47550 Zip Code (Santa Claus, IN) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 632
Zip code population in 2010: 854
Zip code population in 2000: 772

Houses and condos: 233
Renter-occupied apartments: 20
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 47550: 82.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 35.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 18 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: $2,139 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $689 (0.3%)

For population 25 years and over in 47550:

• High school or higher: 98.9%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 6.8%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 47550:

• Never married: 16.3%
• Now married: 70.1%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 4.5%
• Divorced: 9.1%

• 
• • 59894.6%White
  • 243.8%Some other race
  • 101.6%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 47550, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $60,540 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$60,540
State:	$64,978

Salary/wage: $55,918 (reported on 82.5% of returns)

Here:	$55,918
State:	$55,245

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1178.3% for AGIs below $25k, 4380.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6116.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10783.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16774.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $530 (reported on 25.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$530
Indiana:	$1,351

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 20.0% for AGIs below $25k, 44.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 38.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $929 (reported on 17.5% of returns)

Here:	$929
State:	$5,827

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 23.3% for AGIs below $25k, 16.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 86.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,617 (reported on 15.0% of returns)

Here:	+$1,617
State:	+$17,730

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 110.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 40.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,600 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	+$5,600
State:	+$12,144

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 80.0% for AGIs below $25k, 464.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $13,200 (reported on 5.0% of returns)

47550:	$13,200
Indiana:	$18,302

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 440.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Earned income credit: $2,040 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,040
State:	$2,298

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 63.3% for AGIs below $25k, 91.4% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 92.5%

Here:	92%
State:	94%

(% for various income ranges: 90.9% for AGIs below $25k, 90.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 47550, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $54,049 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$54,049
State:	$52,932

Salary/wage: $45,385 (reported on 89.2% of returns)

Here:	$45,385
State:	$45,173

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 78.5% for AGIs below $25k, 83.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 74.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 88.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 59.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $536 (reported on 29.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$536
Indiana:	$1,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $840 (reported on 13.5% of returns)

Here:	$840
State:	$4,690

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$3,420 (reported on 13.5% of returns)

Here:	+$3,420
State:	+$10,406

Profit/loss from business: +$19,725 (reported on 10.8% of returns)

Here:	+$19,725
State:	+$11,105

Total itemized deductions: $18,833 (18% of AGI, reported on 24.3% of returns)

Here:	$18,833
State:	$20,913

Here:	18.1% of AGI
State:	18.2% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 31.7% for AGIs below $25k, 10.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $4,080 (reported on 13.5% of returns)

Here:	$4,080
State:	$4,697

Taxes paid: $7,189 (reported on 24.3% of returns)

47550:	$7,189
State:	$7,456

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.4% for AGIs below $25k, 3.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $1,500 (reported on 10.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,500
State:	$2,265

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.3% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 75.7%

Here:	76%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 75.0% for AGIs below $25k, 66.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 47550, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $38,830 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$38,830
State:	$44,790

Salary/wage: $37,034 (reported on 90.6% of returns)

Here:	$37,034
State:	$39,615

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 117.3% for AGIs below $10k, 86.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 95.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 90.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 89.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 59.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $459 (reported on 41.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$459
Indiana:	$1,535

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $420 (reported on 14.2% of returns)

Here:	$420
State:	$2,998

Net capital gain/loss: +$4,340 (reported on 13.4% of returns)

Here:	+$4,340
State:	+$8,619

Profit/loss from business: +$4,020 (reported on 14.2% of returns)

Here:	+$4,020
State:	+$10,071

Total itemized deductions: $14,809 (21% of AGI, reported on 25.3% of returns)

Here:	$14,809
State:	$17,065

Here:	20.6% of AGI
State:	19.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 58.1% for AGIs below $10k, 6.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,210 (3% of AGI, reported on 17.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,210
State:	$3,550

Here:	2.8% of AGI
State:	3.8% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total tax: $4,929 (reported on 72.2% of returns)

47550:	$4,929
State:	$6,914

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs below $10k, 4.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,441 (reported on 9.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,441
State:	$1,685

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 70.5%

Here:	70%
State:	59%

(% for various income ranges: 60.9% for AGIs below $10k, 64.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 75.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 92.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 47579, 47531, 47552, 47536, 47615, 47537.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 0
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 235

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 12 (13 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 110 (75 now married, 34 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 47550 with a mortgage: 124 (13 second mortgage, 13 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,758
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $451

• Zip code 47550 household income distribution in 2022

• 8$15,000 to $19,999
• 15$25,000 to $29,999
• 14$40,000 to $44,999
• 8$45,000 to $49,999
• 37$50,000 to $59,999
• 14$60,000 to $74,999
• 14$75,000 to $99,999
• 71$100,000 to $124,999
• 15$125,000 to $149,999
• 17$150,000 to $199,999
• 17$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 47550

• 3$50,000 to $59,999
• 9$100,000 to $124,999
• 17$125,000 to $149,999
• 35$150,000 to $174,999
• 16$175,000 to $199,999
• 26$200,000 to $249,999
• 37$250,000 to $299,999
• 48$300,000 to $399,999
• 34$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 47550

• 10$300 to $349
• 8$450 to $499

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $656,313.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $212,086

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $256,897 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $177,450 - $366,151

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $296,862

Here:	$296,862
State:	$257,916

Mobile homes: $115,261

Here:	$115,261
State:	$67,116

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 215
• Mobile homes: 16

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 47550

• 89.5%274Drove a car alone
• 5.2%16Carpooled
• 2.3%7Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 47550

• 215 to 9 minutes
• 1610 to 14 minutes
• 2615 to 19 minutes
• 10620 to 24 minutes
• 2025 to 29 minutes
• 3330 to 34 minutes
• 1840 to 44 minutes
• 1745 to 59 minutes
• 2360 to 89 minutes
• 490 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 43.1%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 632

• Male householders: 85 (14 living alone), Female householders: 152 (69 living alone)

• 137 spouses (137 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 232 children (227 natural, 0 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 10 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 19 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 51 2-persons, 28 3-persons, 39 4-persons, 26 5-persons, 6 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 82 1-person

176 married couples with children.
12 single-parent households (12 men).

96.4% of residents of 47550 zip code speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
1.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• LINCOLN TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCH (HWY 245 in LAMAR, IN)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-7767
  Organizations: NORTH SPENCER COUNTY SCH CORP (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• BARON COAL COMPANY (P.O. BOX 16 in LAMAR, IN)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking)
  Business SIC classification: BITUMINOUS COAL UNDERGROUND MINING
  

• LEWIS DOCK CORP. (CLAY COUNTY MINE in LAMAR, IN)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking)
  Business SIC classification: COAL MINING SERVICES
  

• LITTLE SANDY NO. 10 MINE (CR 400S & 650 EAST in LAMAR, IN)

  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Business SIC classification: BITUMINOUS COAL AND LIGNITE SURFACE MINING
  

Population in 1990: 202. Population change in the 1990s: +570 (+282.2%).

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

• This state: 520
• Midwest: 50
• South: 48

65% of the 47550 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Indiana.

91% of the 47550 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 72% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 11
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school):

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• FOERTSCH CONSTRUCTION CO INC (HIGHWAY 245 in LAMAR, IN; small business)
  81 employees, $11300000 revenue. : $1,091,277 in 10 contracts from 2000 to 2002

  Contracts for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Conservation and Development Facilities, Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Non-Building Facilities, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Restoration of real property by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only, National Park Service
  Signed by year: 2000: $890,420; 2001: $65,080; 2002: $135,777; 2003: $0; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $882,220 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Conservation and Development Facilities. Signed on 2000-05-24. Completion date: 2000-09-30.
  $420,020 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Non-Building Facilities. Signed on 2000-11-03. Completion date: 2000-09-30.
  $117,000 with National Park Service for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Restoration of real property. Signed on 2002-08-15. Completion date: 2002-12-15.
  $65,080 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Non-Building Facilities. Signed on 2001-01-31. Completion date: 2000-12-29.
  

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

• Mining: Bituminous Coal and Lignite Surface Mining (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Landscaping Services (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Office Administrative Services (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Veterinary Services (5-9: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): General Automotive Repair (5-9: 1)
• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 47550 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	9	78.0 years
James	7	69.4 years
Charles	7	64.3 years
Anna	6	81.7 years
Robert	6	74.6 years
Carl	5	76.2 years
Mary	5	79.8 years
Walter	5	75.8 years
John	4	60.0 years
Herman	3	84.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 47550 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Ferguson	11	71.2 years
Foertsch	9	86.3 years
Griepenstroh	6	83.0 years
Pennington	5	76.8 years
Raven	5	71.8 years
Schroeder	5	79.6 years
Schriefer	5	77.6 years
Hanning	4	82.7 years
Jones	4	74.5 years
Frey	4	83.5 years