Tiffin, Iowa demographics

Tiffin, IA demographics: median age 33.0; 63.6% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Tiffin city, Iowa · Incorporated city · GEOID 1978060. The survey estimates a population of 5,737 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Tiffin is 33.0 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.8 years. There are 2,406 households (±217). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	33.0 ±2.8	38.6 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,737
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
Under 18	1,569 ±347	27.3% ±6.1 pp	22.9%	22.0%
18–34	1,725 ±404	30.1% ±7.0 pp	22.5%	22.8%
35–64	1,857 ±390	32.4% ±6.8 pp	36.5%	38.0%
65 and older	586 ±205	10.2% ±3.6 pp	18.1%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,737
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
Male	2,771 ±261	48.3% ±4.5 pp	50.2%	49.5%
Female	2,966 ±260	51.7% ±4.5 pp	49.8%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,737
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
White alone	4,791 ±445	83.5% ±7.8 pp	84.1%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	234 ±267 · low precision	4.1% ±4.7 pp · low precision	3.9%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	20 ±31 · low precision	0.3% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.9%
Asian alone	138 ±126 · low precision	2.4% ±2.2 pp · low precision	2.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.2%
Some other race alone	178 ±246 · low precision	3.1% ±4.3 pp · low precision	2.4%	7.1%
Two or more races	376 ±241 · low precision	6.6% ±4.2 pp · low precision	6.6%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,737
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	5,544 ±143	96.6% ±2.5 pp	92.7%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	193 ±139 · low precision	3.4% ±2.4 pp · low precision	7.3%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,406
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,245 ±197	51.7% ±6.7 pp	48.3%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	13 ±25 · low precision	0.5% ±1.0 pp · low precision	4.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	393 ±203 · low precision	16.3% ±8.3 pp · low precision	9.0%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	536 ±247	22.3% ±10.1 pp	30.9%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	219 ±157 · low precision	9.1% ±6.5 pp · low precision	7.6%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,406
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
Households with people under 18	863 ±161	35.9% ±5.9 pp	28.5%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	1,543 ±321	64.1% ±12.0 pp	71.5%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,406
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	536 ±247	22.3% ±10.1 pp	30.9%	28.7%
Two-person households	961 ±294	39.9% ±11.7 pp	36.3%	33.8%
Three-person households	414 ±185	17.2% ±7.5 pp	12.9%	15.3%
Four-person households	371 ±131	15.4% ±5.3 pp	11.4%	12.6%
Five-person households	124 ±103 · low precision	5.2% ±4.3 pp · low precision	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.9 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.9 pp · low precision	1.0%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,737
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
Native	5,493 ±163	95.7% ±2.8 pp	94.1%	85.9%
Foreign born	244 ±160 · low precision	4.3% ±2.8 pp · low precision	5.9%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 5,251
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
English only	5,050 ±290	96.2% ±3.1 pp	90.9%	77.7%
Spanish	31 ±36 · low precision	0.6% ±0.7 pp · low precision	4.7%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	56 ±89 · low precision	1.1% ±1.7 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	22 ±40 · low precision	0.4% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.6%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	55 ±85 · low precision	1.0% ±1.6 pp · low precision	0.3%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.0%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	37 ±62 · low precision	0.7% ±1.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 3,544
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	0 ±58 · low precision	0.0% ±1.6 pp · low precision	6.7%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	448 ±203	12.6% ±5.6 pp	30.0%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	283 ±146 · low precision	8.0% ±4.0 pp · low precision	19.7%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	560 ±217	15.8% ±5.9 pp	12.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,573 ±335	44.4% ±8.2 pp	20.9%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	680 ±219	19.2% ±5.8 pp	10.5%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 5,582
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
Same house	4,576 ±500	82.0% ±8.8 pp	87.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	484 ±359 · low precision	8.7% ±6.4 pp · low precision	6.7%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	177 ±150 · low precision	3.2% ±2.7 pp · low precision	3.7%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	345 ±271 · low precision	6.2% ±4.9 pp · low precision	2.2%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

1.1% of Tiffin residents (±1.7 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 5.0% in Iowa and 8.4% nationally. 95.4% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Tiffin	Iowa	U.S.	Compared with Iowa
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	1.1% ±1.7 pp · low precision	5.0%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	95.4% ±6.8 pp	88.9%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	5.9% ±3.0 pp · low precision	6.5%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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