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47960 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 47960 covers Monticello, Indiana, with a population of about 15,313 and a median household income of $61,087.

Population
15,313129 per square mile
Median age
47.89.1 points above the US average
Median household income
$61,08713% below the Indiana median
Poverty rate
9.8%2.6 points below the US average
Typical home value
$244,019up 29% in five years
Median rent
$85216% below the Indiana median
Degree or higher
18.2%16.8 points below the US average
Homeownership
78.7%13.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
373

Where 47960 is

Monticello, 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

Population15,313
Median age47.8
Family households62.1%
Born outside the US3.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home5.6%
White (non-Hispanic)92.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.1%
Hispanic or Latino5.8%
Veterans8.5%
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$61,087
Income per person$36,199
Poverty rate9.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance8.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.8%
$10–15k3.7%
$15–20k3.9%
$20–25k3.0%
$25–30k4.8%
$30–35k7.7%
$35–40k2.5%
$40–45k4.2%
$45–50k3.9%
$50–60k10.5%
$60–75k9.8%
$75–100k16.1%
$100–125k7.2%
$125–150k4.9%
$150–200k7.3%
$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 filed7,550
Mean adjusted gross income$70,241
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4%
Returns, under $25k31.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k14.0%
Returns, $200k or more4.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$179,300
Median gross rent$852
Rent as a share of household income29.6%
Owner-occupied78.7%
Vacant homes35.3%
Median year built1972

What the homes are

Detached house73.9%
Attached house0.6%
2 to 4 units4.9%
5 to 19 units5%
20 or more units1%
Mobile home14.6%
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$244,019as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 5.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 29%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 86%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$244,019$98,979

$98,979 in 2000 to $244,019 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.2%
High school diploma or higher91.1%
Works from home5.3%
Drives to work alone79%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more15.4%
Health

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

Obesity45.2% 11.8 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes15.6% 3.6 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes17.3% 4.1 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure42.8% 8.7 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health23.2% 2.9 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9% 2.3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.4% 3.5 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity29.1% 3.7 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis35.3% 10.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication81.4% 6.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.6% 2.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.8% 2.6 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year81.8% 5.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.6% 1.7 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.3% 0.5 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69.6% 5.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD10.4% 3.8 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist61% same as the national average of 61.3%
Any disability34.9% 4.2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.7% 2.1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity14.1% 3 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8.2% 6.1 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.2% 2.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol43% 6.8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.3% 3.5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9% 0.6 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.2% 2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.1% 2.3 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.3% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.2% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability17.7% 3.7 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.9% 2.4 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.3% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.5% 1.3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.4% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost16% 3 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.5% same as the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments373
People employed4,354
Annual payroll$184,990,000
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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 58.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 10 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss54.7 out of 100
Community resilience73.2 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 wind86.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave85.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail84Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide81.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding71.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado69.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather64.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake56.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire55Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning43Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave41.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane40.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought26.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm19.2Relatively Moderate 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$61,087$70,051$78,538
Income per person$36,199$37,178$43,289
Poverty rate9.8%12.2%12.4%
Median home value$179,300$201,600$303,400
Median gross rent$852$1,020$1,348
Homeownership78.7%70.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.2%28.8%35%
Unemployment rate6%4.3%5.2%
Works from home5.3%9.6%13.5%
Born outside the US3.7%5.9%13.9%
Median age47.83838.7
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 stationDELPHI 2 N, IN US18 km away
Rain in a year39 in
Snow in a year17 in

Average high and low by month

January34.4°F / 19.2°F2.65 in rain, 5.8 in snow
February38.8°F / 22.3°F1.79 in rain, 3.5 in snow
March50.7°F / 31.4°F2.84 in rain, 2.5 in snow
April63.9°F / 41°F3.8 in rain, 0.2 in snow
May74.3°F / 51.6°F4.09 in rain
June82.2°F / 60.1°F4.64 in rain
July84.6°F / 63.2°F4.61 in rain
August83.3°F / 61.3°F3.46 in rain
September78.2°F / 53.6°F2.93 in rain
October66°F / 43.5°F3 in rain
November51.2°F / 33.5°F2.94 in rain, 0.5 in snow
December39.2°F / 24.5°F2.29 in rain, 4.7 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 5 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Twin Lakes School Corporation60.1% of this ZIP code's land area
North White School Corporation28.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Pioneer Regional School Corporation5.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Frontier School Corporation4% of this ZIP code's land area
Delphi Community School Corporation1.7% 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 vulnerability29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Household characteristics42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status14more vulnerable than 14% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Walkability4.8 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

47950 Idaville, IN8.4 km away
47980 Reynolds, IN9.6 km away
47997 Yeoman, IN10.9 km away
47925 Buffalo, IN13.4 km away
47926 Burnettsville, IN13.6 km away
47929 Chalmers, IN13.8 km away
47959 Monon, IN14.3 km away
46977 Rockfield, IN20.4 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 County84.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Carroll County15.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Pulaski County0.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area118.3 sq mi
Water area4.43 sq mi
Population density129 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.7626, -86.7550

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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