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47620 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 47620 covers Mount Vernon, Indiana, with a population of about 12,533 and a median household income of $74,869.

Population
12,53360 per square mile
Median age
43.54.8 points above the US average
Median household income
$74,8691.1× the Indiana median
Poverty rate
10.5%1.9 points below the US average
Typical home value
$223,115up 29.1% in five years
Median rent
$75526% below the Indiana median
Degree or higher
22.3%12.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
76.1%11.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
291

Where 47620 is

Mount Vernon, 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

Population12,533
Median age43.5
Family households71.3%
Born outside the US1.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.8%
White (non-Hispanic)93.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Hispanic or Latino2.4%
Veterans7.7%
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$74,869
Income per person$39,516
Poverty rate10.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.0%
$10–15k4.2%
$15–20k4.4%
$20–25k3.3%
$25–30k2.6%
$30–35k1.3%
$35–40k2.5%
$40–45k4.6%
$45–50k3.3%
$50–60k8.6%
$60–75k12.4%
$75–100k11.3%
$100–125k8.5%
$125–150k8.7%
$150–200k13.8%
$200k or more7.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed6,080
Mean adjusted gross income$79,951
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.9%
Returns, under $25k26.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k20.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k21.2%
Returns, $200k or more4.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$215,600
Median gross rent$755
Rent as a share of household income26.8%
Owner-occupied76.1%
Vacant homes8.7%
Median year built1975

What the homes are

Detached house81.6%
Attached house0.6%
2 to 4 units3.7%
5 to 19 units7.6%
20 or more units1.7%
Mobile home4.8%
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$223,115as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 29.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 83.4%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$223,115$105,383

$108,040 in 2009 to $223,115 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.3%
High school diploma or higher94.7%
Works from home4.3%
Drives to work alone85%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more8%
Health

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

Obesity41.2% 7.8 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.1% 1.1 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16% 2.8 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure39.4% 5.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health20.1% same as the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7% 4.3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.6% 3.7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity23.5% 1.9 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31.7% 6.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79% 4.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.7% 2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.3% 0.9 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 year81% 4.3 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.3% 1.4 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.5% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.9% 4.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.7% 2.1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist64.2% 2.9 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.1% same as the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.7% 3.1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.9% 5.2 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7% 7.3 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.7% 1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39% 2.8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.5% 4.3 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.5% 2.7 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31% 3.4 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use75.2% 0.7 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.3% 0.5 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.2% 0.7 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.7% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.1% 1.7 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.6% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost15.1% 2.1 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.6% 1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments291
People employed8,105
Annual payroll$600,710,000
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 69.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 6 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss78.8 out of 100
Community resilience85.1 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.

Drought92.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind91.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather88Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake86.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm81.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail76.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado74.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding71.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave67.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide66.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave56.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire48.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning47.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane40.5Very 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$74,869$70,051$78,538
Income per person$39,516$37,178$43,289
Poverty rate10.5%12.2%12.4%
Median home value$215,600$201,600$303,400
Median gross rent$755$1,020$1,348
Homeownership76.1%70.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.3%28.8%35%
Unemployment rate3.1%4.3%5.2%
Works from home4.3%9.6%13.5%
Born outside the US1.2%5.9%13.9%
Median age43.53838.7
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 stationMT VERNON, IN US4.2 km away
Rain in a year47 in
Snow in a year8 in

Average high and low by month

January41.6°F / 22.9°F3.53 in rain, 2.4 in snow
February46°F / 25.7°F2.93 in rain, 3.1 in snow
March55.5°F / 33.8°F4.53 in rain, 1.5 in snow
April67.4°F / 43.7°F5.06 in rain
May76.7°F / 54.4°F4.98 in rain
June85°F / 63.7°F4.63 in rain
July87.9°F / 66.6°F3.64 in rain
August87.3°F / 64.7°F2.95 in rain
September81.6°F / 57.3°F3.2 in rain
October70.3°F / 45.4°F3.49 in rain, 0.2 in snow
November56.6°F / 35.3°F3.89 in rain, 0.1 in snow
December45.9°F / 27.3°F3.79 in rain, 1.1 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 supermarket63% 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%.

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

Mount Vernon Metropolitan School District97.5% of this ZIP code's land area
North Posey County Schools Metropolitan School District2.5% 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 vulnerability10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status8more vulnerable than 8% of US census tracts
Household characteristics13more vulnerable than 13% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status4more vulnerable than 4% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport37more vulnerable than 37% 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.

42457 Smith Mills, KY14.4 km away
47638 Wadesville, IN17.2 km away
47712 Evansville, IN17.4 km away
62861 Maunie, IL19 km away
47631 New Harmony, IN20 km away
42461 Uniontown, KY21.2 km away
47721 Evansville, IN22.7 km away
47720 Evansville, IN22.7 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.

Posey County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area208.78 sq mi
Water area8.6 sq mi
Population density60 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.9506, -87.8569

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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