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  • FIPS 18157
  • Largest town: Lafayette

Tippecanoe County, Indiana

Tippecanoe County had 191,650 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 498.9 square miles of land. It ranks 7th of 92 in Indiana by population and 11th by land area.

Population
191,650
#7 of 92 in Indiana · #370 in US
Area
498.9 sq mi
#11 of 92 in Indiana · #2,088 in US
Density
384 / sq mi
#12 of 92 in Indiana · #354 in US
Median household income
$61,681
#67 of 92 in Indiana · #1,667 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Tippecanoe County within Indiana. Pin: Indianapolis.

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Tippecanoe County population, land area and income

Tippecanoe County had 191,650 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 498.9 square miles of land. It ranks 7th of 92 in Indiana by population and 11th by land area. That works out to 384.1 people per square mile, 4.0 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Indiana has 34,874 residents, so Tippecanoe County is 5.5 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $61,681 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

191,650

3144th1st

370th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

499 sq mi

3144th1st

2088th of 3,144 (US)

Density

384.1 / sq mi

3144th1st

354th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$61,681

3143rd1st

1667th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Indiana (92)

Population

191,650

92nd1st

7th of 92 (IN)

Land area

499 sq mi

92nd1st

11th of 92 (IN)

Density

384.1 / sq mi

92nd1st

12th of 92 (IN)

Median household income

$61,681

92nd1st

67th of 92 (IN)

How Tippecanoe County's population changed since 2020

Tippecanoe County gained 5,259 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.8%. That ranks 12th of 92 in Indiana for growth. The median Indiana county changed by +0.8%, and the state as a whole by +2.0%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Tippecanoe County recorded 8,463 births and 5,932 deaths, a natural change of +2,531. Net international migration added +9,067 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -6,437. The largest single component was international migration, which added 9,067 people.

186.4k2020187.4k2021189.4k2022190.5k2023191.7k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
8,463
Deaths
5,932
Net international migration
+9,067
Net domestic migration
-6,437
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+1,168

Where Tippecanoe County is

The Census internal point of Tippecanoe County is at 40.389100, -86.893600. It sits in UTM zone 16N. The map shades Indiana's 92 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Tippecanoe County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Vigo County: +0.0%Fayette County: -0.1%Grant County: -0.1%Noble County: +0.7%Clay County: -0.0%Fulton County: -2.3%Henry County: +0.3%Jasper County: +1.5%Carroll County: +2.0%Huntington County: +0.8%Howard County: +0.6%Tipton County: -0.4%Starke County: +0.3%Lawrence County: +0.4%Jennings County: +0.2%Jay County: -1.5%Greene County: +1.3%Blackford County: -2.4%Madison County: +3.1%Parke County: +2.1%DeKalb County: +2.4%Scott County: +1.5%Benton County: +1.7%Wells County: +2.3%Wabash County: -0.5%Union County: -2.8%Marshall County: +0.8%Putnam County: +3.1%Clinton County: -0.8%Hamilton County: +8.8%Hancock County: +10.8%Jackson County: +2.0%Hendricks County: +8.5%Johnson County: +5.1%Decatur County: -0.2%Lake County: +0.8%Newton County: +2.5%Fountain County: +2.1%Crawford County: +0.0%Perry County: +0.9%Martin County: +0.6%Dearborn County: +1.3%Morgan County: +2.8%Monroe County: +0.0%Switzerland County: +2.5%Ohio County: +1.2%Sullivan County: -0.2%Franklin County: +1.5%Adams County: +2.0%Jefferson County: -0.5%Knox County: -1.1%Ripley County: +0.8%Vanderburgh County: +0.0%Gibson County: -0.1%LaGrange County: +1.5%Dubois County: -0.0%Harrison County: +0.8%Randolph County: -0.3%Brown County: +1.1%Shelby County: +1.3%Tippecanoe County: +2.8%Daviess County: +2.2%Delaware County: +1.1%Elkhart County: +0.2%Whitley County: +1.6%Allen County: +3.4%Montgomery County: +1.8%Miami County: -0.8%St. Joseph County: +0.4%Kosciusko County: +0.6%Floyd County: +1.8%Rush County: -0.1%Wayne County: -0.2%Posey County: -0.5%Clark County: +5.0%Orange County: -0.1%Marion County: +0.5%Boone County: +10.7%Porter County: +1.5%Steuben County: +1.2%Vermillion County: +0.8%Cass County: -0.6%Owen County: +2.5%White County: +0.6%Washington County: +0.4%Pulaski County: -0.8%Pike County: -1.1%Warren County: +0.3%Warrick County: +3.7%Spencer County: +1.8%LaPorte County: -0.8%Bartholomew County: +3.1%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -0.2%
  2. < +0.4%
  3. < +1.2%
  4. < +2.1%
  5. ≥ +2.1%
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Orange pin: Tippecanoe County internal point. Dark pin: Indianapolis.

Internal point

Decimal
40.389100, -86.893600
DMS
40°23'20.76"N 86°53'36.96"W
UTM
16N 509030.5E 4470950.4N
Geohash
dp4jy8w58
Plus code
86GM94Q4+JH

Towns in Tippecanoe County

6 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Tippecanoe County, 123,543 people together, or 64% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Tippecanoe County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Lafayette with 71,757.

  1. 01Lafayette71,757
  2. 02West Lafayette46,338
  3. 03Battle Ground1,904
  4. 04Shadeland1,839
  5. 05Dayton1,372
  6. 06Otterbein (part)333
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Tippecanoe County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Tippecanoe County. The most populous is Montgomery County, IN, with 38,633 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Indianapolis and the nearest big city

Indianapolis is 57.9 miles SE of Tippecanoe County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Carmel, IN (population 103,606), 49.0 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Lafayette, IN (population 71,757), 1.7 miles away.

Tippecanoe County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Tippecanoe County is 18157: state code 18 for Indiana plus county code 157. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $61,681.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Tippecanoe County, Indiana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 191,650. That is up 5,259 people (2.8%) from the July 2020 estimate of 186,391.

What is the FIPS code of Tippecanoe County?

18157. The first two digits (18) are Indiana; the last three (157) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Tippecanoe County?

Lafayette, with 71,757 residents inside Tippecanoe County in 2024.

Which counties border Tippecanoe County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Montgomery County, IN; Clinton County, IN; White County, IN; Carroll County, IN; Fountain County, IN; Benton County, IN; Warren County, IN.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.