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47833 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 47833 covers Bowling Green, Indiana, with a population of about 917.

Population
91723 per square mile
Median age
50.511.8 points above the US average
Poverty rate
7.9%4.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$234,358up 28.6% in five years
Degree or higher
15.4%19.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
88%23 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
11

Where 47833 is

Bowling Green, 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

Population917
Median age50.5
Family households76.5%
Born outside the US1.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.8%
White (non-Hispanic)96.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans1.8%
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

Income per person$37,062
Poverty rate7.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k11.4%
$10–15k2.3%
$15–20k1.8%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k5.3%
$35–40k5.6%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k2.3%
$50–60k9.7%
$60–75k9.4%
$75–100k11.7%
$100–125k9.1%
$125–150k7.0%
$150–200k18.2%
$200k or more6.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed480
Mean adjusted gross income$56,135
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k31.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k22.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k18.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k14.6%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$180,200
Owner-occupied88%
Vacant homes4.5%
Median year built1993

What the homes are

Detached house92.4%
Mobile home7.6%
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$234,358as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 9.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 28.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 103.3%
Typical home value since 2000
201220192026$234,358$90,087

$90,087 in 2012 to $234,358 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher15.4%
High school diploma or higher87.2%
Works from home21.7%
Drives to work alone67.9%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more35.7%
Health

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

Obesity42% 8.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes17.7% 4.5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure39.2% 5.1 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health21.1% 0.8 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.4% 3.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression27.1% 5.2 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity25.2% same as the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31.6% 6.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.8% 0.8 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.7% 3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.9% 1.2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.1% 0.9 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.9% 3.2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.2% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.6% 0.8 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.3% 4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.1% 2.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist62.3% 1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability32.3% 1.6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.9% 1.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity13.3% 3.8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.8% 6.5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.3% 0.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.5% 4.3 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.1% 3.7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.3% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.1% 2.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.7% 1.7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use75.4% 0.5 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.2% 1.4 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.8% 0.8 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.9% 1.4 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.9% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.6% 1.2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.3% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.6% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost15% 2 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.7% 0.9 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments11
People employed52
Annual payroll$1,359,000
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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 63.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss54.2 out of 100
Community resilience53.5 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 wind96.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide94.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought93.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather88.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail84.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake74.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm73.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado72.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave72Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding71.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave63.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire57.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning48.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane36.3Very 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$70,051$78,538
Income per person$37,062$37,178$43,289
Poverty rate7.9%12.2%12.4%
Median home value$180,200$201,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,020$1,348
Homeownership88%70.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher15.4%28.8%35%
Unemployment rate7.7%4.3%5.2%
Works from home21.7%9.6%13.5%
Born outside the US1.6%5.9%13.9%
Median age50.53838.7
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 stationSPENCER, IN US22.9 km away
Rain in a year50 in
Snow in a year16 in

Average high and low by month

January37.2°F / 20.2°F3.45 in rain, 6.9 in snow
February41.7°F / 22.6°F2.64 in rain, 4.2 in snow
March52.3°F / 30.6°F3.65 in rain, 1.5 in snow
April64.4°F / 40.6°F5.34 in rain, 0.1 in snow
May73.9°F / 51.1°F5.19 in rain
June82.1°F / 60.2°F5.82 in rain
July85.4°F / 64°F4.93 in rain
August84.4°F / 62°F3.58 in rain
September78.8°F / 54°F3.76 in rain
October66.9°F / 42.1°F3.86 in rain
November53°F / 32.3°F4.01 in rain, 0.3 in snow
December41.9°F / 25°F3.46 in rain, 2.8 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 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 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Clay Community Schools57.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Spencer-Owen Community Schools42.6% 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 vulnerability22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Household characteristics25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status3more vulnerable than 3% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Walkability3.8 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

47840 Centerpoint, IN7.7 km away
47868 Poland, IN8.1 km away
47455 Patricksburg, IN8.3 km away
47841 Clay City, IN15 km away
47846 Cory, IN16.9 km away
47427 Coal City, IN17.1 km away
47857 Knightsville, IN17.7 km away
47853 Harmony, IN18.3 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.

Clay County57.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Owen County42.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area39.8 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq mi
Population density23 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.3812, -87.0052

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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