ZIP 46573 · Wakarusa
Who lives in ZIP code 46573 (Wakarusa, IN): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Wakarusa, IN · Elkhart County
uszips 2026
People3,936
Median age39.9
Household income$85,750
Home value$241,514
Median rent$955/mo
Poverty4.9%
College degree+28.5%
Commute25 min
Place
- Metro area
- South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI
- Wider region
- South Bend-Elkhart-Mishawaka, IN-MI
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 44 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,323
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
20.1% are 65 or older; 74.5% are adults.
Household income
39.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $45,206.
Education (adults 25+)
30.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
4.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 56.0%
- Never married
- 25.9%
- Divorced
- 8.5%
- Widowed
- 9.7%
- Family size
- 3.30
- Dual-income families
- 58.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 91.6%
- Rent burden
- 30.6%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 65.3%
- Unemployment
- 7.0%
- Self-employed
- 15.1%
- Farmers
- 5.4%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 23.5%
- Veterans
- 5.0%
- With a disability
- 10.7%
- No health insurance
- 13.6%
- Limited English
- 1.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.