Merom, IN
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Merom, IN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 616. 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 MEROM-IN · Merom, IN 1 ZIPs · 616 pop · #19407/25278 · Sullivan County
INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $56,484
- RANK-LOWER #19407/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Sullivan
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 84% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 616
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $198,800
Nearest income peer: Sullivan, IN (+ $1,153 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 Merom
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Merom on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Hymera · lowest
Hymera · lowest
$47,102 median HH income
- Farmersburg · near
Farmersburg · near
$54,050 median HH income
- Shelburn · near
Shelburn · near
$54,750 median HH income
- Merom · this city
Merom · this city
$56,484 median HH income
- Sullivan · near
Sullivan · near
$57,637 median HH income
- Dugger · near
Dugger · near
$60,581 median HH income
- Fairbanks · highest
Fairbanks · highest
$68,000 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, Merom, IN sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 23rd pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 616
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $56,484
- 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.
Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($56,484 average) · poverty 11.3%. The primary code (47861) carries the ACS household fields that matter.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (83.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Merom as a pure owner town.
Within Indiana, Keystone is the closest lower-income city and Walton the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Merom.
Population concentration
One ZIP, 47861, is all of Merom
There is no split to weigh here: 47861 holds every one of Merom's 616 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Merom
Citywide ZBP: 5 establishments, 10 employees , annual payroll $524k (~8 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 47861 (5 units) .
ZIP Codes in Merom, IN
These ZIP codes sit in Sullivan County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Merom. See the Sullivan County roll-up →
Merom lands mid-pack among the 7 cities sharing Sullivan County: Carlisle, Dugger and Fairbanks earn more and Shelburn, Farmersburg and Hymera earn less. Fairbanks marks the far end of that range at $68,000, 20% above Merom.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47861 | 616 | $56,484 | 5 | 5 |
Merom 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 Merom, .