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City: Santa Claus, IN
Spencer County, IN
Zip code population (2000): 2,075
Estimated zip code population in 2007: 2,320



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Houses and condos: 837
Renter-occupied apartments: 92
% of renters here:  12%
State:  29%

2008 cost of living index in zip code 47579: 83.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 9.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Population density: 240 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007:
This zip code:  1.3% ($1,304)
Indiana:  1.3% ($868)

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Holiday World & Splashin' Safari
Century 21 Towne & Country Realty
Santa Claus Museum
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Key Associates of Santa Claus

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Males: 1,019  (49.1%)
Females: 1,056  (50.9%)

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100% rural population.

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $179,235
47579:  $179,235
Indiana:  $122,900


According to our research of public records there was one registered sex offender living in 47579 zip code in early 2007.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this zip code is smaller than the state average.

Median resident age:  35.5 years
Indiana median age:  35.2 years

Average household size:
This zip code:  2.8 people
Indiana:  2.5 people

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 47579, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $54,404 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:  $54,404
State:  $44,790

Salary/wage: $43,663 (reported on 87.2% of returns)
Here:  $43,663
State:  $39,615
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 159.6% for AGIs below $10k, 61.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 78.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 82.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 51.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,661 (reported on 58.6% of returns)
This zip code:  $1,661
Indiana:  $1,535
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.1% for AGIs below $10k, 5.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $2,856 (reported on 33.0% of returns)
Here:  $2,856
State:  $2,998
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.2% for AGIs below $10k, 3.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$7,420 (reported on 26.0% of returns)
Here:  +$7,420
State:  +$8,619
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.7% for AGIs below $10k, 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, -0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$17,097 (reported on 15.3% of returns)
Here:  +$17,097
State:  +$10,071
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.7% for AGIs below $10k, 6.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.0% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,410 (reported on 3.2% of returns)
47579:  $3,410
Indiana:  $2,840

Self-employed pension: $11,467 (reported on 1.2% of returns)
Here:  $11,467
Indiana:  $15,305

Total itemized deductions: $16,939 (1% of AGI, reported on 39.2% of returns)
Here:  $16,939
State:  $17,065
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.9% for AGIs below $10k, 10.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 11.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 12.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,299 (3.5% of AGI, reported on 32.7% of returns)
Here:  $3,299
Indiana:  $3,550

Here:  3.5% of AGI
State:  3.8% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $8,181 (reported on 79.3% of returns)
47579:  $8,181
State:  $6,914
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.4% for AGIs below $10k, 3.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,328 (reported on 5.5% of returns)
Here:  $1,328
State:  $1,685
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.2% for AGIs below $10k, 2.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 61.5%
Here:  61%
State:  59%
(% for various income ranges: 43.2% for AGIs below $10k, 63.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 63.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 65.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 70.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 76.3% for AGIs over 100k)


Estimated median household income in 2007: $69,229
This zip code:  $69,229
Indiana:  $47,448
Santa Claus, IN (47579) map

Nearest zip codes: 47550, 47552, 47536, 47523, 47531, 47577.


Percentage of family households:
This zip code:  84.0%
Whole state:  68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:  3.3%
Whole state:  5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Housing units in zip code 47579 with a mortgage: 487 (51 second mortgage, 90 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 140


Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,361

Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $487

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  1.6%
Whole state:  12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  0.9%
Whole state:  5.8%

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  6.8
State:  6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.4
State:  4.2


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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:

 

Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 68
  • 1995 to 1998: 248
  • 1990 to 1994: 138
  • 1980 to 1989: 133
  • 1970 to 1979: 195
  • 1960 to 1969: 26
  • 1950 to 1959: 6
  • 1940 to 1949: 7
  • 1939 or earlier: 19



Zip code 47579 satellite photo by USGS


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Santa Claus, IN (47579):
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedrooms: 2
  • 2 bedrooms: 31
  • 3 bedrooms: 434
  • 4 bedrooms: 163
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 27


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedrooms: 14
  • 2 bedrooms: 42
  • 3 bedrooms: 34
  • 4 bedrooms: 2
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0



Vehicles available in 47579 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 8
  • 1 vehicle: 67
  • 2 vehicles: 399
  • 3 vehicles: 150
  • 4 vehicles: 27
  • 5 or more vehicles: 6


Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 35
  • 2 vehicles: 50
  • 3 vehicles: 7
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0



Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

Zip code 47579 household income distribution in 2007

Zip code 47579 house/condo values in 2007


Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 47579:

  • $50,000 to $59,999: 1
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 2
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 3
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 6
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 14
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 103
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 129
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 96
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 73
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 144
  • $250,000 to $299,999: 61
  • $300,000 to $399,999: 74
  • $400,000 to $499,999: 17
  • $500,000 to $749,999: 9
  • $750,000 to $999,999: 2
 



47579 rent paid by renters


Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 47579:

  • $200 to $249: 2
  • $250 to $299: 2
  • $350 to $399: 1
  • $400 to $449: 3
  • $450 to $499: 2
  • $500 to $549: 5
  • $550 to $599: 19
  • $600 to $649: 36
  • $650 to $699: 19
  • $700 to $749: 6
  • $750 to $799: 7
  • $800 to $899: 5
  • No cash rent: 20
 


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $215,905.


Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $181,493
  • Asian householders: $149,472
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $112,935

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $185,025 (it was $134,900 in 2000)
47579:  $185,025
Indiana:  $122,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $125,164 - $251,315

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $204,819
Here:  $204,819
State:  $158,066

Townhouses or other attached units: $151,330
Here:  $151,330
State:  $148,761

Mobile homes: $65,000
Here:  $65,000
State:  $33,761


Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 791
  • One, attached: 17
  • Two: 30
  • Mobile homes: 2
47579 zip code mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 928 (88%)
  • Carpooled: 91 (9%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 6 (1%)
  • Walked: 3 (0%)
  • Other means: 2 (0%)
  • Worked at home: 20 (2%)
 

47579 zip code travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 32
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 125
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 170
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 109
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 107
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 65
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 158
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 64
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 52
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 80
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 46
  • 90 or more minutes: 22
 

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 50.8%


Household type by relationship
Households: 2,084

  • In family households: 1,952 (544 male householders, 62 female householders)
    582 spouses, 741 children (686 natural, 9 adopted, 46 stepchildren), 9 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 3 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 132 (57 male householders (38 living alone)), 49 female householders (49 living alone)), 26 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 269 2-persons, 135 3-persons, 100 4-persons, 77 5-persons, 21 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 87 1-person, 19 2-persons.

535 married couples with children.
45 single-parent households (12 men, 33 women).

97.0% of residents of 47579 zip code speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (78% very well, 22% not well).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% very well, 21% well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).

Foreign born population: 16 (0.8%)
(31.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:  0.8%
Whole state:  3.1%

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:



  • Canada (69%)
  • Philippines (25%)



Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 11
  • 1990 to 1994: 0
  • 1985 to 1989: 0
  • 1980 to 1984: 0
  • 1975 to 1979: 5
  • 1970 to 1974: 0
  • 1970 to 1974: 0
  • 1965 to 1969: 0

White population: 2,053
Black population: 0
American Indian population: 0
Asian population: 9
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 10
Two or more races population: 3

Zip code 47579 races chart


First ancestries reported:

 German: 853
 English: 203
 United States or American: 183
 Irish: 83
 Other groups: 72
 French (except Basque): 69
 Norwegian: 29
 Polish: 27
 Scotch-Irish: 15
 Scottish: 15
 Italian: 14
 Swiss: 14
 Canadian: 9
 Danish: 8
 Greek: 8
 Dutch: 7
 Czech: 6
 Welsh: 6
 Swedish: 5
 European: 4
 Russian: 4
 French Canadian: 3
 Pennsylvania German: 3
 Ukrainian: 3
 British: 2
 Yugoslavian: 2
 Hungarian: 1



Zip code 47579 topographic map


Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:

  • SANTA CLAUS STP (SR 245 & SR 162 1 MI S in SANTA CLAUS, IN)
    STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - CRTK-5029, EPCRA
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
    Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
    Organizations: THOMAS GOLDSBERRY CERT OPER (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , SANTA CLAUS TOWN COUNCIL (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: SANTA CLAUS MUNICIPAL STP, SANTA CLAUS MUNICIPAL WWTP
  • NATIONAL OFFICE FURNITURE DISTRIBUTION C (HWY 162 in SANTA CLAUS, IN)
    STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking)
    CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
    Business SIC classification: OFFICE FURNITURE, EXCEPT WOOD
    Business NAICS classification: OFFICE FURNITURE (EXCEPT WOOD) MANUFACTURING.


Median worth of mobile homes: $67,419

Zip code 47579 marital status for males
Zip code 47579 marital status for females


Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (80%)
  • Electricity (17%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
  • Wood (1%)


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

  • This state: 1369
  • Northeast: 32
  • Midwest: 292
  • South: 305
  • West: 60

43% of the 47579 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 53% lived in Indiana.

Population in 1990: 2,323. Population change in the 1990s: -248 (-10.7%).

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:




Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 11
Here:  3.7%
Indiana:  11.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
Here:  1.6%
Indiana:  8.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 13
Here:  27.1%
Indiana:  23.4%


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School Enrollment by Level of School



Class of Workers



Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

  • GALLAGHER WESTFALL GROUP OF IN (35 PINE DR in SANTA CLAUS, IN; small business): $36,000 in 3 contracts in 2003
    $12,000 with Army for Education Services. Taking place in PA. Signed on 2003-03-14. Completion date: 2003-09-19.
    $12,000 with Army for Lectures For Training. Taking place in PA. Signed on 2003-01-10. Completion date: 2003-01-10.
    $12,000 with Army for Education Services. Taking place in WI. Signed on 2003-02-12. Completion date: 2003-02-28.


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

  • Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Amusement and Theme Parks (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
  • Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Tax Preparation Services (20-49: 1, 5-9: 1)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (20-49: 1)
  • Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (10-19: 1)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (10-19: 1)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (10-19: 1)

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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)


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