Kokomo, IN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Kokomo, IN: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 73,330. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet KOKOMO-IN · Kokomo, IN 2 ZIPs · 73,330 pop · #17216/25278 · Howard County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $61,311
  • RANK-LOWER #17216/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Greentown
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 69% owners
  • POP-SMALL 73,330
  • SPREAD-TIGHT 46901→46902
  • HOME-LOW $155,450

Nearest income peer: Greentown, IN (+ $18,589 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 Kokomo

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Kokomo on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

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.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Kokomo, IN sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

32nd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
73,330
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$61,311
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.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (2): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $61,311 and poverty 14.8% concentrate in 46901.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (68.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Kokomo as a pure owner town.

Within Indiana, Tennyson is the closest lower-income city and Liberty Mills the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Kokomo.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Kokomo differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Kokomo: $60,495 in ZIP 46901 to $62,126 in 46902. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.0×

46901 to 46902

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.2×

46901 to 46902

Poverty-rate spread
2.3 points

46902 to 46901

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 46901 skews compact Kokomo

In this 2-ZIP cluster, 46901 covers about 51% of Kokomo's 73,330 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Balanced ZBP roll-up inside compact Kokomo

Citywide ZBP: 1,644 establishments, 30,097 employees , annual payroll $1,588,965k (~22 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 46901 (831 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (304) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Kokomo, IN

These ZIP codes sit in Howard County, which covers 4 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Kokomo. See the Howard County roll-up →

Every one of the 2 cities sharing Howard County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Kokomo, Greentown and Russiaville among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Russiaville marks the far end of that range at $88,832, 45% above Kokomo.

Side-by-side: Compare 46901 vs 46902 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
46901 37,633 $60,495 831 105
46902 35,697 $62,126 813 259

Kokomo 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 Kokomo, .