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47471 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 47471 covers Worthington, Indiana, with a population of about 3,116 and a median household income of $62,569.

Population
3,11648 per square mile
Median age
36.52.2 points below the US average
Median household income
$62,56911% below the Indiana median
Poverty rate
18.1%5.7 points above the US average
Typical home value
$171,187up 36.7% in five years
Median rent
$70831% below the Indiana median
Degree or higher
13.2%21.8 points below the US average
Homeownership
82.1%17.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
44

Where 47471 is

Worthington, 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

Population3,116
Median age36.5
Family households69.6%
Born outside the US1.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home18.3%
White (non-Hispanic)89.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino8.5%
Veterans9.5%
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$62,569
Income per person$36,935
Poverty rate18.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance11.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.0%
$10–15k8.6%
$15–20k3.2%
$20–25k6.0%
$25–30k8.8%
$30–35k3.2%
$35–40k2.5%
$40–45k4.2%
$45–50k1.7%
$50–60k8.7%
$60–75k13.0%
$75–100k17.2%
$100–125k6.9%
$125–150k6.3%
$150–200k4.9%
$200k or more2.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,220
Mean adjusted gross income$59,573
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.5%
Returns, under $25k32.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k13.1%
Returns, $200k or more2.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$111,600
Median gross rent$708
Owner-occupied82.1%
Vacant homes8%
Median year built1966

What the homes are

Detached house80.9%
Attached house2.1%
2 to 4 units2.8%
5 to 19 units0.6%
Mobile home12.4%
Boat, RV or van1.1%
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$171,187as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 36.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 101.2%
Typical home value since 2000
201120182026$171,187$80,066

$83,823 in 2011 to $171,187 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4%
Bachelor's degree or higher13.2%
High school diploma or higher83.3%
Works from home7.1%
Drives to work alone75.5%
Takes public transport0.5%
Commutes 45 minutes or more20.6%
Health

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

Obesity40.1% 6.7 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.4% 2.4 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes18.6% 5.4 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 health23.4% 3.1 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.4% 2.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression26.3% 4.4 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity27.7% 2.3 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis33.5% 8.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.1% 5.4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.1% 2.4 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 year80.2% 3.5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.3% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.3% 1.5 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.7% 3.4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD10.4% 3.8 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist60.1% 1.2 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability35.2% 4.5 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.1% 1.7 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity14.2% 2.9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8.5% 5.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.9% 2.2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol43.1% 6.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.2% 3.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.4% 1.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.2% 2.2 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use74.6% 1.3 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.2% 1.4 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability17.3% 3.3 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.8% 2.3 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.3% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.7% 1.1 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.2% 2.2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost22% 9 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.4% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments44
People employed219
Annual payroll$9,083,000
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 71.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss65 out of 100
Community resilience38.5 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 wind96.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought93.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide93.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather87.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail83Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding81.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado81.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake77.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm77.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave71.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave62.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning57.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire54.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane39.7Very 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$62,569$70,051$78,538
Income per person$36,935$37,178$43,289
Poverty rate18.1%12.2%12.4%
Median home value$111,600$201,600$303,400
Median gross rent$708$1,020$1,348
Homeownership82.1%70.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher13.2%28.8%35%
Unemployment rate4%4.3%5.2%
Works from home7.1%9.6%13.5%
Born outside the US1.4%5.9%13.9%
Median age36.53838.7
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 stationSHAKAMAK SP, IN US21.5 km away
Rain in a year47 in

Average high and low by month

January38.3°F / 20.6°F3.34 in rain
February42.9°F / 23.7°F2.76 in rain
March53.4°F / 32.9°F3.48 in rain
April65.8°F / 44.1°F5.07 in rain
May74.8°F / 54.1°F5.23 in rain
June82.9°F / 62.8°F5.06 in rain
July85.6°F / 66.3°F4.67 in rain
August84.8°F / 64.7°F3.24 in rain
September79.4°F / 57.1°F3.59 in rain
October67.8°F / 45.3°F3.79 in rain
November53.9°F / 34.2°F3.91 in rain
December42.7°F / 26.1°F3.03 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

White River Valley School District78.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Spencer-Owen Community Schools21.1% 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 vulnerability56more vulnerable than 56% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Household characteristics51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status5more vulnerable than 5% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport65more vulnerable than 65% of US census tracts
Walkability5.1 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

47439 Koleen, IN10.1 km away
47465 Switz City, IN10.5 km away
47427 Coal City, IN12.6 km away
47424 Bloomfield, IN15.4 km away
47431 Freedom, IN16.4 km away
47445 Midland, IN16.6 km away
47441 Linton, IN17.2 km away
47438 Jasonville, IN18.4 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.

Greene County78.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Owen County21.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area64.32 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq mi
Population density48 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.1230, -86.9991

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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