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Marion County · Indiana

ZIP code 46208

Population, income, housing costs and the sales tax rate charged on purchases inside ZIP 46208 — Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year, no modelled estimates.
Population
22,026

ZCTA residents

Median income
$55,435

Household, past 12 months

Median home
$206,000

Owner-occupied value

Sales tax
7%

Combined state + local

Quick answer

ZIP 46208 sits in Marion County, Indiana and is home to 22,026 people. Median household income is $55,435, the median home is worth $206,000 and median gross rent is $1,075. 55.3% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 7% combined.

County
Marion County

FIPS 18097

State
Indiana (IN)

807 ZIPs covered

Area codes
317

NANPA codes serving this area

Metro area
Indianapolis

Rate jurisdiction used for tax

The numbers for 46208

American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZCTA.

Population
22,026ZIP 46208 residents
Median household income
$55,435Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$206,000Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,075Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
32.2 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
55.3%Owner-occupied households

Sales tax in 46208

What a purchase inside this ZIP costs at checkout.

Rate applied
7%Indianapolis jurisdiction stack
Tax on $100
$7Rounded to the dollar
Tax on $1,000
$70Before any exemptions

This ZIP falls inside the Indianapolis rate area, so state, county, city and district levies are published here as a full stack.

Affordability in this ZIP

Derived from the Census medians above — indicative, not an offer.

Rent burden
23%Median rent ÷ median income
Price-to-income
3.7×Home value ÷ household income
Est. mortgage
$1,069/mo20% down, 30-yr at 6.75%
Poverty rate
21.8%Residents below poverty line

A rent burden above 30% is the federal threshold for cost-burdened households, and a price-to-income multiple above 4× is generally considered a stretched housing market. The mortgage figure is principal and interest only — taxes, insurance and HOA dues are extra.

How 46208 compares

ZIP 46208 against the median ZIP in Marion County and across Indiana.

MeasureZIP 46208County medianState medianvs state
Median household income$55,435$59,973$68,990-20%
Median home value$206,000$207,250$168,100+23%
Median gross rent$1,075$1,114$895+20%
Population22,02627,2702,793+689%

Medians are computed across the 36 ZIP areas in Marion County and the 807 ZIP areas in Indiana.

Statewide rank

Where this ZIP places among all 807 Indiana ZIP areas.

Income

richer than 17% of 734 state ZIPs

#608
Home value

above 74% of 733 state ZIPs

#194
Population

larger than 86% of 807 state ZIPs

#112

Comparable ZIP codes

Indiana ZIP areas with almost the same household income.

ZIPCountyIncomeHome valueRent
47708Vanderburgh County$55,436$241,400$1,154
47129Clark County$55,447$162,600$1,027
46511Marshall County$55,469$218,900$816
46203Marion County$55,375$155,500$1,022
46340LaPorte County$55,579$171,000$780
47380Randolph County$55,278$84,900$664

Nearby ZIP codes

Other ZIP codes filed under Marion County.

ZIP 46208 questions

Common questions about this ZIP code.

Where is ZIP code 46208?
ZIP 46208 lies mostly in Marion County, Indiana. County assignment follows the largest share of land area, so a ZIP straddling a county line is filed under its dominant county.
What sales tax do I pay in 46208?
Purchases are taxed at 7% combined, built from the Indianapolis jurisdiction stack.
Is 46208 expensive to live in?
Median rent runs $1,075 a month, about 23% of median household income, and the median home is worth $206,000+23% against the typical Indiana ZIP.
Is a ZCTA the same as a postal ZIP code?
Not exactly. The Census builds ZIP Code Tabulation Areas from the ZIP codes of addresses inside each census block, so a ZCTA can differ slightly from the USPS delivery route of the same number, and PO-box-only ZIPs have no ZCTA at all.

Related pages for this area.

Sources & transparency

Every figure on this page is a published estimate for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 46208, except the affordability ratios and mortgage estimate, which we derive from those medians and label as estimates.

Last reviewed December 2024. Figures are published for reference and can change; verify with the source agency before filing or contracting. How we build and check this data.