Housing data for ZIP code 47243

Name: Housing in ZIP code 47243, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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ZIP code 47243 has an estimated 6,225 residents and 2,199 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Most of its land lies in Saluda Township, Jefferson County.

26.4% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $908 (±$75) a month.

The median home value is $183,900 (±$31,082).

The median household income is $65,197 (±$14,719) a year.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Residents: 6,225 (±391)
Median gross rent: $908
Median home value: $183,900
Households that rent: 26.4%

How ZIP code 47243 compares

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	ZIP 47243	Saluda Township	Jefferson County	Indiana	United States
Residents	6,225 (±391)	1,232	32,998	6,851,073	334,922,499
Housing units	2,199 (±167)	483	14,517	2,976,568	143,775,355
Households that rent	26.4% (±6.6 points)	22.7%	28.2%	29.4%	34.8%
Median gross rent	$908 (±$75)	$734	$890	$1,062	$1,413
Median home value	$183,900 (±$31,082)	$165,600	$194,600	$218,200	$332,700
Median household income	$65,197 (±$14,719)	$77,813	$64,577	$71,957	$80,734
Median real estate taxes (a year)	$1,277 (±$193)	$1,019	$1,252	$1,614	$3,119
Renters paying 30% or more of income	40.0% (±16.1 points)	15.9%	39.3%	48.1%	51.1%
Built before 1980	69.3% (±10.0 points)	69.8%	64.6%	55.0%	49.7%
Average commute	21.4 minutes (±2.6)	30.6 minutes	22.2 minutes	24.1 minutes	26.4 minutes
Households with broadband	90.4% (±3.8 points)	73.1%	86.9%	89.9%	91.0%
Median age of residents	33.0 years (±3.3)	38.6 years	41.8 years	38.1 years	38.9 years

In ZIP 47243, median gross rent is not measurably different from Jefferson County ($890).

It is also lower than in Indiana ($1,062).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

The median gross rent in ZIP code 47243 is higher than in Saluda Township as a whole ($734).

Its median home value is not measurably different from Saluda Township as a whole ($165,600).

Among the 6 ZIP codes in Jefferson County with a published estimate, ZIP 47243 ranks 4 from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Among the 5 ZIP codes in Jefferson County with a published estimate, ZIP 47243 ranks 4 from highest to lowest median home value.

Among the 6 ZIP codes in Jefferson County with a published estimate, ZIP 47243 ranks 3 from highest to lowest median household income.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Rent in ZIP code 47243

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	ZIP 47243	Jefferson County	Indiana	United States
Less than $500	5.7% (±4.9 points)	15.6%	7.1%	6.3%
$500 to $999	58.4% (±13.2 points)	54.7%	36.9%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	29.4% (±11.7 points)	25.8%	38.5%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	6.5% (±6.0 points)	2.3%	12.0%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±7.1 points)	0.8%	3.6%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±7.1 points)	0.8%	1.0%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±7.1 points)	0.0%	0.9%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 58.4% of renting households.

Rent by bedrooms in ZIP code 47243

Median gross rent by number of bedrooms, estimate (90% margin of error)
Bedrooms	Census median
1 bedroom	$732 (±$22)
2 bedrooms	$884 (±$178)
3 bedrooms	$1,148 (±$209)
4 bedrooms	$1,633 (±$379)

Rent burden in ZIP code 47243

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	ZIP 47243	Jefferson County	Indiana	United States
Less than 15%	16.3% (±9.2 points)	16.4%	14.1%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	11.2% (±8.0 points)	13.2%	13.6%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	29.0% (±14.2 points)	11.9%	12.9%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	3.5% (±3.3 points)	19.1%	11.4%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	9.2% (±8.7 points)	12.1%	9.2%	9.2%
35% or more	30.8% (±13.6 points)	27.2%	38.9%	41.9%

40.0% (±16.1 points) of renting households in ZIP code 47243 spend 30% or more of their income on gross rent.

Home values in ZIP code 47243

Owner-occupied homes by value, 2020–2024
Value	ZIP 47243	Jefferson County	Indiana	United States
Less than $50,000	4.6% (±3.1 points)	8.4%	6.0%	5.3%
$50,000 to $99,999	9.1% (±4.0 points)	9.5%	10.1%	6.1%
$100,000 to $149,999	25.6% (±9.0 points)	15.8%	12.7%	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	14.4% (±5.2 points)	18.3%	15.8%	9.0%
$200,000 to $299,999	24.0% (±7.1 points)	23.9%	25.1%	17.8%
$300,000 to $499,999	19.6% (±6.8 points)	19.7%	21.8%	26.9%
$500,000 to $999,999	2.8% (±2.0 points)	4.1%	7.3%	20.9%
$1,000,000 or more	0.0% (±2.5 points)	0.3%	1.2%	7.1%

Value is the owner’s own estimate of what the home and lot would sell for, not a sale price or an assessment.

The homes in ZIP code 47243

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building type	ZIP 47243	Jefferson County	Indiana	United States
Single-family, detached	80.4% (±5.2 points)	70.7%	72.6%	61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)	1.4% (±1.0 points)	4.6%	3.9%	6.2%
2 units	3.3% (±2.4 points)	4.2%	2.3%	3.4%
3 or 4 units	0.9% (±1.4 points)	3.5%	3.7%	4.3%
5 to 9 units	0.8% (±1.1 points)	2.3%	4.6%	4.5%
10 to 19 units	2.6% (±2.3 points)	2.6%	3.4%	4.3%
20 or more units	0.8% (±0.7 points)	1.4%	5.0%	10.3%
Mobile home	9.9% (±4.4 points)	10.8%	4.4%	5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.0% (±1.7 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%

When the homes in ZIP code 47243 were built

Housing units by year structure built, 2020–2024
Year built	ZIP 47243	Jefferson County	Indiana	United States
2020 or later	3.2% (±1.9 points)	1.4%	1.7%	2.0%
2010 to 2019	3.8% (±2.5 points)	4.4%	8.0%	9.4%
2000 to 2009	5.7% (±3.2 points)	8.4%	12.3%	13.6%
1990 to 1999	9.3% (±4.5 points)	12.0%	13.6%	12.4%
1980 to 1989	8.7% (±4.1 points)	9.1%	9.5%	12.9%
1970 to 1979	33.4% (±7.2 points)	20.3%	13.1%	14.2%
1960 to 1969	16.6% (±5.0 points)	12.6%	10.5%	9.9%
1950 to 1959	9.3% (±3.4 points)	8.1%	10.2%	9.5%
1940 to 1949	1.5% (±1.1 points)	2.5%	5.2%	4.4%
1939 or earlier	8.5% (±3.3 points)	21.1%	16.0%	11.7%

69.3% of the homes in ZIP code 47243 were built before 1980, so many fall under the federal lead-paint disclosure rules for homes built before 1978.

Heating fuel in ZIP code 47243

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	ZIP 47243	Jefferson County	Indiana	United States
Utility gas	17.1% (±5.0 points)	24.1%	58.6%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	1.0% (±1.1 points)	1.2%	0.5%	3.9%
Electricity	74.6% (±6.4 points)	64.3%	31.2%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	4.7% (±3.4 points)	6.3%	7.2%	4.9%
Wood	2.1% (±2.2 points)	3.4%	1.5%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±1.9 points)	0.0%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±1.9 points)	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.6% (±0.9 points)	0.2%	0.4%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±1.9 points)	0.6%	0.5%	1.2%

How people in ZIP code 47243 get to work

Workers 16 and over by means of transportation to work, 2020–2024
Means of transportation	ZIP 47243	Jefferson County	Indiana	United States
Drove alone	70.4% (±6.4 points)	82.3%	76.3%	68.8%
Carpooled	13.6% (±4.9 points)	8.6%	9.1%	8.5%
Public transportation	0.0% (±1.3 points)	0.0%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked	9.5% (±2.8 points)	2.5%	1.9%	2.4%
Other means (bicycle, taxi, motorcycle)	1.0% (±0.9 points)	0.8%	1.4%	2.0%
Worked from home	5.5% (±2.2 points)	5.8%	10.7%	15.1%

Workers who live in ZIP code 47243 take an average of 21.4 minutes to get to work.

Places in ZIP code 47243

Places whose land overlaps this ZIP code, with the share of the ZIP’s land in each
Place	Share of the ZIP’s land in this place	Median gross rent	Households that rent
Saluda Township	51%	$734	22.7%
Hanover Township (Jefferson County)	48%	$950	27.0%

A township or a New York town includes the villages inside it, so their shares can add up to more than the whole.

ZIP codes near 47243

Nearest ZIP codes with Census figures, by straight-line distance between their internal points
ZIP code	Distance	Median gross rent	Median home value	Median household income	Households that rent
47147	5.5 mi	$1,403	$253,500	$110,556	11.4%
47138	5.6 mi	$1,329	$201,800	$86,335	7.0%
40045	7.1 mi	$854	$174,700	$76,607	20.8%
47162	8.3 mi	$960	$155,400	$59,444	24.4%
47104	8.4 mi	—	—	—	0.0%
40006	9.5 mi	$736	$181,700	$59,477	15.5%
47141	11 mi	$1,167	$222,700	$108,523	16.3%
47230	12 mi	$809	$238,400	$80,729	18.7%

ZIP code 47243 is reported as ZIP Code Tabulation Area 47243: the Census Bureau’s area built from census blocks to match the ZIP code’s delivery area as closely as it can.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about ZIP 47243

What is the median rent in ZIP code 47243?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 47243 is $908 (±$75) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median home value in ZIP code 47243?

The median value of owner-occupied homes in ZIP code 47243 is $183,900 (±$31,082) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median household income in ZIP code 47243?

The median household income in ZIP code 47243 is $65,197 (±$14,719) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What town is ZIP code 47243 in?

Most of ZIP code 47243’s land lies in Saluda Township; it also covers Hanover Township (Jefferson County).

Sources

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM

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