46986 Zip Code (Sims, IN) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,682
Zip code population in 2010: 1,915
Zip code population in 2000: 1,929

Houses and condos: 783
Renter-occupied apartments: 74
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 46986: 84.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 34.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 48 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $944 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $894 (0.6%)

For population 25 years and over in 46986:

• High school or higher: 91.0%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
• Unemployed: 1.8%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 46986:

• Never married: 18.2%
• Now married: 61.3%
• Separated: 0.8%
• Widowed: 7.5%
• Divorced: 12.2%

• 
• • 1,58994.5%White
  • 332.0%Some other race
  • 291.7%Hispanic or Latino
  • 191.1%Two or more races
  • 100.6%Black
  • 20.1%Asian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 46986, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $57,093 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$57,093
State:	$64,978

Salary/wage: $50,525 (reported on 77.3% of returns)

Here:	$50,525
State:	$55,245

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1041.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3458.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6185.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8912.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17905.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $728 (reported on 33.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$728
Indiana:	$1,351

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.5% for AGIs below $25k, 13.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 47.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 53.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 105.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,100 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,100
State:	$5,827

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 23.5% for AGIs below $25k, 49.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 178.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$5,764 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	+$5,764
State:	+$17,730

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 255.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 482.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$10,218 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	+$10,218
State:	+$12,144

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 123.0% for AGIs below $25k, 136.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 112.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 891.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $13,589 (reported on 10.2% of returns)

46986:	$13,589
Indiana:	$18,302

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 70.5% for AGIs below $25k, 230.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 920.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $24,600 (reported on 2.3% of returns)

Here:	$24,600
State:	$35,601

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 246.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Earned income credit: $2,355 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,355
State:	$2,298

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 73.0% for AGIs below $25k, 75.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 94.3%

Here:	94%
State:	94%

(% for various income ranges: 89.3% for AGIs below $25k, 94.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 91.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 46986, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $47,864 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$47,864
State:	$52,932

Salary/wage: $41,490 (reported on 80.5% of returns)

Here:	$41,490
State:	$45,173

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 57.8% for AGIs below $25k, 69.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 62.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $883 (reported on 40.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$883
Indiana:	$1,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,315 (reported on 14.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,315
State:	$4,690

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,025 (reported on 9.2% of returns)

Here:	+$1,025
State:	+$10,406

Profit/loss from business: +$8,400 (reported on 13.8% of returns)

Here:	+$8,400
State:	+$11,105

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.2% for AGIs below $25k, 4.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $9,762 (reported on 14.9% of returns)

46986:	$9,762
Indiana:	$13,841

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.8% for AGIs below $25k, 5.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $17,871 (20% of AGI, reported on 24.1% of returns)

Here:	$17,871
State:	$20,913

Here:	19.9% of AGI
State:	18.2% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $4,925 (reported on 18.4% of returns)

Here:	$4,925
State:	$4,697

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $6,067 (reported on 24.1% of returns)

46986:	$6,067
State:	$7,456

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,000 (reported on 13.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,000
State:	$2,265

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 55.2%

Here:	55%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 48.5% for AGIs below $25k, 60.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 53.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 60.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 46986, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $43,302 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$43,302
State:	$44,790

Salary/wage: $38,666 (reported on 87.3% of returns)

Here:	$38,666
State:	$39,615

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 88.2% for AGIs below $10k, 60.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 74.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 82.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 84.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 76.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $960 (reported on 50.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$960
Indiana:	$1,535

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.8% for AGIs below $10k, 3.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $787 (reported on 22.0% of returns)

Here:	$787
State:	$2,998

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $10k, 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$470 (reported on 14.7% of returns)

Here:	+$470
State:	+$8,619

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -2.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, -0.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,862 (reported on 12.9% of returns)

Here:	+$4,862
State:	+$10,071

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.7% for AGIs below $10k, 2.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,895 (reported on 2.1% of returns)

46986:	$2,895
Indiana:	$2,840

Total itemized deductions: $14,872 (20% of AGI, reported on 29.7% of returns)

Here:	$14,872
State:	$17,065

Here:	19.6% of AGI
State:	19.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 8.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,628 (5% of AGI, reported on 23.1% of returns)

Here:	$3,628
State:	$3,550

Here:	4.5% of AGI
State:	3.8% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $5,508 (reported on 78.0% of returns)

46986:	$5,508
State:	$6,914

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $10k, 3.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,561 (reported on 11.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,561
State:	$1,685

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 63.3%

Here:	63%
State:	59%

(% for various income ranges: 49.3% for AGIs below $10k, 68.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 66.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 64.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 62.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 67.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 46987, 46919, 46936, 46928, 46984, 46953.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 23
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 723

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 34 (29 now married, 6 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 315 (205 now married, 111 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 46986 with a mortgage: 383 (69 second mortgage, 62 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 24

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,196
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $486

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 46986 household income distribution in 2022

• 39Less than $10,000
• 8$10,000 to $14,999
• 41$15,000 to $19,999
• 12$20,000 to $24,999
• 22$25,000 to $29,999
• 31$30,000 to $34,999
• 16$35,000 to $39,999
• 2$40,000 to $44,999
• 18$45,000 to $49,999
• 69$50,000 to $59,999
• 87$60,000 to $74,999
• 160$75,000 to $99,999
• 105$100,000 to $124,999
• 37$125,000 to $149,999
• 38$150,000 to $199,999
• 56$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 46986

• 20Less than $10,000
• 25$10,000 to $14,999
• 3$15,000 to $19,999
• 7$20,000 to $24,999
• 4$35,000 to $39,999
• 18$40,000 to $49,999
• 14$50,000 to $59,999
• 2$60,000 to $69,999
• 23$70,000 to $79,999
• 31$80,000 to $89,999
• 31$90,000 to $99,999
• 93$100,000 to $124,999
• 26$125,000 to $149,999
• 73$150,000 to $174,999
• 42$175,000 to $199,999
• 107$200,000 to $249,999
• 26$250,000 to $299,999
• 54$300,000 to $399,999
• 27$400,000 to $499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 46986

• 14$300 to $349
• 2$400 to $449
• 8$450 to $499
• 4$500 to $549
• 10$600 to $649
• 2$650 to $699
• 6$700 to $749
• 2$750 to $799
• 3$800 to $899
• 17No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $692.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $1,124,822.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $152,891

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $152,319 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $100,651 - $238,519

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $152,673

Here:	$152,673
State:	$257,916

Mobile homes: $103,355

Here:	$103,355
State:	$67,116

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 698
• One, attached: 2
• Two: 2
• Mobile homes: 76

Unemployment: 1.8%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 46986

• 80.5%653Drove a car alone
• 9.9%80Carpooled
• 1.8%15Walked
• 0.6%5Other means
• 5.4%44Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 46986

• 28Less than 5 minutes
• 385 to 9 minutes
• 15510 to 14 minutes
• 10315 to 19 minutes
• 22720 to 24 minutes
• 7325 to 29 minutes
• 4930 to 34 minutes
• 435 to 39 minutes
• 740 to 44 minutes
• 3045 to 59 minutes
• 2460 to 89 minutes
• 1090 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 68.1%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,682

• Male householders: 352 (124 living alone), Female householders: 396 (123 living alone)

• 399 spouses (394 opposite-sex spouses), 35 unmarried partners, (33 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 482 children (415 natural, 52 adopted, 16 stepchildren), 16 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 0 foster children, 13 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 250 2-persons, 126 3-persons, 31 4-persons, 56 5-persons, 16 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 246 1-person, 19 2-persons

264 married couples with children.
84 single-parent households (34 men, 50 women).

98.4% of residents of 46986 zip code speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• PIPE CREEK JR QUARRY (6377 W 600 S in SWAYZEE, IN)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - ACES-OP-05300013, AIR PROGRAM, UST-8398, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: CRUSHED AND BROKEN LIMESTONE
  Organizations: TRENT SANDERS (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , IRVING MATERIALS INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: IMI/PIPE CREEK JR., IMI/PIPE CREEK JR. STONE CO., PIPE CREEK JR QUARRY, DIV OF IMI

• PIPE CREEK STONE CO (1349 N CR 700 W in SWAYZEE, IN)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - ACES-OP-05300009, AIR PROGRAM, UST-8401, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: CRUSHED AND BROKEN LIMESTONE
  Organizations: TRENT SANDERS (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , IRVING MATERIALS INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: IMI/PIPE CREEK SR.

• SHANES MARATHON SERVICE STATION (114 S WASHINGTON ST in SWAYZEE, IN)

  STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - UST-387, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: SHANE REED (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: SHANE MARATHON

• CALCIUM PRODUCTS INC (CR 6455 W & CR 600 S in SWAYZEE, IN)

  AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - ACES-OP-05300038, AIR PROGRAM, UST-8399, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
  Business SIC classification: NONMETALLIC MINERAL PRODUCTS
  

• ORICA USA INC (8636 W. 200 S. in SWAYZEE, IN)

  STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - CRTK-19003, EPCRA, CRTK-21779,
  TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
  Business SIC classification: CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS
  Alternative names: ORICA USA QUARRY & CONSTRUCTION SWAYZEE SITE, ORICA USA QUARRY & CONSTUCTION SWAYZEE SITE

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.5%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.8%

Population in 1990: 1,891. Population change in the 1990s: +38 (+2.0%).

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 1,362
• Northeast: 22
• Midwest: 141
• South: 87
• West: 10

64% of the 46986 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Indiana.

90% of the 46986 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 17% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 14
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 10 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Mining: Crushed and Broken Granite Mining and Quarrying (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Wholesale Trade: Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (20-49: 1)
• Information: Cable and Other Program Distribution (10-19: 1)
• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Golf Courses and Country Clubs (10-19: 1)
• Management of Companies and Enterprises: Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices (10-19: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (5-9: 1)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 11. The highest number of fire incidents - 26 took place in 2007, and the least - 0 in 2014. The data has a dropping trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (46.2%), and Structure Fires (36.4%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 46986
• 9046.2%Outside Fires
• 7136.4%Structure Fires
• 178.7%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 178.7%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 46986, Indiana

Most common first names in zip code 46986 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Mary	18	80.3 years
Charles	15	77.1 years
James	11	72.3 years
Robert	10	65.6 years
William	10	78.0 years
John	10	79.9 years
Bessie	9	87.6 years
Harold	7	68.8 years
Edna	7	79.9 years
Earl	6	78.9 years

Most common last names in zip code 46986 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Miller	9	85.5 years
Smith	8	75.6 years
Haynes	7	81.3 years
Edwards	6	69.2 years
Barker	6	85.4 years
Mcgibbon	6	83.5 years
Pence	6	86.6 years
Reed	6	75.0 years
Payne	5	75.2 years
Gentis	5	78.8 years