Tipton, KS

Census Place

2024 Population

241

US Senator

Jerry Moran

Republican Party

US Senator

Roger Marshall

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

31.8

37.4% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

4.56%

46.5% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$39,713

2024 Median Property Value

$106,300

Economy

The economy of Tipton, KS employs 170 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Tipton, KS were Construction (81 people), Manufacturing (32 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (14 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($75,500), Manufacturing ($53,690), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($51,667).

Employment

Occupations

170

2024 Value

± 100

14.1%

1 Year growth

± 72.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Tipton, KS grew at a rate of 14.1%, from 149 employees to 170 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Tipton, KS, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (78 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (30 people), and Management Occupations (13 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Tipton, KS.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Kansas (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

170

2024 Value

± 100

14.1%

1 Year growth

± 72.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Tipton, KS grew at a rate of 14.1%, from 149 employees to 170 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Tipton, KS, are Construction (81 people), Manufacturing (32 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (14 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Tipton, KS, though some of these residents may live in Tipton, KS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$39,083

Median earning men ± $2,527

$52,679

Median earning women ± $9,033

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($51,875), Manufacturing ($46,875), and Construction ($38,664).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($18,125).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Tipton, KS was $106,300 in 2024, which is 0.32 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $101,400 to $106,300, a 4.83% increase. The homeownership rate in Tipton, KS is 45.3%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Tipton, KS have an average commute time of 13.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Tipton, KS is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$106,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$9,390

$73

Median Property Taxes

±$40

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 Tipton, KS the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

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

Rent vs Own

45.3%

Homeownership

2024

64%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 45.3% of the housing units in Tipton, KS were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 53.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Tipton, KS 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.

$39,713

Median Household Income

± $34,741

161

Number of Households

± 80

The following chart displays the households in Tipton, KS 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 $35k - $40k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Tipton, KS is from Kansas.

0.459

2024 Wage GINI in Kansas

0.458

2023 Wage GINI in Kansas

In 2024, the income inequality in Kansas was 0.459 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.185% growth from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Kansas was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kansas in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (85.3%)
Walked (14.7%)

In 2024, 85.3% of workers in Tipton, KS drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (14.7%) and those who carpooled to work (0%).

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

13.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Tipton, KS have a shorter commute time (13.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.76% of the workforce in Tipton, KS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Tipton, KS distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Tipton, KS have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

4.56% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Tipton, KS (11 out of 241 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 65 - 74, followed by Males 75+ and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Tipton, KS is White, followed by Black and Native American.

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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