Tiffin, IA

Census Place

2024 Population

5,737

US Senator

Chuck Grassley

Republican Party

US Senator

Joni Ernst

Republican Party

2024 Poverty Rate

7.62%

7.07% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$100,952

4.79% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$338,500

7.19% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

Population & Diversity

Tiffin, IA is home to a population of 5.74k people, from which 99.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 2.95% of Tiffin, IA residents were born outside of the country (169 people).

In 2024, there were 12.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.63k people) in Tiffin, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 363 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 234 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.5%

2024 Citizenship

98.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.5% of Tiffin, IA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Tiffin, IA was 98.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Tiffin, IA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Tiffin, IA

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.63k ± 456
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
363 ± 239
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
234 ± 267

3.36%

Hispanic Population

193 people

3.36% of the people in Tiffin, IA are hispanic (193 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Tiffin, IA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Iowa.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
44,333 ± 5,134 people
India
11,889 ± 2,672 people
Guatemala
8,189 ± 2,219 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Iowa was Mexico, the natal country of 44,333 Iowa residents, followed by India with 11,889 and Guatemala with 8,189.

Foreign-Born Population

2.95%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

169 people

3.55%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

187 people

As of 2024, 2.95% of Tiffin, IA residents (169 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Tiffin, IA was 3.55%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Tiffin, IA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
132 ± 111
Vietnam
38 ± 50
Gulf War (1990s)
27 ± 46

Tiffin, IA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 3.47 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Tiffin, IA.

Economy

The economy of Tiffin, IA employs 3.18k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Tiffin, IA were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,133 people), Educational Services (353 people), and Manufacturing (296 people), and the highest paying industries were Construction ($117,875), Finance & Insurance ($112,520), and Public Administration ($81,776).

Employment

Occupations

3.18k

2024 Value

± 513

14.9%

1 Year growth

± 21%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Tiffin, IA grew at a rate of 14.9%, from 2.76k employees to 3.18k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Tiffin, IA, are Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (807 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (413 people), and Management Occupations (411 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Tiffin, IA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Iowa.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Iowa (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

3.18k

2024 Value

± 513

14.9%

1 Year growth

± 21%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Tiffin, IA grew at a rate of 14.9%, from 2.76k employees to 3.18k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Tiffin, IA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,133 people), Educational Services (353 people), and Manufacturing (296 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Tiffin, IA, though some of these residents may live in Tiffin, IA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$73,268

Median earning men ± $8,735

$66,947

Median earning women ± $10,900

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($117,875), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($114,102), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($74,079).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($250,001), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($66,868), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($60,729).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Tiffin, IA was $338,500 in 2024, which is 1.02 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $315,800 to $338,500, a 7.19% increase. The homeownership rate in Tiffin, IA is 80.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Tiffin, IA have an average commute time of 22.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Tiffin, IA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$338,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$29,663

$1,929

Median Property Taxes

±$347

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Tiffin, IA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Tiffin, IA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

80.2%

Homeownership

2024

56.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 80.2% of the housing units in Tiffin, IA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 80.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Tiffin, IA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$100,952

Median Household Income

± $25,401

2.41k

Number of Households

± 498

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.41k households in Tiffin, IA declined from $100,952 from the previous year's value of $106,034.

The following chart displays the households in Tiffin, IA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Tiffin, IA is from Iowa.

0.435

2024 Wage GINI in Iowa

0.441

2023 Wage GINI in Iowa

In 2024, the income inequality in Iowa was 0.435 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.29% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Iowa was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Iowa in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Iowa across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (78.5%)
Worked At Home (18.6%)
Carpooled (2.11%)

In 2024, 78.5% of workers in Tiffin, IA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (18.6%) and those who carpooled to work (2.11%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

22.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Tiffin, IA have a shorter commute time (22.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.59% of the workforce in Tiffin, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Tiffin, IA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Tiffin, IA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Tiffin, IA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.62% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Tiffin, IA (437 out of 5.74k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 18 - 24, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Tiffin, IA is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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