Tipton, California
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Tipton is a
census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
(CDP) in
Tulare County Tulare County ( ) is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 473,117. The county seat is Visalia. The county is named for Tulare Lake, once the largest freshwater lake west of the Great Lake ...
,
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, United States. The population was 2,519 at the 2020 census, down from 2,543 at the 2010 census.


Geography

Tipton is located at (36.059115, -119.310409). According to the
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, the CDP has a total area of , all of it land.


Demographics


2020

The 2020 United States census reported that Tipton had a population of 2,519. The population density was . The racial makeup of Tipton was 22.6%
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, 0.5%
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, 1.9% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.0%
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, 61.1% from other races, and 13.6% from two or more races.
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of any race were 87.5% of the population. The census reported that 99.7% of the population lived in households, 0.3% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized. There were 649 households, out of which 53.3% included children under the age of 18, 57.0% were married-couple households, 5.7% were
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couple households, 19.3% had a female householder with no partner present, and 18.0% had a male householder with no partner present. 9.9% of households were one person, and 3.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.87. There were 564
families Family (from ) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictability, structure, and safety as ...
(86.9% of all households). The age distribution was 34.5% under the age of 18, 11.7% aged 18 to 24, 28.3% aged 25 to 44, 18.5% aged 45 to 64, and 7.0% who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 27.4years. For every 100 females, there were 105.3 males. There were 667 housing units at an average density of , of which 649 (97.3%) were occupied. Of these, 44.8% were owner-occupied, and 55.2% were occupied by renters. In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $51,389, and the
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was $17,380. About 29.9% of families and 27.1% of the population were below the poverty line.


2010

The 2010 United States Census reported that Tipton had a population of 2,543. The population density was . The racial makeup of Tipton was 1,535 (60.4%)
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, 3 (0.1%)
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, 15 (0.6%) Native American, 9 (0.4%) Asian, 0 (0.0%)
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, 924 (36.3%) Portuguese and other races, and 57 (2.2%) from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 2,147 persons (84.4%). The Census reported that 2,543 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized. There were 610 households, out of which 393 (64.4%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 353 (57.9%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 92 (15.1%) had a female householder with no husband present, 80 (13.1%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 58 (9.5%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 6 (1.0%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 67 households (11.0%) were made up of individuals, and 30 (4.9%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.17. There were 525
families Family (from ) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictability, structure, and safety as ...
(86.1% of all households); the average family size was 4.45. The population age distribution is 1,036 people (40.7%) under the age of 18, 276 people (10.9%) aged 18 to 24, 745 people (29.3%) aged 25 to 44, 360 people (14.2%) aged 45 to 64, and 126 people (5.0%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.7 males. There were 645 housing units at an average density of , of which 290 (47.5%) were owner-occupied, and 320 (52.5%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.4%; the rental vacancy rate was 7.5%. 1,174 people (46.2% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 1,369 people (53.8%) lived in rental housing units.


Government

In the
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, Tipton is in , and in . In the
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, Tipton is in


History

When construction of the
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halted temporarily in 1872, a small community started to form at the end of the railroad. The residents named their community "Tip Town", signifying that is was at the end of the railroad. The post office changed the name to Tipton when construction restarted in 1873.


References

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