47929 Zip Code (Chalmers, IN) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 674
Zip code population in 2010: 774
Zip code population in 2000: 829

Houses and condos: 305
Renter-occupied apartments: 65
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 47929: 84.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 42.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 16 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: $837 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,033 (0.6%)

For population 25 years and over in 47929:

• High school or higher: 92.4%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
• Unemployed: 0.5%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 47929:

• Never married: 18.9%
• Now married: 60.1%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 7.1%
• Divorced: 13.9%

• 
• • 64095.0%White
  • 274.0%Two or more races
  • 71.0%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 47929, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $56,717 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$56,717
State:	$64,978

Salary/wage: $47,317 (reported on 83.3% of returns)

Here:	$47,317
State:	$55,245

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 970.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3943.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6554.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11090.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18773.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $369 (reported on 31.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$369
Indiana:	$1,351

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.0% for AGIs below $25k, 2.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 12.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 50.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 56.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,714 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,714
State:	$5,827

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 74.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 176.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,567 (reported on 14.3% of returns)

Here:	+$2,567
State:	+$17,730

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 74.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 390.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,483 (reported on 14.3% of returns)

Here:	+$7,483
State:	+$12,144

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 211.2% for AGIs below $25k, 560.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $10,175 (reported on 9.5% of returns)

47929:	$10,175
Indiana:	$18,302

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 814.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $2,183 (reported on 14.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,183
State:	$2,298

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 82.5% for AGIs below $25k, 72.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 97.6%

Here:	98%
State:	94%

(% for various income ranges: 91.7% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% 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 47929, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $48,254 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$48,254
State:	$52,932

Salary/wage: $40,085 (reported on 80.5% of returns)

Here:	$40,085
State:	$45,173

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 69.2% for AGIs below $25k, 77.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 72.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 53.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $392 (reported on 31.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$392
Indiana:	$1,311

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

Ordinary dividends: $2,033 (reported on 14.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,033
State:	$4,690

Profit/loss from business: +$4,367 (reported on 14.6% of returns)

Here:	+$4,367
State:	+$11,105

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $7,675 (reported on 9.8% of returns)

47929:	$7,675
Indiana:	$13,841

Total itemized deductions: $14,450 (19% of AGI, reported on 19.5% of returns)

Here:	$14,450
State:	$20,913

Here:	18.7% of AGI
State:	18.2% of AGI

Charity contributions: $2,233 (reported on 14.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,233
State:	$4,697

Taxes paid: $4,825 (reported on 19.5% of returns)

47929:	$4,825
State:	$7,456

Earned income credit: $1,783 (reported on 14.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,783
State:	$2,265

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 56.1%

Here:	56%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 50.0% for AGIs below $25k, 55.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 57.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 60.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 47929, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $38,509 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$38,509
State:	$44,790

Salary/wage: $36,756 (reported on 86.2% of returns)

Here:	$36,756
State:	$39,615

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 97.1% for AGIs below $10k, 77.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 82.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 89.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 65.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $862 (reported on 43.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$862
Indiana:	$1,535

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.8% for AGIs below $10k, 1.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $309 (reported on 21.0% of returns)

Here:	$309
State:	$2,998

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $10k, 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$379 (reported on 15.1% of returns)

Here:	+$379
State:	+$8,619

Profit/loss from business: +$1,241 (reported on 14.0% of returns)

Here:	+$1,241
State:	+$10,071

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.5% for AGIs below $10k, 3.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, -0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from farming: +$4,241 (reported on 7.5% of returns)

Here:	+$4,241
State:	-$2,212

Total itemized deductions: $13,024 (22% of AGI, reported on 22.1% of returns)

Here:	$13,024
State:	$17,065

Here:	21.7% of AGI
State:	19.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $1,829 (3% of AGI, reported on 18.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,829
State:	$3,550

Here:	2.9% of AGI
State:	3.8% of AGI

Total tax: $4,096 (reported on 78.2% of returns)

47929:	$4,096
State:	$6,914

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $10k, 4.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,583 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,583
State:	$1,685

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 62.3%

Here:	62%
State:	59%

(% for various income ranges: 49.3% for AGIs below $10k, 68.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 64.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 60.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 47923, 47980, 47995, 47920, 47997, 47959.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 13
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 285

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 7 (8 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 130 (63 now married, 66 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 47929 with a mortgage: 154 (26 second mortgage, 25 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,145
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $429

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 47929 household income distribution in 2022

• 5Less than $10,000
• 21$10,000 to $14,999
• 1$15,000 to $19,999
• 15$20,000 to $24,999
• 4$25,000 to $29,999
• 13$30,000 to $34,999
• 13$35,000 to $39,999
• 21$40,000 to $44,999
• 13$45,000 to $49,999
• 10$50,000 to $59,999
• 31$60,000 to $74,999
• 62$75,000 to $99,999
• 55$100,000 to $124,999
• 15$125,000 to $149,999
• 14$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 47929

• 3Less than $10,000
• 1$40,000 to $49,999
• 2$50,000 to $59,999
• 7$60,000 to $69,999
• 10$70,000 to $79,999
• 12$80,000 to $89,999
• 12$90,000 to $99,999
• 36$100,000 to $124,999
• 17$125,000 to $149,999
• 21$150,000 to $174,999
• 15$175,000 to $199,999
• 30$200,000 to $249,999
• 17$250,000 to $299,999
• 30$300,000 to $399,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 47929

• 3$300 to $349
• 4$400 to $449
• 2$450 to $499
• 5$500 to $549
• 5$550 to $599
• 6$600 to $649
• 2$700 to $749
• 10$800 to $899
• 1$900 to $999
• 20No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $767.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $152,130

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $159,253 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $110,683 - $244,968

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $171,922

Here:	$171,922
State:	$257,916

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 295
• Two: 1
• 3 or 4: 8

Unemployment: 0.5%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 47929

• 71.9%259Drove a car alone
• 16.4%59Carpooled
• 2.5%9Walked
• 8.6%31Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 47929

• 6Less than 5 minutes
• 355 to 9 minutes
• 2910 to 14 minutes
• 1315 to 19 minutes
• 4420 to 24 minutes
• 4225 to 29 minutes
• 7430 to 34 minutes
• 2735 to 39 minutes
• 3340 to 44 minutes
• 745 to 59 minutes
• 460 to 89 minutes
• 390 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 36.7%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 674

• Male householders: 184 (58 living alone), Female householders: 115 (40 living alone)

• 168 spouses (168 opposite-sex spouses), 30 unmarried partners, (30 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 171 children (138 natural, 0 adopted, 33 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 3 non-relatives

Size of family households: 106 2-persons, 23 3-persons, 38 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 98 1-person, 19 2-persons

98 married couples with children.
32 single-parent households (19 men, 13 women).

94.9% of residents of 47929 zip code speak English at home.
4.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• CHALMERS PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY (201 N 4TH ST in CHALMERS, IN)

  STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - CRTK-2942, EPCRA
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (SDWIS) - SDWIS-IN5291003 7634, WATER TREATMENT PLANT
  Business SIC classification: WATER SUPPLY
  Organizations: PERRY HUGHES PF2187 (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , CHALMERS WATER WORKS (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: CHALMERS WATER TREATMENT PLANT, CHALMERS WATER WORKS

• AMOCO FERTILIZER PLT (RT 43 in CHALMERS, IN)

  STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking)
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  

• CHALMERS MUNICIPAL STP (1 1/2 MILES SOUTH OF TOWN ON in CHALMERS, 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: PERRY W HUGHES 3888 CLS1 (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , TOWN COUNCIL PRESIDENT (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: TOWN OF CHALMERS MUNICIPAL STP

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.2%

Population in 1990: 809. Population change in the 1990s: +20 (+2.5%).

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

• This state: 553
• Northeast: 14
• Midwest: 45
• South: 38
• West: 18

69% of the 47929 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Indiana.

92% of the 47929 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 79% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 18% 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):
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Construction: Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Wholesale Trade: Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers (5-9: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (5-9: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 2)
• Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 47929 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	14	75.4 years
Charles	9	72.5 years
William	9	77.7 years
Robert	7	72.4 years
Richard	6	78.2 years
Donald	4	66.8 years
Leonard	4	73.5 years
Mildred	4	77.7 years
Ralph	4	73.7 years
Kenneth	3	75.7 years

Most common last names in zip code 47929 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Altman	5	84.4 years
Lucas	5	70.8 years
Kelly	5	75.2 years
Hughes	5	76.0 years
Brookshire	3	71.3 years
Holeman	3	74.6 years
Allen	3	83.3 years
Doremire	3	91.0 years
Danner	3	78.3 years
Whitaker	3	56.3 years