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46220 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 46220 covers Indianapolis, Indiana, with a population of about 36,159 and a median household income of $103,735.

Population
36,1593,081 per square mile
Median age
34.93.8 points below the US average
Median household income
$103,7351.5× the Indiana median
Poverty rate
7.6%4.8 points below the US average
Typical home value
$348,782up 14.7% in five years
Median rent
$1,3301.3× the Indiana median
Degree or higher
66.9%31.9 points above the US average
Homeownership
64.9%about the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,531

Where 46220 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

Population36,159
Median age34.9
Family households53%
Born outside the US3.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home5.3%
White (non-Hispanic)75.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)12%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.6%
Hispanic or Latino4.8%
Veterans4.3%
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$103,735
Income per person$62,867
Poverty rate7.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.9%
$10–15k2.5%
$15–20k0.8%
$20–25k2.0%
$25–30k3.7%
$30–35k1.1%
$35–40k3.5%
$40–45k3.1%
$45–50k5.0%
$50–60k6.4%
$60–75k8.7%
$75–100k8.0%
$100–125k10.5%
$125–150k10.2%
$150–200k13.1%
$200k or more17.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed19,470
Mean adjusted gross income$117,971
Returns declaring $200,000 or more12.2%
Returns, under $25k20.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k20.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k20.4%
Returns, $200k or more12.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$329,700
Median gross rent$1,330
Rent as a share of household income29.3%
Owner-occupied64.9%
Vacant homes5.1%
Median year built1959

What the homes are

Detached house63.8%
Attached house5.9%
2 to 4 units10.8%
5 to 19 units13.8%
20 or more units5.7%
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$348,782as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 14.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 73.3%
Typical asking rent$1,514as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 2.6%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 23.1%
Typical home value since 2000
200320142026$348,782$161,650

$161,650 in 2003 to $348,782 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201820222026$1,514$1,063

$1,063 in 2018 to $1,514 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher66.9%
High school diploma or higher97.8%
Works from home24.7%
Drives to work alone68.3%
Takes public transport0.5%
Commutes 45 minutes or more8.5%
Health

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

Obesity31.9% 1.5 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes8.8% 3.2 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes9.1% 4.1 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure31.6% 2.5 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health12.5% 7.8 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.4% 5.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.7% 3.8 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity15% 10.4 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis22.5% 2.6 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking21.4% 5.4 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication74.6% same as the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.6% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.7% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.5% 1.7 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.9% 2.2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.1% 2.2 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.7% 4.1 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening73.6% 9.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.7% 1.9 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist73.2% 11.9 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability21.6% 9.1 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19% 5.8 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity8.1% 9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps4.4% 9.9 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability4.8% 1.9 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.2% 2 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.1% 6.7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.3% 3.1 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.1% 4.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.4% 3 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use80.2% 4.3 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.9% 1.9 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability8.8% 5.2 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)9.8% 3.7 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.3% 1.7 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.7% 3.1 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.1% 3.3 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.4% 1 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost8.9% 4.1 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.1% 2.5 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,531
People employed18,763
Annual payroll$770,378,000
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 39.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 17 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss48.4 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 wave68.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake66.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave65.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado65.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind60.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide55.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail54.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding52.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather44.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning41.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm35.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire31.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane19.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought0.2Very 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$103,735$70,051$78,538
Income per person$62,867$37,178$43,289
Poverty rate7.6%12.2%12.4%
Median home value$329,700$201,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,330$1,020$1,348
Homeownership64.9%70.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher66.9%28.8%35%
Unemployment rate2.8%4.3%5.2%
Works from home24.7%9.6%13.5%
Born outside the US3.9%5.9%13.9%
Median age34.93838.7
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 stationCASTLETON 2 S, IN US5.9 km away
Rain in a year47 in
Snow in a year27 in

Average high and low by month

January35.7°F / 19.8°F3.32 in rain, 8.4 in snow
February40.6°F / 22.7°F2.66 in rain, 7.2 in snow
March51.3°F / 32.1°F3.86 in rain, 3.6 in snow
April64.3°F / 42°F4.61 in rain, 0.2 in snow
May73.8°F / 52.1°F4.94 in rain
June81.9°F / 61.7°F5.56 in rain
July84.8°F / 65.1°F4.67 in rain
August82.9°F / 63.3°F3.89 in rain
September76.7°F / 55.9°F3.56 in rain
October64.6°F / 44.5°F3.43 in rain
November51.5°F / 33.7°F3.51 in rain, 0.6 in snow
December39.9°F / 25.2°F3.17 in rain, 6.7 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 supermarket47% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket3% 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%.

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

Washington Township Metropolitan School District47.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Indianapolis Public Schools35.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Lawrence Township Metropolitan School District16.7% 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 vulnerability21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Household characteristics24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Walkability12 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

46205 Indianapolis, IN4.6 km away
46226 Indianapolis, IN4.6 km away
46240 Indianapolis, IN4.7 km away
46250 Indianapolis, IN6.2 km away
46260 Indianapolis, IN6.4 km away
46218 Indianapolis, IN6.4 km away
46208 Indianapolis, IN6.5 km away
46228 Indianapolis, IN6.9 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 area11.74 sq mi
Water area0.48 sq mi
Population density3,081 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.8647, -86.1181

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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