47879 Zip Code (Shelburn, IN) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 3,410
Zip code population in 2010: 3,302
Zip code population in 2000: 3,248

Houses and condos: 1,577
Renter-occupied apartments: 414
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 47879: 84.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 59.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.

Population density: 58 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: $624 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $501 (0.7%)

For population 25 years and over in 47879:

• High school or higher: 80.5%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.7%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
• Unemployed: 3.3%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 47879:

• Never married: 27.7%
• Now married: 41.0%
• Separated: 2.1%
• Widowed: 4.2%
• Divorced: 25.0%

• 
• • 3,04589.3%White
  • 2487.3%Two or more races
  • 1023.0%Hispanic or Latino
  • 130.4%Black

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 47879, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $47,161 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$47,161
State:	$64,978

Salary/wage: $44,180 (reported on 80.3% of returns)

Here:	$44,180
State:	$55,245

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1085.4% for AGIs below $25k, 3333.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5743.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8356.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16579.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $637 (reported on 19.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$637
Indiana:	$1,351

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 17.4% for AGIs below $25k, 7.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 15.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 45.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,453 (reported on 10.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,453
State:	$5,827

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.8% for AGIs below $25k, 37.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 50.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 120.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$3,250 (reported on 10.2% of returns)

Here:	+$3,250
State:	+$17,730

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.2% for AGIs below $25k, 28.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 73.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 215.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,243 (reported on 10.2% of returns)

Here:	+$7,243
State:	+$12,144

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 86.4% for AGIs below $25k, 135.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 94.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 124.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $15,209 (reported on 8.0% of returns)

47879:	$15,209
Indiana:	$18,302

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 45.9% for AGIs below $25k, 218.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 860.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,988 (reported on 19.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,988
State:	$2,298

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 76.2% for AGIs below $25k, 75.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 95.6%

Here:	96%
State:	94%

(% for various income ranges: 96.1% for AGIs below $25k, 97.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 95.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 92.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 93.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 47879, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $39,366 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$39,366
State:	$52,932

Salary/wage: $34,989 (reported on 83.2% of returns)

Here:	$34,989
State:	$45,173

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 69.0% for AGIs below $25k, 79.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 57.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $723 (reported on 21.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$723
Indiana:	$1,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,517 (reported on 13.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,517
State:	$4,690

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$3,185 (reported on 9.5% of returns)

Here:	+$3,185
State:	+$10,406

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$9,329 (reported on 10.2% of returns)

Here:	+$9,329
State:	+$11,105

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.7% for AGIs below $25k, 2.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $10,758 (reported on 8.8% of returns)

47879:	$10,758
Indiana:	$13,841

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.6% for AGIs below $25k, 2.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $18,733 (22% of AGI, reported on 10.9% of returns)

Here:	$18,733
State:	$20,913

Here:	21.8% of AGI
State:	18.2% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $4,436 (reported on 8.0% of returns)

Here:	$4,436
State:	$4,697

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $4,720 (reported on 10.9% of returns)

47879:	$4,720
State:	$7,456

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,171 (reported on 22.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,171
State:	$2,265

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 64.2%

Here:	64%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 60.0% for AGIs below $25k, 63.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 47879, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $33,383 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$33,383
State:	$44,790

Salary/wage: $30,457 (reported on 85.3% of returns)

Here:	$30,457
State:	$39,615

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 106.7% for AGIs below $10k, 77.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 79.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 77.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 53.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,278 (reported on 34.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,278
Indiana:	$1,535

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs below $10k, 1.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,594 (reported on 15.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,594
State:	$2,998

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $10k, 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$2,268 (reported on 11.6% of returns)

Here:	+$2,268
State:	+$8,619

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,113 (reported on 11.8% of returns)

Here:	+$5,113
State:	+$10,071

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.4% for AGIs below $10k, 3.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, -0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from farming: +$2,088 (reported on 4.2% of returns)

Here:	+$2,088
State:	-$2,212

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $10k, -0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, -0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

IRA payment deduction: $1,500 (reported on 1.3% of returns)

47879:	$1,500
Indiana:	$2,840

Total itemized deductions: $13,631 (22% of AGI, reported on 16.1% of returns)

Here:	$13,631
State:	$17,065

Here:	22.2% of AGI
State:	19.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,031 (5% of AGI, reported on 11.9% of returns)

Here:	$3,031
State:	$3,550

Here:	4.7% of AGI
State:	3.8% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,006 (reported on 69.1% of returns)

47879:	$4,006
State:	$6,914

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $10k, 3.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,616 (reported on 21.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,616
State:	$1,685

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 68.2%

Here:	68%
State:	59%

(% for various income ranges: 55.1% for AGIs below $10k, 69.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 73.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 70.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 67.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 88.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 47855, 47850, 47866, 47882, 47869, 47802.
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Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
• Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 185
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,272

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 28 (16 now married, 11 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 679 (269 now married, 409 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 47879 with a mortgage: 671 (10 second mortgage, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 31

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,044
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $404

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

• Zip code 47879 household income distribution in 2022

• 46Less than $10,000
• 46$10,000 to $14,999
• 121$15,000 to $19,999
• 64$20,000 to $24,999
• 74$25,000 to $29,999
• 17$30,000 to $34,999
• 118$35,000 to $39,999
• 46$40,000 to $44,999
• 172$45,000 to $49,999
• 147$50,000 to $59,999
• 152$60,000 to $74,999
• 234$75,000 to $99,999
• 140$100,000 to $124,999
• 16$125,000 to $149,999
• 4$150,000 to $199,999
• 37$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 47879

• 41Less than $10,000
• 6$10,000 to $14,999
• 4$15,000 to $19,999
• 58$20,000 to $24,999
• 12$25,000 to $29,999
• 17$30,000 to $34,999
• 6$40,000 to $49,999
• 42$50,000 to $59,999
• 111$60,000 to $69,999
• 17$70,000 to $79,999
• 64$80,000 to $89,999
• 32$90,000 to $99,999
• 125$100,000 to $124,999
• 61$125,000 to $149,999
• 49$150,000 to $174,999
• 17$175,000 to $199,999
• 128$200,000 to $249,999
• 66$250,000 to $299,999
• 108$300,000 to $399,999
• 10$400,000 to $499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 47879

• 9Less than $100
• 3$100 to $149
• 30$150 to $199
• 4$200 to $249
• 54$250 to $299
• 4$300 to $349
• 10$350 to $399
• 8$400 to $449
• 18$450 to $499
• 26$500 to $549
• 19$550 to $599
• 67$600 to $649
• 14$650 to $699
• 79$700 to $749
• 39No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $726.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $133,013
• Some other race householders: $56,203
• Two or more races householders: $77,513
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $52,690

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $124,583 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $72,228 - $232,748

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $96,760

Here:	$96,760
State:	$257,916

Townhouses or other attached units: $12,289,976

Here:	$12,289,976
State:	$224,114

Mobile homes: $132,395

Here:	$132,395
State:	$67,116

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,204
• One, attached: 1
• Two: 29
• 3 or 4: 4
• 5 to 9: 59
• Mobile homes: 257
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

Unemployment: 3.3%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 47879

• 78.4%1,350Drove a car alone
• 16.7%288Carpooled
• 0.5%8Walked
• 0.2%3Other means
• 2.6%45Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 47879

• 221Less than 5 minutes
• 1205 to 9 minutes
• 12510 to 14 minutes
• 20415 to 19 minutes
• 15820 to 24 minutes
• 11425 to 29 minutes
• 33930 to 34 minutes
• 7835 to 39 minutes
• 3240 to 44 minutes
• 12845 to 59 minutes
• 5660 to 89 minutes
• 6390 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 52.1%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 3,410

• Male householders: 685 (342 living alone), Female householders: 773 (147 living alone)

• 471 spouses (471 opposite-sex spouses), 242 unmarried partners, (235 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 848 children (795 natural, 17 adopted, 35 stepchildren), 80 grandchildren, 69 brothers or sisters, 45 parents, 11 foster children, 97 other relatives, 82 non-relatives

Size of family households: 409 2-persons, 157 3-persons, 68 4-persons, 122 5-persons, 25 6-persons, 38 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 487 1-person, 152 2-persons

172 married couples with children.
445 single-parent households (294 men, 151 women).

96.1% of residents of 47879 zip code speak English at home.
3.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (20% very well, 6% well, 74% not well).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• AT&T LONG LINES SHELBURN (1691 E MILL ST in SHELBURN, IN)

  STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - UST-1004, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Alternative names: AT AND T LONG LINES SHELBURN IND

• SHELBURN MUNICIPAL WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT (25 NORTH RAILROAD STREET in SHELBURN, IN)

  STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - CRTK-457, EPCRA
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Organizations: GARY STEELE PROVISIONAL (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , TOWN COUNCIL PRESIDENT (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: SHELBURN MUNICIPAL STP, SHELBURN MUNICIPAL WWTP

• SHELBURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (620 N WASHINGTON ST in SHELBURN, IN)

  (Geographic Names Information System)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-7925
  Organizations: NORTHEAST SCHOOL CORP (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• REED MINERAL DIV. (8317 N US 41 in SHELBURN, IN)

  AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - ACES-OP-15300012, AIR PROGRAM, CRTK-3006, EPCRA
  Business SIC classification: MINERALS AND EARTHS, GROUND OR OTHERWISE TREATED
  

• MORIN DONALD (RR 2 BOX 181 in SHELBURN, IN)

  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-05-1988-0026, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking)
  

• PULSE ENERGY SYSTEMS LLC (SEC 19,9N,9W, SEC 20, CR 850 N in SHELBURN, IN)

  STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking)
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION
  Organizations: DOUG CLODFELTER 875036 (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , VAN BIBBER WATER TRTMNT PLNT (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: PULSE ENERGY SYSTEMS, L.L.C.

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4.3%

Population in 1990: 5,300.

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

• This state: 2,458
• Northeast: 64
• Midwest: 284
• South: 418
• West: 138

60% of the 47879 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Indiana.

85% of the 47879 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 18% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 11
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges: 58

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

• Information: Wired Telecommunications Carriers (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (10-19: 1, 1-4: 2)
• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)

2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 27. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 68 took place in 2008, and the least - 0 in 2012. The data has a dropping trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (46.4%), and Structure Fires (36.1%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 47879
• 19846.4%Outside Fires
• 15436.1%Structure Fires
• 5312.4%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 225.2%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 47879, Indiana

Most common first names in zip code 47879 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	38	73.5 years
James	34	74.6 years
Robert	31	69.3 years
John	27	75.7 years
Mary	25	74.3 years
Charles	24	73.2 years
Dorothy	14	78.5 years
Harold	12	76.5 years
Roy	12	77.2 years
Anna	12	83.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 47879 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Miller	13	75.3 years
Thompson	13	76.5 years
Bolinger	12	73.9 years
Nash	12	73.1 years
Southwood	12	72.0 years
Taylor	11	76.4 years
Gilbert	11	78.1 years
Clark	11	76.9 years
Turner	11	78.9 years
Mccracken	11	84.6 years

Businesses in zip code 47879

• U-Haul: 1