ZIP Code 47272

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Decatur County, Indiana.

Population: 2,100
Median household income: $73,085
Median home value: $131,600

Covering part of Decatur County, Indiana, ZIP Code 47272 has about 2,100 residents. Its median household income of $73,085 runs in line with the Decatur County figure of $74,228.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 47272's population declined 3.9% from 2,185 to 2,100, while its median gross rent rose 7.0% from $863 to $923.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 89.4% of the population. 78.5% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,100
Median age: 35.8 yrs
Median household income: $73,085
Median home value: $131,600
Median gross rent: $923
Housing units: 853
Homeownership rate: 82.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.5%
Unemployment rate: 1.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,1852,100

Median household income

$48,250$73,085

Median home value

$105,900$131,600

Median gross rent

$863$923

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,185	$48,250	$105,900	$863
2020	2,123	$61,471	$95,400	$863
2021	1,606	$65,349	$89,300	$756
2022	1,720	$70,288	$110,000	$796
2023	2,100	$73,085	$131,600	$923

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

Age distribution

Under 57.3%

5 to 1722.0%

18 to 246.1%

25 to 3412.1%

35 to 4415.3%

45 to 545.6%

55 to 6414.5%

65 to 747.2%

75 and over9.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	153	7.3%
5 to 17	463	22.0%
18 to 24	129	6.1%
25 to 34	255	12.1%
35 to 44	322	15.3%
45 to 54	117	5.6%
55 to 64	305	14.5%
65 to 74	152	7.2%
75 and over	204	9.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,878	89.4%
Black or African American	34	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.1%
Asian	33	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	65	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	87	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.0%

High school graduate37.0%

Some college or associate's29.6%

Bachelor's degree18.5%

Graduate or professional degree6.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	108	8.0%
High school graduate	501	37.0%
Some college or associate's	401	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	251	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	94	6.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone78.5%

Carpooled5.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.3%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	764	78.5%
Carpooled	50	5.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	7	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	139	14.3%
Other means	13	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	163	19.5%
15 to 29 min	335	40.2%
30 to 44 min	150	18.0%
45 to 59 min	80	9.6%
60+ min	106	12.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.60
Poverty rate: 6.6% (137 of 2,063)

	Count	Share
Family households	528	65.3%
Nonfamily households	281	34.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	809	94.8%
Vacant	44	5.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	665	82.2%
Renter-occupied	144	17.8%

1-unit, detached85.0%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units0.2%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other13.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	725	85.0%
1-unit, attached	9	1.1%
2 to 4 units	2	0.2%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	117	13.7%

ZIP Code 47272

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