Postal Codes

47250 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 47250 covers Madison, Indiana, with a population of about 23,013 and a median household income of $56,667.

Population
23,013109 per square mile
Median age
43.14.4 points above the US average
Median household income
$56,66719% below the Indiana median
Poverty rate
12.7%about the US average
Typical home value
$243,472up 37.2% in five years
Median rent
$85716% below the Indiana median
Degree or higher
19%16 points below the US average
Homeownership
65.7%0.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
565

Where 47250 is

Madison, 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

Population23,013
Median age43.1
Family households59.2%
Born outside the US1.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.9%
White (non-Hispanic)91.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1%
Hispanic or Latino3.5%
Veterans5.3%
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$56,667
Income per person$33,437
Poverty rate12.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance11.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.9%
$10–15k5.1%
$15–20k4.7%
$20–25k5.0%
$25–30k5.4%
$30–35k5.8%
$35–40k5.0%
$40–45k4.9%
$45–50k3.2%
$50–60k9.6%
$60–75k10.3%
$75–100k10.9%
$100–125k10.5%
$125–150k5.5%
$150–200k4.8%
$200k or more4.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed10,200
Mean adjusted gross income$70,498
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.6%
Returns, under $25k30.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k14.8%
Returns, $200k or more3.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$179,900
Median gross rent$857
Rent as a share of household income27.8%
Owner-occupied65.7%
Vacant homes11.1%
Median year built1971

What the homes are

Detached house66.5%
Attached house5.6%
2 to 4 units9.8%
5 to 19 units5.8%
20 or more units1.6%
Mobile home10.7%
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$243,472as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 5.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 37.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 111.1%
Typical home value since 2000
201220192026$243,472$93,973

$93,973 in 2012 to $243,472 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher19%
High school diploma or higher89.3%
Works from home4.9%
Drives to work alone87.5%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more17.8%
Health

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

Obesity37.1% 3.7 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.7% 1.7 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes17.7% 4.5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure39.7% 5.6 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health21.8% 1.5 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.3% 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 activity25.7% same as the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31.5% 6.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.9% 4.2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.4% 1.7 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.5% 1.3 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.7% 4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.2% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.8% 1 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.7% 3.4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.4% 2.8 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist59.8% 1.5 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability32.9% 2.2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.9% 1.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity14.1% 3 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8.5% 5.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.9% 1.2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.1% 3.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.7% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.4% 1.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.6% 1.8 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)18.3% 1.5 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.8% 1.8 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.3% 1.8 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.8% 1 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.8% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost19.4% 6.4 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.1% 0.5 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments565
People employed9,979
Annual payroll$458,631,000
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 81.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 10 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss76.8 out of 100
Community resilience52.9 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.

Strong wind98.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado98Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide94.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding86.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought85.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm85.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning84.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake68.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave65.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather63.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail63.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire62.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave39.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane36.8Very 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$56,667$70,051$78,538
Income per person$33,437$37,178$43,289
Poverty rate12.7%12.2%12.4%
Median home value$179,900$201,600$303,400
Median gross rent$857$1,020$1,348
Homeownership65.7%70.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher19%28.8%35%
Unemployment rate3.3%4.3%5.2%
Works from home4.9%9.6%13.5%
Born outside the US1.4%5.9%13.9%
Median age43.13838.7
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 stationMADISON SEWAGE PLT, IN US3.3 km away
Rain in a year51 in
Snow in a year12 in

Average high and low by month

January42.2°F / 23.8°F3.47 in rain, 4.4 in snow
February46.5°F / 24.8°F3.15 in rain, 3.6 in snow
March56.6°F / 32.9°F4.47 in rain, 1 in snow
April68.2°F / 43°F5.54 in rain, 0.1 in snow
May76.6°F / 53.8°F5.37 in rain
June84.2°F / 62.4°F4.97 in rain
July88°F / 66.1°F4.81 in rain
August87°F / 65°F4.23 in rain
September81.4°F / 57.9°F3.53 in rain
October69.8°F / 46.1°F3.63 in rain, 0.2 in snow
November57°F / 35.3°F3.61 in rain
December46.5°F / 28.9°F4.2 in rain, 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 supermarket5% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket9% 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 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Madison Consolidated Schools70.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Southwestern Jefferson County Consolidated Schools13.9% of this ZIP code's land area
South Ripley Community School Corporation10.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Switzerland County School Corporation4.8% 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 vulnerability47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Household characteristics50more vulnerable than 50% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status8more vulnerable than 8% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport63more vulnerable than 63% of US census tracts
Walkability4.2 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

47243 Hanover, IN8.3 km away
40045 Milton, KY8.8 km away
47231 Dupont, IN16.5 km away
47230 Deputy, IN19.4 km away
47147 Nabb, IN19.6 km away
47224 Canaan, IN21.1 km away
40006 Bedford, KY21.5 km away
47227 Commiskey, IN22.7 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.

Jefferson County84.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Ripley County10.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Switzerland County4.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area211.37 sq mi
Water area1.14 sq mi
Population density109 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.7649, -85.4070

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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