Estimated zip code population in 2021: 3,315 Zip code population in 2010: 3,883 Zip code population in 2000: 3,860
Houses and condos: 1,720 Renter-occupied apartments: 208
% of renters here:
15%
State:
29%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 47581: 84.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 142.8 sq. mi. Water area: 2.2 sq. mi.
Population density: 23 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2021:
This zip code:
0.5% ($666)
Indiana:
0.8% ($1,371)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $653 (0.4%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $686 (0.6%)
Estimated median house/condo value in 2021: $132,255
47581:
$132,255
Indiana:
$182,400
Median resident age:
This zip code:
51.6 years
Indiana median age:
38.2 years
Average household size:
This zip code:
2.3 people
Indiana:
2.5 people
Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 47581, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $47,666 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$47,666
State:
$64,978
Salary/wage: $42,285 (reported on 79.5% of returns)
Here:
$42,285
State:
$55,245
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1117.1% for AGIs below $25k, 3425.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5435.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8788.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14584.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $995 (reported on 27.3% of returns)
This zip code:
$995
Indiana:
$1,351
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 28.9% for AGIs below $25k, 25.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 42.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 25.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 110.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $2,040 (reported on 12.4% of returns)
Here:
$2,040
State:
$5,827
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 27.4% for AGIs below $25k, 25.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 37.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 59.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 64.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$7,956 (reported on 9.9% of returns)
Here:
+$7,956
State:
+$17,730
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 20.8% for AGIs below $25k, 26.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 43.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 35.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 816.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$8,648 (reported on 13.0% of returns)
Here:
+$8,648
State:
+$12,144
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 75.3% for AGIs below $25k, 153.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 247.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 49.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 405.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $13,388 (reported on 10.6% of returns)
47581:
$13,388
Indiana:
$18,302
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 62.6% for AGIs below $25k, 139.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 167.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 510.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 537.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Total itemized deductions: $38,900 (reported on 1.2% of returns)
Here:
$38,900
State:
$35,601
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 243.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Taxes paid: $4,567 (reported on 1.9% of returns)
47581:
$4,567
State:
$7,542
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 68.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)
Earned income credit: $2,500 (reported on 16.8% of returns)
Here:
$2,500
State:
$2,298
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 98.4% for AGIs below $25k, 94.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 93.8%
Here:
94%
State:
94%
(% for various income ranges: 93.2% for AGIs below $25k, 92.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 96.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 94.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 94.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 47581, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $39,583 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$39,583
State:
$52,932
Salary/wage: $36,623 (reported on 79.2% of returns)
Here:
$36,623
State:
$45,173
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 65.5% for AGIs below $25k, 70.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 67.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $902 (reported on 30.2% of returns)
This zip code:
$902
Indiana:
$1,311
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $1,335 (reported on 14.5% of returns)
Here:
$1,335
State:
$4,690
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,038 (reported on 10.1% of returns)
Here:
+$2,038
State:
+$10,406
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$6,571 (reported on 13.2% of returns)
Here:
+$6,571
State:
+$11,105
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.7% for AGIs below $25k, 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $9,869 (reported on 10.1% of returns)
47581:
$9,869
Indiana:
$13,841
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.9% for AGIs below $25k, 3.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Total itemized deductions: $16,814 (22% of AGI, reported on 13.2% of returns)
Here:
$16,814
State:
$20,913
Here:
22.3% of AGI
State:
18.2% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.5% for AGIs below $25k, 4.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Charity contributions: $3,754 (reported on 8.2% of returns)
Here:
$3,754
State:
$4,697
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxes paid: $4,729 (reported on 13.2% of returns)
47581:
$4,729
State:
$7,456
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Earned income credit: $2,219 (reported on 20.1% of returns)
Here:
$2,219
State:
$2,265
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 54.7%
Here:
55%
State:
53%
(% for various income ranges: 50.7% for AGIs below $25k, 54.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 62.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 53.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 47581, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $33,417 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$33,417
State:
$44,790
Salary/wage: $31,898 (reported on 83.6% of returns)
Here:
$31,898
State:
$39,615
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 86.0% for AGIs below $10k, 67.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 80.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 87.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 69.6% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,414 (reported on 42.8% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,414
Indiana:
$1,535
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.0% for AGIs below $10k, 4.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $1,017 (reported on 14.3% of returns)
Here:
$1,017
State:
$2,998
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $10k, 1.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.4% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$4,799 (reported on 12.3% of returns)
Here:
+$4,799
State:
+$8,619
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.5% for AGIs below $10k, 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$4,071 (reported on 14.4% of returns)
Here:
+$4,071
State:
+$10,071
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.4% for AGIs below $10k, 5.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, -3.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)
IRA payment deduction: $2,767 (reported on 1.8% of returns)
47581:
$2,767
Indiana:
$2,840
Total itemized deductions: $13,193 (21% of AGI, reported on 14.7% of returns)
Here:
$13,193
State:
$17,065
Here:
21.2% of AGI
State:
19.5% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $2,956 (4% of AGI, reported on 11.0% of returns)
Here:
$2,956
State:
$3,550
Here:
4.4% of AGI
State:
3.8% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $3,847 (reported on 73.3% of returns)
47581:
$3,847
State:
$6,914
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.6% for AGIs below $10k, 4.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.6% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,649 (reported on 16.6% of returns)
Here:
$1,649
State:
$1,685
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 61.8%
Here:
62%
State:
59%
(% for various income ranges: 54.8% for AGIs below $10k, 66.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 62.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 63.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 61.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 59.6% for AGIs over 100k)
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 101 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,300
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 39 (15 now married, 23 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 425 (213 now married, 210 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 47581 with a mortgage: 553 (33 second mortgage, 34 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,011 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $323
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2021:
This zip code:
12.9%
Whole state:
12.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2021:
This zip code:
9.3%
Whole state:
6.0%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.9
State:
6.6
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
3.5
State:
4.4
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 47581: Shoals Volunteer Fire Department (A), Lost River Volunteer Fire Department (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 47581 include: Fairview Church (A), Friendship Church (B), Hindostan Church (C), Mount Union Church (D), Poplar Grove Church (E), Waggoner Chapel (F), Weisbach Church (G), Powell Valley Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Anderson Cemetery (1), Simmons Cemetery (2), Sholts Cemetery (3), Hawkins Cemetery (4), McBrides Cemetery (5), Hall Cemetery (6), Green Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Root Brook (A), Sams Creek (B), Sherfick Stream (C), Simmons Creek (D), Speel Creek (E), Spurt Run (F), Squirt Run (G), Sulphur Creek (H), Sum Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
In group quarters: 47 (-1 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 394 2-persons, 221 3-persons, 102 4-persons, 87 5-persons, 26 6-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 494 1-person, 84 2-persons
437 married couples with children.
93 single-parent households (69 men, 24 women).
99.5% of residents of 47581 zip code speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (93% very well, 7% well).
Foreign born population: 0 (0.0%)
:
0.0%
Whole state:
5.6%
25%English
19%German
15%Irish
12%American
8%European
4%Scottish
2%French Canadian
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
02010 or later
02000 to 2009
01990 to 1999
2Before 1990
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
NATIONAL GYPSUM CO (US 50 E in SHOALS, IN)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - ACES-OP-10100003, AIR PROGRAM, CRTK-3693, EPCRA National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: MISCELLANEOUS NONMETALLIC MINERALS, EXCEPT FUELS; GYPSUM PRODUCTS; MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES Organizations: WILLIAM M ADAMCZYK (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, NATIONAL GYPSUM COMPANY (CONTACT/OWNER)
, NEW NGC INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: GOLD BOND BLDG PRODUCTS, NEW NGC INC.
SHOALS COMM JR-SR HIGH SCH (RR 2 BOX 1A in SHOALS, IN)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-5985 Organizations: SHOALS COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORP (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
SHOALS COMMUNITY ELEM SCHOOL (RR 2 BOX 1B in SHOALS, IN)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-5989 Organizations: SHOALS COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORP (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
SHOALS MUNICIPAL SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT (SHERFICK SCHOOL ROAD in SHOALS, 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: MARK FRANKLIN 12749 CLS1 SP (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, SHOALS TOWN COUNCIL (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: SHOALS MUNICIPAL STP, SHOALS MUNICIPAL WWTP, SHOALS WASTEWATER PLANT
NUMBER ONE TRANSPORTER (RR 3 BOX 210B in SHOALS, IN)
STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: DACK DANIEL (CONTACT/OWNER)
NEW NGC, INC. (US HIGHWAY 50 in SHOALS, IN)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Business SIC classification: GYPSUM PRODUCTS
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6.5% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5.4%
43.8%Electricity
27.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
15.6%Utility gas
11.5%Wood
1.2%Solar energy
Population in 1990: 4,562.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 2,940
Northeast: 77
Midwest: 92
South: 122
West: 68
72% of the 47581 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Indiana.
95% of the 47581 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% moved from different county within same state.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 49
Here:
14.7%
Indiana:
17.2%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school):
Here:
0.0%
Indiana:
12.8%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 26
Here:
27.8%
Indiana:
23.5%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
88,591Management occupations
78,021Architecture and engineering occupations
59,560Business and financial operations occupations
56,141Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
46,557Law enforcement workers including supervisors
44,610Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
JONES OIL COMPANY INC (HWY #50 in SHOALS, IN; small business)
$4,697 with Navy for Fuel Oils. Signed on 2006-05-16. Completion date: 2006-05-18.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Wholesale Trade: Other Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers (10-19: 1)
People in group quarters in 2000:
48 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Fatal accident statistics in 2010:
Fatal accident count: 2
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 3
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
Fatalities: 3
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 3
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 16. The highest number of fire incidents - 41 took place in 2011, and the least - 1 in 2004. The data has a dropping trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (46.2%), and Structure Fires (42.7%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 47581