Tipton's Livability
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C+
Affordability -
B
Housing -
D
Job Market -
C
Diversity -
B+
Crime -
B-
Commute -
C
Education -
C-
Weather -
F
Amenities
About Tipton, WY
Tipton, WY is located in Sweetwater County in the state of Wyoming.
The total City Population for Tipton is about 498.
The Average Home Value is $155,470 for Sweetwater County, which is roughly 100% lower than the Average Home Value of $197,164 for the state of Wyoming, and roughly 100% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $65,875, which is roughly 24% higher than the Average Median Income Per Household of $50,254 for the state of Wyoming, and roughly 1% higher higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.38Male Population Estimate: 57.8%
Female Population Estimate: 42.2%
Median Age: 39.2
Male Median Age: 39.9
Female Median Age: 37.8
Racial Demographic Estimates
Hispanic:19.3%
Other:11.2%
Indian:4.2%
Black:1.2%
Asian:0.6%
Hawaiian:0.2%
Voting
![John Barrasso](/assets/images/politicians/senators/john_barrasso.jpg)
![Cynthia Lummis](/assets/images/politicians/senators/cynthia_lummis.jpg)
![Mark Gordon](/assets/images/politicians/governors/mark_gordon.jpg)
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 22.89%
Libertarian: 2.1%
Other: 1.77%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Tipton specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Sweetwater County: About 0 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 0)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Sweetwater County: About 300.494 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Sweetwater County is about 100% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 4% higher than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
Wyoming is ranked #39 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 25.67 out of 100.
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Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 22.5The average living wage for the state of Wyoming is $29.53/hr, while the states minimum wage is $7.25/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Wyoming a minimum wage score of 14.03 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $2.13/hr, which gives Wyoming a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 8.97 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Wyoming is $150.80, resulting in a UI benefit score of 14.45 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43X Wyoming does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Wyoming does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
X Wyoming does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X Wyoming does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X Wyoming does provide some form of paid family leave.
X Wyoming does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Wyoming does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Wyoming does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Wyoming does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Wyoming does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Wyoming does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
X Wyoming does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X Wyoming does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70✓ Wyoming does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
X Wyoming does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ Wyoming does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ Wyoming does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
X Wyoming does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Nearby Location
- Red Desert, WY ( 7.52 mi. )
- Wamsutter, WY ( 14.92 mi. )
- Bitter Creek, WY ( 15.98 mi. )
- Creston, WY ( 26.66 mi. )
- Point of Rocks, WY ( 26.69 mi. )
- Pt Of Rocks, WY ( 29.61 mi. )
- Superior, WY ( 37.27 mi. )
- Riner, WY ( 37.50 mi. )
- Reliance, WY ( 48.29 mi. )
- Rock Springs, WY ( 49.48 mi. )
- Quealy, WY ( 49.92 mi. )
Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 82336Latitude: 41.627700
Longitude: -108.263400
TimeZone: Mountain (GMT -07:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: West
Average Elevation: 6761.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 307