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46994 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 46994 covers Walton, Indiana, with a population of about 2,180 and a median household income of $60,732.

Population
2,18038 per square mile
Median age
51.112.4 points above the US average
Median household income
$60,73213% below the Indiana median
Poverty rate
9.4%3 points below the US average
Typical home value
$207,907up 33.8% in five years
Median rent
$62739% below the Indiana median
Degree or higher
17.7%17.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
82.3%17.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
44

Where 46994 is

Walton, 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

Population2,180
Median age51.1
Family households68%
Born outside the US3.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home6.8%
White (non-Hispanic)81.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.1%
Hispanic or Latino8%
Veterans11.4%
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$60,732
Income per person$31,404
Poverty rate9.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance6.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.0%
$10–15k5.4%
$15–20k2.3%
$20–25k7.1%
$25–30k0.9%
$30–35k3.8%
$35–40k5.3%
$40–45k4.3%
$45–50k6.5%
$50–60k8.2%
$60–75k19.4%
$75–100k13.6%
$100–125k10.9%
$125–150k0.9%
$150–200k1.9%
$200k or more5.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,260
Mean adjusted gross income$65,584
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.4%
Returns, under $25k28.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k18.3%
Returns, $200k or more2.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$146,100
Median gross rent$627
Rent as a share of household income31.6%
Owner-occupied82.3%
Vacant homes6.1%
Median year built1958

What the homes are

Detached house86.4%
2 to 4 units6.1%
5 to 19 units1.9%
20 or more units0.3%
Mobile home5.3%
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$207,907as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 33.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 110.2%
Typical home value since 2000
201220192026$207,907$89,836

$89,836 in 2012 to $207,907 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2%
Bachelor's degree or higher17.7%
High school diploma or higher88%
Works from home5%
Drives to work alone86.5%
Takes public transport0.7%
Commutes 45 minutes or more4.1%
Health

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

Obesity46.9% 13.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes15% 3 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes19.3% 6.1 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure41.3% 7.2 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health24.1% 3.8 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)10% 1.3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression26.6% 4.7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity30% 4.6 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis32.9% 7.8 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.1% 0.9 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.5% 4.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.7% 1.3 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 year79.3% 2.6 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.4% 0.5 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability17% 2.2 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65.3% 1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD10.8% 4.2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist58.7% 2.6 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability35.5% 4.8 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.2% 1.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity16.2% 0.9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps10.3% 4 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.8% 2.1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol41% 4.8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.5% 2.3 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.2% 1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.3% 2.1 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use73.2% 2.7 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.7% 1.9 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability17.7% 3.7 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.4% 2.9 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8.7% same as the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.4% 1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost17% 4 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 establishments44
People employed172
Annual payroll$6,925,000
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 51.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss52.5 out of 100
Community resilience60.3 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 wind92.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail85.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave81.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide79.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather74.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado66.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding60.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake58.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave57.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire55.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning54.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane38.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm28.6Very 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$60,732$70,051$78,538
Income per person$31,404$37,178$43,289
Poverty rate9.4%12.2%12.4%
Median home value$146,100$201,600$303,400
Median gross rent$627$1,020$1,348
Homeownership82.3%70.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher17.7%28.8%35%
Unemployment rate2%4.3%5.2%
Works from home5%9.6%13.5%
Born outside the US3.3%5.9%13.9%
Median age51.13838.7
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 stationLOGANSPORT CICOTT ST, IN US12 km away
Rain in a year41 in
Snow in a year19 in

Average high and low by month

January33°F / 17.8°F2.63 in rain, 7.1 in snow
February37.1°F / 20.3°F2.02 in rain, 5.3 in snow
March48.2°F / 29.1°F2.69 in rain, 2.4 in snow
April61.3°F / 39.1°F3.77 in rain, 0.3 in snow
May72.2°F / 50°F4.35 in rain
June81.4°F / 59.8°F4.77 in rain
July84.4°F / 63.4°F4.78 in rain
August83°F / 61.6°F4.36 in rain
September77.5°F / 54°F3.27 in rain
October64.1°F / 42.5°F3.02 in rain
November50.1°F / 32.4°F3.13 in rain, 0.5 in snow
December38.3°F / 23.6°F2.51 in rain, 3.8 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%.

Lewis Cass Schools100% 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 vulnerability38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Household characteristics42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport50more vulnerable than 50% 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.

46967 Onward, IN7.5 km away
46942 Lake Cicott, IN10.2 km away
46947 Logansport, IN11.4 km away
46961 New Waverly, IN11.9 km away
46971 Grissom Arb, IN12.1 km away
46932 Galveston, IN12.3 km away
46998 Young America, IN13.3 km away
46914 Bunker Hill, 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.

Cass County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area57.66 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq mi
Population density38 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.6772, -86.2805

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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