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47588 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 47588 covers Troy, Indiana, with a population of about 881 and a median household income of $59,096.

Population
88157 per square mile
Median age
32.76 points below the US average
Median household income
$59,09616% below the Indiana median
Poverty rate
4.9%7.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$178,863up 26% in five years
Median rent
$90611% below the Indiana median
Degree or higher
18%17 points below the US average
Homeownership
88%23 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
14

Where 47588 is

Troy, 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

Population881
Median age32.7
Family households78.2%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.2%
White (non-Hispanic)96.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0.8%
Veterans10.1%
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$59,096
Income per person$27,635
Poverty rate4.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.8%
$10–15k0.6%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k5.7%
$25–30k0.9%
$30–35k3.2%
$35–40k3.5%
$40–45k8.2%
$45–50k10.4%
$50–60k19.0%
$60–75k14.2%
$75–100k15.2%
$100–125k9.8%
$125–150k2.5%
$150–200k2.2%
$200k or more0.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed270
Mean adjusted gross income$62,119
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k33.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k14.8%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$112,800
Median gross rent$906
Rent as a share of household income26.9%
Owner-occupied88%
Vacant homes16.2%
Median year built1978

What the homes are

Detached house56.5%
2 to 4 units1.3%
5 to 19 units0.5%
Mobile home41.6%
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$178,863as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 26%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 71.1%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$178,863$89,781

$94,053 in 2009 to $178,863 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher18%
High school diploma or higher87.6%
Works from home10.6%
Drives to work alone81.1%
Takes public transport0.3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more3.7%
Health

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

Obesity37.3% 3.9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.5% 1.5 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.6% 3.4 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure41.6% 7.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19.6% 0.7 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.3% 4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.5% 2.6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity23.7% 1.7 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis32.6% 7.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.3% 5.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.4% 2.7 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8% 1.8 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.9% 4.2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.6% 2.7 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.7% 1.1 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening71.2% 6.9 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.7% 2.1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist63.6% 2.3 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.1% same as the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.2% 2.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.7% 6.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps5.9% 8.4 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.3% 1.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol41.7% 5.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.6% 5.2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.4% 1 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.9% 3.3 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.7% 3.7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use75.9% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.4% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.3% 0.8 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.3% 2.5 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.6% 1.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.7% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13.5% 0.5 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 establishments14
People employed189
Annual payroll$11,328,000
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 81.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss79.7 out of 100
Community resilience56.6 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 wind97.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought93.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm91.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado89.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding87.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail86.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide85.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather81.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake80.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave77.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire70.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning63.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave54.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane38.8Very 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$59,096$70,051$78,538
Income per person$27,635$37,178$43,289
Poverty rate4.9%12.2%12.4%
Median home value$112,800$201,600$303,400
Median gross rent$906$1,020$1,348
Homeownership88%70.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher18%28.8%35%
Unemployment rate2.4%4.3%5.2%
Works from home10.6%9.6%13.5%
Born outside the US0%5.9%13.9%
Median age32.73838.7
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 stationTELL CITY, IN US9.1 km away
Rain in a year51 in

Average high and low by month

January40.5°F / 25.8°F3.7 in rain
February44.7°F / 28.2°F3.49 in rain
March54.2°F / 35.5°F4.74 in rain
April65.7°F / 44.9°F5.3 in rain
May74.4°F / 54.9°F5.82 in rain
June82.2°F / 63.6°F5.05 in rain
July85.3°F / 67.3°F4.12 in rain
August84.7°F / 65.7°F3.01 in rain
September79.2°F / 58.4°F3.71 in rain
October68.1°F / 47°F3.93 in rain
November54.9°F / 37.1°F3.93 in rain
December44.4°F / 30.1°F4.48 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 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

North Spencer County School Corporation56.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Perry Central Community School Corporation36.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Tell City-Troy Township School Corporation7.3% 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 vulnerability19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Household characteristics21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Walkability4.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

47531 Evanston, IN3.6 km away
47586 Tell City, IN8.8 km away
47536 Fulda, IN9.3 km away
47520 Cannelton, IN11.8 km away
47550 Lamar, IN13.3 km away
47579 Santa Claus, IN14.8 km away
47577 Saint Meinrad, IN15.4 km away
47615 Grandview, IN15.6 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.

Spencer County56.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Perry County43.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area15.51 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq mi
Population density57 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.0331, -86.7981

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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