46385 Zip Code (Valparaiso, IN) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 41,600
Zip code population in 2010: 38,866
Zip code population in 2000: 33,435

Houses and condos: 16,124
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,886
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 46385: 95.6 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 81.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.

Population density: 512 people per square mile

(low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,573 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,383 (0.8%)

For population 25 years and over in 46385:

• High school or higher: 95.2%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 16.8%
• Unemployed: 2.0%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 30.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 46385:

• Never married: 24.7%
• Now married: 58.9%
• Separated: 0.7%
• Widowed: 5.5%
• Divorced: 10.1%

• 
• • 34,96084.0%White
  • 3,2277.8%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1,4773.6%Two or more races
  • 8732.1%Black
  • 8562.1%Asian
  • 1640.4%Some other race
  • 210.05%American Indian
  • 190.05%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander

Urban population: 32,209
Rural population: 9,390

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 46385, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $92,185 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$92,185
State:	$64,978

Salary/wage: $74,677 (reported on 80.6% of returns)

Here:	$74,677
State:	$55,245

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1055.6% for AGIs below $25k, 3162.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5790.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8658.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16398.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 69495.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $2,143 (reported on 33.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$2,143
Indiana:	$1,351

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.7% for AGIs below $25k, 21.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 45.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 73.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 109.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1606.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $7,759 (reported on 23.5% of returns)

Here:	$7,759
State:	$5,827

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 27.1% for AGIs below $25k, 48.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 90.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 128.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 233.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4766.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$25,946 (reported on 21.1% of returns)

Here:	+$25,946
State:	+$17,730

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.0% for AGIs below $25k, 53.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 116.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 373.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 19048.4% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$20,575 (reported on 12.6% of returns)

Here:	+$20,575
State:	+$12,144

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 68.0% for AGIs below $25k, 130.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 141.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 232.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 464.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5214.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $22,683 (reported on 12.4% of returns)

46385:	$22,683
Indiana:	$18,302

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 67.0% for AGIs below $25k, 160.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 278.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 475.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 794.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2547.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Self-employed (Keogh) retirement plans: $31,542 (reported on 0.6% of returns)

46385:	$31,542
Indiana:	$27,160

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 30.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 565.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Total itemized deductions: $33,943 (reported on 8.8% of returns)

Here:	$33,943
State:	$35,601

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 37.9% for AGIs below $25k, 112.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 184.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 335.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 644.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5500.4% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $12,197 (reported on 7.1% of returns)

Here:	$12,197
State:	$15,596

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $25k, 14.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 26.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 127.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2388.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $8,121 (reported on 8.8% of returns)

46385:	$8,121
State:	$7,542

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.0% for AGIs below $25k, 19.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 40.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 90.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 187.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1173.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,165 (reported on 9.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,165
State:	$2,298

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 64.6% for AGIs below $25k, 49.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 93.5%

Here:	94%
State:	94%

(% for various income ranges: 91.9% for AGIs below $25k, 93.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 94.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 93.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 94.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 94.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 46385, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $78,257 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$78,257
State:	$52,932

Salary/wage: $66,091 (reported on 84.2% of returns)

Here:	$66,091
State:	$45,173

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 72.0% for AGIs below $25k, 71.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 82.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 52.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,435 (reported on 37.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,435
Indiana:	$1,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $5,508 (reported on 23.6% of returns)

Here:	$5,508
State:	$4,690

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$10,544 (reported on 18.1% of returns)

Here:	+$10,544
State:	+$10,406

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 7.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$20,911 (reported on 12.3% of returns)

Here:	+$20,911
State:	+$11,105

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.1% for AGIs below $25k, 3.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $20,240 (reported on 12.2% of returns)

46385:	$20,240
Indiana:	$13,841

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Self-employment retirement plans: $24,821 (reported on 0.7% of returns)

46385:	$24,821
Indiana:	$21,482

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Total itemized deductions: $22,683 (16% of AGI, reported on 38.8% of returns)

Here:	$22,683
State:	$20,913

Here:	16.2% of AGI
State:	18.2% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.8% for AGIs below $25k, 9.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 10.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $4,231 (reported on 31.6% of returns)

Here:	$4,231
State:	$4,697

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $8,468 (reported on 38.8% of returns)

46385:	$8,468
State:	$7,456

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs below $25k, 2.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,087 (reported on 10.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,087
State:	$2,265

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 54.4%

Here:	54%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 46.3% for AGIs below $25k, 51.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 55.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 58.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 60.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 78.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 46385, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $61,504 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$61,504
State:	$44,790

Salary/wage: $53,222 (reported on 86.8% of returns)

Here:	$53,222
State:	$39,615

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 123.7% for AGIs below $10k, 73.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 77.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 84.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,548 (reported on 51.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,548
Indiana:	$1,535

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.2% for AGIs below $10k, 2.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $3,202 (reported on 26.6% of returns)

Here:	$3,202
State:	$2,998

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.1% for AGIs below $10k, 1.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$11,521 (reported on 20.9% of returns)

Here:	+$11,521
State:	+$8,619

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.9% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$19,077 (reported on 12.4% of returns)

Here:	+$19,077
State:	+$10,071

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.3% for AGIs below $10k, 4.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.0% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,316 (reported on 3.0% of returns)

46385:	$3,316
Indiana:	$2,840

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

Self-employed pension: $16,642 (reported on 1.1% of returns)

Here:	$16,642
Indiana:	$15,305

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Total itemized deductions: $19,005 (18% of AGI, reported on 41.5% of returns)

Here:	$19,005
State:	$17,065

Here:	17.9% of AGI
State:	19.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.3% for AGIs below $10k, 10.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 11.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 13.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,534 (3% of AGI, reported on 36.6% of returns)

Here:	$3,534
State:	$3,550

Here:	3.2% of AGI
State:	3.8% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $10k, 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $10,486 (reported on 79.8% of returns)

46385:	$10,486
State:	$6,914

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.9% for AGIs below $10k, 4.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,468 (reported on 8.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,468
State:	$1,685

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 56.1%

Here:	56%
State:	59%

(% for various income ranges: 42.7% for AGIs below $10k, 54.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 57.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 59.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 59.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 46393, 46383, 46342, 46368, 46341, 46304.
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Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
• Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 599
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 15,225

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 494 (432 now married, 81 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 7,702 (4,006 now married, 3,708 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 46385 with a mortgage: 9,533 (1,055 second mortgage, 15 home equity loan, 952 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 221

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,676
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $578

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

• Zip code 46385 household income distribution in 2022

• 336Less than $10,000
• 280$10,000 to $14,999
• 401$15,000 to $19,999
• 362$20,000 to $24,999
• 575$25,000 to $29,999
• 449$30,000 to $34,999
• 320$35,000 to $39,999
• 460$40,000 to $44,999
• 774$45,000 to $49,999
• 903$50,000 to $59,999
• 1,157$60,000 to $74,999
• 2,330$75,000 to $99,999
• 1,769$100,000 to $124,999
• 1,316$125,000 to $149,999
• 2,064$150,000 to $199,999
• 2,301$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 46385

• 155Less than $10,000
• 29$10,000 to $14,999
• 53$15,000 to $19,999
• 7$20,000 to $24,999
• 5$25,000 to $29,999
• 32$30,000 to $34,999
• 26$35,000 to $39,999
• 30$40,000 to $49,999
• 48$50,000 to $59,999
• 23$60,000 to $69,999
• 26$70,000 to $79,999
• 59$80,000 to $89,999
• 64$90,000 to $99,999
• 613$100,000 to $124,999
• 521$125,000 to $149,999
• 970$150,000 to $174,999
• 882$175,000 to $199,999
• 1,716$200,000 to $249,999
• 2,106$250,000 to $299,999
• 4,080$300,000 to $399,999
• 2,182$400,000 to $499,999
• 1,400$500,000 to $749,999
• 232$750,000 to $999,999
• 198$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
• 47$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
• 87$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 46385

• 84$200 to $249
• 19$250 to $299
• 19$350 to $399
• 9$400 to $449
• 26$450 to $499
• 14$500 to $549
• 68$600 to $649
• 38$650 to $699
• 41$700 to $749
• 34$750 to $799
• 218$800 to $899
• 264$900 to $999
• 483$1,000 to $1,249
• 227$1,250 to $1,499
• 151$1,500 to $1,999
• 15$2,000 to $2,499
• 207No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,167.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $178,233.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $326,275
• Black or African American householders: $423,303
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $274,951
• Asian householders: $445,543
• Some other race householders: $305,501
• Two or more races householders: $349,005
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $235,114

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $324,076 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $207,768 - $445,356

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $346,306

Here:	$346,306
State:	$257,916

Townhouses or other attached units: $221,665

Here:	$221,665
State:	$224,114

In 2-unit structures: $1,328,120

Here:	$1,328,120
State:	$175,375

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $264,123

Here:	$264,123
State:	$151,116

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $76,473

Here:	$76,473
State:	$200,844

Mobile homes: $32,461

Here:	$32,461
State:	$67,116

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 14,005
• One, attached: 520
• Two: 40
• 3 or 4: 269
• 5 to 9: 408
• 10 to 19: 282
• 20 to 49: 59
• 50 or more: 42
• Mobile homes: 435

Unemployment: 2.0%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 46385

• 80.9%15,695Drove a car alone
• 6.8%1,319Carpooled
• 0.2%31Bus or trolley bus
• 0.3%53Streetcar or trolley car
• 0.0%8Subway or elevated
• 0.1%26Motorcycle
• 0.1%13Bicycle
• 1.1%208Walked
• 0.4%73Other means
• 9.4%1,825Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 46385

• 262Less than 5 minutes
• 1,0015 to 9 minutes
• 2,41610 to 14 minutes
• 2,51215 to 19 minutes
• 2,48720 to 24 minutes
• 86325 to 29 minutes
• 2,69030 to 34 minutes
• 72635 to 39 minutes
• 86640 to 44 minutes
• 1,69245 to 59 minutes
• 1,25960 to 89 minutes
• 73890 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 59.0%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 41,600

• Male householders: 8,502 (1,280 living alone), Female householders: 7,331 (2,125 living alone)

• 9,816 spouses (9,728 opposite-sex spouses), 1,322 unmarried partners, (1,290 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 12,569 children (11,009 natural, 637 adopted, 938 stepchildren), 414 grandchildren, 271 brothers or sisters, 586 parents, 32 foster children, 361 other relatives, 321 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 239 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 5,201 2-persons, 2,457 3-persons, 2,417 4-persons, 1,069 5-persons, 356 6-persons, 112 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 3,408 1-person, 742 2-persons, 55 3-persons

7,286 married couples with children.
1,505 single-parent households (744 men, 761 women).

94.1% of residents of 46385 zip code speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% very well, 18% well, 4% not well, 1% not at all).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% very well, 8% well, 7% not well).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (19% very well, 35% well, 42% not well, 4% not at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (56% very well, 44% well).

There are 87 Medical Specialists in Zip Code 46385.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• PORTER COUNTY HWY DEPT (1955 SR 2 S in VALPARAISO, IN)

  STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - ACES-OP-12700084, AIR PROGRAM, CRTK-8486, EPCRA, LUST-199003131, LEAKING STORAGE TANK, LUST-199011504, SPILL-199003131, RELEASE ASSESSMENT, UST-7836, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: PORTER CO BD COMM (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: PORTER CO HWY DEPT

• RELIABLE DEVELOPMENT CORP (816 N 360 W in VALPARAISO, IN)

  ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
  STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - SPILL-199010177, RELEASE ASSESSMENT, UST-552, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  

• SHAFFER OLDSMOBILE INC (1656 MORTHLAND DR in VALPARAISO, IN)

  STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - UST-12564, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: SHAFFER CHARLES (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• BENJAMIN FRANKLIN MID SCH (605 CAMPBELL in VALPARAISO, IN)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-6885
  Organizations: VALPARAISO COMMUNITY SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• BOONE GROVE HIGH SCHOOL WWTP (260 SOUTH 500 WEST in VALPARAISO, IN)

  STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking)
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
  Organizations: KEVIN SNOOK AS OF 090102 (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , PORTER TOWNSHIP SCHOOL CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: PORTER TOWNSHIP SCH. CORP.

• MARIMON IVA (454 LINCOLNWAY in VALPARAISO, IN)

  STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking)
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: MARIMON IVA F (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• B & E INC BODY SHOP (2050 LINCOLN WAY in VALPARAISO, IN)

  STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking)
  Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: BIRKY GENE (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• CARS COLLISION CTR XVII (1460 WEST ST in VALPARAISO, IN)

  STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking)
  Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: BP CAPITAL HOLDINGS (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• COLONIAL CLEANERS (1761 MORTHLAND ST in VALPARAISO, IN)

  STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking)
  Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: ZURN MICHAEL (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.8%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.1%

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

• This state: 27,252
• Northeast: 1,487
• Midwest: 7,226
• South: 2,692
• West: 1,142

61% of the 46385 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Indiana.

94% of the 46385 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 21% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 2% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 675
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 158 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 341

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• HARTWIG & SPAGNA CONCRETE INC (526 W 1850 S in VALPARAISO, IN; small business)

  $3,000 with National Park Service for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Office Buildings. Signed on 2000-08-15. Completion date: 2000-08-15.

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

• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Temporary Help Services (100-249 employees: 1 establishment, 50-99 employees: 1 establishment, 20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (100-249: 1, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 8, 1-4: 6)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (50-99: 1, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 15)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 3, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (20-49: 1, 10-19: 5, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 4)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Landscaping Services (20-49: 1, 10-19: 3, 5-9: 4, 1-4: 12)
• Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (50-99: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 3)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Dentists (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 6, 1-4: 5)
• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (20-49: 2, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 2)

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 77. The highest number of fire incidents - 136 took place in 2005, and the least - 17 in 2014. The data has a declining trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (45.4%), and Structure Fires (35.8%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 46385
• 59645.4%Outside Fires
• 47035.8%Structure Fires
• 17613.4%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 705.3%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 46385, Indiana

Most common first names in zip code 46385 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	75	75.5 years
Mary	59	84.1 years
Robert	53	74.3 years
James	47	68.1 years
Helen	39	84.5 years
William	37	77.2 years
George	36	75.8 years
Margaret	28	86.1 years
Joseph	26	76.3 years
Charles	26	71.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 46385 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Brown	13	79.8 years
Johnson	11	78.4 years
Anderson	10	86.6 years
Smith	10	76.6 years
Miller	9	74.8 years
Taylor	8	72.3 years
White	8	78.6 years
Jones	7	60.6 years
Young	7	77.6 years
Robinson	7	74.6 years

Businesses in zip code 46385
Name	Count		Name	Count
Applebee's	1		H&R Block	1
Burger King	2		Hilton	1
CVS	1		Holiday Inn	1
Chevrolet	1		Jones New York	1
Cricket Wireless	1		Red Robin	1
Curves	1		Starbucks	1
Dairy Queen	1		Subway	4
FedEx	1		U-Haul	1
Ford	1		UPS	6