ZIP Code 47859

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Parke County, Indiana.

Population: 1,078
Median household income: $46,667
Median home value: $107,900

Covering part of Parke County, Indiana, ZIP Code 47859 has about 1,078 residents. At $46,667, its median household income sits below Parke County's $66,776.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 47859's population grew 5.0% from 1,027 to 1,078, while its median gross rent rose 5.3% from $1,054 to $1,110.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 20.8% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 93.9% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,078
Median age: 37.1 yrs
Median household income: $46,667
Median home value: $107,900
Median gross rent: $1,110
Housing units: 523
Homeownership rate: 81.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.2%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,0271,078

Median household income

$59,000$46,667

Median home value

$79,100$107,900

Median gross rent

$1,054$1,110

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,027	$59,000	$79,100	$1,054
2020	1,139	—	$101,700	$955
2021	893	—	$116,700	$952
2022	986	$58,750	$122,900	$1,108
2023	1,078	$46,667	$107,900	$1,110

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

Age distribution

Under 57.3%

5 to 1720.8%

18 to 245.0%

25 to 3415.4%

35 to 447.9%

45 to 5413.7%

55 to 6416.2%

65 to 749.5%

75 and over4.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	79	7.3%
5 to 17	224	20.8%
18 to 24	54	5.0%
25 to 34	166	15.4%
35 to 44	85	7.9%
45 to 54	148	13.7%
55 to 64	175	16.2%
65 to 74	102	9.5%
75 and over	45	4.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,012	93.9%
Black or African American	63	5.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	2	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma25.9%

High school graduate46.3%

Some college or associate's19.6%

Bachelor's degree2.9%

Graduate or professional degree5.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	187	25.9%
High school graduate	334	46.3%
Some college or associate's	141	19.6%
Bachelor's degree	21	2.9%
Graduate or professional degree	38	5.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone54.5%

Carpooled10.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home27.2%

Other means2.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	253	54.5%
Carpooled	48	10.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	26	5.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	126	27.2%
Other means	11	2.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	92	27.2%
15 to 29 min	78	23.1%
30 to 44 min	97	28.7%
45 to 59 min	24	7.1%
60+ min	47	13.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.72
Poverty rate: 27.0% (290 of 1,074)

	Count	Share
Family households	265	66.9%
Nonfamily households	131	33.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	396	75.7%
Vacant	127	24.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	321	81.1%
Renter-occupied	75	18.9%

1-unit, detached70.2%

1-unit, attached8.8%

2 to 4 units12.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other9.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	367	70.2%
1-unit, attached	46	8.8%
2 to 4 units	63	12.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	47	9.0%

ZIP Code 47859

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