Moving to Tipton, Kansas

Population: 243. Estimated population in July 2024: 230 (-5.3% change)
Males: 117 (48.1%), Females: 126 (51.9%)

Mitchell County

Zip code: 67485

Demographics

Median resident age: 46.4 years
Median household income: $33,750
Median house value: $39,300

Population by Race

Races in Tipton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.6%)

Ancestries: German (66.7%), Irish (9.5%), English (9.1%), United States (6.2%), French (3.7%), Scotch-Irish (2.1%).

Elevation: 1604 feet

Land area: 0.3 square miles

Map of Tipton, KS

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Tipton

  • High school or higher: 86.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.1%
  • Unemployed: 0.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 12.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Tipton city

  • Never married: 18.9%
  • Now married: 66.8%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 9.2%
  • Divorced: 5.1%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -23 (-8.6%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Tipton:

  • OSBORNE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; OSBORNE, KS)
  • MITCHELL COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; BELOIT, KS)
  • LINCOLN COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; LINCOLN, KS)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Tipton:

  • HAYS RGNL (about 66 miles; HAYS, KS; Abbreviation: HYS)
  • SALINA MUNI (about 69 miles; SALINA, KS; Abbreviation: SLN)
  • GREAT BEND MUNI (about 74 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; Abbreviation: GBD)

Other public-use airports nearest to Tipton:

  • CAWKER CITY (about 12 miles; CAWKER CITY, KS; Abbreviation: 8K6)
  • OSBORNE MUNI (about 15 miles; OSBORNE, KS; Abbreviation: K75)
  • LUCAS (about 21 miles; LUCAS, KS; Abbreviation: 38K)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tipton:

  • FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; HAYS, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,572)
  • BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 71 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
  • HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 98 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
  • CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 106 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,730)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 112 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,588)
  • KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 132 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; Full-time enrollment: 19,210)
  • WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 133 miles; WICHITA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 10,403)

Private high school in Tipton:

  • TIPTON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 32; Location: P O BOX 146; Grades: 9 – 12)