Median household income (1999): $39,404
Estimated median household income in 2005: $41,704
| This zip code | $41,704 | | Indiana: | $43,993 |
Nearest zip codes: 46941, 46990, 46940, 46974, 46943, 46962.
Housing units in zip code 46992 with a mortgage: 2,737 (350 second mortgage, 245 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,562
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $723
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $235
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 7.6% | | Whole state: | 9.5% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 2.2% | | Whole state: | 4.2% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.3 | | State: | 6.1 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.6 | | State: | 4.2 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 79
- 1995 to 1998: 305
- 1990 to 1994: 277
- 1980 to 1989: 662
- 1970 to 1979: 899
- 1960 to 1969: 982
- 1950 to 1959: 1,013
- 1940 to 1949: 738
- 1939 or earlier: 2,628
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Wabash, IN (46992): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 86
- 2 bedrooms: 1,007
- 3 bedrooms: 3,005
- 4 bedrooms: 1,036
- 5 or more bedrooms: 211
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 12
- 1 bedrooms: 526
- 2 bedrooms: 683
- 3 bedrooms: 542
- 4 bedrooms: 96
- 5 or more bedrooms: 15
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Vehicles available in 46992 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 148
- 1 vehicle: 1,597
- 2 vehicles: 2,271
- 3 vehicles: 988
- 4 vehicles: 250
- 5 or more vehicles: 91
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 276
- 1 vehicle: 944
- 2 vehicles: 551
- 3 vehicles: 91
- 4 vehicles: 5
- 5 or more vehicles: 7
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 46992:
- $10,000 to $14,999: 17
- $15,000 to $19,999: 10
- $20,000 to $24,999: 64
- $25,000 to $29,999: 69
- $30,000 to $34,999: 138
- $35,000 to $39,999: 132
- $40,000 to $49,999: 313
- $50,000 to $59,999: 450
- $60,000 to $69,999: 585
- $70,000 to $79,999: 519
- $80,000 to $89,999: 469
- $90,000 to $99,999: 380
- $100,000 to $124,999: 528
- $125,000 to $149,999: 262
- $150,000 to $174,999: 138
- $175,000 to $199,999: 119
- $200,000 to $249,999: 50
- $250,000 to $299,999: 52
- $500,000 to $749,999: 4
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 46992:
- Less than $100: 97
- $100 to $149: 72
- $150 to $199: 66
- $200 to $249: 156
- $250 to $299: 216
- $300 to $349: 292
- $350 to $399: 220
- $400 to $449: 253
- $450 to $499: 165
- $500 to $549: 47
- $550 to $599: 30
- $600 to $649: 23
- No cash rent: 159
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $36,200
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $94,982
- Black or African American householders: $139,135
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $122,191
- Asian householders: $117,120
- Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $46,378
- Some other race householders: $68,021
- Two or more races householders: $83,481
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $82,120
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 5,945
- One, attached: 172
- Two: 253
- 3 or 4: 324
- 5 to 9: 192
- 10 to 19: 163
- 20 to 49: 86
- 50 or more: 17
- Mobile homes: 431

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 7,311 (85%)
- Carpooled: 861 (10%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 12 (0%)
- Bicycle: 29 (0%)
- Walked: 169 (2%)
- Other means: 15 (0%)
- Worked at home: 254 (3%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 718
- 5 to 9 minutes: 2213
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1838
- 15 to 19 minutes: 1010
- 20 to 24 minutes: 626
- 25 to 29 minutes: 333
- 30 to 34 minutes: 628
- 35 to 39 minutes: 140
- 40 to 44 minutes: 140
- 45 to 59 minutes: 342
- 60 to 89 minutes: 219
- 90 or more minutes: 190
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 78.1%
Household type by relationship
Households: 17,593
- In family households: 15,042 (4,043 male householders, 976 female householders)
3,874 spouses, 5,170 children (4,620 natural, 108 adopted, 442 stepchildren), 290 grandchildren, 99 brothers or sisters, 95 parents, 142 other relatives, 353 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 2,551 (922 male householders (744 living alone)), 1,294 female householders (1,192 living alone)), 335 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 635 (500 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,323 2-persons, 1,136 3-persons, 947 4-persons, 407 5-persons, 174 6-persons, 32 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,936 1-person, 241 2-persons, 24 3-persons, 15 4-persons.
3,077 married couples with children.
958 single-parent households (238 men, 720 women).
97.9% of residents of 46992 zip code speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (80% very well, 13% well, 5% not well, 3% not at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% very well, 24% well, 4% not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (34% very well, 42% well, 24% not well).
Foreign born population: 163 (0.9%)
(72.4% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 0.9% | | Whole state: | 3.1% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Germany (12%)
- Iran (12%)
- Japan (10%)
- Korea (9%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (9%)
- Taiwan (9%)
- United Kingdom (7%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 8
- 1990 to 1994: 28
- 1985 to 1989: 5
- 1980 to 1984: 20
- 1975 to 1979: 9
- 1970 to 1974: 38
- 1970 to 1974: 31
- 1965 to 1969: 24
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First ancestries reported:
- German: 3489
- United States or American: 2352
- English: 1451
- Irish: 1015
- Other groups: 1012
- French (except Basque): 285
- Dutch: 244
- Scottish: 151
- Italian: 130
- European: 124
- Scotch-Irish: 99
- Greek: 87
- Polish: 83
- Swedish: 49
- Slovak: 43
- Pennsylvania German: 42
- Danish: 38
- Swiss: 38
- French Canadian: 27
- Norwegian: 23
- Iranian: 20
- Welsh: 19
- Arab:: 15
- Subsaharan African:: 14
- African: 14
- Czech: 12
- Hungarian: 11
- Czechoslovakian: 9
- Other Arab: 8
- Syrian: 7
- Alsatian: 6
- British: 5
- Finnish: 4

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- NORTHFIELD HIGH SCHOOL (154 W 200 N in WABASH, IN)
STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - UST-15262, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-8651
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Organizations: PETE STEFANATOS 14963 062802 (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT (CONTACT/OWNER)
, M S D WABASH COUNTY SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
Alternative names: NORTHFIELD JR.-SR. HIGH SCHOOL, NORTHFIELD JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL &
- CINERGY PSI MIAMI WABASH PEAKING STATION (1337 S WABASH in WABASH, IN)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - CRTK-1506, EPCRA
STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - ACES-OP-16900034, AIR PROGRAM, LUST-199306515, LEAKING STORAGE TANK, UST-10393, 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
Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES
Organizations: PSI ENERGY INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: CINERGY/PSI - MIAMI WABASH STATION, PSI ENERGY MIAMI-WABASH PEAKING STATION
- SHARP CREEK ELEMENTARY (264 W 200 N in WABASH, IN)
STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - UST-15263, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-8657
Organizations: M S D WABASH COUNTY SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- MARKHON INDUSTRIES INC (200 BOND ST. in WABASH, IN)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - ACES-OP-16900005, AIR PROGRAM, CRTK-2801, EPCRA, UST-5933, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
TSD (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS
Organizations: MARK HON INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: MARKHON INC.
- BULLDOG BATTERY CORPORATION (387 S. WABASH ST. in WABASH, IN)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - CRTK-9124, EPCRA
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: STORAGE BATTERIES
Business NAICS classification: STORAGE BATTERY MANUFACTURING.
- AGRO-CHEM (2045 S WABASH ST in WABASH, IN)
STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - CRTK-19612, EPCRA
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: CASE CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: CASE CORP, CASE CORP DBA CASE POWER & EQUIPMENT
- BONDED SERVICE STATION 1305 (740 S WABASH in WABASH, IN)
STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - CRTK-5640, EPCRA, LUST-199806521, LEAKING STORAGE TANK, UST-2417, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: SPEEDWAY SUPERAMERICA LLC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: SPEEDWAY 1305
- CHECKER SERVICE STATION (187 MANCHESTER AVE in WABASH, IN)
STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - LUST-199110531, LEAKING STORAGE TANK, UST-3488, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM, CRTK-5641, EPCRA, LUST-199003526, LEAKING STORAGE TANK
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: SPEEDWAY SUPERAMERICA LLC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: SPEEDWAY 7111
- REYNOLDS JM OIL CO (395 S HUNTINGTON ST in WABASH, IN)
STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - CRTK-7089, EPCRA, LUST-200306151, LEAKING STORAGE TANK, UST-8070, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: REYNOLDS RONALD (CONTACT/OWNER)
- SHIRT SHED INC (570 S MIAMI ST in WABASH, IN)
STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - CRTK-21424, EPCRA
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- ALUMITECH OF WABASH (305 DIMENSION AVE in WABASH, IN)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - ACES-OP-16900035, AIR PROGRAM
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: SECONDARY SMELTING AND REFINING OF NONFERROUS METALS
Business NAICS classification: SECONDARY SMELTING, REFINING, AND ALLOYING OF NONFERROUS METAL (EXCEPT COPPER AND ALUMINUM).
- CLASSIC CLEANERS (101 W CANAL ST in WABASH, IN)
STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - CRTK-254, EPCRA
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: BOB LUNN (CONTACT/OWNER)
- DENNEY MOTOR SALES INC (50 W WATER ST in WABASH, IN)
STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - UST-8770, 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: LAWRENCE DENNEY (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: DENNY MOTOR SALES INC
Median worth of mobile homes: $18,600
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (64%)
- Electricity (20%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
- Wood (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 14198
- Northeast: 319
- Midwest: 1429
- South: 1678
- West: 381
57% of the 46992 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Indiana.
Population in 1990: 17,371. Population change in the 1990s: +813 (+4.7%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 96
| Here: | 4.6% | | Indiana: | 11.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 88
| Here: | 7.6% | | Indiana: | 8.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 50
| Here: | 14.8% | | Indiana: | 23.4% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (WABASH, IN):
- WABASH METAL PRODUCTS, INC (1569 MORRIS ST): $662,186 in 16 contracts from 2000 to 2006
Contracts for Miscellaneous Machine Tools, Chemical Analysis Instruments, Hydraulic and Pneumatic Presses, Power Driven, Compressors and Vacuum Pumps, and more by Army, Air Force, Navy, NASA, and others Signed by year: 2000: $60,000; 2001: $51,221; 2002: $132,950; 2003: $70,155; 2004: $336,075; 2005: $0; 2006: $11,785.
Biggest contracts:
$335,000 with Army for Miscellaneous Machine Tools. Signed on 2004-06-01. Completion date: 2004-10-28.
$67,000 with Air Force for Chemical Analysis Instruments. Taking place in OH. Signed on 2002-09-12. Completion date: 2002-12-04.
$65,950 with Navy for Hydraulic and Pneumatic Presses, Power Driven. Taking place in MD. Signed on 2002-04-29. Completion date: 2002-05-23.
$60,000 with NASA for Compressors and Vacuum Pumps. Signed on 2000-09-15. Completion date: 2000-12-15.
- BULLDOG BATTERY CORPORATION (98 E CANAL ST; small business): $46,857 in 4 contracts from 2000 to 2005
$38,550 with Navy for Batteries, Rechargeable. Signed on 2000-09-08. Completion date: 2000-10-06.
$5,307 with Navy for Converters, Electrical, Rotating. Signed on 2005-08-04. Completion date: 2005-08-19.
$2,000 with Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System for Capacitors. Taking place in NY. Signed on 2001-12-15. Completion date: 2002-04-15.
$1,000, same as above. Signed on 2002-04-15. Completion date: 2002-08-15.
- DIEHL WOODWORKING MACHINERY, I (981 S WABASH ST; small business)
$40,955 with Army for Saws and Filing Machines. Signed on 2003-09-22. Completion date: 2003-10-30.
- NORTH CENTRAL COOPERATIVE INC (2025 S WABASH ST; small business): $7,154 in 2 contracts in 2005
$7,154 with Defense Logistics Agency for Fuel Oils. Signed on 2005-04-28. Completion date: 2005-04-29.
$0, same as above. Signed on 2005-04-28. Completion date: 2005-04-29.
- QUALITY ELECTRIC INC (429 SUPERIOR ST)
$4,060 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Warehouse Buildings. Signed on 2006-06-01. Completion date: 2006-06-30.
- WABASH ELECTRIC SUPPLY INC (1400 S WABASH STREET; small business)
$2,713 with Army for Circuit Breakers. Signed on 2005-05-18. Completion date: 2005-06-01.
- THE FORD METER BOX COMPANY INC (775 MANCHESTER AVE; small business)
$2,099 with Army for Pipe and Conduit, Nonmetallic. Signed on 2005-05-05. Completion date: 2005-05-16.
- THREE RIVERS TITLE COMPANY INC (81 E HILL STREET; small business): $-1,600 in 4 contracts in 2003
$0 with Army for Real Property Appraisals Services (SIC 6531). Signed on 2003-12-09. Completion date: 2000-12-29.
$0 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Real Property Appraisals Services (SIC 6531). Signed on 2003-12-09. Completion date: 2000-12-29.
$-,800 with Army for Real Property Appraisals Services (SIC 6531). Signed on 2003-12-09. Completion date: 2000-12-29.
$-,800 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Real Property Appraisals Services (SIC 6531). Signed on 2003-12-09. Completion date: 2000-12-29.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (250-499 employees: 1 establishment)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Other Residential Care Facilities (250-499: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 2, 20-49: 3, 10-19: 5, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99: 2, 20-49: 2, 10-19: 4, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 1, 50-99: 1, 20-49: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
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People in group quarters
- 231 people in nursing homes
- 157 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 118 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 84 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 23 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 20 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Accident statistics in 2006
- Accident count: 8
- Vehicles involved in accidents: 14
- Accidents caused by drunken drivers: 2
- Fatalities: 9
- Persons involved in accidents: 21
- Pedestrians involved in accidents: 0
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