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47803 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 47803 covers Terre Haute, Indiana, with a population of about 21,702 and a median household income of $59,306.

Population
21,702649 per square mile
Median age
34.24.5 points below the US average
Median household income
$59,30615% below the Indiana median
Poverty rate
15%2.6 points above the US average
Typical home value
$182,595up 30.1% in five years
Median rent
$89512% below the Indiana median
Degree or higher
37.3%2.3 points above the US average
Homeownership
70.3%5.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
406

Where 47803 is

Terre Haute, 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

Population21,702
Median age34.2
Family households54.5%
Born outside the US5.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home5.8%
White (non-Hispanic)86.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)2.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)4.5%
Hispanic or Latino2.5%
Veterans7%
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$59,306
Income per person$32,640
Poverty rate15%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k8.5%
$10–15k4.7%
$15–20k3.8%
$20–25k2.7%
$25–30k3.0%
$30–35k4.8%
$35–40k3.5%
$40–45k5.9%
$45–50k4.9%
$50–60k8.7%
$60–75k10.8%
$75–100k14.0%
$100–125k8.8%
$125–150k5.4%
$150–200k5.0%
$200k or more5.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed10,150
Mean adjusted gross income$69,871
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.9%
Returns, under $25k29.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.8%
Returns, $200k or more3.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$146,600
Median gross rent$895
Rent as a share of household income27.7%
Owner-occupied70.3%
Vacant homes6.8%
Median year built1964

What the homes are

Detached house79.2%
Attached house2.6%
2 to 4 units6%
5 to 19 units8.1%
20 or more units2.7%
Mobile home1.5%
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$182,595as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 30.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 76.7%
Typical asking rent$1,330as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 2%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$182,595$99,854

$106,189 in 2009 to $182,595 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher37.3%
High school diploma or higher95%
Works from home6.5%
Drives to work alone78.9%
Takes public transport0.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more7.1%
Health

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

Obesity39% 5.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.9% 0.9 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.4% 2.2 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure36.4% 2.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health20.5% same as the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.4% 3.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.8% 3.9 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity23% 2.4 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.3% 4.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.3% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.2% 3.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.6% 0.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7% 0.8 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.7% 3 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.6% 1.3 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69.4% 5.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.6% 2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist62.3% 1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.2% 0.5 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.2% 3.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity13.8% 3.3 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8.5% 5.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.3% 0.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.7% 2.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.5% 3.3 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.4% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.7% 1.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.4% 1 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)18.3% 1.5 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.7% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.8% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8% 0.8 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.7% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.5% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost16.1% 3.1 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.9% 0.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments406
People employed6,518
Annual payroll$223,806,000
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 42.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 12 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss48.4 out of 100
Community resilience83.8 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 wind87.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather86Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail81Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought77.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake77.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave73.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide70.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado67.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire58.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave57.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm51.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning45.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding43.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane30.1Very 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$59,306$70,051$78,538
Income per person$32,640$37,178$43,289
Poverty rate15%12.2%12.4%
Median home value$146,600$201,600$303,400
Median gross rent$895$1,020$1,348
Homeownership70.3%70.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher37.3%28.8%35%
Unemployment rate6.3%4.3%5.2%
Works from home6.5%9.6%13.5%
Born outside the US5.2%5.9%13.9%
Median age34.23838.7
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 stationTERRE HAUTE HULMAN RGNL AP, IN US4.2 km away
Rain in a year41 in

Average high and low by month

January36.7°F / 20.7°F2.6 in rain
February41.6°F / 24.1°F2.02 in rain
March52.8°F / 32.8°F2.92 in rain
April64.9°F / 42.9°F4.71 in rain
May74.6°F / 53.4°F4.71 in rain
June83.3°F / 62.2°F4.64 in rain
July85.9°F / 64.8°F4.34 in rain
August84.6°F / 62.5°F2.99 in rain
September79°F / 54.2°F2.93 in rain
October66.7°F / 43°F3.44 in rain
November52.6°F / 33.7°F3.05 in rain
December41.1°F / 25.9°F2.49 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 supermarket3% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket12% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket4% 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%.

Vigo County 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 vulnerability36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Household characteristics23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Walkability7.6 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

47807 Terre Haute, IN4.1 km away
47804 Terre Haute, IN4.7 km away
47809 Terre Haute, IN4.9 km away
47801 Terre Haute, IN5.1 km away
47808 Terre Haute, IN6 km away
47802 Terre Haute, IN7.7 km away
47805 Terre Haute, IN7.8 km away
47878 Seelyville, IN8.1 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.

Vigo County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area33.41 sq mi
Water area0.46 sq mi
Population density649 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.4657, -87.3540

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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