Population: 916. Estimated population in July 2020: 841 (-8.2% change)
Males: 441 (48.1%), Females: 475 (51.9%)
Tillman County
Zip code: 73570
Median resident age: 41.2 years
Median household income: $24,432
Median house value: $33,100
Races in Tipton:
- White Non-Hispanic (73.9%)
- Hispanic (13.3%)
- Black (10.0%)
- Other race (7.8%)
- American Indian (2.4%)
- Two or more races (1.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Irish (10.0%), United States (8.8%), German (7.6%), English (6.7%), Dutch (1.4%), Scotch-Irish (1.3%).
Elevation: 1303 feet
Land area: 0.7 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in Tipton
- High school or higher: 67.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
- Unemployed: 4.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Tipton town
- Never married: 21.1%
- Now married: 57.6%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 13.1%
- Divorced: 7.3%
3.2% Foreign born (2.5% Latin America, 0.4% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: -121 (-11.7%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Tipton:
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL & PHYSICIAN (about 14 miles; FREDERICK, OK)
- JACKSON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; ALTUS, OK)
- WILBARGER GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; VERNON, TX)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Tipton:
- ALTUS AFB (about 14 miles; ALTUS, OK; Abbreviation: LTS)
- LAWTON-FORT SILL REGIONAL (about 52 miles; LAWTON, OK; Abbreviation: LAW)
- HENRY POST AAF (about 52 miles; FORT SILL, OK; Abbreviation: FSI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Tipton:
- TIPTON MUNI (about 5 miles; TIPTON, OK; Abbreviation: 1O8)
- SNYDER (about 13 miles; SNYDER, OK; Abbreviation: 4O1)
- FREDERICK MUNI (about 16 miles; FREDERICK, OK; Abbreviation: FDR)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tipton:
- CAMERON UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; LAWTON, OK; Full-time enrollment: 3,529)
- MIDWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; WICHITA FALLS, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,619)
- SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; WEATHERFORD, OK; Full-time enrollment: 4,360)
- SOUTHERN NAZARENE UNIVERSITY (about 125 miles; BETHANY, OK; Full-time enrollment: 2,002)
- OKLAHOMA CITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 126 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Full-time enrollment: 5,220)
- UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA NORMAN CAMPUS (about 127 miles; NORMAN, OK; Full-time enrollment: 20,154)
- OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY-OKLAHOMA CITY (about 128 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Full-time enrollment: 2,164)
Schools
Public high school in Tipton:
- TIPTON HS (Students: 115; Location: 1000 S. BROADWAY; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Tipton:
- TIPTON ES (Students: 204; Location: 1000 S. BROADWAY; Grades: PK – 08)