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46962 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 46962 covers North Manchester, Indiana, with a population of about 8,994 and a median household income of $71,863.

Population
8,99485 per square mile
Median age
41.42.7 points above the US average
Median household income
$71,863about the Indiana median
Poverty rate
7.5%4.9 points below the US average
Typical home value
$204,277up 30.7% in five years
Median rent
$67933% below the Indiana median
Degree or higher
20.4%14.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
83.8%18.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
176

Where 46962 is

North Manchester, 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

Population8,994
Median age41.4
Family households63.8%
Born outside the US1.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home4%
White (non-Hispanic)92.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)2.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.4%
Hispanic or Latino2.2%
Veterans5.1%
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$71,863
Income per person$32,510
Poverty rate7.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance6.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.4%
$10–15k5.2%
$15–20k3.6%
$20–25k6.8%
$25–30k5.9%
$30–35k2.0%
$35–40k2.5%
$40–45k4.3%
$45–50k2.1%
$50–60k6.3%
$60–75k11.7%
$75–100k17.2%
$100–125k11.1%
$125–150k8.4%
$150–200k7.0%
$200k or more4.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed3,980
Mean adjusted gross income$66,325
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3%
Returns, under $25k32.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k14.3%
Returns, $200k or more3.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$152,500
Median gross rent$679
Rent as a share of household income28%
Owner-occupied83.8%
Vacant homes13%
Median year built1959

What the homes are

Detached house78%
Attached house3.6%
2 to 4 units4.9%
5 to 19 units3%
20 or more units1.9%
Mobile home8.4%
Boat, RV or van0.2%
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$204,277as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 30.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 93.9%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$204,277$92,650

$96,207 in 2009 to $204,277 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3%
Bachelor's degree or higher20.4%
High school diploma or higher92.2%
Works from home6.5%
Drives to work alone80.4%
Takes public transport0.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more12.5%
Health

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

Obesity36.2% 2.8 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.2% 1.2 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.7% 1.5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure39.6% 5.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health20.2% same as the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.5% 3.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.2% 2.3 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity25.6% same as the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis33.2% 8.1 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication81% 6.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.9% 3.2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.1% 1.9 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year81.1% 4.4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.9% 1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.7% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.9% 4.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.1% 2.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist65.4% 4.1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability33.8% 3.1 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.1% 3.7 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.7% 5.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps6.2% 8.1 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.9% 2.2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40% 3.8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.7% 5.1 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.3% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.3% 2.9 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.9% 2.5 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)17% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16% 2 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.3% 0.8 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.7% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.3% 2.5 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.4% 5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost14% 1 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.8% 0.8 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments176
People employed2,455
Annual payroll$91,607,000
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 33.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss55.1 out of 100
Community resilience88.4 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.

Drought94.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind87.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide84.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail76.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado76.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave71.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather56.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire53.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning49.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake43.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane39.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding31.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave26.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm22.8Relatively 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$71,863$70,051$78,538
Income per person$32,510$37,178$43,289
Poverty rate7.5%12.2%12.4%
Median home value$152,500$201,600$303,400
Median gross rent$679$1,020$1,348
Homeownership83.8%70.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher20.4%28.8%35%
Unemployment rate3%4.3%5.2%
Works from home6.5%9.6%13.5%
Born outside the US1.7%5.9%13.9%
Median age41.43838.7
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 stationN MANCHESTER WWTP, IN US1 km away
Rain in a year41 in
Snow in a year30 in

Average high and low by month

January32.6°F / 16.7°F2.56 in rain, 11 in snow
February36.1°F / 19°F1.96 in rain, 9 in snow
March47°F / 27.5°F3.02 in rain, 3.5 in snow
April60.3°F / 37.8°F3.86 in rain, 0.1 in snow
May71.6°F / 49.2°F4.5 in rain
June80.8°F / 59.2°F4.81 in rain
July83.3°F / 62°F4.79 in rain
August81.4°F / 60°F3.84 in rain
September76°F / 52.3°F3.36 in rain
October63.7°F / 41.5°F2.8 in rain
November49.5°F / 30.9°F3.07 in rain, 1.3 in snow
December37.3°F / 22.6°F2.56 in rain, 5.4 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 supermarket3% 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.

Manchester Community Schools82.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Whitko Community School Corporation9.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Wabash County Schools Metropolitan School District7.7% 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 vulnerability23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Household characteristics32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status7more vulnerable than 7% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Walkability4.3 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

46943 Laketon, IN5.2 km away
46946 Liberty Mills, IN5.8 km away
46980 Servia, IN5.9 km away
46990 Urbana, IN11.5 km away
46982 Silver Lake, IN11.6 km away
46974 Roann, IN13.5 km away
46713 Bippus, IN14.8 km away
46510 Claypool, IN14.9 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.

Wabash County90.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Kosciusko County8.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Whitley County1.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area106.24 sq mi
Water area0.62 sq mi
Population density85 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.9986, -85.7842

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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