ZIP Code 47874

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Parke County, Indiana.

Population: 2,950
Median household income: $58,125
Median home value: $130,600

ZIP Code 47874 (Parke County, Indiana) is home to about 2,950 residents. At $58,125, its median household income sits below Parke County's $66,776.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 47874's population declined 8.0% from 3,207 to 2,950, while its median gross rent rose 16.0% from $580 to $673.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.9% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 99.1% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,950
Median age: 48.1 yrs
Median household income: $58,125
Median home value: $130,600
Median gross rent: $673
Housing units: 1,415
Homeownership rate: 88.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.4%
Unemployment rate: 7.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,2072,950

Median household income

$57,744$58,125

Median home value

$85,800$130,600

Median gross rent

$580$673

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,207	$57,744	$85,800	$580
2020	3,356	$54,884	$87,800	$744
2021	3,275	$59,702	$100,000	$784
2022	2,679	$70,000	$114,700	$639
2023	2,950	$58,125	$130,600	$673

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

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1718.9%

18 to 243.9%

25 to 3410.2%

35 to 4410.1%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 7418.6%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	136	4.6%
5 to 17	559	18.9%
18 to 24	114	3.9%
25 to 34	301	10.2%
35 to 44	299	10.1%
45 to 54	359	12.2%
55 to 64	387	13.1%
65 to 74	549	18.6%
75 and over	246	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,924	99.1%
Black or African American	11	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	7	0.2%
Two or more races	7	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.1%

High school graduate35.6%

Some college or associate's43.0%

Bachelor's degree9.2%

Graduate or professional degree5.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	151	7.1%
High school graduate	762	35.6%
Some college or associate's	920	43.0%
Bachelor's degree	198	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	110	5.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone84.4%

Carpooled1.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.7%

Other means2.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,003	84.4%
Carpooled	14	1.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	0.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	139	11.7%
Other means	31	2.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	136	13.0%
15 to 29 min	451	43.0%
30 to 44 min	207	19.7%
45 to 59 min	125	11.9%
60+ min	131	12.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 10.7% (316 of 2,950)

	Count	Share
Family households	820	66.5%
Nonfamily households	414	33.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,234	87.2%
Vacant	181	12.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,092	88.5%
Renter-occupied	142	11.5%

1-unit, detached82.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.9%

5 to 19 units0.4%

20 or more units0.3%

Mobile home & other14.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,173	82.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	27	1.9%
5 to 19 units	6	0.4%
20 or more units	4	0.3%
Mobile home & other	205	14.5%

ZIP Code 47874

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