Estimated median household income in 2008: $46,228
| This zip code: | $46,228 | | Indiana: | $47,966 |
Nearest zip codes: 47281, 47235, 47260, 47274, 47229, 47139.
Housing units in zip code 47220 with a mortgage: 619 (82 second mortgage, 57 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 384
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $997
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $374
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
| This zip code: | 12.1% | | Whole state: | 13.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
| This zip code: | 4.9% | | Whole state: | 5.8% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.8 | | State: | 6.1 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.5 | | State: | 4.2 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 24
- 1995 to 1998: 207
- 1990 to 1994: 164
- 1980 to 1989: 317
- 1970 to 1979: 311
- 1960 to 1969: 246
- 1950 to 1959: 291
- 1940 to 1949: 163
- 1939 or earlier: 322
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Brownstown, IN (47220): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 41
- 2 bedrooms: 392
- 3 bedrooms: 788
- 4 bedrooms: 205
- 5 or more bedrooms: 30
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 99
- 2 bedrooms: 226
- 3 bedrooms: 139
- 4 bedrooms: 4
- 5 or more bedrooms: 7
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Vehicles available in 47220 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 5
- 1 vehicle: 343
- 2 vehicles: 667
- 3 vehicles: 275
- 4 vehicles: 122
- 5 or more vehicles: 44
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 74
- 1 vehicle: 214
- 2 vehicles: 137
- 3 vehicles: 50
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2008:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2008 in zip code 47220:
- Less than $10,000: 29
- $10,000 to $14,999: 21
- $15,000 to $19,999: 39
- $20,000 to $24,999: 8
- $25,000 to $29,999: 19
- $30,000 to $34,999: 31
- $35,000 to $39,999: 40
- $40,000 to $49,999: 33
- $50,000 to $59,999: 50
- $60,000 to $69,999: 66
- $70,000 to $79,999: 67
- $80,000 to $89,999: 85
- $90,000 to $99,999: 81
- $100,000 to $124,999: 230
- $125,000 to $149,999: 175
- $150,000 to $174,999: 144
- $175,000 to $199,999: 84
- $200,000 to $249,999: 100
- $250,000 to $299,999: 27
- $300,000 to $399,999: 64
- $400,000 to $499,999: 25
- $500,000 to $749,999: 10
- $750,000 to $999,999: 4
- $1,000,000 or more: 15
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Rent paid by renters in 2008 in zip code 47220:
- Less than $100: 18
- $100 to $149: 21
- $150 to $199: 28
- $200 to $249: 19
- $250 to $299: 26
- $300 to $349: 32
- $350 to $399: 35
- $400 to $449: 45
- $450 to $499: 57
- $500 to $549: 39
- $550 to $599: 30
- $600 to $649: 18
- $650 to $699: 8
- $700 to $749: 3
- No cash rent: 62
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2008: $112,341.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2008 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $123,305
- Two or more races householders: $352,860
Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $118,179 (it was $86,400 in 2000)
| 47220: | $118,179 | | Indiana: | $125,200 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $73,164 - $144,720
Mean price in 2008:
Detached houses: $171,485| Here: | $171,485 | | State: | $160,080 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $145,635| Here: | $145,635 | | State: | $149,441 |
Mobile homes: $32,968| Here: | $32,968 | | State: | $33,761 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,479
- One, attached: 12
- Two: 41
- 3 or 4: 32
- 5 to 9: 56
- 10 to 19: 11
- 20 to 49: 38
- 50 or more: 7
- Mobile homes: 369

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 2,045 (84%)
- Carpooled: 176 (7%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 5 (0%)
- Walked: 46 (2%)
- Other means: 32 (1%)
- Worked at home: 132 (5%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 213
- 5 to 9 minutes: 388
- 10 to 14 minutes: 206
- 15 to 19 minutes: 304
- 20 to 24 minutes: 437
- 25 to 29 minutes: 141
- 30 to 34 minutes: 189
- 35 to 39 minutes: 61
- 40 to 44 minutes: 54
- 45 to 59 minutes: 118
- 60 to 89 minutes: 86
- 90 or more minutes: 107
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 85.3%
Household type by relationship
Households: 4,882
- In family households: 4,351 (1,132 male householders, 315 female householders)
1,221 spouses, 1,508 children (1,377 natural, 37 adopted, 94 stepchildren), 56 grandchildren, 12 brothers or sisters, 30 parents, 21 other relatives, 56 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 531 (143 male householders (101 living alone)), 313 female householders (302 living alone)), 75 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 142 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 676 2-persons, 326 3-persons, 286 4-persons, 119 5-persons, 33 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 403 1-person, 40 2-persons, 5 3-persons, 8 5-persons.
967 married couples with children.
312 single-parent households (62 men, 250 women).
97.3% of residents of 47220 zip code speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (35% very well, 16% well, 26% not well, 23% not at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% very well, 50% well).
Foreign born population: 49 (0.9%)
(0.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 0.9% | | Whole state: | 3.1% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (86%)
- Canada (14%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 40
- 1990 to 1994: 0
- 1985 to 1989: 5
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 4
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White population: 5,128
Black population: 5
American Indian population: 15
Asian population: 10
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 3
Some other race population: 4
Two or more races population: 20
First ancestries reported:
|  United States or American: 1196 |
|  German: 993 |
|  English: 324 |
|  Irish: 291 |
|  Other groups: 169 |
|  French (except Basque): 48 |
|  Italian: 38 |
|  Dutch: 34 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 31 |
|  Scottish: 30 |
|  British: 16 |
|  Polish: 13 |
|  Swedish: 12 |
|  Greek: 11 |
|  Welsh: 11 |
|  Norwegian: 10 |
|  European: 9 |
|  Armenian: 6 |
|  Danish: 6 |
|  Belgian: 4 |
|  Pennsylvania German: 4 |
|  Canadian: 3 |

Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- ASHLAND OIL (817 W COMMERCE ST in BROWNSTOWN, IN)
STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - LUST-199506526, LEAKING STORAGE TANK, UST-15617, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: FORMER SOVERN ASHLAND STA (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, HELEN SOVERN (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: FORMER SOVERN ASHLAND STA
- AT & T LONG LINES CLEAR SPRINGS (5 MI W OF CLEAR SPRINGS in BROWNSTOWN, IN)
STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - CRTK-6775, EPCRA
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Alternative names: AT&T CLEAR SPRING, AT AND T LONG LINES CLEAR SPRING IND
- BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL HIGH SCH (500 N ELM ST in BROWNSTOWN, IN)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-3126
Organizations: BROWNSTOWN CNT COM SCH CORP (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL MIDDLE SCH (520 W WALNUT ST in BROWNSTOWN, IN)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-3107
Organizations: BROWNSTOWN CNT COM SCH CORP (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- BROWNSTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (612 S BASE RD in BROWNSTOWN, IN)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-3129
Organizations: BROWNSTOWN CNT COM SCH CORP (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- BOWMAN DISPOSAL SERV INC (RR2 in BROWNSTOWN, IN)
STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: D WARREN J JACKSON T WILLCUTT (CONTACT/OWNER)
- BROWNSTOWN MUNICIPAL SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT (CR 50 & CR 250 1/2 MI W in BROWNSTOWN, 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: SCOTT HUNSUCKER CERT OPER (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, TOWN COUNCIL PRESIDENT (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BROWNSTOWN MUNICIPAL STP, BROWNSTOWN WASTEWATER T.P.
- MIDWEST ENVIROMENTAL SERVICES CORP (125 SHARAN ST in BROWNSTOWN, IN)
STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: MIDWEST ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
- MIDWEST ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES (420 AND A HALF S FRANCIS in BROWNSTOWN, IN)
STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking)
TRANSPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: STERLING NANCY (CONTACT/OWNER)
- BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL COMM SCH CORP (500 N ELM in BROWNSTOWN, IN)
STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
- GRANTS AUTO SALES & SERVICE (1056 W COMMERCE ST in BROWNSTOWN, IN)
STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: RICK GRANT (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: GRANTS AUTO SVC
- LUTHERAN CENTRAL SCHOOLS (415 N ELM STREET in BROWNSTOWN, IN)
STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Alternative names: LUTHERAN CENTRAL SCHOOL 36
- MACS STANDARD (201 E MAIN ST in BROWNSTOWN, IN)
STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: REDEKER FRED (CONTACT/OWNER)
Median worth of mobile homes: $28,068
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Electricity (45%)
- Utility gas (32%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
- Wood (3%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 4101
- Northeast: 150
- Midwest: 291
- South: 356
- West: 66
63% of the 47220 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 72% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 49% lived in Indiana.
Population in 1990: 4,963. Population change in the 1990s: +222 (+4.5%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 113
| Here: | 18.3% | | Indiana: | 11.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 28
| Here: | 8.8% | | Indiana: | 8.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 12
| Here: | 9.0% | | Indiana: | 23.4% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (BROWNSTOWN, IN):
- MIDWEST ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES (420 1/2 FRANCIS STREET; small business): $267,140 in 33 contracts from 2003 to 2004
Contracts for Waste Treatment and Storage by Defense Logistics Agency Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $52,425; 2004: $214,715; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$76,842 with Defense Logistics Agency for Waste Treatment and Storage. Taking place in PA. Signed on 2004-01-28. Completion date: 2004-02-28.
$52,425, same as above. Signed on 2003-10-16. Completion date: 2003-11-15.
$31,305, same as above. Signed on 2004-10-29. Completion date: 2004-11-29.
$25,585, same as above. Signed on 2004-08-02. Completion date: 2004-09-01.
- BROWNSTOWN QUALITY TOOL & DESI (1408 E STATE ROAD 250; small business): $46,744 in 2 contracts from 2004 to 2005
$27,744 with Navy for Plate, Sheet, Strip, Foil, and Wire; Precious Metal. Signed on 2004-02-17. Completion date: 2004-03-17.
$19,000 with Navy for Metal Finishing Equipment. Signed on 2005-04-12. Completion date: 2005-05-27.
- CRAIG'S PRINTING CO (811 BLOOMINGTON RD; small business)
$7,167 with Army for Signs, Advertising Displays, and Identification Plates. Signed on 2006-04-10. Completion date: 2006-05-01.
- WERRCO INC (5994 W STATE RD 58; small business)
$2,600 with Navy for Miscellaneous Machine Tools. Signed on 2005-09-15. Completion date: 2005-11-21.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 2, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1)
- Utilities: Electric Power Distribution (50-99: 1)
- Wholesale Trade: Electrical Apparatus and Equipment, Wiring Supplies, and Related Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (50-99: 1)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (20-49: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 7)
- Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 2)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
People in group quarters
- 93 people in nursing homes
- 39 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 10 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
Fatal accident statistics in 2005
- Fatal accident count: 1
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 2
- Fatalities: 1
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 5
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
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