PlainZIP

Washington, IN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Washington, IN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 17,535. 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 WASHINGTON-IN · Washington, IN 1 ZIPs · 17,535 pop · #16380/25278 · Daviess County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $62,982
  • RANK-LOWER #16380/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Elnora
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 65% owners
  • POP-TOWN 17,535
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $172,800

Nearest income peer: Elnora, IN (+ $6,153 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 Washington

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

35th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
17,535
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$62,982
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 $62,982 and poverty 15.0% concentrate in 47501.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (65.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Washington as a pure owner town.

Within Indiana, Crothersville is the closest lower-income city and Francisco the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Washington.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 47501, is all of Washington

There is no split to weigh here: 47501 holds every one of Washington's 17,535 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Washington's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 499 establishments, 7,423 employees , annual payroll $318,523k (~28 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 47501 (499 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (76) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Washington, IN

These ZIP codes sit in Daviess County, which covers 6 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Washington. See the Daviess County roll-up →

Washington sits in the lower half of Daviess County on income: Odon, Montgomery and Elnora report more, and only Plainville reports less. Montgomery marks the far end of that range at $91,184, 45% above Washington.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
47501 17,535 $62,982 499 46
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Washington 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 Washington, .