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46017 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 46017 covers Anderson, Indiana, with a population of about 5,421 and a median household income of $72,468.

Population
5,421306 per square mile
Median age
44.96.2 points above the US average
Median household income
$72,468about the Indiana median
Poverty rate
8.1%4.3 points below the US average
Typical home value
$194,174up 40.4% in five years
Median rent
$972about the Indiana median
Degree or higher
18.8%16.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
81.2%16.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
99

Where 46017 is

Anderson, Indiana — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population5,421
Median age44.9
Family households71.3%
Born outside the US1.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.5%
White (non-Hispanic)86%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.5%
Hispanic or Latino6.3%
Veterans8.2%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$72,468
Income per person$32,674
Poverty rate8.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance9.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.2%
$10–15k4.8%
$15–20k1.1%
$20–25k3.2%
$25–30k1.2%
$30–35k3.7%
$35–40k3.9%
$40–45k6.2%
$45–50k5.4%
$50–60k4.5%
$60–75k18.2%
$75–100k22.9%
$100–125k5.8%
$125–150k8.6%
$150–200k4.6%
$200k or more2.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed2,980
Mean adjusted gross income$55,887
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2%
Returns, under $25k30.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k28.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k12.8%
Returns, $200k or more2.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$138,500
Median gross rent$972
Rent as a share of household income23.8%
Owner-occupied81.2%
Vacant homes5.4%
Median year built1966

What the homes are

Detached house81.3%
Attached house1.3%
2 to 4 units1.9%
5 to 19 units3.3%
20 or more units0.3%
Mobile home11.9%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$194,174as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 40.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 139.9%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$194,174$69,085

$72,113 in 2009 to $194,174 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.8%
High school diploma or higher94.5%
Works from home8.2%
Drives to work alone81.6%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more12.2%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity34.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.8% 3.6 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure40.3% 6.2 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health20.3% same as the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.3% 4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression27.1% 5.2 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity26.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis33.3% 8.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.6% 1.4 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80% 5.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10% 2.3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.5% 1.3 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year81.1% 4.4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.3% 1.4 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.5% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69.1% 4.8 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.9% 2.3 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist62.2% 0.9 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.3% 0.6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.9% 2.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12.4% 4.7 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.2% 7.1 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol41.1% 4.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.5% 4.3 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.1% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.7% 2.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32% 2.4 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use75.9% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.5% 0.7 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.4% 0.9 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.7% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7% 1.8 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.5% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.7% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost14.8% 1.8 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.7% 0.9 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments99
People employed741
Annual payroll$29,314,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 47.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss47.1 out of 100
Community resilience57 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Drought86.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind81.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail80Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide73.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado73.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather72.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave70Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake64Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding63.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire57.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave50.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm50Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning48.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane26.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Indiana and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPIndianaUnited States
Median household income$72,468$70,051$78,538
Income per person$32,674$37,178$43,289
Poverty rate8.1%12.2%12.4%
Median home value$138,500$201,600$303,400
Median gross rent$972$1,020$1,348
Homeownership81.2%70.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.8%28.8%35%
Unemployment rate4.8%4.3%5.2%
Works from home8.2%9.6%13.5%
Born outside the US1.9%5.9%13.9%
Median age44.93838.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationANDERSON SEWAGE PLT, IN US10.2 km away
Rain in a year44 in
Snow in a year21 in

Average high and low by month

January34.9°F / 20.7°F3 in rain, 8.3 in snow
February39.3°F / 23.8°F2.47 in rain, 4.7 in snow
March50°F / 32.3°F3.47 in rain, 1.9 in snow
April62.7°F / 42.2°F4.1 in rain, 0.1 in snow
May72.7°F / 52.8°F4.56 in rain
June81.1°F / 61.8°F5.24 in rain
July83.8°F / 64.8°F4.34 in rain
August82.4°F / 63.2°F3.39 in rain
September76.6°F / 55.9°F3.12 in rain
October64.7°F / 45°F3.37 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November50.8°F / 34.8°F3.66 in rain, 0.7 in snow
December39.4°F / 26°F3.04 in rain, 5 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket62% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Anderson Community School Corporation77.2% of this ZIP code's land area
South Madison Community School Corporation19.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Daleville Community Schools3.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Household characteristics43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status15more vulnerable than 15% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Walkability5.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

46015 Anderson, IN4.8 km away
46013 Anderson, IN6.4 km away
47356 Middletown, IN6.7 km away
46016 Anderson, IN7.2 km away
46012 Anderson, IN7.5 km away
46056 Markleville, IN9 km away
47334 Daleville, IN10 km away
46011 Anderson, IN11 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Madison County96.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Delaware County3.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area17.71 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq mi
Population density306 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.0742, -85.6069

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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