47906 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 47906, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

47906 is a zip code in Tippecanoe County, Warren County, and White County, Indiana, which covers Shelby, Tippecanoe, Wabash, Medina, Prairie, and Round Grove, with a total population of 73,068 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 47906 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 47906.

The estimated population of people living in 47906 is 73,068, with a median age of 22.5.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 47906 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
73,068
 -7.24% -0.47%
2020
78,767
+1.37%
-
2019
77,702
+2.38%
-
2018
75,899
+3.39%
-
2017
73,413
 - -

Population of 47906 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 47906 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
69.7%
71.3%
 -2.24%
Black/African American
4.1%
2.4%
 +70.83%
Native
0.2%
0.2%
 0.00%
Hispanic
5.6%
5.4%
 +3.70%
Asian
16.8%
18.3%
 -8.20%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.1%
0.1%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
3%
2.3%
 +30.43%
Other
0.5%
0.1%
 +400.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 47906 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 47906 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 47906 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 47906 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 22.5 0% 22.1 -0.45% 22.9 -0.87%
2020 22.5 -0.44% 22.2 -0.89% 23.1 +0.87%
2019 22.6 0% 22.4 -0.44% 22.9 +0.88%
2018 22.6 0% 22.5 -0.44% 22.7 0%
2017 22.6 - 22.6 - 22.7 -

The median age of the 47906 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 47906 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 2,988 -18.87% 3,370 -15.18% 2,446 2,858
10 to 19 8,010 +11.64% 6,657 +13.13% 8,948 7,544
20 to 29 16,205 -9.3% 11,376 -5.25% 14,679 10,728
30 to 39 3,329 -9.25% 3,178 +3% 3,013 3,268
40 to 49 2,932 -5.12% 2,549 +4.29% 2,760 2,647
50 to 59 1,985 +20.66% 2,625 +5.5% 2,428 2,711
60 to 69 2,129 +10.04% 2,098 +10.78% 2,285 2,291
70+ 1,707 +12.36% 2,275 +12% 1,924 2,538

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 47906 zip code is $48,542.00.

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 47906.

  • Under 25
    $16,502.00
  • 25 to 44
    $60,104.00
  • 45 to 64
    $91,719.00
  • 65 and over
    $74,025.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 47906 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 47906, 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 47906 is currently $73,874.00.

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.

7.06% of households in 47906 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 47906 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    32.64%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    17.75%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    15.08%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    10.61%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    11.45%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    5.41%
  • $200,000 or more
    7.06%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 47906 is $26,558.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 47906 by the total population of 47906.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 47906 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 47906 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
    31.13%
  • Bachelor's degree
    41.37%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    5.73%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    20.79%
  • Less than high school diploma
    0.98%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 47906 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 47906 zip over the age of 16 is 64,035.

Of those people, a total of 55.70% 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 47906 is 53.70%.

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 47906 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 12,763 35.00% 8.30%
20 to 24 years 20,792 52.70% 3.10%
25 to 29 years 4,615 75.30% 1.20%
30 to 34 years 3,348 79.90% 1.20%
35 to 44 years 5,623 82.20% 2.20%
45 to 54 years 5,326 87.30% 2.00%
55 to 59 years 2,530 77.30% 6.50%
60 to 64 years 2,428 66.60% 4.50%
65 to 74 years 3,980 29.00% 2.20%
75 years and over 2,630 4.50% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 47906. 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 46,434 56.10% 2.40%
Black or African American 2,444 71.00% 7.70%
American Indian and Alaska Native 141 52.50% 0.00%
Asian 11,336 50.80% 6.30%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 39 82.10% 0.00%
Other 1,288 56.40% 0.00%
Two or more races 2,353 55.00% 5.00%
Hispanic or Latino 3,221 54.50% 2.30%
Not Hispanic or Latino 45,078 56.20% 2.50%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 47906 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 47906 is 34,412, with median earnings of $23,736.00.

Women in 47906 are earning approximately 79.90% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 34,412 $23,736.00
Male 19,225 $25,929.00
Female 15,187 $20,711.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 47906 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 2,763 $74,239.00
Business and Financial 1,423 $44,063.00
Computer and Mathematical 1,145 $42,716.00
Architecture and Engineering 1,501 $20,417.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 1,363 $26,360.00
Community and Social Service 705 $51,250.00
Legal 175 $39,792.00
Educational and Library 7,650 $26,551.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 799 $7,379.00
Healthcare Practitioners 1,495 $54,276.00
Healthcare Support 632 $13,741.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 212 $6,667.00
Law Enforcement 161 $76,645.00
Food Preparation and Serving 2,843 $5,302.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 739 $17,361.00
Personal Care and Service 1,414 $8,782.00
Sales 2,558 $8,891.00
Office and Administrative Support 2,932 $14,339.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 206 $10,410.00
Construction and Extraction 700 $20,931.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 531 $34,803.00
Production 1,188 $33,817.00
Transportation and Material Moving 465 $21,328.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 47906 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 47906.

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 1,668 $79,526.00 1,095 $59,635.00
Business and Financial 885 $52,539.00 538 $41,071.00
Computer and Mathematical 1,022 $44,397.00 123 $37,784.00
Architecture and Engineering 1,084 $19,538.00 417 $40,191.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 870 $26,017.00 493 $30,850.00
Community and Social Service 289 $62,750.00 416 $37,083.00
Legal 81 $111,932.00 94 $34,400.00
Educational and Library 4,295 $28,577.00 3,355 $24,328.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 314 $7,353.00 485 $7,395.00
Healthcare Practitioners 323 $21,940.00 1,172 $56,029.00
Healthcare Support 81 $13,575.00 551 $13,859.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 85 $28,792.00 127 $3,832.00
Law Enforcement 121 $74,554.00 40 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 1,430 $5,072.00 1,413 $5,555.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 467 $14,271.00 272 $23,483.00
Personal Care and Service 621 $10,202.00 793 $8,429.00
Sales 1,351 $15,503.00 1,207 $6,779.00
Office and Administrative Support 978 $10,735.00 1,954 $17,638.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 109 $6,146.00 97 $11,843.00
Construction and Extraction 692 $20,858.00 8 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 501 $39,125.00 30 $17,500.00
Production 944 $34,431.00 244 $11,522.00
Transportation and Material Moving 457 $21,953.00 8 $0.00

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 25,144 households in 47906, with an average household size of 2.3 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 11,523 families living in the 47906 zip code with an average family size of 2.95 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 47906:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 9,459 587 1,477 13,621
Average Household Size 3.06 3.07 2.9 1.68
Total Families 9,459 587 1,477 0
Average Household Size 3.03 2.3 2.74 0

Poverty

Of the 11,523 families living in 47906, 6.00% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 47906:

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 27,439 housing units in 47906.

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

Total Percentage
Occupied 25,144 91.64%
Vacant 2,295 8.36%

48.09% of the total 27,439 housing units in 47906 are rental units. This is approximately 13,196 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 11,517 are occupied by the owner - or 41.97% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 47906 is $951.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 47906 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
    431
  • Less than $500
    412
  • $500 to $999
    7,086
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    3,799
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    1,251
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    419
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    67
  • $3,000 or more
    162

Property Value

The median value of a property in 47906 is $227,300.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 47906 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    921
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    364
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    1,525
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    1,978
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    3,480
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    2,492
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    734
  • $1,000,000 or more
    23

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 47906. The chart below shows the number of properties in 47906 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    1,632
  • 1940 to 1949
    400
  • 1950 to 1959
    1,314
  • 1960 to 1969
    2,666
  • 1970 to 1979
    2,546
  • 1980 to 1989
    3,436
  • 1990 to 1999
    4,896
  • 2000 to 2009
    6,023
  • 2010 to 2013
    4,457
  • 2014 or later
    69

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 47906 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    2,443
  • 1 vehicle available
    8,890
  • 2 vehicles available
    8,988
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    4,823

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 47906 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 47906 that commute to work in a particular way.

17.1 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 47906.

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
    1,042
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    4,323
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    8,148
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    7,338
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    3,528
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    1,190
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    1,815
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    400
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    355
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    683
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    484
  • 90 or more minutes
    271

Summary

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