ZIP 47879 · Shelburn
Who lives in ZIP code 47879 (Shelburn, IN): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Shelburn, IN · Sullivan County
uszips 2026
People2,640
Median age46.3
Household income$54,750
Home value$89,363
Median rent$762/mo
Poverty15.5%
College degree+12.6%
Commute29 min
Place
- Metro area
- Terre Haute, IN
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 17 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,215
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
20.0% are 65 or older; 85.9% are adults.
Household income
13.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $28,156.
Education (adults 25+)
36.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 48.7%
- Never married
- 26.6%
- Divorced
- 18.3%
- Widowed
- 6.4%
- Family size
- 2.66
- Dual-income families
- 57.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 77.9%
- Rent burden
- 19.0%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 63.3%
- Unemployment
- 5.3%
- Self-employed
- 9.0%
- Farmers
- 4.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 7.5%
- Veterans
- 5.9%
- With a disability
- 23.2%
- No health insurance
- 7.7%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.