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46953 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 46953 covers Marion, Indiana, with a population of about 23,570 and a median household income of $46,224.

Population
23,570275 per square mile
Median age
33.75 points below the US average
Median household income
$46,22434% below the Indiana median
Poverty rate
26%13.6 points above the US average
Typical home value
$107,570up 25% in five years
Median rent
$80022% below the Indiana median
Degree or higher
16.3%18.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
65.6%0.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
406

Where 46953 is

Marion, 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

Population23,570
Median age33.7
Family households59.2%
Born outside the US2.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home4.2%
White (non-Hispanic)76.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)9.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.6%
Hispanic or Latino6.2%
Veterans8.8%
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$46,224
Income per person$23,948
Poverty rate26%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance21.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k9.1%
$10–15k5.5%
$15–20k4.9%
$20–25k5.5%
$25–30k7.6%
$30–35k3.3%
$35–40k7.8%
$40–45k5.0%
$45–50k4.8%
$50–60k8.7%
$60–75k10.6%
$75–100k11.3%
$100–125k5.3%
$125–150k5.9%
$150–200k2.1%
$200k or more2.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed8,740
Mean adjusted gross income$45,398
Returns declaring $200,000 or more1.3%
Returns, under $25k40.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k28.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k8.1%
Returns, $200k or more1.3%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$88,400
Median gross rent$800
Rent as a share of household income25.8%
Owner-occupied65.6%
Vacant homes12.5%
Median year built1963

What the homes are

Detached house72.8%
Attached house1.4%
2 to 4 units8.8%
5 to 19 units3.8%
20 or more units2.1%
Mobile home11.2%
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$107,570as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 1.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 25%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 75.5%
Typical asking rent$968as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200220142026$109,015$52,644

$62,237 in 2002 to $107,570 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate9.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher16.3%
High school diploma or higher84.3%
Works from home8.9%
Drives to work alone69.8%
Takes public transport0.5%
Commutes 45 minutes or more11.9%
Health

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

Obesity43.2% 9.8 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes16.7% 4.7 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes20.2% 7 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure42% 7.9 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health28.3% 8 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)10.8% 0.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression28.4% 6.5 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity32.7% 7.3 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31.3% 6.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.1% 0.9 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.4% 3.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.9% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.4% 2 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.6% 2.4 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.4% 3.7 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening81.9% 4 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability20% 5.2 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening64.9% 0.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD11.3% 4.7 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist52.6% 8.7 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability38.9% 8.2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support25.5% 0.7 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity23.2% 6.1 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps16.7% 2.4 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.6% 1.9 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.7% 2.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity15.8% 2 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability12% 3.6 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport11.9% 2.7 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness36.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use71.4% 4.5 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)21% 4.2 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability19% 5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)17.2% 3.7 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.7% 1.7 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat12.8% 4 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours40.9% 4.5 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost25.4% 12.4 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability7.7% 2.1 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments406
People employed10,490
Annual payroll$392,826,000
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 64.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 11 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss60.3 out of 100
Community resilience58.2 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.

Tornado92.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought89.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail88.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind80.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide74.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather73.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake71.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding69.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave69.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave60.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire57.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning54.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm43.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane38.4Very 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$46,224$70,051$78,538
Income per person$23,948$37,178$43,289
Poverty rate26%12.2%12.4%
Median home value$88,400$201,600$303,400
Median gross rent$800$1,020$1,348
Homeownership65.6%70.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher16.3%28.8%35%
Unemployment rate9.2%4.3%5.2%
Works from home8.9%9.6%13.5%
Born outside the US2.3%5.9%13.9%
Median age33.73838.7
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 stationMARION 2 N, IN US4.9 km away
Rain in a year42 in
Snow in a year24 in

Average high and low by month

January33°F / 17.7°F2.85 in rain, 8.1 in snow
February37°F / 19.5°F2.15 in rain, 6.3 in snow
March48.1°F / 28°F2.87 in rain, 3.7 in snow
April61.2°F / 38°F4.1 in rain, 0.3 in snow
May72°F / 49.2°F4.76 in rain
June80.8°F / 59.2°F4.42 in rain
July83.8°F / 62.5°F4.33 in rain
August82°F / 60.5°F3.93 in rain
September76.6°F / 53.3°F3.39 in rain
October64.2°F / 41.9°F3.12 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November49.7°F / 31.7°F3.26 in rain, 1 in snow
December38°F / 23°F2.58 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 supermarket12% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket15% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket8% 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 5 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Marion Community Schools39.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Eastbrook Community School Corporation24.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Oak Hill United School Corporation20.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Mississinewa Community School Corporation9.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Madison-Grant United School Corporation5.6% 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 vulnerability41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Household characteristics56more vulnerable than 56% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status14more vulnerable than 14% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport38more vulnerable than 38% 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.

46952 Marion, IN4.4 km away
46938 Jonesboro, IN6.4 km away
46933 Gas City, IN7.1 km away
46987 Sweetser, IN9.4 km away
46928 Fairmount, IN13 km away
46986 Swayzee, IN14.2 km away
46991 Van Buren, IN15.4 km away
46930 Fowlerton, IN16 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.

Grant County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area85.59 sq mi
Water area0.11 sq mi
Population density275 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.5359, -85.6616

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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