ZIP Code 47987

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Fountain County, Indiana.

Population: 3,705
Median household income: $71,875
Median home value: $139,100

ZIP Code 47987 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Fountain County, Indiana, home to about 3,705 residents. At $71,875, its median household income sits above Fountain County's $62,526.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 47987's population declined 9.1% from 4,074 to 3,705, while its median gross rent rose 21.2% from $647 to $784.

The largest age group is 55 to 64, 17.0% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 95.4% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,705
Median age: 45.3 yrs
Median household income: $71,875
Median home value: $139,100
Median gross rent: $784
Housing units: 1,692
Homeownership rate: 87.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,0743,705

Median household income

$52,500$71,875

Median home value

$101,200$139,100

Median gross rent

$647$784

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,074	$52,500	$101,200	$647
2020	4,182	$50,684	$101,200	$660
2021	3,846	$57,670	$109,100	$694
2022	3,687	$64,824	$139,900	$833
2023	3,705	$71,875	$139,100	$784

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

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1715.6%

18 to 245.8%

25 to 3410.0%

35 to 4413.9%

45 to 5414.8%

55 to 6417.0%

65 to 7413.1%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	165	4.5%
5 to 17	579	15.6%
18 to 24	214	5.8%
25 to 34	371	10.0%
35 to 44	516	13.9%
45 to 54	547	14.8%
55 to 64	631	17.0%
65 to 74	484	13.1%
75 and over	198	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,535	95.4%
Black or African American	10	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8	0.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	39	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	113	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.7%

High school graduate45.5%

Some college or associate's33.9%

Bachelor's degree7.1%

Graduate or professional degree4.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	240	8.7%
High school graduate	1,250	45.5%
Some college or associate's	930	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	194	7.1%
Graduate or professional degree	133	4.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone88.3%

Carpooled4.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.8%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,563	88.3%
Carpooled	70	4.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	72	4.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	50	2.8%
Other means	16	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	470	27.3%
15 to 29 min	510	29.6%
30 to 44 min	423	24.6%
45 to 59 min	259	15.0%
60+ min	59	3.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.32
Poverty rate: 9.3% (339 of 3,653)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,227	76.9%
Nonfamily households	369	23.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1954

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,596	94.3%
Vacant	96	5.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,403	87.9%
Renter-occupied	193	12.1%

1-unit, detached93.0%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units2.3%

5 to 19 units0.9%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other3.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,574	93.0%
1-unit, attached	6	0.4%
2 to 4 units	39	2.3%
5 to 19 units	15	0.9%
20 or more units	7	0.4%
Mobile home & other	51	3.0%

ZIP Code 47987

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