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46901 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 46901 covers Kokomo, Indiana, with a population of about 38,254 and a median household income of $61,041.

Population
38,254272 per square mile
Median age
40.51.8 points above the US average
Median household income
$61,04113% below the Indiana median
Poverty rate
13.6%1.2 points above the US average
Typical home value
$165,798up 38.3% in five years
Median rent
$86915% below the Indiana median
Degree or higher
17.3%17.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
72.1%7.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
834

Where 46901 is

Kokomo, 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

Population38,254
Median age40.5
Family households58.1%
Born outside the US0.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.6%
White (non-Hispanic)83.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)8.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.5%
Hispanic or Latino4.3%
Veterans7.8%
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$61,041
Income per person$32,844
Poverty rate13.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance13.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.5%
$10–15k5.8%
$15–20k3.0%
$20–25k4.3%
$25–30k4.9%
$30–35k4.4%
$35–40k5.8%
$40–45k4.1%
$45–50k5.3%
$50–60k6.9%
$60–75k10.9%
$75–100k14.1%
$100–125k10.8%
$125–150k5.4%
$150–200k6.6%
$200k or more3.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed17,770
Mean adjusted gross income$56,522
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.1%
Returns, under $25k36.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k12.9%
Returns, $200k or more2.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$131,700
Median gross rent$869
Rent as a share of household income29.3%
Owner-occupied72.1%
Vacant homes13%
Median year built1961

What the homes are

Detached house77.3%
Attached house2.4%
2 to 4 units5.9%
5 to 19 units2.6%
20 or more units5.9%
Mobile home5.8%
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$165,798as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 38.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 112.8%
Typical asking rent$944as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 1.9%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$165,798$64,511

$69,405 in 2009 to $165,798 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher17.3%
High school diploma or higher90.2%
Works from home5.5%
Drives to work alone80.2%
Takes public transport0.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more14%
Health

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

Obesity37.9% 4.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes15.1% 3.1 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes19.6% 6.4 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure41% 6.9 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health24% 3.7 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.1% 2.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.8% 3.9 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity29.3% 3.9 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis32.7% 7.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79% 4.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.1% 1.4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12% 1.6 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8% 1.8 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.9% 3.2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.6% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.6% 1.8 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65.4% 1.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD10.1% 3.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist58.4% 2.9 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability34.4% 3.7 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.5% 2.3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity17% same as the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps11.6% 2.7 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.2% 1.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.2% 3 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity12.7% 1.1 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.9% same as the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.1% 3.3 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use74.4% 1.5 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 disability17.3% 3.3 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.8% 2.3 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat9.7% 0.9 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.4% 1 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost17.9% 4.9 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.9% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments834
People employed12,779
Annual payroll$535,397,000
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 41.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 18 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss46.2 out of 100
Community resilience75.4 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.

Drought89.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind84.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail80.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado74.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather74.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide73.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave69.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake56.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire53.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding48.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning47.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave46.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm43.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane36.1Very 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$61,041$70,051$78,538
Income per person$32,844$37,178$43,289
Poverty rate13.6%12.2%12.4%
Median home value$131,700$201,600$303,400
Median gross rent$869$1,020$1,348
Homeownership72.1%70.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher17.3%28.8%35%
Unemployment rate6.9%4.3%5.2%
Works from home5.5%9.6%13.5%
Born outside the US0.9%5.9%13.9%
Median age40.53838.7
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 stationKOKOMO 3 WSW, IN US5.2 km away
Rain in a year44 in
Snow in a year34 in

Average high and low by month

January32.5°F / 16.7°F2.95 in rain, 10.6 in snow
February36.9°F / 19.3°F2.43 in rain, 9.8 in snow
March48.7°F / 28.1°F3.18 in rain, 5.2 in snow
April61.9°F / 38.5°F4.28 in rain, 0.7 in snow
May72.6°F / 50.1°F4.72 in rain
June81°F / 59.6°F5.21 in rain
July83.7°F / 62.5°F4.73 in rain
August82.3°F / 60.5°F3.85 in rain
September77.2°F / 53.1°F3.66 in rain
October64.7°F / 41.8°F3.21 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November49.9°F / 31.5°F3.33 in rain, 1.5 in snow
December37.6°F / 22.8°F2.85 in rain, 6.2 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 5 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Northwestern School Corporation63.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Maconaquah School Corporation15.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Kokomo School Corporation11.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Eastern Howard School Corporation6.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Western School Corporation2.9% 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 vulnerability19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Household characteristics28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Walkability3.9 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

46903 Kokomo, IN3.9 km away
46904 Kokomo, IN3.9 km away
46902 Kokomo, IN5.4 km away
46995 West Middleton, IN8.7 km away
46965 Oakford, IN10.3 km away
46932 Galveston, IN10.7 km away
46959 Miami, IN13.3 km away
46979 Russiaville, IN13.9 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.

Howard County84.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Miami County15.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Cass County0.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area140.87 sq mi
Water area0.51 sq mi
Population density272 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.4988, -86.1453

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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