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47515 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 47515 covers Bristow, Indiana, with a population of about 1,196 and a median household income of $68,854.

Population
1,19623 per square mile
Median age
25.613.1 points below the US average
Median household income
$68,854about the Indiana median
Poverty rate
2.9%9.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$244,326up 18.2% in five years
Degree or higher
5.3%29.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
95.1%30.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
4

Where 47515 is

Bristow, 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

Population1,196
Median age25.6
Family households60.4%
Born outside the US0.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)96.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.8%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans4.8%
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$68,854
Income per person$26,882
Poverty rate2.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.3%
$10–15k2.8%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k4.6%
$25–30k8.7%
$30–35k5.6%
$35–40k9.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k3.8%
$50–60k9.7%
$60–75k4.9%
$75–100k20.2%
$100–125k7.7%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k11.0%
$200k or more9.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed400
Mean adjusted gross income$56,500
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k30.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k20.0%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Owner-occupied95.1%
Vacant homes10.5%
Median year built1981

What the homes are

Detached house72.1%
Mobile home27.9%
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$244,326as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 18.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 76.9%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$244,326$101,759

$114,655 in 2009 to $244,326 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate8.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher5.3%
High school diploma or higher79.8%
Works from home3.4%
Drives to work alone91.6%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more22.4%
Health

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

Obesity36.4% 3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.9% 0.9 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes17.5% 4.3 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure40.2% 6.1 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health20% same as the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.6% 3.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression25% 3.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity24.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis32% 6.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.3% 4.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.8% 2.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.3% 1.1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.9% 3.2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.7% 1.8 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.5% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69.9% 5.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.9% 2.3 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist61.7% same as the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.3% 0.6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.4% 1.4 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.3% 5.8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps6.2% 8.1 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.7% 1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.8% 4.6 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9% 4.8 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.2% 3 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.9% 2.5 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use74.1% 1.8 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.1% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.6% 1.1 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.6% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.4% 2.4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.4% 1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.6% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost14.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.4% 1.2 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments4
People employed24
Annual payroll$986,000
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 90.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss87.4 out of 100
Community resilience56.9 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 wind98.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado97.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding95.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought93.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide93.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm89.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather88.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail87.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave81.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake77.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning75.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave71.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire64.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane39.5Very 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$68,854$70,051$78,538
Income per person$26,882$37,178$43,289
Poverty rate2.9%12.2%12.4%
Median home value$201,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,020$1,348
Homeownership95.1%70.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher5.3%28.8%35%
Unemployment rate8.4%4.3%5.2%
Works from home3.4%9.6%13.5%
Born outside the US0.8%5.9%13.9%
Median age25.63838.7
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 stationSAINT MEINRAD, IN US11.7 km away
Rain in a year50 in
Snow in a year8 in

Average high and low by month

January43°F / 25.7°F3.53 in rain, 3 in snow
February48.2°F / 28.7°F3.5 in rain, 2.4 in snow
March58.2°F / 36.5°F4.75 in rain, 1.3 in snow
April69.1°F / 46°F4.84 in rain
May77°F / 55.2°F5.39 in rain
June84.3°F / 63.4°F4.82 in rain
July86.6°F / 66.7°F4.48 in rain
August86.6°F / 65.1°F2.87 in rain
September81.6°F / 58.3°F3.56 in rain
October70.8°F / 47.1°F3.64 in rain
November57.7°F / 36.9°F4.21 in rain
December46.8°F / 29.6°F4.04 in rain, 1.6 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 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%.

Perry Central 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 vulnerability23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Household characteristics2more vulnerable than 2% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport71more vulnerable than 71% of US census tracts
Walkability3.6 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

47576 Saint Croix, IN6.9 km away
47514 Branchville, IN9.6 km away
47577 Saint Meinrad, IN11.5 km away
47513 Birdseye, IN11.7 km away
47551 Leopold, IN12.7 km away
47116 Eckerty, IN14.9 km away
47532 Ferdinand, IN16.1 km away
47536 Fulda, IN16.6 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.

Perry County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area51.47 sq mi
Water area0.24 sq mi
Population density23 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.1981, -86.6821

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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