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46048 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 46048 covers Ingalls, Indiana, with a population of about 2,209 and a median household income of $69,423.

Population
2,2092,809 per square mile
Median age
36.81.9 points below the US average
Median household income
$69,423about the Indiana median
Poverty rate
9.7%2.7 points below the US average
Typical home value
$224,240up 33.4% in five years
Median rent
$1,3921.4× the Indiana median
Degree or higher
13%22 points below the US average
Homeownership
77.9%12.9 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
12

Where 46048 is

Ingalls, 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

Population2,209
Median age36.8
Family households73.4%
Born outside the US4.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home5.9%
White (non-Hispanic)79.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)8.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino9.4%
Veterans8.6%
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$69,423
Income per person$27,462
Poverty rate9.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance23.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k7.6%
$10–15k1.9%
$15–20k3.5%
$20–25k2.3%
$25–30k2.2%
$30–35k5.8%
$35–40k2.8%
$40–45k4.6%
$45–50k2.3%
$50–60k7.6%
$60–75k15.2%
$75–100k19.4%
$100–125k10.6%
$125–150k6.2%
$150–200k6.8%
$200k or more1.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed960
Mean adjusted gross income$51,871
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k29.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k28.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k19.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k11.5%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$142,200
Median gross rent$1,392
Rent as a share of household income21.3%
Owner-occupied77.9%
Vacant homes8.8%
Median year built1998

What the homes are

Detached house90.5%
2 to 4 units0.5%
Mobile home9%
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$224,240as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 33.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 134.9%
Typical asking rent$1,847as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$224,240$68,386

$82,299 in 2009 to $224,240 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher13%
High school diploma or higher91.4%
Works from home8.1%
Drives to work alone81.1%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more22.1%
Health

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

Obesity33.4% same as the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.7% 2.3 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.7% 2.5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure32.4% 1.7 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17% 3.3 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.2% 4.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression28% 6.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity22.8% 2.6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis25.3% same as the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.7% 1.7 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication73% 1.7 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.1% 0.6 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.1% 1.1 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.1% 0.8 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.4% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.4% 3.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.3% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist62.8% 1.5 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability26.7% 4 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.4% 2.4 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.8% 5.3 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps6.5% 7.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.6% 1.1 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.9% 1.3 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10% 3.8 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7% 1.4 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.7% 2.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use74.5% 1.4 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.5% 1.7 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability10.4% 3.6 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.1% 1.4 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.1% 1.7 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost14.2% 1.2 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.7% 1.9 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments12
People employed35
Annual payroll$1,569,000
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 57% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss62 out of 100
Community resilience56.4 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.

Drought89.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind87.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail82.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide80.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather78.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado78.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave77.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding71.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake64.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave60.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm57.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning55.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire45.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane28.6Very 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$69,423$70,051$78,538
Income per person$27,462$37,178$43,289
Poverty rate9.7%12.2%12.4%
Median home value$142,200$201,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,392$1,020$1,348
Homeownership77.9%70.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher13%28.8%35%
Unemployment rate4.9%4.3%5.2%
Works from home8.1%9.6%13.5%
Born outside the US4.4%5.9%13.9%
Median age36.83838.7
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 US18.5 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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%.

South Madison Community School Corporation100% 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 vulnerability17more vulnerable than 17% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Household characteristics48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status17more vulnerable than 17% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport15more vulnerable than 15% of US census tracts
Walkability4.8 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

46040 Fortville, IN5.1 km away
46064 Pendleton, IN6.3 km away
46154 Maxwell, IN11.5 km away
46055 Mccordsville, IN12 km away
46037 Fishers, IN13.8 km away
46051 Lapel, IN14.8 km away
46129 Finly, IN15.4 km away
46013 Anderson, IN15.4 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 County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area0.79 sq mi
Population density2,809 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.9573, -85.7981

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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