Indiana
Map of Tipton County, Indiana

As of the census of 2000, there were 16577 people, 6469 households, and 4750 families residing in the county. The population density was 63.7 people per square mile (24.59/kmē), it is the 29th least populated county in terms of population density. There were 6848 housing units at an average density of 26.3 per square mile (10.15/kmē). The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.97. In the county Age distribution was 25% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 95.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.6 males. Its population in July 2008 was estimated to be about 15923, The racial makeup of the county was 15643 White, 60 Black or African American, 47 American Indian, 76 Asian, 2 Native Hawaiian, and 95 from two or more races.

Tipton County Indiana Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Tipton County Indiana School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Tipton County Indiana GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $48546, it is the ninth wealthiest county in terms of median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $56080, it is seventh wealthiest county by median family income in Indiana. The per capita income for the county was $21926, making it the eighth highest county by per capita income in Indiana.

In 2000, 3883 pupils and students, of which 1981 are male and 1902 are female, 23.42% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 285 nursery or pri school, 281 kindergarten, 1907 elementary school, 920 high school and 490 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Elwood CityMadison County, Tipton County3.553.55097372743.11540230986
2Kempton TownTipton County0.160.1603802335.81562040625
3Sharpsville TownTipton County0.220.2206182795.42248052292
4Tipton CityTipton County1.851.85052512834.91948934075
5Windfall City TownTipton County0.290.2907122444.41894840000
YearPopulation
April 2000 census16577
April 2000 Estimate16577
July 2000 Estimate16558
July 2001 Estimate16458
July 2002 Estimate16449
July 2003 Estimate16391
July 2004 Estimate16367
July 2005 Estimate16239
July 2006 Estimate16118
July 2007 Estimate16027
July 2008 Estimate15923
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school150135285
Kindergarten124157281
Elementary school10088991907
High school468452920
College or graduate school231259490
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Tipton County, Indiana$48546$56080$21926
Indiana, United States$41567$50261$20397
United States$41994$50046$21587