Shoals, IN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Shoals, IN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,883. 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 SHOALS-IN · Shoals, IN 1 ZIPs · 3,883 pop · #17963/25278 · Martin County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $59,776
  • RANK-LOWER #17963/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Crane
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 86% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,883
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $139,600

Nearest income peer: Crane, IN ( $13,057 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 Shoals

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Shoals 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, Shoals, IN sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

29th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,883
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$59,776
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 (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $59,776 and poverty 13.2% concentrate in 47581.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (86.1%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Indiana, Elkhart is the closest lower-income city and Covington the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 3 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Shoals.

Population concentration

Shoals's single ZIP 47581 carries the town

Shoals is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 47581 is the entire residential footprint (3,883 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Shoals's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 60 establishments, 735 employees , annual payroll $46,735k (~15 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 47581 (60 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (11) · also Transportation and warehousing · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Shoals, IN

These ZIP codes sit in Martin County, which covers 3 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Shoals. See the Martin County roll-up →

Shoals lands mid-pack among the 2 cities sharing Martin County: Loogootee earns more and Crane earns less. Loogootee marks the far end of that range at $74,234, 24% above Shoals.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
47581 3,883 $59,776 60 11

Shoals 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 Shoals, .