Postal Codes

47408 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 47408 covers Bloomington, Indiana, with a population of about 21,660 and a median household income of $45,584.

Population
21,660336 per square mile
Median age
23.914.8 points below the US average
Median household income
$45,58435% below the Indiana median
Poverty rate
32.5%20.1 points above the US average
Typical home value
$348,249up 22.5% in five years
Median rent
$1,1771.2× the Indiana median
Degree or higher
59.4%24.4 points above the US average
Homeownership
38.2%26.8 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
310

Where 47408 is

Bloomington, 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

Population21,660
Median age23.9
Family households37.6%
Born outside the US11.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home14%
White (non-Hispanic)78.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)2.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)9.5%
Hispanic or Latino4.7%
Veterans4.7%
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$45,584
Income per person$30,320
Poverty rate32.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance5.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k10.8%
$10–15k7.2%
$15–20k4.3%
$20–25k5.3%
$25–30k8.4%
$30–35k4.4%
$35–40k4.9%
$40–45k4.1%
$45–50k2.5%
$50–60k6.8%
$60–75k8.7%
$75–100k9.6%
$100–125k4.9%
$125–150k4.7%
$150–200k7.0%
$200k or more6.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed7,470
Mean adjusted gross income$79,744
Returns declaring $200,000 or more7.4%
Returns, under $25k32.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k11.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.8%
Returns, $200k or more7.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$304,600
Median gross rent$1,177
Rent as a share of household income51%
Owner-occupied38.2%
Vacant homes15.6%
Median year built1978

What the homes are

Detached house46.2%
Attached house3.3%
2 to 4 units7.9%
5 to 19 units24.9%
20 or more units16.1%
Mobile home1.6%
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$348,249as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 22.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 91.3%
Typical asking rent$1,540as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 6.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200420152026$348,249$138,676

$138,676 in 2004 to $348,249 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202220242026$1,540$1,217

$1,217 in 2022 to $1,540 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher59.4%
High school diploma or higher97.5%
Works from home14.2%
Drives to work alone61.5%
Takes public transport3.8%
Commutes 45 minutes or more8.8%
Health

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

Obesity32.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes8.6% 3.4 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.2% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure27.6% 6.5 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health20.5% same as the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.8% 2.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression28.9% 7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity23.1% 2.3 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis19.2% 5.9 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.6% 1.6 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication66.7% 8 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)5.7% 2 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.4% 1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.9% 1.3 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.5% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening75.2% 10.7 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability19.7% 4.9 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.5% 4.2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.4% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist53.8% 7.5 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability32.7% 2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.3% 2.5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity20.1% 3 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps13.6% 0.7 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.9% 0.8 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol32.3% 3.9 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity12.2% 1.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10.4% 2 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport12.4% 3.2 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness39.7% 5.3 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use75.5% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)22% 5.2 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability10.3% 3.7 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.2% 1.3 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat10.4% 1.6 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.9% 2.5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.4% 1 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost14.7% 1.7 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.7% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments310
People employed3,294
Annual payroll$86,883,000
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 23.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 12 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss26 out of 100
Community resilience49.4 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.

Landslide79.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought76.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather75.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind74.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail63.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire58Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado56.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake56.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave50.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding43Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm40.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning37.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave35.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane23.6Very 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$45,584$70,051$78,538
Income per person$30,320$37,178$43,289
Poverty rate32.5%12.2%12.4%
Median home value$304,600$201,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,177$1,020$1,348
Homeownership38.2%70.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher59.4%28.8%35%
Unemployment rate6.1%4.3%5.2%
Works from home14.2%9.6%13.5%
Born outside the US11.2%5.9%13.9%
Median age23.93838.7
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 stationBLOOMINGTON INDIANA UNIV, IN US7.7 km away
Rain in a year49 in
Snow in a year18 in

Average high and low by month

January37°F / 20.6°F3.78 in rain, 7.1 in snow
February41.8°F / 23.3°F2.95 in rain, 4.2 in snow
March52.4°F / 31.7°F3.66 in rain, 1.3 in snow
April64.4°F / 42.3°F5.21 in rain, 0.1 in snow
May73.8°F / 52.7°F5.36 in rain
June81.9°F / 61.7°F5.41 in rain
July85.1°F / 64.9°F4.58 in rain
August84.5°F / 63.5°F3.38 in rain
September78.5°F / 55.8°F3.81 in rain
October66.3°F / 44.4°F3.82 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November52.7°F / 34.1°F3.93 in rain, 0.2 in snow
December41.2°F / 25.8°F3.49 in rain, 4.5 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 supermarket11% 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%.

Monroe County Community 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 vulnerability22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Household characteristics24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status16more vulnerable than 16% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Walkability4.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

47468 Unionville, IN4.9 km away
47402 Bloomington, IN6.9 km away
47407 Bloomington, IN6.9 km away
47426 Clear Creek, IN6.9 km away
47406 Bloomington, IN7.5 km away
47405 Bloomington, IN8.1 km away
47404 Bloomington, IN10 km away
47401 Bloomington, IN10.6 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.

Monroe County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area64.45 sq mi
Water area0.21 sq mi
Population density336 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.2303, -86.4692

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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