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47591 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 47591 covers Vincennes, Indiana, with a population of about 25,191 and a median household income of $57,862.

Population
25,191151 per square mile
Median age
38.6about the US average
Median household income
$57,86217% below the Indiana median
Poverty rate
13.7%1.3 points above the US average
Typical home value
$172,608up 35.1% in five years
Median rent
$79422% below the Indiana median
Degree or higher
20.3%14.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
61.8%3.2 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
694

Where 47591 is

Vincennes, 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

Population25,191
Median age38.6
Family households58.8%
Born outside the US2.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home4.9%
White (non-Hispanic)88.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)2.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.2%
Hispanic or Latino3.4%
Veterans5.9%
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$57,862
Income per person$35,557
Poverty rate13.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance15.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.9%
$10–15k6.2%
$15–20k3.0%
$20–25k4.9%
$25–30k3.6%
$30–35k3.0%
$35–40k2.8%
$40–45k6.9%
$45–50k5.4%
$50–60k9.3%
$60–75k9.8%
$75–100k11.9%
$100–125k8.4%
$125–150k5.1%
$150–200k5.8%
$200k or more8.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed11,210
Mean adjusted gross income$62,900
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.7%
Returns, under $25k33.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k13.8%
Returns, $200k or more3.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$140,800
Median gross rent$794
Rent as a share of household income26.1%
Owner-occupied61.8%
Vacant homes11.3%
Median year built1965

What the homes are

Detached house70.4%
Attached house0.8%
2 to 4 units14.3%
5 to 19 units3.8%
20 or more units6.4%
Mobile home4.3%
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$172,608as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 35.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 80.7%
Typical home value since 2000
201220192026$172,608$86,405

$86,586 in 2012 to $172,608 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher20.3%
High school diploma or higher89.6%
Works from home1.8%
Drives to work alone84.6%
Takes public transport0.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more6.9%
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 diabetes13.4% 1.4 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes17.9% 4.7 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure38.7% 4.6 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health22.6% 2.3 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.7% 2.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression26.2% 4.3 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity25.8% same as the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30.1% 5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.6% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.3% 3.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9% 1.3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.6% 1.4 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.8% 3.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.3% 1.6 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.9% 2.1 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67% 2.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.5% 2.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist58.8% 2.5 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability34.6% 3.9 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.5% 1.3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity15.5% 1.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.7% 4.6 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.1% 1.4 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.7% 3.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.2% 2.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.4% 0.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.4% 1 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use74% 1.9 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19% 2.2 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.6% 1.6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.4% 1.9 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.1% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8.5% same as the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.3% 2.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.8% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost18.1% 5.1 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 establishments694
People employed11,882
Annual payroll$510,775,000
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 77.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 9 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss81.5 out of 100
Community resilience76.6 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.

Drought95.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning93.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide91Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather91Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake90.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind89.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado80.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail79.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm77.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding76.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave73.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire61.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave51.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane39.8Very 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$57,862$70,051$78,538
Income per person$35,557$37,178$43,289
Poverty rate13.7%12.2%12.4%
Median home value$140,800$201,600$303,400
Median gross rent$794$1,020$1,348
Homeownership61.8%70.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher20.3%28.8%35%
Unemployment rate2.6%4.3%5.2%
Works from home1.8%9.6%13.5%
Born outside the US2.7%5.9%13.9%
Median age38.63838.7
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 stationVINCENNES 5 NE, IN US7.5 km away
Rain in a year47 in
Snow in a year8 in

Average high and low by month

January39.7°F / 21.6°F2.98 in rain, 2.7 in snow
February44.6°F / 24.2°F2.53 in rain, 2.1 in snow
March55.1°F / 32.9°F3.57 in rain, 0.5 in snow
April67.3°F / 43.9°F4.88 in rain
May77.1°F / 54.8°F5.53 in rain
June85.6°F / 63.6°F4.82 in rain
July88.7°F / 66.4°F4.61 in rain
August87.8°F / 64.3°F3.31 in rain
September82.3°F / 56.5°F3.63 in rain
October70.3°F / 45°F3.57 in rain
November55.8°F / 34.5°F3.98 in rain, 0.2 in snow
December44.1°F / 26.4°F3.35 in rain, 3 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 supermarket2% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket63% 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

South Knox School Corporation79.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Vincennes Community School Corporation17.9% of this ZIP code's land area
North Knox School Corporation2.2% 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 vulnerability47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Household characteristics54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status1more vulnerable than 1% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport67more vulnerable than 67% of US census tracts
Walkability4.8 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

47516 Bruceville, IN11.5 km away
47557 Monroe City, IN15.1 km away
62460 Saint Francisville, IL15.1 km away
62439 Lawrenceville, IL16 km away
47597 Wheatland, IN17.7 km away
47573 Ragsdale, IN18.1 km away
47524 Decker, IN18.8 km away
47512 Bicknell, IN20.3 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.

Knox County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area166.49 sq mi
Water area2.92 sq mi
Population density151 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.6734, -87.5098

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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