46041 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 46041, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

46041 is a zip code in Carroll County and Clinton County, Indiana, which covers Burlington, Democrat, Center, Jackson, Johnson, Kirklin, Madison, Michigan, Owen, Perry, Ross, Sugar Creek, Union, Warren, and Washington, with a total population of 23,126 people.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in the 46041 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 46041.

The estimated population of people living in 46041 is 23,126, with a median age of 36.7.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 46041 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
23,126
+4.91%
+1.53%
2020
22,043
 -0.92% -
2019
22,247
 -1.84% -
2018
22,664
 -0.5% -
2017
22,778
 - -

Population of 46041 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 46041 zip code changed? The US Census Bureau gives us a few defined types that the population is broken down into.

Let's look at the total numbers and also the change over the last 5 years.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
76.3%
77.2%
 -1.17%
Black/African American
0.2%
0.7%
 -71.43%
Native
0%
0.3%
 -100.00%
Hispanic
22.2%
20.9%
 +6.22%
Asian
0.5%
0.3%
 +66.67%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0.1%
 -100.00%
Two Or More Races
0.7%
0.6%
 +16.67%
Other
0.1%
0%
 0.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 46041 zip for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of 46041 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 46041 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 46041 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 36.7 -2.13% 35.8 -0.28% 38.8 -0.77%
2020 37.5 +2.18% 35.9 +1.41% 39.1 +2.09%
2019 36.7 -1.08% 35.4 0% 38.3 -1.29%
2018 37.1 -0.27% 35.4 -0.28% 38.8 0%
2017 37.2 - 35.5 - 38.8 -

The median age of the 46041 zip gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population in the 46041 area, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 1,819 -13.98% 1,625 +7.38% 1,575 1,735
10 to 19 1,608 +19.09% 1,546 -1.97% 1,927 1,499
20 to 29 1,446 -0.91% 1,425 -9.32% 1,426 1,296
30 to 39 1,272 +16.05% 1,355 -1.5% 1,483 1,328
40 to 49 1,447 -3.67% 1,183 +14.62% 1,392 1,346
50 to 59 1,475 +10.02% 1,635 -19.52% 1,601 1,337
60 to 69 1,272 0.48% 1,515 +6.92% 1,271 1,619
70+ 889 +6.45% 1,266 +6.44% 947 1,344

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 46041 zip code is $53,250.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less.

The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for 46041.

  • Under 25
    $54,063.00
  • 25 to 44
    $56,511.00
  • 45 to 64
    $61,391.00
  • 65 and over
    $38,348.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 46041 zip code, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in 46041, and then dividing that number by the total number of households.

This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of 46041 is currently $63,371.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

1.38% of households in 46041 are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of 46041 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    19.29%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    27.77%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    20.37%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    14.95%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    12.98%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    3.26%
  • $200,000 or more
    1.38%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 46041 is $24,525.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 46041 by the total population of 46041.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 46041 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 46041 to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    7.18%
  • Bachelor's degree
    16.58%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    10.37%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    63.21%
  • Less than high school diploma
    2.65%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 46041 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 46041 zip over the age of 16 is 17,914.

Of those people, a total of 63.10% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in 46041 is 60.70%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate. Here's how that breaks down for the 46041 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 1,524 51.30% 10.60%
20 to 24 years 1,262 86.80% 10.20%
25 to 29 years 1,460 86.20% 3.50%
30 to 34 years 1,395 74.60% 1.20%
35 to 44 years 2,701 79.80% 2.10%
45 to 54 years 2,990 82.20% 4.00%
55 to 59 years 1,401 72.20% 1.50%
60 to 64 years 1,548 59.40% 2.10%
65 to 74 years 1,985 26.80% 0.00%
75 years and over 1,648 3.50% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 46041. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau (which we mentioned earlier in this article).

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 15,570 61.50% 3.50%
Black or African American 27 0.00% 0.00%
American Indian and Alaska Native 6 16.70% 0.00%
Asian 116 44.80% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 1,490 70.90% 5.40%
Two or more races 705 89.50% 5.20%
Hispanic or Latino 3,281 67.30% 4.20%
Not Hispanic or Latino 14,369 62.20% 3.60%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 46041 area as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in 46041 is 10,868, with median earnings of $34,369.00.

Women in 46041 are earning approximately 78.00% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 10,868 $34,369.00
Male 5,920 $38,592.00
Female 4,948 $30,103.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 46041 even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 520 $47,292.00
Business and Financial 236 $53,966.00
Computer and Mathematical 116 $52,768.00
Architecture and Engineering 51 $87,313.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 104 $55,714.00
Community and Social Service 78 $70,179.00
Legal 25 $38,958.00
Educational and Library 510 $37,644.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 86 $12,500.00
Healthcare Practitioners 407 $64,650.00
Healthcare Support 206 $34,250.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 110 $15,192.00
Law Enforcement 83 $44,250.00
Food Preparation and Serving 579 $14,124.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 523 $14,583.00
Personal Care and Service 195 $15,511.00
Sales 736 $27,750.00
Office and Administrative Support 1,049 $29,563.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 158 $31,964.00
Construction and Extraction 813 $39,730.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 670 $49,400.00
Production 1,996 $35,656.00
Transportation and Material Moving 522 $38,235.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 46041 when it is broken down by male and female.

This lets us see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings for 46041.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 331 $55,096.00 189 $36,750.00
Business and Financial 40 $89,063.00 196 $53,200.00
Computer and Mathematical 78 $30,357.00 38 $0.00
Architecture and Engineering 51 $87,313.00 0 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 63 $2,499.00 41 $66,838.00
Community and Social Service 15 $0.00 63 $70,625.00
Legal 9 $0.00 16 $0.00
Educational and Library 80 $46,136.00 430 $33,333.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 22 $0.00 64 $14,583.00
Healthcare Practitioners 133 $147,569.00 274 $63,000.00
Healthcare Support 17 $0.00 189 $35,286.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 43 $15,990.00 67 $3,281.00
Law Enforcement 83 $44,250.00 0 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 163 $15,566.00 416 $13,878.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 402 $13,883.00 121 $26,152.00
Personal Care and Service 46 $67,917.00 149 $2,499.00
Sales 234 $30,568.00 502 $22,841.00
Office and Administrative Support 212 $52,760.00 837 $26,847.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 158 $31,964.00 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 801 $39,865.00 12 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 626 $50,044.00 44 $0.00
Production 1,261 $38,606.00 735 $31,131.00
Transportation and Material Moving 435 $43,371.00 87 $30,739.00

Households and Family Size

A household is defined by the US Census Bureau as a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 8,704 households in 46041, with an average household size of 2.62 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 5,398 families living in the 46041 zip code with an average family size of 3.33 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each, that live in 46041:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 4,140 429 829 3,306
Average Household Size 3.34 3.99 3.51 1.31
Total Families 4,140 429 829 0
Average Household Size 3.32 3.46 3.33 0

Poverty

Of the 5,398 families living in 46041, 6.70% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 46041:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 9,679 housing units in 46041.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 8,704 89.93%
Vacant 975 10.07%

27.11% of the total 9,679 housing units in 46041 are rental units. This is approximately 2,624 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 5,997 are occupied by the owner - or 61.96% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 46041 is $770.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 46041 that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    83
  • Less than $500
    350
  • $500 to $999
    1,869
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    405
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    0
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    0
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    0
  • $3,000 or more
    0

Property Value

The median value of a property in 46041 is $122,600.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 46041 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    615
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    1,741
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    1,685
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    984
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    579
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    367
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    18
  • $1,000,000 or more
    8

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 46041. The chart below shows the number of properties in 46041 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    3,302
  • 1940 to 1949
    697
  • 1950 to 1959
    1,284
  • 1960 to 1969
    1,248
  • 1970 to 1979
    1,218
  • 1980 to 1989
    420
  • 1990 to 1999
    914
  • 2000 to 2009
    377
  • 2010 to 2013
    219
  • 2014 or later
    0

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in 46041 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    597
  • 1 vehicle available
    2,517
  • 2 vehicles available
    3,111
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    2,479

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 46041 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 46041 that commute to work in a particular way.

20.3 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 46041.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    595
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    1,484
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    2,122
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    1,331
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    912
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    757
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    1,193
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    364
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    244
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    699
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    321
  • 90 or more minutes
    41

Summary

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