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47038 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 47038 covers Patriot, Indiana, with a population of about 800 and a median household income of $47,941.

Population
80029 per square mile
Median age
51.913.2 points above the US average
Median household income
$47,94132% below the Indiana median
Poverty rate
36.1%23.7 points above the US average
Typical home value
$235,859up 44.9% in five years
Median rent
$70731% below the Indiana median
Degree or higher
5.6%29.4 points below the US average
Homeownership
84.4%19.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
14

Where 47038 is

Patriot, 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

Population800
Median age51.9
Family households55.9%
Born outside the US0.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)95.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino1.4%
Veterans6.3%
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$47,941
Income per person$25,434
Poverty rate36.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance17.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.2%
$10–15k19.1%
$15–20k5.9%
$20–25k1.0%
$25–30k9.4%
$30–35k1.2%
$35–40k1.5%
$40–45k3.2%
$45–50k8.9%
$50–60k8.4%
$60–75k27.5%
$75–100k5.7%
$100–125k2.5%
$125–150k2.2%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more0.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed450
Mean adjusted gross income$60,249
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k33.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k17.8%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$122,100
Median gross rent$707
Rent as a share of household income16.8%
Owner-occupied84.4%
Vacant homes32.7%
Median year built1994

What the homes are

Detached house66.2%
5 to 19 units2%
Mobile home31.8%
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$235,859as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 8.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 44.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 113.6%
Typical home value since 2000
201420202026$235,859$105,573

$107,248 in 2014 to $235,859 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher5.6%
High school diploma or higher66.7%
Works from home4%
Drives to work alone71.9%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more40.3%
Health

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

Obesity40.6% 7.2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.7% 2.7 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes20.8% 7.6 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure42.4% 8.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health23.9% 3.6 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.8% 2.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression26.8% 4.9 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity28.7% 3.3 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis33.1% 8 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.1% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.6% 3.9 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.1% 1.4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.5% 1.1 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 disability16.9% 2.1 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening63.1% 1.2 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD10.6% 4 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist54.8% 6.5 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability35.6% 4.9 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.3% 0.5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity15.3% 1.8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.2% 5.1 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.6% 1.9 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol41% 4.8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.2% 2.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.9% 1.3 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33% 1.4 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use72.8% 3.1 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 disability16.9% 2.9 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.3% 2.8 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8.2% 0.6 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost19.5% 6.5 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.5% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments14
People employed92
Annual payroll$3,819,000
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 74.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss74.7 out of 100
Community resilience4.2 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.

Landslide98.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind98.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado95.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought88.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding82.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning79.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm78.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave68.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire58.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail56.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather53.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake51Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave37.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane33Very 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$47,941$70,051$78,538
Income per person$25,434$37,178$43,289
Poverty rate36.1%12.2%12.4%
Median home value$122,100$201,600$303,400
Median gross rent$707$1,020$1,348
Homeownership84.4%70.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher5.6%28.8%35%
Unemployment rate12.5%4.3%5.2%
Works from home4%9.6%13.5%
Born outside the US0.8%5.9%13.9%
Median age51.93838.7
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 stationGLENCOE 6 NW, KY US9 km away
Rain in a year48 in

Average high and low by month

January39.6°F / 18.6°F3.44 in rain
February43.3°F / 21.3°F3.46 in rain
March54.5°F / 29.2°F4.27 in rain
April66.7°F / 39.9°F4.96 in rain
May74.8°F / 51°F5.04 in rain
June82.1°F / 59.1°F4.77 in rain
July85.1°F / 63.4°F4.85 in rain
August84.1°F / 61.7°F3.01 in rain
September78.4°F / 54.3°F3.38 in rain
October67.4°F / 42.4°F3.33 in rain
November54.9°F / 31.7°F3.42 in rain
December44.1°F / 24.6°F3.8 in rain
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%.

Switzerland County School Corporation100% 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 vulnerability62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status70more vulnerable than 70% of US census tracts
Household characteristics85more vulnerable than 85% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status3more vulnerable than 3% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Walkability3.2 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

41095 Warsaw, KY8.1 km away
47020 Florence, IN8.4 km away
47040 Rising Sun, IN11.7 km away
47019 East Enterprise, IN12 km away
41092 Verona, KY14 km away
41086 Sparta, KY14.5 km away
41091 Union, KY14.7 km away
41046 Glencoe, KY14.9 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.

Switzerland County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area27.18 sq mi
Water area1.55 sq mi
Population density29 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.8537, -84.8515

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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