ZIP 47579 · Santa Claus
Who lives in ZIP code 47579 (Santa Claus, IN): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Santa Claus, IN · Spencer County
uszips 2026
People2,883
Median age43.6
Household income$87,926
Home value$259,385
Median rent$1,115/mo
Poverty3.6%
College degree+41.2%
Commute28 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 97 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,101
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
23.5% are 65 or older; 72.0% are adults.
Household income
43.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $48,500.
Education (adults 25+)
32.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 70.3%
- Never married
- 17.4%
- Divorced
- 6.2%
- Widowed
- 6.2%
- Family size
- 3.07
- Dual-income families
- 52.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 90.9%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 52% / 48%
Work
- In labor force
- 59.6%
- Unemployment
- 1.8%
- Self-employed
- 13.1%
- Farmers
- 1.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 23.4%
- Veterans
- 9.1%
- With a disability
- 11.2%
- No health insurance
- 2.6%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.