47989 Zip Code (Waveland, IN) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,190
Zip code population in 2010: 1,281
Zip code population in 2000: 1,061

Houses and condos: 564
Renter-occupied apartments: 43
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 47989: 82.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 42.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.

Population density: 28 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: $377 (0.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $515 (0.3%)

For population 25 years and over in 47989:

• High school or higher: 89.8%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 5.3%
• Unemployed: 1.3%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 47989:

• Never married: 21.7%
• Now married: 67.0%
• Separated: 1.1%
• Widowed: 3.6%
• Divorced: 6.6%

• 
• • 1,04888.1%White
  • 786.6%Two or more races
  • 605.0%Asian
  • 30.3%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 47989, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $59,862 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$59,862
State:	$64,978

Salary/wage: $51,221 (reported on 81.0% of returns)

Here:	$51,221
State:	$55,245

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1108.2% for AGIs below $25k, 3504.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6357.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8308.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 20092.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $587 (reported on 25.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$587
Indiana:	$1,351

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.4% for AGIs below $25k, 3.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 25.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 118.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,811 (reported on 15.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,811
State:	$5,827

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 25.5% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 130.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$10,344 (reported on 15.5% of returns)

Here:	+$10,344
State:	+$17,730

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 53.6% for AGIs below $25k, 92.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1614.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$9,414 (reported on 12.1% of returns)

Here:	+$9,414
State:	+$12,144

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 196.4% for AGIs below $25k, 632.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $13,260 (reported on 8.6% of returns)

47989:	$13,260
Indiana:	$18,302

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 947.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $2,362 (reported on 13.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,362
State:	$2,298

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 110.0% for AGIs below $25k, 56.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 94.8%

Here:	95%
State:	94%

(% for various income ranges: 88.9% for AGIs below $25k, 93.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 47989, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $48,056 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$48,056
State:	$52,932

Salary/wage: $41,209 (reported on 85.2% of returns)

Here:	$41,209
State:	$45,173

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 66.1% for AGIs below $25k, 77.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 77.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 68.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $400 (reported on 27.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$400
Indiana:	$1,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,271 (reported on 13.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,271
State:	$4,690

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,300 (reported on 9.3% of returns)

Here:	+$1,300
State:	+$10,406

Profit/loss from business: +$7,020 (reported on 9.3% of returns)

Here:	+$7,020
State:	+$11,105

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $7,817 (reported on 11.1% of returns)

47989:	$7,817
Indiana:	$13,841

Total itemized deductions: $18,478 (16% of AGI, reported on 16.7% of returns)

Here:	$18,478
State:	$20,913

Here:	16.3% of AGI
State:	18.2% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $3,533 (reported on 11.1% of returns)

Here:	$3,533
State:	$4,697

Taxes paid: $7,556 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

47989:	$7,556
State:	$7,456

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $1,800 (reported on 20.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,800
State:	$2,265

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 63.0%

Here:	63%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 54.5% for AGIs below $25k, 61.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 80.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 47989, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $38,078 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$38,078
State:	$44,790

Salary/wage: $35,578 (reported on 84.5% of returns)

Here:	$35,578
State:	$39,615

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 82.7% for AGIs below $10k, 72.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 80.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 91.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 60.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $780 (reported on 40.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$780
Indiana:	$1,535

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs below $10k, 2.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $928 (reported on 17.6% of returns)

Here:	$928
State:	$2,998

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$3,701 (reported on 12.2% of returns)

Here:	+$3,701
State:	+$8,619

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -3.7% for AGIs below $10k, -0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,619 (reported on 11.5% of returns)

Here:	+$6,619
State:	+$10,071

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 16.7% for AGIs below $10k, 10.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from farming: +$9,258 (reported on 5.6% of returns)

Here:	+$9,258
State:	-$2,212

Total itemized deductions: $13,861 (22% of AGI, reported on 18.4% of returns)

Here:	$13,861
State:	$17,065

Here:	21.7% of AGI
State:	19.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,493 (4% of AGI, reported on 12.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,493
State:	$3,550

Here:	3.6% of AGI
State:	3.8% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,593 (reported on 73.3% of returns)

47989:	$4,593
State:	$6,914

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.3% for AGIs below $10k, 4.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,450 (reported on 14.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,450
State:	$1,685

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 67.1%

Here:	67%
State:	59%

(% for various income ranges: 60.7% for AGIs below $10k, 63.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 68.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 57.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 47916, 46175, 47859, 47965, 47990, 47872.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 21
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 469

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 30 (30 now married, 1 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 218 (98 now married, 120 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 47989 with a mortgage: 314 (7 second mortgage, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 173

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $977
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $427

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

• Zip code 47989 household income distribution in 2022

• 1Less than $10,000
• 3$10,000 to $14,999
• 22$15,000 to $19,999
• 6$20,000 to $24,999
• 19$25,000 to $29,999
• 27$30,000 to $34,999
• 20$35,000 to $39,999
• 15$40,000 to $44,999
• 19$45,000 to $49,999
• 28$50,000 to $59,999
• 19$60,000 to $74,999
• 73$75,000 to $99,999
• 154$100,000 to $124,999
• 56$125,000 to $149,999
• 10$150,000 to $199,999
• 10$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 47989

• 11$10,000 to $14,999
• 3$15,000 to $19,999
• 1$30,000 to $34,999
• 5$40,000 to $49,999
• 4$50,000 to $59,999
• 9$60,000 to $69,999
• 118$70,000 to $79,999
• 20$80,000 to $89,999
• 28$90,000 to $99,999
• 31$100,000 to $124,999
• 30$125,000 to $149,999
• 22$150,000 to $174,999
• 35$175,000 to $199,999
• 22$200,000 to $249,999
• 26$250,000 to $299,999
• 34$300,000 to $399,999
• 1$500,000 to $749,999
• 9$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 47989

• 14$150 to $199
• 5$300 to $349
• 8$350 to $399
• 3$500 to $549
• 1$550 to $599
• 1$650 to $699
• 3$700 to $749
• 1$1,000 to $1,249
• 3No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $427.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $4,781,783.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $108,918

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $113,330 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $84,935 - $204,574

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $146,466

Here:	$146,466
State:	$257,916

Mobile homes: $174,624

Here:	$174,624
State:	$67,116

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 490
• One, attached: 6
• Two: 4
• 5 to 9: 12
• 10 to 19: 1
• Mobile homes: 46

Unemployment: 1.3%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 47989

• 80.3%546Drove a car alone
• 4.9%33Carpooled
• 0.1%1Bus or trolley bus
• 1.5%10Walked
• 2.8%19Other means
• 9.3%63Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 47989

• 20Less than 5 minutes
• 155 to 9 minutes
• 5015 to 19 minutes
• 21420 to 24 minutes
• 12125 to 29 minutes
• 10230 to 34 minutes
• 235 to 39 minutes
• 2840 to 44 minutes
• 1045 to 59 minutes
• 4360 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 60.8%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,190

• Male householders: 304 (57 living alone), Female householders: 186 (43 living alone)

• 275 spouses (275 opposite-sex spouses), 9 unmarried partners, (9 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 380 children (360 natural, 5 adopted, 15 stepchildren), 6 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 1 parents, 0 foster children, 28 other relatives, 3 non-relatives

Size of family households: 216 2-persons, 47 3-persons, 64 4-persons, 21 5-persons, 9 6-persons, 26 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 100 1-person, 6 2-persons

228 married couples with children.
18 single-parent households (8 men, 10 women).

82.5% of residents of 47989 zip code speak English at home.
0.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% not well).
13.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (47% very well, 36% well, 18% not well).
5.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (74% very well, 26% well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• AMERITECH (HIGH AND MAIN ST in WAVELAND, IN)

  STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - CRTK-114, EPCRA
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: INDIANA BELL TELEPHONE CO (CONTACT/OWNER) , INDIANA BELL TELEPHONE CO INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: IND BELL TEL CO WAVELAND 435 OFFICE

• DNR SHADES STATE PARK (SR 234 & CR 800 W in WAVELAND, IN)

  STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - CRTK-7520, EPCRA, LUST-199810549, LEAKING STORAGE TANK, UST-9339, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: LAND, MINERAL, WILDLIFE, AND FOREST CONSERVATION
  Organizations: CERTIFIED OPERATOR (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , INDOT (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• LITTLE RACCOON REGIONAL WASTE DISTRICT (CR 750 W AND CR 1150 S in WAVELAND, IN)

  STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking)
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Organizations: DOUG CLODFELTER, CERT. OPER. (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , DOUG CLODFELTER CERT OPER (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , LITTLE RACOON RSD (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: LITTLE RACCOON REG. SEWER DIST, LITTLE RACCOON RSD

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.7%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.2%

Population in 1990: 1,548.

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

• This state: 848
• Northeast: 80
• Midwest: 106
• South: 44
• West: 67

60% of the 47989 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.

91% of the 47989 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 15% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 27
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1

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

• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (5-9 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: All Other Specialty Trade Contractors (5-9: 1)
• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Golf Courses and Country Clubs (5-9: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (5-9: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (5-9: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Landscaping Services (1-4: 1)

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

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 8. The highest number of fires - 17 took place in 2009, and the least - 0 in 2014. The data has a dropping trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (53.5%), and Outside Fires (25.6%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 47989
• 6953.5%Structure Fires
• 3325.6%Outside Fires
• 2116.3%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 64.7%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 47989, Indiana

Most common first names in zip code 47989 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	12	74.7 years
Mary	11	77.9 years
William	10	75.0 years
John	8	66.1 years
George	7	76.0 years
Fred	7	74.1 years
Margaret	7	83.8 years
Charles	6	78.4 years
Carl	5	78.2 years
Florence	5	80.6 years

Most common last names in zip code 47989 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Spencer	7	82.9 years
Johnson	6	75.0 years
Myers	6	72.1 years
Evans	5	76.4 years
Mitchell	5	67.8 years
Simpson	5	81.0 years
Thomas	5	80.4 years
Weaver	5	74.2 years
Whitecotton	5	52.6 years
Allen	4	85.5 years