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47429 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 47429 covers Ellettsville, Indiana, with a population of about 7,402 and a median household income of $88,625.

Population
7,402309 per square mile
Median age
41.32.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$88,6251.3× the Indiana median
Poverty rate
8%4.4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$281,620up 22.8% in five years
Median rent
$75326% below the Indiana median
Degree or higher
32.6%2.4 points below the US average
Homeownership
87.2%22.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
91

Where 47429 is

Ellettsville, 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

Population7,402
Median age41.3
Family households75.7%
Born outside the US1.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.8%
White (non-Hispanic)93.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.1%
Hispanic or Latino1.7%
Veterans10.8%
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$88,625
Income per person$42,711
Poverty rate8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance5.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.7%
$10–15k2.0%
$15–20k4.1%
$20–25k1.4%
$25–30k2.4%
$30–35k1.5%
$35–40k4.7%
$40–45k2.4%
$45–50k6.8%
$50–60k5.5%
$60–75k11.3%
$75–100k13.6%
$100–125k9.4%
$125–150k10.8%
$150–200k10.2%
$200k or more12.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed3,910
Mean adjusted gross income$69,027
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.8%
Returns, under $25k25.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k17.9%
Returns, $200k or more3.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$226,200
Median gross rent$753
Rent as a share of household income28.8%
Owner-occupied87.2%
Vacant homes6.5%
Median year built1988

What the homes are

Detached house87%
Attached house2%
2 to 4 units3.8%
5 to 19 units3.1%
20 or more units0.9%
Mobile home3.2%
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$281,620as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 22.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 90.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200420152026$281,620$108,578

$108,578 in 2004 to $281,620 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher32.6%
High school diploma or higher95.9%
Works from home11%
Drives to work alone73.5%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more10.8%
Health

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

Obesity34.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.7% 1.3 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.5% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure33.5% 0.6 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health16.9% 3.4 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6% 5.3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression26.9% 5 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity20.1% 5.3 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis27.5% 2.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.9% 1.9 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.5% 2.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.9% 1.2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.9% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.1% 3.4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.9% 2 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.4% 1.4 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69.4% 5.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.9% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist67.1% 5.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability27.2% 3.5 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.6% 4.2 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity9.9% 7.2 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps5.5% 8.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.3% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39% 2.8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.2% 5.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.8% 1.6 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.8% 3.4 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34.4% same as the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.8% 0.9 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11.9% 2.1 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.5% 1 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3% 1 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.2% 2.6 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.1% 5.3 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.8% same as the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.7% 1.9 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments91
People employed1,455
Annual payroll$64,901,000
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 54.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss71.2 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.

Winter weather85.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind85.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought84.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake77.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail76Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding73.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado69.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire67.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide66.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave65.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm54.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning51.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave45Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane28.5Very 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$88,625$70,051$78,538
Income per person$42,711$37,178$43,289
Poverty rate8%12.2%12.4%
Median home value$226,200$201,600$303,400
Median gross rent$753$1,020$1,348
Homeownership87.2%70.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher32.6%28.8%35%
Unemployment rate3.7%4.3%5.2%
Works from home11%9.6%13.5%
Born outside the US1.4%5.9%13.9%
Median age41.33838.7
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 US12.3 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 supermarket92% of this ZIP code's area
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%.

Richland-Bean Blossom 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 vulnerability36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Household characteristics45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport53more vulnerable than 53% 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.

47464 Stinesville, IN5.6 km away
47404 Bloomington, IN7.6 km away
47433 Gosport, IN10.6 km away
47406 Bloomington, IN12.5 km away
47405 Bloomington, IN13 km away
47408 Bloomington, IN13.2 km away
47402 Bloomington, IN13.6 km away
47407 Bloomington, IN13.6 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 area23.99 sq mi
Population density309 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.2545, -86.6196

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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