Tipton, Iowa Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 3,155. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,132 (-0.7% change)
Males: 1,524 (48.3%), Females: 1,631 (51.7%)
Cedar County
Zip code: 52772
Demographics
Median resident age: 39.7 years
Median household income: $36,778
Median house value: $86,500
Population by Race
Races in Tipton:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.7%)
- Hispanic (1.1%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (35.5%), Irish (13.0%), United States (12.6%), English (9.1%), Norwegian (3.5%), Czech (3.5%).
Elevation: 816 feet
Land area: 1.8 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Tipton
- High school or higher: 87.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
- Unemployed: 3.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Tipton city
- Never married: 22.1%
- Now married: 57.7%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 11.4%
- Divorced: 8.2%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +118 (+3.9%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Tipton:
- UNITY HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; MUSCATINE, IA)
- JONES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 26 miles; ANAMOSA, IA)
- MERCY HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; IOWA CITY, IA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Tipton:
- THE EASTERN IOWA (about 41 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Abbreviation: CID)
- QUAD CITY INTL (about 50 miles; MOLINE, IL; Abbreviation: MLI)
- DUBUQUE REGIONAL (about 53 miles; DUBUQUE, IA; Abbreviation: DBQ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Tipton:
- MATHEWS MEMORIAL (about 3 miles; TIPTON, IA; Abbreviation: 8C4)
- MUSCATINE MUNI (about 28 miles; MUSCATINE, IA; Abbreviation: MUT)
- IOWA CITY MUNI (about 30 miles; IOWA CITY, IA; Abbreviation: IOW)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tipton:
- UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 30 miles; IOWA CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,766)
- EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 42 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; Full-time enrollment: 4,180)
- SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,310)
- AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 44 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,220)
- BLACK HAWK COLLEGE (about 48 miles; MOLINE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,891)
- KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 7,991)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE (about 81 miles; PLATTEVILLE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 5,045)
Schools
Public high school in Tipton:
- TIPTON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 272; Location: 400 E 6TH ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
Private high school in Tipton:
- TIPTON BIBLE CHURCH SCHOOL (Students: 21; Location: 323 WEST SECOND ST; Grades: KG – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Tipton:
- TIPTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 331; Location: 400 E 6TH ST; Grades: PK – 05)
- TIPTON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 223; Location: 725 WEST 7TH ST.; Grades: 06 – 08)
Libraries
Library in Tipton:
- TIPTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $136,907; Location: 206 CEDAR STREET; 31,697 books; 435 audio materials; 287 video materials; 64 serial subscriptions)