Postal Codes

46118 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 46118 covers Clayton, Indiana, with a population of about 4,340 and a median household income of $77,480.

Population
4,34080 per square mile
Median age
41.22.5 points above the US average
Median household income
$77,4801.1× the Indiana median
Poverty rate
6.6%5.8 points below the US average
Typical home value
$335,355up 27.9% in five years
Degree or higher
22.7%12.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
83%18 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
102

Where 46118 is

Clayton, 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

Population4,340
Median age41.2
Family households67.3%
Born outside the US0.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.1%
White (non-Hispanic)96.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Hispanic or Latino1.5%
Veterans6.8%
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$77,480
Income per person$36,738
Poverty rate6.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance2.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.4%
$10–15k1.6%
$15–20k1.2%
$20–25k3.2%
$25–30k3.3%
$30–35k1.5%
$35–40k0.7%
$40–45k4.9%
$45–50k4.1%
$50–60k11.7%
$60–75k9.8%
$75–100k21.1%
$100–125k8.8%
$125–150k10.1%
$150–200k6.2%
$200k or more7.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed2,460
Mean adjusted gross income$79,960
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.9%
Returns, under $25k25.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k20.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k13.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k19.9%
Returns, $200k or more4.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$248,300
Rent as a share of household income24%
Owner-occupied83%
Vacant homes12.7%
Median year built1973

What the homes are

Detached house92%
Attached house1.2%
2 to 4 units1.3%
5 to 19 units3.8%
20 or more units0.5%
Mobile home1.2%
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$335,355as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 27.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 98.9%
Typical home value since 2000
200520152026$335,355$139,857

$144,816 in 2005 to $335,355 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.7%
High school diploma or higher92.8%
Works from home9.3%
Drives to work alone74.1%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more22.7%
Health

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

Obesity37.1% 3.7 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.8% 0.8 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.1% 1.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure39.1% 5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.7% 1.6 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.7% 4.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.9% 1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity22.1% 3.3 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31.9% 6.8 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.3% 5.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.9% 2.2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.3% 1.1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.8% 3.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.1% 2.2 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.6% 1.2 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening71.6% 7.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.2% 1.6 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist62.9% 1.6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability29.8% 0.9 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.8% 5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.1% 7 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps5.6% 8.7 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.6% 0.9 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol41.6% 5.4 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.1% 5.7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.8% 3.4 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness29.2% 5.2 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.6% 0.7 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.2% 0.6 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.9% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.9% 2.9 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.5% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13% same as the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.2% 1.4 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments102
People employed2,872
Annual payroll$142,026,000
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 60.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss68.2 out of 100
Community resilience84.4 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.

Drought93.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather91.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail88.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado83.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide81.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind81.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave76.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake73Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding70Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave61.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning57.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm53.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire53.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane25.3Very 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$77,480$70,051$78,538
Income per person$36,738$37,178$43,289
Poverty rate6.6%12.2%12.4%
Median home value$248,300$201,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,020$1,348
Homeownership83%70.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.7%28.8%35%
Unemployment rate1.5%4.3%5.2%
Works from home9.3%9.6%13.5%
Born outside the US0.8%5.9%13.9%
Median age41.23838.7
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 stationINDIANAPOLIS NWFO, IN US18.9 km away
Rain in a year46 in

Average high and low by month

January35.7°F / 19.4°F3.24 in rain
February40.3°F / 22.7°F2.5 in rain
March51.3°F / 31.8°F3.73 in rain
April64°F / 42.9°F4.64 in rain
May73.9°F / 53.6°F4.93 in rain
June82.3°F / 62.9°F5.37 in rain
July85.4°F / 66.6°F4.67 in rain
August84.4°F / 64.9°F3.47 in rain
September78.3°F / 57.3°F3.45 in rain
October65.8°F / 44.7°F3.36 in rain
November51.9°F / 34.2°F3.47 in rain
December39.5°F / 25°F2.98 in rain
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%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Mill Creek Community School Corporation92.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Monroe-Gregg School District7.4% 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 vulnerability16more vulnerable than 16% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status20more vulnerable than 20% of US census tracts
Household characteristics40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status11more vulnerable than 11% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Walkability4.9 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

46168 Plainfield, IN9.2 km away
46103 Amo, IN10.3 km away
46157 Monrovia, IN10.8 km away
46180 Stilesville, IN11 km away
46122 Danville, IN11 km away
46123 Avon, IN13.4 km away
46158 Mooresville, IN14.1 km away
46121 Coatesville, IN15.1 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.

Hendricks County92.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Morgan County7.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area54.5 sq mi
Water area0.16 sq mi
Population density80 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.6682, -86.4959

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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