Marion County · Indiana
ZIP code 46226
- Population
- 45,640
- Median income
- $47,086
- Median home
- $148,900
- Sales tax
- 7%
ZCTA residents
Household, past 12 months
Owner-occupied value
Combined state + local
Quick answer
ZIP 46226 sits in Marion County, Indiana and is home to 45,640 people. Median household income is $47,086, the median home is worth $148,900 and median gross rent is $1,045. 46.4% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 7% combined.
- County
- Marion County
- State
- Indiana (IN)
- Area codes
- 317
FIPS 18097
807 ZIPs covered
NANPA codes serving this area
The numbers for 46226
American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZCTA.
- Population
- 45,640ZIP 46226 residents
- Median household income
- $47,086Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $148,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,045Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 33.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 46.4%Owner-occupied households
Sales tax in 46226
What a purchase inside this ZIP costs at checkout.
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.
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 46226 compares
ZIP 46226 against the median ZIP in Marion County and across Indiana.
| Measure | ZIP 46226 | County median | State median | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $47,086 | $59,973 | $68,990 | -32% |
| Median home value | $148,900 | $207,250 | $168,100 | -11% |
| Median gross rent | $1,045 | $1,114 | $895 | +17% |
| Population | 45,640 | 27,270 | 2,793 | +1534% |
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
- #679
- Home value
- #463
- Population
- #12
richer than 7% of 734 state ZIPs
above 37% of 733 state ZIPs
larger than 99% of 807 state ZIPs
Comparable ZIP codes
Indiana ZIP areas with almost the same household income.
Nearby ZIP codes
Other ZIP codes filed under Marion County.
ZIP 46226 questions
Common questions about this ZIP code.
- Where is ZIP code 46226?
- ZIP 46226 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 46226?
- Purchases are taxed at 7% combined, built from the Indianapolis jurisdiction stack.
- Is 46226 expensive to live in?
- Median rent runs $1,045 a month, about 27% of median household income, and the median home is worth $148,900 — -11% 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.
Keep going
Related pages for this area.
Sources & transparency
- US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates — 2019-2023 ACS 5-year — population, income, housing
- Census 2020 ZCTA-to-county relationship file — County assignment by largest land-area overlap
- Indiana Department of Revenue — Sales tax rates and local add-ons
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.