ZIP Code 47879

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Sullivan County, Indiana.

Population: 3,120
Median household income: $50,000
Median home value: $93,600

ZIP Code 47879 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Sullivan County, Indiana, home to about 3,120 residents. Its median household income of $50,000 runs below the Sullivan County figure of $54,985.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 47879's population declined 13.1% from 3,592 to 3,120, while its median gross rent rose 3.8% from $707 to $734.

The median resident is 41.7 years old. The largest age group is 45 to 54, 19.0% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,120
Median age: 41.7 yrs
Median household income: $50,000
Median home value: $93,600
Median gross rent: $734
Housing units: 1,504
Homeownership rate: 78.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,5923,120

Median household income

$48,460$50,000

Median home value

$85,100$93,600

Median gross rent

$707$734

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,592	$48,460	$85,100	$707
2020	3,430	$45,046	$86,500	$596
2021	3,347	$44,917	$85,200	$655
2022	3,386	$50,417	$109,600	$722
2023	3,120	$50,000	$93,600	$734

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

Age distribution

Under 53.7%

5 to 1713.9%

18 to 246.3%

25 to 3413.7%

35 to 4414.1%

45 to 5419.0%

55 to 6413.5%

65 to 7410.7%

75 and over5.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	114	3.7%
5 to 17	435	13.9%
18 to 24	198	6.3%
25 to 34	426	13.7%
35 to 44	440	14.1%
45 to 54	593	19.0%
55 to 64	422	13.5%
65 to 74	333	10.7%
75 and over	159	5.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,978	95.4%
Black or African American	8	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	57	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	77	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.4%

High school graduate41.6%

Some college or associate's25.8%

Bachelor's degree11.2%

Graduate or professional degree2.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	460	19.4%
High school graduate	987	41.6%
Some college or associate's	612	25.8%
Bachelor's degree	265	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	49	2.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone84.7%

Carpooled11.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.8%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,300	84.7%
Carpooled	180	11.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	8	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	43	2.8%
Other means	3	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	420	28.2%
15 to 29 min	409	27.4%
30 to 44 min	396	26.6%
45 to 59 min	126	8.5%
60+ min	140	9.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.26
Poverty rate: 14.2% (432 of 3,050)

	Count	Share
Family households	808	58.6%
Nonfamily households	572	41.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,380	91.8%
Vacant	124	8.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,089	78.9%
Renter-occupied	291	21.1%

1-unit, detached78.1%

1-unit, attached0.1%

2 to 4 units1.7%

5 to 19 units3.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other17.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,174	78.1%
1-unit, attached	2	0.1%
2 to 4 units	26	1.7%
5 to 19 units	45	3.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	257	17.1%

ZIP Code 47879

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