Elkhart city, IN

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 53,785 ( 2,836 from 2010 )
Land area: 27.5 square miles
Population density: 1956.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	30,673	57.03%	3.7%
Black:	6,462	12.01%	16.1%
Indian:	15	0.03%	90.3%
Asian:	466	0.87%	3.6%
2+ races:	2,029	3.77%	32.7%
Hispanic:	14,096	26.21%	23.1%

Total non-White:	23,112	42.97%	8.1%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	1,108	2.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	1,728	4.1

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
50,949
29,565	58.03%
7,705	15.12%
154	0.30%
450	0.88%
1,529	3.00%
11,451	22.48%
21,384	41.97%

2000
51,701
34,226	66.20%
7,593	14.69%
132	0.26%
524	1.01%
1,033	2.00%
8,126	15.72%
17,475	33.80%

1990
43,627
36,300	83.21%
6,056	13.88%
142	0.33%
429	0.98%
n/a
700	1.60%
7,327	16.79%

1980
41,305
35,200	85.22%
5,181	12.54%
171	0.41%
196	0.47%
n/a
533	1.29%
6,105	14.78%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-4,661	-9.0
3,909	7.6

Number	Rate
1990's
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n/a
n/a

-2,074	-4.8
10,148	23.3

Number	Rate
1980's
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1,100	2.7
1,222	3.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Elkhart city, IN

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
34.5
14,385	26.7%
39,400	73.3%
7,801	14.5%

21,375
2.47

12,142	56.8%
6,780	55.8%
2,676	22.0%
9,233	43.2%

2010
Number	Percent
32.7
14,818	29.1%
36,131	70.9%
5,875	11.5%

19,261
2.60

11,942	62.0%
7,075	59.2%
2,358	19.7%
7,319	38.0%

2000
Number	Percent
31.6
14,695	28.4%
37,006	71.6%
5,957	11.5%

20,107
2.54

12,488	62.1%
8,477	67.9%
2,076	16.6%
7,619	37.9%

1990
Number	Percent
31.6
11,817	27.1%
31,810	72.9%
5,753	13.2%

17,523
2.45

11,322	64.6%
8,248	72.8%
1,762	15.6%
6,201	35.4%

1980
Number	Percent
29.9
11,927	28.9%
29,378	71.1%
5,084	12.3%

16,024
2.53

10,922	68.2%
8,497	77.8%
1,466	13.4%
5,102	31.8%

2022 Housing Data for Elkhart city, IN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	1,934	9.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,088	5.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,123	5.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,178	5.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	1,655	7.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	992	4.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,356	6.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,019	4.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,275	6.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	1,888	8.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	2,162	10.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	2,425	11.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	1,483	6.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	691	3.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	530	2.5%
$200,000 or more	576	2.7%

Median Household Income	46,534
Per Capita Income	25,494

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	1,701	8.0%
Public Assistance	775	3.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	3,308	15.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	17,981	73.2%
Unemployed	853	3.5%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	18,834	76.7%
Not in Labor Force	5,732	23.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		26.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	11,566	8,149	58.7%
Non-Profit	506	1,629	23.7%
Self-Employed	610	572	51.6%

Local Government	437	674	39.3%
State Government	116	279	29.4%
Federal Government	206	168	55.1%

Total Private + Self	12,176	8,721	58.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,265	2,750	31.5%
Total	13,441	11,471	54.0%

Pct. Govt.	7.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	2,091	8.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	4,370	17.5%
Professional, Technical	3,332	13.4%
Service Occupations	4,302	17.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	106	0.4%
All others	10,817	43.4%

White Collar		39.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	10,191	40.9%
Health care and social assistance	2,856	11.5%
Accommodation and food services	2,008	8.1%
Retail trade	1,824	7.3%
Educational services	1,483	6.0%
Wholesale trade	1,159	4.7%
Other services	951	3.8%
Construction	890	3.6%
Transportation and warehousing	788	3.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	734	2.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	590	2.4%
Finance and insurance	426	1.7%
Public administration	314	1.3%
Information	217	0.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	174	0.7%
Utilities	141	0.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	91	0.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	75	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	8,839	16.43%
Puerto Rican	734	1.36%
Cuban	302	0.56%
Dominican	222	0.41%

Total Central American	1,975	3.67%
Costa Rican	15	0.03%
Guatemalan	189	0.35%
Honduran	1,162	2.16%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	609	1.13%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	850	1.58%
Argentinean	3	0.01%
Bolivian	47	0.09%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	800	1.49%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,174	2.18%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	129	0.24%
Filipino	76	0.14%
Cambodian	56	0.10%
Korean	56	0.10%
Laotian	45	0.08%
Vietnamese	22	0.04%
Japanese	14	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	38,224	77.1%
Spanish	10,849	21.9%
Other Asian	113	0.2%
German, other Germanic	91	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	82	0.2%
Tagalog	76	0.2%
Other	49	0.1%
Other Indo-European	49	0.1%
Vietnamese	22	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	7,262	13.5%
English	4,250	7.9%
Irish	3,546	6.6%
American	2,707	5.0%
Italian	1,218	2.3%
European	1,155	2.1%
Polish	910	1.7%
French	860	1.6%
Dutch	744	1.4%
African	624	1.2%
Scottish	422	0.8%
British	420	0.8%
Swedish	395	0.7%
Brazilian	312	0.6%
Swiss	262	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	49,483	92.0%
Not a citizen	4,302	8.0%

Native	46,741	86.9%
Foreign-born	7,044	13.1%

Historical Statewide Election Results for Elkhart city, IN

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,278	6.7%	4,177	12.2%	13,102	38.3%	8,944	26.1%	4,081	11.9%	1,661	4.9%
Average years of education: 12.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,278	6.7%
9-12 Years	4,177	12.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	13,102	38.3%
Some College	8,944	26.1%
Bach. Degree	4,081	11.9%
Grad Degree	1,661	4.9%
Average years of education: 12.4

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	G	40%	Eric Holcomb* (R)	8,027	51.1%	Woody Myers (D)	6,504	41.4%	1,163 [+]	7.4%	15,694	-5	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Donald Rainwater (Libertarian) 1,163 (7.4%);
2018	S1	29%	Joe Donnelly* (D)	5,801	51.8%	Mike Braun (R)	4,953	44.2%	444 [+]	4.0%	11,198	-7	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Lucy Brenton (Libertarian) 444 (4.0%);
2016	S3	38%	Evan Bayh (D)	6,869	47.7%	Todd Young (R)	6,604	45.8%	936 [+]	6.5%	14,409	-6	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Lucy Brenton (Libertarian) 926 (6.4%); Other (Write-in) 10 (0.1%);
2016	G	38%	John Gregg (D)	7,027	48.9%	Eric Holcomb (R)	6,813	47.4%	537 [+]	3.7%	14,377	-4	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Rex Bell (Libertarian) 529 (3.7%); Other (Write-in) 8 (0.1%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	24,622
Median Value	$119,300

Occupied	21,375	86.8%
Vacant	3,247	13.2%

Owned	11,232	52.5%
Rented	10,143	47.5%
Median Rent	$896

Single-Family Units	13,560	55.1%
Detached	13,105	53.2%
Attached	455	1.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	6,124	24.9%
Mobile Homes	2,118	8.6%

Elkhart city, IN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Elkhart city, IN

2022 Housing Data for Elkhart city, IN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Elkhart city, IN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Elkhart city, IN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Elkhart city, IN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Elkhart city, IN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Elkhart city, IN