ZIP 47837 · Carbon
Who lives in ZIP code 47837 (Carbon, IN): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Carbon, IN · Parke County
uszips 2026
People997
Median age46.2
Household income$77,500
Home value$186,600
Median rent$940/mo
Poverty5.8%
College degree+13.7%
Commute28 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 12 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 324
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.4% are 65 or older; 78.1% are adults.
Household income
35.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $43,393.
Education (adults 25+)
57.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 64.8%
- Never married
- 13.3%
- Divorced
- 12.3%
- Widowed
- 9.6%
- Family size
- 3.45
- Dual-income families
- 40.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 97.5%
- Rent burden
- 14.8%
- Men / women
- 55% / 45%
Work
- In labor force
- 63.2%
- Unemployment
- 5.8%
- Self-employed
- 7.5%
- Farmers
- 5.7%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 9.4%
- Veterans
- 9.2%
- With a disability
- 15.6%
- No health insurance
- 11.2%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.