ZIP Code 47909

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Tippecanoe County, Indiana.

Population: 42,971
Median household income: $67,341
Median home value: $203,600

Covering part of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, ZIP Code 47909 has about 42,971 residents. At $67,341, its median household income sits above Tippecanoe County's $58,622.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 47909's population held roughly steady from 43,291 to 42,971, while its median gross rent rose 29.6% from $842 to $1,091.

32.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 65.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 42,971
Median age: 35.0 yrs
Median household income: $67,341
Median home value: $203,600
Median gross rent: $1,091
Housing units: 18,455
Homeownership rate: 65.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.4%
Unemployment rate: 2.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

43,29142,971

Median household income

$60,516$67,341

Median home value

$136,300$203,600

Median gross rent

$842$1,091

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	43,291	$60,516	$136,300	$842
2020	43,328	$62,559	$141,600	$897
2021	42,548	$62,661	$153,400	$946
2022	43,169	$64,328	$180,700	$1,050
2023	42,971	$67,341	$203,600	$1,091

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

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1720.2%

18 to 248.5%

25 to 3414.7%

35 to 4415.2%

45 to 5410.5%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 747.7%

75 and over4.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,866	6.7%
5 to 17	8,676	20.2%
18 to 24	3,656	8.5%
25 to 34	6,307	14.7%
35 to 44	6,531	15.2%
45 to 54	4,531	10.5%
55 to 64	5,290	12.3%
65 to 74	3,313	7.7%
75 and over	1,801	4.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	32,018	74.5%
Black or African American	3,349	7.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	22	0.1%
Asian	1,018	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	317	0.7%
Two or more races	1,275	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,972	11.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.9%

High school graduate29.0%

Some college or associate's29.7%

Bachelor's degree21.6%

Graduate or professional degree10.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,479	8.9%
High school graduate	8,054	29.0%
Some college or associate's	8,238	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	5,986	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3,016	10.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone83.7%

Carpooled6.7%

Public transit0.8%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home8.0%

Other means0.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	18,424	83.7%
Carpooled	1,477	6.7%
Public transit	169	0.8%
Walked	135	0.6%
Bicycle	16	0.1%
Worked from home	1,757	8.0%
Other means	31	0.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8,083	39.9%
15 to 29 min	9,940	49.1%
30 to 44 min	1,249	6.2%
45 to 59 min	334	1.6%
60+ min	646	3.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 12.8% (5,491 of 42,761)

	Count	Share
Family households	11,223	62.9%
Nonfamily households	6,622	37.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	17,845	96.7%
Vacant	610	3.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	11,762	65.9%
Renter-occupied	6,083	34.1%

1-unit, detached72.4%

1-unit, attached2.7%

2 to 4 units4.4%

5 to 19 units15.9%

20 or more units2.9%

Mobile home & other1.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	13,364	72.4%
1-unit, attached	494	2.7%
2 to 4 units	806	4.4%
5 to 19 units	2,930	15.9%
20 or more units	528	2.9%
Mobile home & other	333	1.8%

ZIP Code 47909

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