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47923 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 47923 covers Brookston, Indiana, with a population of about 3,550 and a median household income of $77,266.

Population
3,55039 per square mile
Median age
44.15.4 points above the US average
Median household income
$77,2661.1× the Indiana median
Poverty rate
7%5.4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$249,341up 44.2% in five years
Median rent
$85816% below the Indiana median
Degree or higher
22.3%12.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
84.9%19.9 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
67

Where 47923 is

Brookston, 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

Population3,550
Median age44.1
Family households69.2%
Born outside the US1.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.5%
White (non-Hispanic)93.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Hispanic or Latino2.4%
Veterans8.4%
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$77,266
Income per person$36,285
Poverty rate7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.9%
$10–15k3.5%
$15–20k1.6%
$20–25k1.9%
$25–30k5.4%
$30–35k6.2%
$35–40k2.1%
$40–45k2.7%
$45–50k3.3%
$50–60k6.0%
$60–75k15.5%
$75–100k13.6%
$100–125k14.5%
$125–150k13.1%
$150–200k6.0%
$200k or more3.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,790
Mean adjusted gross income$72,020
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.9%
Returns, under $25k27.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k20.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k19.0%
Returns, $200k or more3.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$180,200
Median gross rent$858
Rent as a share of household income21.4%
Owner-occupied84.9%
Vacant homes8.5%
Median year built1975

What the homes are

Detached house90.6%
Attached house0.6%
2 to 4 units5.4%
Mobile home3.4%
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$249,341as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 5.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 44.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 121.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$249,341$97,709

$98,928 in 2000 to $249,341 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.3%
High school diploma or higher96.8%
Works from home8.8%
Drives to work alone83.2%
Takes public transport1.6%
Commutes 45 minutes or more6.2%
Health

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

Obesity43.9% 10.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.3% 2.1 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure37.4% 3.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.7% 1.6 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7% 4.3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression26.4% 4.5 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity24.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31% 5.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.9% 0.9 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.5% 3.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.4% 1.7 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.6% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.6% 3.9 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.6% 1.7 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14% 0.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69% 4.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist62.9% 1.6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability29.5% 1.2 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.8% 3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.1% 6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps6.1% 8.2 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.1% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.7% 3.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.1% 4.7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.4% 1 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.2% 3 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.8% 2.6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.8% 0.9 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.3% 0.5 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.6% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.6% 2.2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.1% 2.9 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.1% 1.5 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments67
People employed495
Annual payroll$21,519,000
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 26.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss44 out of 100
Community resilience75.8 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.

Cold wave83.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind81.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail80.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide78.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado60.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather58.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake52.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought52.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire46.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane42.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning37.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave34.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding26.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm12Very 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$77,266$70,051$78,538
Income per person$36,285$37,178$43,289
Poverty rate7%12.2%12.4%
Median home value$180,200$201,600$303,400
Median gross rent$858$1,020$1,348
Homeownership84.9%70.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.3%28.8%35%
Unemployment rate2.8%4.3%5.2%
Works from home8.8%9.6%13.5%
Born outside the US1.5%5.9%13.9%
Median age44.13838.7
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 stationCHALMERS 5 W, IN US9.8 km away
Rain in a year41 in
Snow in a year20 in

Average high and low by month

January31.2°F / 16.2°F2.54 in rain, 6.6 in snow
February35.5°F / 18.9°F2.06 in rain, 6.2 in snow
March47.4°F / 28.3°F2.78 in rain, 2.5 in snow
April60.8°F / 38°F3.93 in rain, 0.4 in snow
May72°F / 49.2°F4.26 in rain
June81°F / 59.1°F5.54 in rain
July83°F / 61.7°F4.5 in rain
August81.8°F / 59.6°F4.04 in rain
September76.9°F / 52.2°F3 in rain
October64.5°F / 41.4°F3.07 in rain
November49.5°F / 31°F2.91 in rain, 0.5 in snow
December36.8°F / 22°F2.36 in rain, 4.1 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 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 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Frontier School Corporation66.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Tri-County School Corporation31.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Delphi Community School Corporation2.5% 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 vulnerability13more vulnerable than 13% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Household characteristics47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport11more vulnerable than 11% 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.

47929 Chalmers, IN7.7 km away
47920 Battle Ground, IN9.5 km away
47997 Yeoman, IN14.8 km away
47924 Buck Creek, IN15.8 km away
46923 Delphi, IN16.9 km away
47980 Reynolds, IN17.7 km away
47906 West Lafayette, IN17.9 km away
47962 Montmorenci, IN19.2 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.

White County97.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Carroll County2.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area90.96 sq mi
Water area0.41 sq mi
Population density39 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.6011, -86.8753

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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