Tiffin Comprehensive Plan – Updated 2018

Profile and Analysis The Land Use portion of the plan will look at the amount of undeveloped land remaining within the city limits and examine possible appropriate future growth areas outside of the existing city boundaries to facilitate this future growth. As stated before, population projections should be used cautiously. Changes in local, state and national economies can have a profound affect on population counts. The rising cost of oil and natural gas could very well continue to negatively impact the economy, making even the lower percentage growth rates unattainable. However, with the proximity to employment and retail centers, major transportation routes and available land, platted lots and services, the city’s population may be able to withstand small changes in the national economy and reach the plan’s projected total of over 12,000 by the year 2030. Demographics Age Cohorts Population projections are used to plan appropriately for future growth and development. Breaking down the population by demographics is just as important to the planning process by showing the related demographic needs of the community. As seen in the table on the following page, in 2010, Tiffin had a fairly balanced age make-up with the median age of residents at 31.2. This is significantly younger than the median age of the state of Iowa at 38.1. Tiffin is generally much younger than the region as a whole, as well. The largest group based on percentage is in the prime employment stage of life at 25 to 49 years of age. The second largest group would be children under the age of nineteen. The smallest groups include those over 60 years of age. City of Tiffin 2018 City of Tiffin, Comprehensive Comprehensive Plan Plan 19