ZIP Code 46556

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in St. Joseph County, Indiana.

Population: 8,159

ZIP Code 46556 (St. Joseph County, Indiana) is home to about 8,159 residents.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 46556's population grew 11.8% from 7,301 to 8,159, while its median gross rent rose 27.5% from $778 to $992.

Owners occupy 3.2% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 20.3 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,159
Median age: 20.3 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: —
Median gross rent: $992
Housing units: 342
Homeownership rate: 3.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 70.5%
Unemployment rate: 1.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,3018,159

Median household income

$26,125$31,471

Median gross rent

$778$992

Year	Population	Median household income	Median gross rent
2019	7,301	$26,125	$778
2020	7,305	$28,819	$793
2021	8,030	$31,471	$685
2022	7,858	—	$725
2023	8,159	—	$992

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 170.1%

18 to 2490.6%

25 to 344.2%

35 to 440.4%

45 to 540.4%

55 to 640.7%

65 to 740.5%

75 and over3.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	8	0.1%
18 to 24	7,388	90.6%
25 to 34	340	4.2%
35 to 44	36	0.4%
45 to 54	35	0.4%
55 to 64	58	0.7%
65 to 74	38	0.5%
75 and over	256	3.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,794	71.0%
Black or African American	371	4.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	602	7.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	32	0.4%
Two or more races	397	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	963	11.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.4%

High school graduate16.1%

Some college or associate's10.0%

Bachelor's degree26.3%

Graduate or professional degree44.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	26	3.4%
High school graduate	123	16.1%
Some college or associate's	76	10.0%
Bachelor's degree	201	26.3%
Graduate or professional degree	337	44.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 11 min

Drove alone9.8%

Carpooled1.7%

Public transit0.9%

Walked55.3%

Bicycle3.8%

Worked from home27.7%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	359	9.8%
Carpooled	63	1.7%
Public transit	32	0.9%
Walked	2,016	55.3%
Bicycle	140	3.8%
Worked from home	1,011	27.7%
Other means	24	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,800	68.3%
15 to 29 min	658	25.0%
30 to 44 min	119	4.5%
45 to 59 min	49	1.9%
60+ min	8	0.3%

Households

Average household size: 1.74
Poverty rate: 47.0% (374 of 795)

	Count	Share
Family households	36	11.5%
Nonfamily households	277	88.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1996

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	313	91.5%
Vacant	29	8.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10	3.2%
Renter-occupied	303	96.8%

1-unit, detached16.1%

1-unit, attached4.7%

2 to 4 units8.2%

5 to 19 units68.7%

20 or more units2.3%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	55	16.1%
1-unit, attached	16	4.7%
2 to 4 units	28	8.2%
5 to 19 units	235	68.7%
20 or more units	8	2.3%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

ZIP Code 46556

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