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Wawaka, IN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Wawaka, IN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,587. 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 WAWAKA-IN · Wawaka, IN 1 ZIPs · 1,587 pop · #16083/25278 · Noble County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $63,583
  • RANK-LOWER #16083/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Rome City
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 88% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,587
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $211,000

Nearest income peer: Rome City, IN ( $1,481 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 Wawaka

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

36th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,587
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$63,583
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 $63,583 and poverty 24.1% concentrate in 46794.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (88.2%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Indiana, Delphi is the closest lower-income city and Evansville the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 9 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Wawaka.

Population concentration

Wawaka reads through its lone ZIP, 46794

1,587 ACS residents, one ZIP: 46794 is not the leading code inside Wawaka, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Wawaka

Citywide ZBP: 18 establishments, 247 employees , annual payroll $15,580k (~11 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 46794 (18 units) ; leading NAICS Manufacturing (7) · also Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Wawaka, IN

These ZIP codes sit in Noble County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Wawaka. See the Noble County roll-up →

Wawaka sits in the lower half of Noble County on income: Kendallville, Ligonier and Albion report more, Cromwell and Kimmell report less. Laotto marks the far end of that range at $97,054, 53% above Wawaka.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
46794 1,587 $63,583 18 24
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Wawaka 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 Wawaka, .