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46975 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 46975 covers Rochester, Indiana, with a population of about 13,985 and a median household income of $64,009.

Population
13,98567 per square mile
Median age
44.15.4 points above the US average
Median household income
$64,0099% below the Indiana median
Poverty rate
9.7%2.7 points below the US average
Typical home value
$224,477up 35.8% in five years
Median rent
$84817% below the Indiana median
Degree or higher
16.1%18.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
77.6%12.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
368

Where 46975 is

Rochester, 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

Population13,985
Median age44.1
Family households67.5%
Born outside the US0.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.4%
White (non-Hispanic)90.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.1%
Hispanic or Latino3.7%
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$64,009
Income per person$35,040
Poverty rate9.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance11.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.4%
$10–15k4.0%
$15–20k4.4%
$20–25k6.2%
$25–30k3.8%
$30–35k5.4%
$35–40k7.2%
$40–45k4.1%
$45–50k2.6%
$50–60k8.3%
$60–75k10.1%
$75–100k12.0%
$100–125k9.7%
$125–150k8.7%
$150–200k4.9%
$200k or more7.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed6,530
Mean adjusted gross income$67,162
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.4%
Returns, under $25k31.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k13.8%
Returns, $200k or more3.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$151,100
Median gross rent$848
Rent as a share of household income23.3%
Owner-occupied77.6%
Vacant homes15.2%
Median year built1972

What the homes are

Detached house77%
Attached house0.1%
2 to 4 units7.3%
5 to 19 units3.8%
20 or more units1.4%
Mobile home10.4%
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$224,477as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 6.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 35.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 99.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$224,477$100,425

$104,513 in 2009 to $224,477 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7%
Bachelor's degree or higher16.1%
High school diploma or higher89.2%
Works from home3.9%
Drives to work alone77.7%
Takes public transport0.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more14.5%
Health

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

Obesity41.5% 8.1 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.4% 2.4 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes18.8% 5.6 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure41.2% 7.1 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health23.2% 2.9 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.9% 2.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.8% 3.9 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity28.5% 3.1 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis33.3% 8.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80% 5.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.8% 2.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.4% 2.2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.2% 3.5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.8% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.5% 1.7 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.7% 2.4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD10.4% 3.8 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist61% same as the national average of 61.3%
Any disability35.9% 5.2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.7% 2.1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity14.8% 2.3 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9% 5.3 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.9% 2.2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.2% 4 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.8% 3 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.7% 1.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.6% 2.8 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use75.7% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.3% 1.5 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability17.4% 3.4 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.1% 2.6 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.4% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8.1% 0.7 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost16.8% 3.8 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.6% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments368
People employed4,349
Annual payroll$189,281,000
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 47% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 6 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss39.8 out of 100
Community resilience65.6 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.

Drought95.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind93.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave85.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail82.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide81.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado75.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning64.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather61.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire53.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake48.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave46.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane44.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding39.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm22Relatively 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$64,009$70,051$78,538
Income per person$35,040$37,178$43,289
Poverty rate9.7%12.2%12.4%
Median home value$151,100$201,600$303,400
Median gross rent$848$1,020$1,348
Homeownership77.6%70.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher16.1%28.8%35%
Unemployment rate7%4.3%5.2%
Works from home3.9%9.6%13.5%
Born outside the US0.9%5.9%13.9%
Median age44.13838.7
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 stationROCHESTER, IN US1.8 km away
Rain in a year41 in
Snow in a year30 in

Average high and low by month

January31.9°F / 17.3°F2.83 in rain, 10.7 in snow
February35.8°F / 19.7°F2.28 in rain, 8 in snow
March47.1°F / 28.3°F2.62 in rain, 3.3 in snow
April60°F / 38.6°F3.87 in rain, 0.5 in snow
May71.3°F / 49.9°F4.4 in rain
June80.2°F / 59.9°F4.27 in rain
July83.2°F / 62.8°F4.44 in rain
August81.5°F / 61°F4.13 in rain
September76°F / 53.3°F3.2 in rain
October63.5°F / 42.5°F3.2 in rain
November48.9°F / 32.2°F3.08 in rain, 1.3 in snow
December37°F / 23.2°F2.43 in rain, 6.3 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 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Rochester Community School Corporation59% of this ZIP code's land area
Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation15.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Caston School Corporation14.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Culver Community Schools Corporation10.2% 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 vulnerability42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status59more vulnerable than 59% of US census tracts
Household characteristics61more vulnerable than 61% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Walkability4.1 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

46912 Athens, IN9 km away
46931 Fulton, IN13.4 km away
46945 Leiters Ford, IN14.4 km away
46951 Macy, IN14.5 km away
46939 Kewanna, IN16 km away
46910 Akron, IN16.3 km away
46922 Delong, IN17.5 km away
46501 Argos, IN18.5 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.

Fulton County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area207.65 sq mi
Water area1.82 sq mi
Population density67 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.0655, -86.2310

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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