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A profile of Tippecanoe County from official statistics: 24 figures in 6 sections, each with its period, its change from a year earlier, its rank among similar places where a ranking exists, and its source.

Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

People

Population in Tippecanoe County was 190,456 in 2025, up 0.3% from 2024, and the 8th highest of 92 counties in Indiana.

Population190,4562025Up 0.3% from 2024The 8th highest of 92 counties in Indiana
Median age28.8 years2024Unchanged from 2023The lowest of 92 counties in Indiana
Population aged 65 and over14%2025Up 0.3 percentage points from 2024The lowest of 92 counties in Indiana
Foreign-born population share12.3%2024Up 0.3 percentage points from 2023
Population density147.4 inhabitants per km²2025Up 0.3% from 2024
Net domestic migration, July to June-1,6152025, estimatedCompared with -2,638 in 2024
186K187K188K189K190K191K2020202120222023202420252020: 186,383 persons2021: 187,402 persons2022: 188,836 persons2023: 189,448 persons2024: 189,910 persons2025: 190,456 persons
Population, 2020 to 2025. persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program).

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex (cc-est agesex): residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the total, 1 July; states and the nation summed from counties; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km²; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Population and demography statistics and rankings

Work and income

Unemployment rate in Tippecanoe County was 3.6% (provisional) in August 2026, down 0.5 percentage points from August 2025, and tied for the 18th highest of 92 counties in Indiana.

Unemployment rate3.6%August 2026, provisionalDown 0.5 percentage points from August 2025Tied for the 18th highest of 92 counties in Indiana
Median household income$60,6362024Up 3.4% from 2023The 13th lowest of 92 counties in Indiana
Per capita personal income$52,3732024Up 3.8% from 2023The 21st lowest of 92 counties in Indiana
Poverty rate (US official measure)16.8%2024Down 0.3 percentage points from 2023
Gini index47.82024Up 0.2 points from 2023
23452021-072022-042023-012023-102024-072025-042026-082021-07: 3.8 %2021-08: 3.5 %2021-09: 2.9 %2021-10: 2.9 %2021-11: 2.6 %2021-12: 2.3 %2022-01: 3.1 %2022-02: 3.1 %2022-03: 2.9 %2022-04: 2.2 %2022-05: 2.7 %2022-06: 3.3 %2022-07: 3.6 %2022-08: 2.9 %2022-09: 2.2 %2022-10: 2.8 %2022-11: 2.7 %2022-12: 2.1 %2023-01: 2.9 %2023-02: 3.2 %2023-03: 2.9 %2023-04: 2.2 %2023-05: 3.1 %2023-06: 3.1 %2023-07: 3.5 %2023-08: 3 %2023-09: 2.7 %2023-10: 2.9 %2023-11: 2.9 %2023-12: 2.3 %2024-01: 3.3 %2024-02: 3.9 %2024-03: 3.8 %2024-04: 3 %2024-05: 3.8 %2024-06: 4.4 %2024-07: 4.7 %2024-08: 3.9 %2024-09: 3.3 %2024-10: 3.3 %2024-11: 3.5 %2024-12: 3.1 %2025-01: 3.5 %2025-02: 3.8 %2025-03: 3.5 %2025-04: 2.8 %2025-05: 3.5 %2025-06: 4 %2025-07: 4.8 %2025-08: 4.1 %2025-09: 3.3 %2025-11: 2.7 %2025-12: 2.2 %2026-01: 3.1 %2026-02: 3.4 %2026-03: 3.3 %2026-04: 2.3 %2026-05: 3 %2026-06: 3.5 %2026-07: 3.6 %2026-08: 3.6 %
Unemployment rate, July 2021 to August 2026. %. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted.

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents; U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100). Labor market statistics and rankings

Economy

GDP (US dollars) in Tippecanoe County was $13.69 billion in 2024, up 5.1% from 2023, and the 8th highest of 92 counties in Indiana.

Gross domestic product (GDP), US dollars$13.69 billion2024Up 5.1% from 2023The 8th highest of 92 counties in Indiana
GDP per capita, US dollars$71,4252024Up 4.5% from 2023The 19th highest of 92 counties in Indiana
Real GDP growth2.9%2024Down 0.7 percentage points from 2023Tied for the 33rd highest of 92 counties in Indiana
4,0006,0008,00010K12K14K20012005200920132017202120242001: 4,955.1 USD million2002: 5,132 USD million2003: 5,453.3 USD million2004: 5,726.3 USD million2005: 6,041 USD million2006: 6,413.8 USD million2007: 6,815.8 USD million2008: 6,766.4 USD million2009: 6,350.5 USD million2010: 6,831.6 USD million2011: 7,045.7 USD million2012: 7,346.2 USD million2013: 7,683.8 USD million2014: 8,194.1 USD million2015: 8,672.7 USD million2016: 9,130.5 USD million2017: 9,794.7 USD million2018: 10,591.2 USD million2019: 10,797.3 USD million2020: 10,254.8 USD million2021: 10,795.2 USD million2022: 11,932.9 USD million2023: 13,023.5 USD million2024: 13,688.7 USD million
Gross domestic product (GDP), US dollars, 2001 to 2024. USD million. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP1: county GDP summary, current-dollar GDP (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions).

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP1: county GDP summary, current-dollar GDP (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions); Invokely, GDP in current dollars (BEA SAGDP2 and CAGDP1) divided by mid-year population (BEA SAINC1 and CAINC1); U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. Economy statistics and rankings

Prices and housing

Median home value in Tippecanoe County was $239,300 in 2024, up 10% from 2023, and the 14th highest of 92 counties in Indiana.

Median home value$239,3002024Up 10% from 2023The 14th highest of 92 counties in Indiana
County house price annual change, sales and refinances2.64%2025Down 5.71 percentage points from 2024The 20th lowest of 91 counties in Indiana
Median gross rent (monthly)$1,1242024Up 3.3% from 2023The 12th highest of 92 counties in Indiana
Homeownership rate (US, housing units)53.4%2024Down 0.5 percentage points from 2023
Housing units authorized by building permits3,9792025, estimatedUp 157% from 2024
160K180K200K220K240K20212022202320242021: 169,500 USD2022: 199,300 USD2023: 217,600 USD2024: 239,300 USD
Median home value, 2021 to 2024. USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units; Federal Housing Finance Agency, FHFA developmental all-transactions county house prices, published annual percent change, nominal, not seasonally adjusted; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs; U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey: final annual county estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation. Housing statistics and rankings

Business and tourism

Employer firms in Tippecanoe County were 2,912 in 2023, up 1.8% from 2022, and the 11th highest of 92 counties in Indiana.

Employer firms2,9122023Up 1.8% from 2022The 11th highest of 92 counties in Indiana
Farms7122022No 2021 figure to compareThe 18th highest of 92 counties in Indiana
2,5002,6002,7002,8002,9003,00019992003200720112015201920231999: 2,521 count2000: 2,546 count2001: 2,526 count2002: 2,543 count2003: 2,541 count2004: 2,574 count2005: 2,597 count2006: 2,675 count2007: 2,678 count2008: 2,689 count2009: 2,635 count2010: 2,611 count2011: 2,607 count2012: 2,605 count2013: 2,642 count2014: 2,641 count2015: 2,668 count2016: 2,717 count2017: 2,752 count2018: 2,746 count2019: 2,751 count2020: 2,763 count2021: 2,804 count2022: 2,860 count2023: 2,912 count
Employer firms, 1999 to 2023. count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties; U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Companies statistics and rankings

Energy and environment

Median Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Tippecanoe County was 39 in 2025, up 4 points from 2024, and tied for the 10th highest of 39 counties in Indiana in 2015.

Median Air Quality Index (US EPA)392025Up 4 points from 2024Tied for the 10th highest of 39 counties in Indiana in 2015
Share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI)70.3%2025Down 3.9 percentage points from 2024The 13th lowest of 39 counties in Indiana in 2015
Average annual temperature52.2 °F2025Down 1.9 °F from 2024Tied for the 41st lowest of 92 counties in Indiana
35404550556020012005200920132017202120252001: 60 index2002: 59 index2003: 56 index2004: 55 index2005: 58 index2006: 54 index2007: 59 index2008: 55 index2009: 55 index2010: 58 index2011: 57 index2012: 59 index2013: 58 index2014: 46 index2015: 51 index2016: 40 index2017: 48 index2018: 46 index2019: 43 index2020: 51 index2021: 44 index2022: 36 index2023: 42 index2024: 35 index2025: 39 index
Median Air Quality Index (US EPA), 2001 to 2025. index. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA AirData annual AQI by county: median daily AQI.

Sources: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA AirData annual AQI by county: median daily AQI; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA AirData annual AQI by county: good days as a share of days with an AQI, calculated with stored counts; NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Environment and emissions statistics and rankings

Sources and citations

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  1. U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  2. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b01002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  3. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex (cc-est agesex): residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the total, 1 July; states and the nation summed from counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/counties/asrh/cc-est2025-agesex-all.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  4. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  5. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km². https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  6. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  7. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  8. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  9. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  10. U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  11. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19083.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  12. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAGDP1: county GDP summary, current-dollar GDP (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions). https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAGDP1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  13. Invokely calculation from GDP in current dollars (BEA SAGDP2 and CAGDP1) divided by mid-year population (BEA SAINC1 and CAINC1). https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#gdp_per_capita_usd. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  14. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAGDP11.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  15. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25077.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  16. Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). FHFA developmental all-transactions county house prices, published annual percent change, nominal, not seasonally adjusted. https://www.fhfa.gov/hpi/download/annual/hpi_at_county.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  17. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  18. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  19. U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual county estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/County/co2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  20. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  21. Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved through Data Commons (datacommons.org). https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Retrieved 2026-10-11. Retrieved through Data Commons (https://datacommons.org).
  22. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air Quality System, AirData. EPA AirData annual AQI by county: median daily AQI. https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/airdata/download_files.html#Annual. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  23. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air Quality System, AirData. EPA AirData annual AQI by county: good days as a share of days with an AQI, calculated with stored counts. https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/airdata/download_files.html#Annual. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  24. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Climate at a Glance. NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. From the NOAA Monthly U.S. Climate Divisional Database (nClimDiv), doi:10.7289/V5M32STR. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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