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Marion County · Indiana

ZIP code 46218

Population, income, housing costs and the sales tax rate charged on purchases inside ZIP 46218 — Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year, no modelled estimates.
Population
28,560

ZCTA residents

Median income
$34,635

Household, past 12 months

Median home
$90,200

Owner-occupied value

Sales tax
7%

Combined state + local

Quick answer

ZIP 46218 sits in Marion County, Indiana and is home to 28,560 people. Median household income is $34,635, the median home is worth $90,200 and median gross rent is $1,056. 47.3% 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 46218

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

Population
28,560ZIP 46218 residents
Median household income
$34,635Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$90,200Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,056Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
35.1 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
47.3%Owner-occupied households

Sales tax in 46218

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
37%Median rent ÷ median income
Price-to-income
2.6×Home value ÷ household income
Est. mortgage
$468/mo20% down, 30-yr at 6.75%
Poverty rate
31.4%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 46218 compares

ZIP 46218 against the median ZIP in Marion County and across Indiana.

MeasureZIP 46218County medianState medianvs state
Median household income$34,635$59,973$68,990-50%
Median home value$90,200$207,250$168,100-46%
Median gross rent$1,056$1,114$895+18%
Population28,56027,2702,793+923%

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 1% of 734 state ZIPs

#727
Home value

above 6% of 733 state ZIPs

#689
Population

larger than 91% of 807 state ZIPs

#71

Comparable ZIP codes

Indiana ZIP areas with almost the same household income.

ZIPCountyIncomeHome valueRent
46016Madison County$35,543$66,100$864
46406Lake County$35,631$86,300$972
46320Lake County$35,706$115,300$853
47369Jay County$33,510$161,800$675
47305Delaware County$33,125$77,300$744
47035Franklin County$36,489$153,400

Nearby ZIP codes

Other ZIP codes filed under Marion County.

ZIP 46218 questions

Common questions about this ZIP code.

Where is ZIP code 46218?
ZIP 46218 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 46218?
Purchases are taxed at 7% combined, built from the Indianapolis jurisdiction stack.
Is 46218 expensive to live in?
Median rent runs $1,056 a month, about 37% of median household income, and the median home is worth $90,200-46% 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 46218, 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.