Residential delivery area · Indiana

ZIP Code 47324: Boston, IN

ZIP code 47324 is in Boston, Indiana, entirely in Wayne County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 250 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $70,893 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024).

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • ZBP2023
4national area: Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan and Ohio
473sectional center: Muncie, IN (SCF 473)
24delivery area within it
Town
Boston · its only residential ZIP
Census places
Boston
Micro area
Richmond, IN
House district
IN-6 119th Congress
State
Indiana
Time zone
Eastern
Land area
0.2 sq mi · 1,118 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 47324?

47324 centers on 39.741°, -84.852° and covers 0.2 square miles of land. It borders 1 ZIP code: 47374.

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Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 47324 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 47324, open its center on OpenStreetMap.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).

How does 47324 compare with the rest of Wayne County?

Rank of 47324 among the residential ZIP codes of its town, county and state (1 = the most; income and home value among ZIP codes of 1,000+ people living in households)
Measure47324In Wayne CountyIn IN
People (ACS 2020-2024)24617th of 18699th of 807
Median household income$71knot rankednot ranked
Median home value$76knot rankednot ranked

47324's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (246). Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.

It is denser than 79% of U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).

How many people live in 47324?

The 2020 Census counted 150 people in 47324; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 246. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew 8.7% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024
246±84 (90% margin)
2020 Census count
150+8.7% since 2010 (138)
Households
81
Median age
33.5

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).

Who lives in 47324?

Of the 246 people the ACS estimates in 47324, 31.3% are under 18 and 6.1% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (96.3%).

  • Under 1831.3%
  • 18 to 6462.6%
  • 65 and older6.1%
Age of the people of 47324 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic96.3%
  • Hispanic or Latino2.0%
  • Other or two or more1.6%
  • Black, not Hispanic0.0%
  • Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
Race and Hispanic origin in 47324 (ACS 2020-2024, B03002); each person counted once

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.

What do households in 47324 earn?

Median household income is $70,893 (ACS 2020-2024). It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($42,945 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income
$70,893±$35,607
Income per person
$22,952
Below the poverty line
30.8%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
6.5%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
9.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).

What are homes worth in 47324?

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$75,500
Median gross rent
$923
Homes owned by their occupants
54.3%
Housing units
93

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).

What businesses are in 47324?

7 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 3 more than in 2018; the most are in other services (except public administration) (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Other services (except public administration)3

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).

Which ZIP codes are next to 47324?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 47324, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
47374Richmond44,615$51k6.7 mi
45320Eaton, OH15,454$65k9.1 mi (near)
47353Liberty4,857$77k9.0 mi (near)
47325Brownsville730$66k9.2 mi (near)
47330Centerville5,488$67k9.6 mi (near)
45347New Paris, OH4,095$63k11.1 mi (near)
45003College Corner, OH839$71k11.2 mi (near)
45321Eldorado, OH1,272$69k12.2 mi (near)

Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.