47940 Zip Code (Darlington, IN) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2021: 1,705
Zip code population in 2010: 1,433
Zip code population in 2000: 1,434

Houses and condos: 691
Renter-occupied apartments: 89
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 47940: 85.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 40.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 42 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2021:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $717 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $835 (0.4%)

For population 25 years and over in 47940:

• High school or higher: 91.7%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 6.7%
• Unemployed: 5.1%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 47940:

• Never married: 24.0%
• Now married: 60.9%
• Separated: 2.3%
• Widowed: 4.8%
• Divorced: 7.9%

• 
• • 1,59493.5%White
  • 764.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 342.0%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 47940, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $58,731 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$58,731
State:	$64,978

Salary/wage: $51,075 (reported on 84.3% of returns)

Here:	$51,075
State:	$55,245

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1269.2% for AGIs below $25k, 3322.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7007.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9184.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16775.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $588 (reported on 22.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$588
Indiana:	$1,351

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.5% for AGIs below $25k, 13.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 70.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,111 (reported on 12.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,111
State:	$5,827

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 25.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 18.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 73.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$7,188 (reported on 11.4% of returns)

Here:	+$7,188
State:	+$17,730

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 40.0% for AGIs below $25k, 14.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 848.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$9,871 (reported on 10.0% of returns)

Here:	+$9,871
State:	+$12,144

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 356.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 224.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $9,500 (reported on 10.0% of returns)

47940:	$9,500
Indiana:	$18,302

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 178.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 398.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $27,850 (reported on 2.9% of returns)

Here:	$27,850
State:	$35,601

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 371.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxes paid: $5,667 (reported on 4.3% of returns)

47940:	$5,667
State:	$7,542

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 170.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $2,100 (reported on 12.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,100
State:	$2,298

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 75.4% for AGIs below $25k, 60.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 97.1%

Here:	97%
State:	94%

(% for various income ranges: 94.7% for AGIs below $25k, 94.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 47940, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $47,387 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$47,387
State:	$52,932

Salary/wage: $39,771 (reported on 87.3% of returns)

Here:	$39,771
State:	$45,173

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 76.7% for AGIs below $25k, 87.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 82.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 84.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 48.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $375 (reported on 28.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$375
Indiana:	$1,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $978 (reported on 12.7% of returns)

Here:	$978
State:	$4,690

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$6,420 (reported on 7.0% of returns)

Here:	+$6,420
State:	+$10,406

Profit/loss from business: +$6,333 (reported on 12.7% of returns)

Here:	+$6,333
State:	+$11,105

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $4,300 (reported on 5.6% of returns)

47940:	$4,300
Indiana:	$13,841

Total itemized deductions: $18,075 (19% of AGI, reported on 16.9% of returns)

Here:	$18,075
State:	$20,913

Here:	19.1% of AGI
State:	18.2% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $3,540 (reported on 14.1% of returns)

Here:	$3,540
State:	$4,697

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $25k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $5,958 (reported on 16.9% of returns)

47940:	$5,958
State:	$7,456

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,373 (reported on 15.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,373
State:	$2,265

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 57.7%

Here:	58%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 51.7% for AGIs below $25k, 56.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 61.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 57.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 83.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 47940, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $38,158 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$38,158
State:	$44,790

Salary/wage: $36,539 (reported on 88.9% of returns)

Here:	$36,539
State:	$39,615

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 78.9% for AGIs below $10k, 74.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 90.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 87.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 85.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 73.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $741 (reported on 42.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$741
Indiana:	$1,535

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.7% for AGIs below $10k, 2.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $412 (reported on 16.8% of returns)

Here:	$412
State:	$2,998

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$397 (reported on 8.6% of returns)

Here:	+$397
State:	+$8,619

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.9% for AGIs below $10k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,416 (reported on 13.1% of returns)

Here:	+$5,416
State:	+$10,071

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

IRA payment deduction: $1,375 (reported on 2.4% of returns)

47940:	$1,375
Indiana:	$2,840

Total itemized deductions: $13,016 (22% of AGI, reported on 27.7% of returns)

Here:	$13,016
State:	$17,065

Here:	21.9% of AGI
State:	19.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,625 (4% of AGI, reported on 20.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,625
State:	$3,550

Here:	4.1% of AGI
State:	3.8% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,184 (reported on 74.5% of returns)

47940:	$4,184
State:	$6,914

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $10k, 4.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,564 (reported on 13.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,564
State:	$1,685

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 65.0%

Here:	65%
State:	59%

(% for various income ranges: 55.5% for AGIs below $10k, 71.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 65.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 64.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 71.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 46035, 47930, 46071, 47955, 47968, 47983.
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Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 1.4% of all households
• Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 35
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 587

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 4 (0 now married, 4 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 392 (242 now married, 148 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 47940 with a mortgage: 326 (31 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 24 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,116
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $480

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2021:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2021:

• Zip code 47940 household income distribution in 2021

• 46Less than $10,000
• 14$10,000 to $14,999
• 9$15,000 to $19,999
• 17$20,000 to $24,999
• 25$25,000 to $29,999
• 38$30,000 to $34,999
• 23$35,000 to $39,999
• 39$40,000 to $44,999
• 8$45,000 to $49,999
• 67$50,000 to $59,999
• 92$60,000 to $74,999
• 74$75,000 to $99,999
• 84$100,000 to $124,999
• 37$125,000 to $149,999
• 18$150,000 to $199,999
• 27$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2021 in zip code 47940

• 27$20,000 to $24,999
• 2$40,000 to $49,999
• 4$50,000 to $59,999
• 9$60,000 to $69,999
• 16$70,000 to $79,999
• 27$80,000 to $89,999
• 34$90,000 to $99,999
• 71$100,000 to $124,999
• 76$125,000 to $149,999
• 57$150,000 to $174,999
• 22$175,000 to $199,999
• 66$200,000 to $249,999
• 34$300,000 to $399,999
• 12$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2021 in zip code 47940

• 6$100 to $149
• 6$400 to $449
• 2$500 to $549
• 19$550 to $599
• 2$600 to $649
• 16$650 to $699
• 11$700 to $749
• 3$750 to $799
• 3$1,000 to $1,249
• 10No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2021: $813.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2021 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $150,805

Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $153,512 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $110,976 - $201,412

Mean price in 2021:

Detached houses: $185,634

Here:	$185,634
State:	$227,058

Townhouses or other attached units: $173,233

Here:	$173,233
State:	$203,135

In 2-unit structures: $423,388

Here:	$423,388
State:	$155,658

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $145,309

Here:	$145,309
State:	$181,418

Mobile homes: $33,366

Here:	$33,366
State:	$73,721

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 614
• One, attached: 2
• Two: 21
• 3 or 4: 6
• 5 to 9: 24
• 10 to 19: 6
• Mobile homes: 14

Unemployment: 5.1%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 47940

• 73.7%591Drove a car alone
• 9.6%77Carpooled
• 2.6%21Walked
• 12.2%98Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 47940

• 27Less than 5 minutes
• 285 to 9 minutes
• 6010 to 14 minutes
• 12715 to 19 minutes
• 8420 to 24 minutes
• 5425 to 29 minutes
• 8930 to 34 minutes
• 3235 to 39 minutes
• 2240 to 44 minutes
• 9445 to 59 minutes
• 5960 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 57.9%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,705

• Male householders: 217 (45 living alone), Female householders: 415 (89 living alone)

• 400 spouses (400 opposite-sex spouses), 67 unmarried partners, (67 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 479 children (430 natural, 20 adopted, 29 stepchildren), 56 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 0 foster children, 33 other relatives, 36 non-relatives

Size of family households: 188 2-persons, 122 3-persons, 92 4-persons, 27 5-persons, 20 6-persons, 14 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 133 1-person, 26 2-persons

247 married couples with children.
74 single-parent households (74 women).

96.6% of residents of 47940 zip code speak English at home.
2.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% very well, 5% well, 20% not well, 5% not at all).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• AMERITECH (FRANKLIN ST & MAIN ST in DARLINGTON, IN)

  STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - CRTK-6497, EPCRA
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: INDIANA BELL TELEPHONE CO INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: IND BELL TEL CO DARLINGTON 794 OFF

• DARLINGTON MUNICIPAL WWTP (SR 47 & MADISON ST in DARLINGTON, IN)

  STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - CRTK-491, EPCRA
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Organizations: RICHARD SMITH CERT OPER (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , TOWN COUNCIL PRESIDENT (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: DARLINGTON MUNICIPAL STP, DARLINTON MUNICIPAL WWTP

• DARLINGTON POWER & LIGHT (104 FRANKLIN ST in DARLINGTON, IN)

  STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - UST-11321, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM, UST-21334,
  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  Business SIC classification: REGULATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF COMMUNICATIONS, ELECTRIC, GAS, AND OTHER UTILITIES
  

• B&H INDUSTRIES (609 SOUTH ST in DARLINGTON, IN)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4.1%

Population in 1990: 1,941.

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

• This state: 1,379
• Northeast: 21
• Midwest: 150
• South: 96
• West: 8

61% of the 47940 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Indiana.

94% of the 47940 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 20% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 75% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 10% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 36
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 37 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Construction: Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (1-4: 3)
• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (1-4: 2)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 2)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Engineering Services (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Manufacturing (1-4: 1)

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 15. The highest number of fires - 39 took place in 2010, and the least - 1 in 2014. The data has a declining trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (44.0%), and Outside Fires (44.0%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 47940
• 11444.0%Structure Fires
• 11444.0%Outside Fires
• 218.1%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 103.9%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 47940, Indiana

Most common first names in zip code 47940 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	13	77.1 years
Mary	11	80.3 years
Robert	10	71.8 years
John	9	78.4 years
Charles	7	78.6 years
Helen	7	81.9 years
Edith	7	83.8 years
Mildred	7	82.2 years
Roy	6	81.3 years
George	6	80.2 years

Most common last names in zip code 47940 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Cox	11	81.2 years
Hampton	9	84.5 years
Booher	7	80.0 years
Boots	7	84.0 years
Maxwell	6	67.7 years
Smith	6	81.0 years
Holt	6	80.7 years
Endicott	6	76.7 years
Paddack	5	72.2 years
Anderson	5	85.0 years