Valparaiso, IN
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Valparaiso, IN: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 78,553. 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 VALPARAISO-IN · Valparaiso, IN 2 ZIPs · 78,553 pop · #6998/25278 · Porter County
INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-MID
- INC-HIGH $87,591
- RANK-UPPER #6998/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Hebron
- BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
- OWN-MID 76% owners
- POP-SMALL 78,553
- SPREAD-MOD 46383→46385
- HOME-MID $305,800
Nearest income peer: Hebron, IN (+ $1,968 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 Valparaiso
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Valparaiso on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Wheeler · lowest
Wheeler · lowest
$56,250 median HH income
- Portage · near
Portage · near
$76,368 median HH income
- Valparaiso · this city
Valparaiso · this city
$87,591 median HH income
- Hebron · near
Hebron · near
$89,559 median HH income
- Chesterton · near
Chesterton · near
$91,326 median HH income
- Kouts · near
Kouts · near
$95,348 median HH income
- Beverly Shores · highest
Beverly Shores · highest
$119,948 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, Valparaiso, IN sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.
- Top 28%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 78,553
- city population (Census)
- 2
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $87,591
- 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 (2) - lead code 46383 (39,687 residents). Household income $87,591 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (76.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Valparaiso as a pure owner town.
Within Indiana, Borden is the closest lower-income city and Wanatah the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Valparaiso.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside Valparaiso differ
The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Valparaiso: $76,224 in ZIP 46383 to $98,957 in 46385. 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
- 1.3×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 1.2×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 4.4 points
46383 to 46385
46383 to 46385
46385 to 46383
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 46383 skews compact Valparaiso
In this 2-ZIP cluster, 46383 covers about 51% of Valparaiso's 78,553 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Employer-heavy short list in Valparaiso
Citywide ZBP: 2,016 establishments, 27,279 employees , annual payroll $1,327,433k (~26 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 46383 (1,419 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (290) · also Retail trade · Professional, scientific, and technical services .
ZIP Codes in Valparaiso, IN
These ZIP codes sit in Porter County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Valparaiso. See the Porter County roll-up →
Valparaiso lands mid-pack among the 6 cities sharing Porter County: Chesterton, Kouts and Beverly Shores earn more and Portage and Wheeler earn less. Beverly Shores marks the far end of that range at $119,948, 37% above Valparaiso.
Side-by-side: Compare 46383 vs 46385 →
Valparaiso 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 Valparaiso, .