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46214 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 46214 covers Indianapolis, Indiana, with a population of about 24,645 and a median household income of $58,863.

Population
24,6453,303 per square mile
Median age
35.13.6 points below the US average
Median household income
$58,86316% below the Indiana median
Poverty rate
11.7%0.7 points below the US average
Typical home value
$232,798up 23.2% in five years
Median rent
$1,1161.1× the Indiana median
Degree or higher
26.5%8.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
46.6%18.4 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
378

Where 46214 is

Indianapolis, 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

Population24,645
Median age35.1
Family households50.3%
Born outside the US13.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home22.8%
White (non-Hispanic)43.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)32.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.7%
Hispanic or Latino17.4%
Veterans6.7%
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$58,863
Income per person$31,659
Poverty rate11.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance8.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.7%
$10–15k1.6%
$15–20k2.8%
$20–25k3.9%
$25–30k6.8%
$30–35k7.9%
$35–40k3.9%
$40–45k5.2%
$45–50k3.6%
$50–60k10.1%
$60–75k11.5%
$75–100k13.3%
$100–125k8.2%
$125–150k7.0%
$150–200k5.2%
$200k or more3.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed12,480
Mean adjusted gross income$49,015
Returns declaring $200,000 or more1%
Returns, under $25k31.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k32.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k18.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k8.5%
Returns, $200k or more1.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$180,200
Median gross rent$1,116
Rent as a share of household income31.4%
Owner-occupied46.6%
Vacant homes7.1%
Median year built1983

What the homes are

Detached house42.5%
Attached house10.3%
2 to 4 units10.2%
5 to 19 units24.6%
20 or more units12.3%
Mobile home0.1%
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$232,798as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 1.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 23.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 107%
Typical asking rent$1,272as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yeardown 3.4%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 26%
Typical home value since 2000
200320142026$235,714$93,222

$99,023 in 2003 to $232,798 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202120232026$1,316$1,009

$1,009 in 2021 to $1,272 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher26.5%
High school diploma or higher90.7%
Works from home10.5%
Drives to work alone79.9%
Takes public transport0.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more8%
Health

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

Obesity39% 5.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.2% 1 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure38.1% 4 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health20.4% same as the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)10.2% 1.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.1% 3.2 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity23.9% 1.5 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis25% same as the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.4% 1.4 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.4% 0.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)6.5% 1.2 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.2% 1.8 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.7% 0.5 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.9% 3.2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.2% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.7% 2.4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist60.5% 0.8 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability29.8% 0.9 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support26.3% 1.5 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity18.9% 1.8 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps11.8% 2.5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.5% 1.2 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.7% 1.5 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity15.3% 1.5 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.4% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport9.9% 0.7 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness36.8% 2.4 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78.7% 2.8 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.1% 1.3 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.7% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.2% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.9% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat11.7% 2.9 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours40.7% 4.3 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.4% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost19% 6 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.5% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments378
People employed8,576
Annual payroll$491,677,000
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 32.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 9 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss39.5 out of 100
Community resilience38.7 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.

Heat wave71.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave68.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado64.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind63.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake57.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide56.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail50.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather46Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning44.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding42.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought33.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire27.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm23.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane16.1Very 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$58,863$70,051$78,538
Income per person$31,659$37,178$43,289
Poverty rate11.7%12.2%12.4%
Median home value$180,200$201,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,116$1,020$1,348
Homeownership46.6%70.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher26.5%28.8%35%
Unemployment rate4.8%4.3%5.2%
Works from home10.5%9.6%13.5%
Born outside the US13.6%5.9%13.9%
Median age35.13838.7
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 EAGLE CREEK AP, IN US3.7 km away
Rain in a year41 in

Average high and low by month

January36.4°F / 21.2°F2.59 in rain
February41°F / 24°F2.07 in rain
March52.1°F / 33.1°F3.28 in rain
April64°F / 43.1°F4.08 in rain
May73.8°F / 53.7°F4.32 in rain
June82.1°F / 63°F5.06 in rain
July85.2°F / 66.7°F4.29 in rain
August84°F / 64.7°F3.24 in rain
September78.1°F / 57.1°F2.57 in rain
October65.6°F / 45.4°F3.25 in rain
November52°F / 34.8°F3.25 in rain
December40.8°F / 26.2°F2.67 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 supermarket27% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket82% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket37% of this ZIP code's area
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%.

Wayne Township Metropolitan School District100% 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 vulnerability51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Household characteristics64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status67more vulnerable than 67% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Walkability10.2 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

46224 Indianapolis, IN1.4 km away
46234 Indianapolis, IN3.1 km away
46222 Indianapolis, IN6.3 km away
46254 Indianapolis, IN6.4 km away
46278 Indianapolis, IN9 km away
46221 Indianapolis, IN9.3 km away
46241 Indianapolis, IN9.5 km away
46228 Indianapolis, IN9.9 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.

Marion County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area7.46 sq mi
Water area0.2 sq mi
Population density3,303 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.7924, -86.2875

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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