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47885 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 47885 covers West Terre Haute, Indiana, with a population of about 9,287 and a median household income of $66,203.

Population
9,287112 per square mile
Median age
42.63.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$66,2035% below the Indiana median
Poverty rate
12.3%about the US average
Typical home value
$167,243up 29% in five years
Median rent
$71530% below the Indiana median
Degree or higher
23.4%11.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
81.8%16.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
118

Where 47885 is

West 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

Population9,287
Median age42.6
Family households72.5%
Born outside the US0.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.4%
White (non-Hispanic)94.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.4%
Hispanic or Latino0.5%
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$66,203
Income per person$34,010
Poverty rate12.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance14.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.2%
$10–15k3.6%
$15–20k6.5%
$20–25k4.6%
$25–30k6.7%
$30–35k2.3%
$35–40k4.9%
$40–45k5.2%
$45–50k3.9%
$50–60k6.0%
$60–75k9.3%
$75–100k15.4%
$100–125k11.2%
$125–150k4.7%
$150–200k6.2%
$200k or more7.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed4,010
Mean adjusted gross income$60,088
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.7%
Returns, under $25k32.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.2%
Returns, $200k or more2.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$154,900
Median gross rent$715
Rent as a share of household income24.5%
Owner-occupied81.8%
Vacant homes7.1%
Median year built1971

What the homes are

Detached house83.1%
Attached house1.1%
2 to 4 units1.5%
5 to 19 units0.5%
20 or more units5%
Mobile home8.8%
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$167,243as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 29%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 79.1%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$167,243$83,865

$87,235 in 2009 to $167,243 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher23.4%
High school diploma or higher87.6%
Works from home5.3%
Drives to work alone82.5%
Takes public transport2.6%
Commutes 45 minutes or more6.6%
Health

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

Obesity41% 7.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.3% 2.3 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes18.6% 5.4 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure39.8% 5.7 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health23.1% 2.8 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.3% 3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression26.4% 4.5 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity25.5% same as the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis32.9% 7.8 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.7% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.7% 5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.1% 1.9 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.2% 3.5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.9% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.3% 1.5 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65.8% 1.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD10.3% 3.7 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist59.7% 1.6 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability33.7% 3 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.7% 3.1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity14.6% 2.5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9% 5.3 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.3% 1.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol41.7% 5.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.8% 3 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.6% 1.6 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.9% 1.5 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use73.4% 2.5 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.6% 1.8 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.2% 2.2 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.5% 2 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.3% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8% 0.8 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost16.5% 3.5 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.3% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments118
People employed688
Annual payroll$30,572,000
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 45% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss47.2 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.

Landslide91.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind89.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought89.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather88.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail77.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave77.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake72.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm67.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado64.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave62.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire62Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding52.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning47.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane37.4Very 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$66,203$70,051$78,538
Income per person$34,010$37,178$43,289
Poverty rate12.3%12.2%12.4%
Median home value$154,900$201,600$303,400
Median gross rent$715$1,020$1,348
Homeownership81.8%70.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher23.4%28.8%35%
Unemployment rate5.7%4.3%5.2%
Works from home5.3%9.6%13.5%
Born outside the US0.7%5.9%13.9%
Median age42.63838.7
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 stationTERRE HAUTE INDIANA STATE, IN US6 km away
Rain in a year45 in

Average high and low by month

January39.9°F / 19.2°F2.48 in rain
February45°F / 22.8°F2.52 in rain
March55.7°F / 32.7°F3.41 in rain
April68.8°F / 43.6°F4.92 in rain
May78.2°F / 54.5°F4.75 in rain
June87°F / 62.9°F5.09 in rain
July90.4°F / 66.4°F4.27 in rain
August89.3°F / 64.4°F3.31 in rain
September83.5°F / 55.7°F3.29 in rain
October70.5°F / 43.2°F3.72 in rain
November56.4°F / 33°F3.74 in rain
December44.6°F / 24.8°F3.17 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket52% 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 vulnerability53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status56more vulnerable than 56% of US census tracts
Household characteristics45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status7more vulnerable than 7% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport65more vulnerable than 65% of US census tracts
Walkability4.3 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

47876 Saint Mary Of The Woods, IN1.4 km away
47809 Terre Haute, IN5.8 km away
47801 Terre Haute, IN5.9 km away
47804 Terre Haute, IN6.4 km away
47807 Terre Haute, IN6.6 km away
47808 Terre Haute, IN8.8 km away
47863 New Goshen, IN9.1 km away
47803 Terre Haute, IN10.5 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 area82.78 sq mi
Water area2.52 sq mi
Population density112 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.4984, -87.4688

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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