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Tipton, Indiana: commercial real estate data.
Tipton is a Census city of 5,280 people across 2.74 square miles of land, in Tipton County. Median household income is $59,828, 67.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 8 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Tipton
What Tipton is
- Census place typecity
- Land area2.74 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,928
- County holding the largest share of its areaTipton County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Tipton
How many people live in Tipton
- Population5,280
- Median age37.0
- Population under 181,191
- Share under 1822.6 percent
- Population 65 and over1,214
- Share 65 and over23.0 percent
- Households2,207
- Family households1,515
- Share of households that are families68.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Tipton
Income and work in Tipton
- Median household income$59,828
- Per capita income$33,301
- Civilian labor force2,460
- Employed2,419
- Unemployed41 plus or minus 40
- Unemployment rate1.7 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Adults 25 and over3,762
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher22.1 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.9 percent plus or minus 3.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Tipton
Housing in Tipton
- Housing units2,442
- Occupied units2,207
- Vacant units235 plus or minus 119
- Vacancy rate9.6 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Owner occupied1,488
- Renter occupied719 plus or minus 151
- Ownership rate67.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$161,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$848
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.0 percent
- Single family units1,873
- Share single family76.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more486 plus or minus 141
- Share in buildings of two or more19.9 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Mobile homes71 plus or minus 62
- Median year structure built1952
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Tipton
How Tipton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,212
- Commuting under 15 minutes702 plus or minus 228
- Share commuting under 15 minutes31.7 percent plus or minus 9.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more806 plus or minus 207
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more36.4 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Drove alone73.6 percent
- Carpooled12.8 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.5 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Worked from home7.4 percent plus or minus 4.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Tipton
SBA loans in Tipton (7(a))
- Approvals8
- Gross approval$1,027,800
- Average approval$128,475
- Median approval$131,400
- Largest approval$225,000
- Jobs supported13
- Jobs per approval1.6
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Paid in full3
- Charged off0
- Median term96 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises25.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Tipton, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Tipton
SBA loans in Tipton (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$248,000
- Average approval$248,000
- Median approval$248,000
- Largest approval$248,000
- Jobs supported5
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Tipton, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Tipton
Flood risk in Tipton
- NFIP communityCity of Tipton
- NFIP community number180255
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/09/14
The City of Tipton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 180255 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Tipton County, not Tipton
Tipton County context, not Tipton figures
- Establishments in Tipton County313
- Covered employment, Tipton County4,454
- Average annual pay, Tipton County$57,768
- Housing units permitted, Tipton County32
Every figure in this section is published for Tipton County as a whole and is not a measurement of Tipton.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Tipton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Tipton, Indiana?
5,280, in 2,207 households. Tipton city covers 2.74 square miles of land, which is 1,928 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Tipton in?
Tipton County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Tipton?
$59,828. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $161,700. Median gross rent is $848 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Tipton businesses?
8 7(a) approvals totaling $1.0 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $131,400, plus 1 504 approvals worth $248,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Tipton, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Tipton borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Tipton. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Tipton in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Tipton appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Tipton, city of, community 180255, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Tipton figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Tipton County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Tipton.
Is zoning published for Tipton?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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