Iowa · Census place 78285
Tipton city, IA
Quick answer
Tipton city has 3,111 residents, ranking #119 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $67,625, the median home is worth $146,000 and median gross rent runs $823 a month.
- Population
- 3,111Tipton city residents
- Median household income
- $67,625Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $146,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $823Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 44.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 75.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Tipton city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Tipton city median would spend about 14.6% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.7% of residents and 75.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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