Estimated zip code population in 2022: 3,570 Zip code population in 2010: 3,494 Zip code population in 2000: 3,636
Houses and condos: 1,607 Renter-occupied apartments: 236
% of renters here:
16%
State:
29%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 47923: 85.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 91.6 sq. mi. Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population density: 39 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
This zip code:
0.5% ($891)
Indiana:
0.7% ($1,467)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $840 (0.5%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,149 (0.6%)
Business Search- 14 Million verified businesses
Males: 1,761
(49.3%)
Females: 1,808
(50.7%)
For population 25 years and over in 47923:
High school or higher: 96.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 6.6%
Unemployed: 2.8%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.7 minutes
For population 15 years and over in 47923:
Never married: 20.5%
Now married: 64.6%
Separated: 0.6%
Widowed: 2.2%
Divorced: 12.0%
Zip code 47923 compared to state average:
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
Estimated median house/condo value in 2022: $176,758
47923:
$176,758
Indiana:
$208,700
Median resident age:
This zip code:
43.3 years
Indiana median age:
38.2 years
Average household size:
This zip code:
2.4 people
Indiana:
2.4 people
Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 47923, filed in 2021:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $60,589 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$60,589
State:
$64,978
Salary/wage: $52,960 (reported on 81.8% of returns)
Here:
$52,960
State:
$55,245
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1047.4% for AGIs below $25k, 3524.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6620.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8909.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16540.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $796 (reported on 30.7% of returns)
This zip code:
$796
Indiana:
$1,351
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 17.6% for AGIs below $25k, 16.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 39.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 16.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 85.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $3,067 (reported on 17.0% of returns)
Here:
$3,067
State:
$5,827
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.2% for AGIs below $25k, 26.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 43.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 85.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 328.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$8,350 (reported on 14.8% of returns)
Here:
+$8,350
State:
+$17,730
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.1% for AGIs below $25k, 23.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 34.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 77.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 351.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$9,752 (reported on 13.1% of returns)
Here:
+$9,752
State:
+$12,144
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 67.1% for AGIs below $25k, 57.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 162.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 78.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 787.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $13,200 (reported on 10.2% of returns)
47923:
$13,200
Indiana:
$18,302
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 70.9% for AGIs below $25k, 108.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 192.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 274.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 541.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Total itemized deductions: $28,575 (reported on 2.3% of returns)
Here:
$28,575
State:
$35,601
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 672.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Charity contributions: $11,450 (reported on 1.1% of returns)
Here:
$11,450
State:
$15,596
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 104.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)
Taxes paid: $7,050 (reported on 2.3% of returns)
47923:
$7,050
State:
$7,542
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 165.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Earned income credit: $2,081 (reported on 11.9% of returns)
Here:
$2,081
State:
$2,298
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 73.2% for AGIs below $25k, 53.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 94.3%
Here:
94%
State:
94%
(% for various income ranges: 92.2% for AGIs below $25k, 95.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 96.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 95.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 92.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 47923, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $50,527 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$50,527
State:
$52,932
Salary/wage: $42,460 (reported on 84.7% of returns)
Here:
$42,460
State:
$45,173
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 69.9% for AGIs below $25k, 83.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 83.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $827 (reported on 30.0% of returns)
This zip code:
$827
Indiana:
$1,311
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.9% for AGIs over 200k)
Ordinary dividends: $1,619 (reported on 15.9% of returns)
Here:
$1,619
State:
$4,690
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,326 (reported on 11.2% of returns)
Here:
+$1,326
State:
+$10,406
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$6,817 (reported on 13.5% of returns)
Here:
+$6,817
State:
+$11,105
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $9,435 (reported on 10.0% of returns)
47923:
$9,435
Indiana:
$13,841
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Total itemized deductions: $18,129 (19% of AGI, reported on 20.6% of returns)
Here:
$18,129
State:
$20,913
Here:
18.5% of AGI
State:
18.2% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.5% for AGIs below $25k, 4.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Charity contributions: $3,158 (reported on 15.3% of returns)
Here:
$3,158
State:
$4,697
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxes paid: $6,147 (reported on 20.0% of returns)
47923:
$6,147
State:
$7,456
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Earned income credit: $2,158 (reported on 14.1% of returns)
Here:
$2,158
State:
$2,265
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 53.5%
Here:
54%
State:
53%
(% for various income ranges: 47.6% for AGIs below $25k, 53.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 57.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 60.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 66.7% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 47923, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $39,551 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$39,551
State:
$44,790
Salary/wage: $36,605 (reported on 88.0% of returns)
Here:
$36,605
State:
$39,615
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 144.8% for AGIs below $10k, 78.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 81.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 87.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 81.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.8% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,246 (reported on 43.8% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,246
Indiana:
$1,535
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.5% for AGIs below $10k, 2.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $1,472 (reported on 19.0% of returns)
Here:
$1,472
State:
$2,998
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.6% for AGIs below $10k, 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$1,601 (reported on 13.9% of returns)
Here:
+$1,601
State:
+$8,619
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -3.5% for AGIs below $10k, -0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$6,790 (reported on 12.8% of returns)
Here:
+$6,790
State:
+$10,071
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs below $10k, 1.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from farming: +$4,324 (reported on 4.3% of returns)
Here:
+$4,324
State:
-$2,212
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -5.8% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k)
IRA payment deduction: $2,889 (reported on 2.1% of returns)
47923:
$2,889
Indiana:
$2,840
Total itemized deductions: $14,298 (22% of AGI, reported on 30.4% of returns)
Here:
$14,298
State:
$17,065
Here:
22.3% of AGI
State:
19.5% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.2% for AGIs below $10k, 8.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 10.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.0% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $2,098 (3% of AGI, reported on 23.1% of returns)
Here:
$2,098
State:
$3,550
Here:
3.1% of AGI
State:
3.8% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.5% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $4,716 (reported on 76.5% of returns)
47923:
$4,716
State:
$6,914
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.7% for AGIs below $10k, 4.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,568 (reported on 11.6% of returns)
Here:
$1,568
State:
$1,685
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 56.2%
Here:
56%
State:
59%
(% for various income ranges: 45.5% for AGIs below $10k, 57.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 58.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 59.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 59.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 63.7% for AGIs over 100k)
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 47 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,421
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 49 (24 now married, 23 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 684 (335 now married, 349 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 47923 with a mortgage: 850 (62 second mortgage, 57 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,099 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $407
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
7.1%
Whole state:
12.6%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
5.2%
Whole state:
6.3%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.4
State:
6.6
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.7
State:
4.3
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 47923: Archibald Memorial Home (A), Brookston Prairie Township Volunteer Fire Department (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Spring Creek Cemetery (1), Harvey and Phebus Cemetery (2), Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery (3), Smelcer Cemetery (4), Chalmers Cemetery (5), Carr Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
In group quarters: 6 (-1 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 612 2-persons, 142 3-persons, 210 4-persons, 73 5-persons, 12 6-persons, 13 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 236 1-person, 164 2-persons, 2 4-persons
553 married couples with children.
145 single-parent households (42 men, 103 women).
97.6% of residents of 47923 zip code speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% very well, 21% well, 11% not well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% well).
Foreign born population: 58 (1.6%) (92.7% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
1.6%
Whole state:
6.1%
47%El Salvador
21%Malaysia
14%Costa Rica
11%Nicaragua
5%Honduras
4%Sweden
4%England
34%American
22%German
12%English
8%Irish
6%European
6%Swedish
1%Dutch
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
212010 or later
232000 to 2009
81990 to 1999
5Before 1990
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
BROOKSTON MUNICIPAL WWTP (205 E 3RD ST in BROOKSTON, IN)
STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - CRTK-1374, EPCRA, CRTK-1375, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (SDWIS) - SDWIS-IN5291002 7633, WATER TREATMENT PLANT Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS Organizations: MAX L ELDRIDGE CERT OPER (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, TOWN COUNCIL PRESIDENT (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BROOKSTON MUNICIPAL STP, BROOKSTON SEWAGE TREATMENT PL., BROOKSTON WATER DEPARTMENT
BP AMOCO TERMINAL BROOKSTON (11555 S SR 43 in BROOKSTON, IN)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - ACES-OP-18100008, AIR PROGRAM, CRTK-586, EPCRA, LUST-199101560, LEAKING STORAGE TANK, UST-10581, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM, UST-15594, CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: PETROLEUM BULK STATIONS AND TERMINALS Business NAICS classification: LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS (BOTTLED GAS) DEALERS. Organizations: BP PRODUCTS NORTH AMERICA (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: BP PRODUCTS NORTH AMERICA, BP TERMINAL-BROOKSTON
BARTLETT FORD (304 S PRAIRIE ST in BROOKSTON, IN)
STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - UST-10305, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: BARTLETT HARRY L (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BARTLETT SALES AND SERVICE INC
ADM COUNTRYMARK BROOKSTON DIV (9808 S WOOD ST in BROOKSTON, IN)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - ACES-OP-18100001, AIR PROGRAM, CRTK-5691, EPCRA CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Business SIC classification: GRAIN AND FIELD BEANS
ORVILLE REDENBACHER POPCORN DIV OF HUNT WESSON (162 E 900 S in BROOKSTON, IN)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - ACES-OP-18100019, AIR PROGRAM, CRTK-2336, EPCRA, UST-2729, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM Business SIC classification: GRAIN AND FIELD BEANS
CHESTER INCORPORATED (STATE ROAD 43 & COUNTY ROAD 900 NORTH in BROOKSTON, IN)
STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: FARM SUPPLIES Organizations: AGRILIANCE LLC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
M AND T REPAIR SERV (900 S 700 W in BROOKSTON, IN)
STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: WALKER MAC M AND T RPR SERV (CONTACT/OWNER)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.6% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.6%
48.3%Utility gas
34.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
15.5%Electricity
1.2%Wood
0.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Population in 1990: 3,200. Population change in the 1990s: +436 (+13.6%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 2,961
Northeast: 67
Midwest: 281
South: 136
West: 42
64% of the 47923 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Indiana.
94% of the 47923 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 22% moved from different state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 3% moved from abroad.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 37
Here:
13.1%
Indiana:
14.9%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school):
Here:
0.0%
Indiana:
11.4%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4
Here:
7.6%
Indiana:
22.3%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
93,752Computer and mathematical occupations
86,971Construction and extraction occupations
76,498Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
65,902Management occupations
65,674Architecture and engineering occupations
56,318Business and financial operations occupations
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
Y M C A CAMP TECUMSEH INC (12635 W TECUMSEH BEND RD in BROOKSTON, IN) : $28,304 in 4 contractsfrom 2003 to 2004
$13,781 with Army for Recreational Services. Signed on 2004-03-18. Completion date: 2004-07-09.
$10,890 with Army for Training/Curriculum Development. Signed on 2004-08-13. Completion date: 2004-08-28.
$3,979, same as above.Signed on 2003-09-10. Completion date: 2003-09-11.
-$346, same as above.Signed on 2003-10-09. Completion date: 2003-09-11.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005: