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47805 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 47805 covers Terre Haute, Indiana, with a population of about 12,809 and a median household income of $69,716.

Population
12,809246 per square mile
Median age
43.24.5 points above the US average
Median household income
$69,716about the Indiana median
Poverty rate
12.2%about the US average
Typical home value
$202,441up 35.9% in five years
Median rent
$79522% below the Indiana median
Degree or higher
23.2%11.8 points below the US average
Homeownership
81.9%16.9 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
177

Where 47805 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

Population12,809
Median age43.2
Family households60.7%
Born outside the US0.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home2%
White (non-Hispanic)91.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.5%
Hispanic or Latino1.6%
Veterans10%
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$69,716
Income per person$35,401
Poverty rate12.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance8.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.8%
$10–15k3.6%
$15–20k1.6%
$20–25k3.9%
$25–30k8.0%
$30–35k2.9%
$35–40k2.3%
$40–45k5.1%
$45–50k5.4%
$50–60k9.1%
$60–75k13.2%
$75–100k16.6%
$100–125k7.7%
$125–150k6.4%
$150–200k7.3%
$200k or more4.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed6,250
Mean adjusted gross income$69,811
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.9%
Returns, under $25k29.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k16.2%
Returns, $200k or more2.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$151,900
Median gross rent$795
Rent as a share of household income28.3%
Owner-occupied81.9%
Vacant homes5%
Median year built1971

What the homes are

Detached house82.4%
Attached house2.2%
2 to 4 units9.6%
5 to 19 units2.2%
20 or more units0.9%
Mobile home2.6%
Boat, RV or van0.2%
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$202,441as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 35.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 86.5%
Typical asking rent$850as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$202,441$104,137

$107,162 in 2009 to $202,441 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher23.2%
High school diploma or higher94.9%
Works from home2%
Drives to work alone83.2%
Takes public transport0.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more7.5%
Health

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

Obesity39.8% 6.4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.1% 1.1 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.4% 3.2 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure37.9% 3.8 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health20.3% same as the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.1% 4.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.7% 3.8 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity23% 2.4 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31% 5.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.3% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.2% 4.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.2% 1.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.2% 1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.3% 3.6 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.7% 0.8 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.8% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.3% 3 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 disability30.9% same as the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.4% 3.4 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12.2% 4.9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps6.9% 7.4 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.4% 0.7 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.5% 4.3 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.7% 4.1 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.7% 2.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.6% 1.8 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use73.8% 2.1 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.9% 1.1 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.1% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.1% 0.6 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.6% 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 hours37.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.5% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost15.2% 2.2 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.5% 1.1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments177
People employed2,818
Annual payroll$121,525,000
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 63.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 6 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss63.4 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 wind93.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather92.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought88.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail84.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave82.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide81Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake78.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado75.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave71.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding70.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm69.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire61.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning57.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane34.8Very 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$69,716$70,051$78,538
Income per person$35,401$37,178$43,289
Poverty rate12.2%12.2%12.4%
Median home value$151,900$201,600$303,400
Median gross rent$795$1,020$1,348
Homeownership81.9%70.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher23.2%28.8%35%
Unemployment rate3.6%4.3%5.2%
Works from home2%9.6%13.5%
Born outside the US0.6%5.9%13.9%
Median age43.23838.7
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 US9.1 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 supermarket25% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket50% 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%.

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 vulnerability28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Household characteristics21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status14more vulnerable than 14% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport59more vulnerable than 59% of US census tracts
Walkability5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

47878 Seelyville, IN6.7 km away
47804 Terre Haute, IN7.3 km away
47803 Terre Haute, IN7.8 km away
47851 Fontanet, IN8.2 km away
47807 Terre Haute, IN9.4 km away
47809 Terre Haute, IN10.1 km away
47874 Rosedale, IN10.2 km away
47801 Terre Haute, IN10.6 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.

Vigo County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area52.16 sq mi
Water area0.35 sq mi
Population density246 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.5327, -87.3255

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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