Howe, IN
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Howe, IN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 4,036. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet HOWE-IN · Howe, IN 1 ZIPs · 4,036 pop · #11884/25278 · LaGrange County
INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $73,244
- RANK-MID #11884/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Lagrange
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 72% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 4,036
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $160,800
Nearest income peer: Lagrange, IN ( $1,814 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Howe
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Howe on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Lagrange · lowest
Lagrange · lowest
$71,430 median HH income
- Howe · this city
Howe · this city
$73,244 median HH income
- Topeka · near
Topeka · near
$85,500 median HH income
- Wolcottville · near
Wolcottville · near
$87,175 median HH income
- Shipshewana · highest
Shipshewana · highest
$96,199 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Howe, IN sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- Top 47%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 4,036
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $73,244
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 46746 (4,036 residents). Household income $73,244 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (71.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Howe as a pure owner town.
Within Indiana, Osgood is the closest lower-income city and Plymouth the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Howe.
Population concentration
Howe reads through its lone ZIP, 46746
4,036 ACS residents, one ZIP: 46746 is not the leading code inside Howe, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Mid-pack ZBP load on Howe's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 70 establishments, 1,464 employees , annual payroll $65,772k (~17 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 46746 (70 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (11) · also Transportation and warehousing · Other services (except public administration) .
ZIP Codes in Howe, IN
These ZIP codes sit in LaGrange County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Howe. See the LaGrange County roll-up →
Every one of the 4 cities sharing LaGrange County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Howe, Shipshewana, Wolcottville and Topeka among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Shipshewana marks the far end of that range at $96,199, 31% above Howe.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46746 | 4,036 | $73,244 | 70 | 21 |
Howe roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Howe, .