2024 population: 207,436 ( 378 from 2020)
Land area: 463.2 square miles
Population density: 447.9 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	144,764	69.79%	2.8%
Black:	11,150	5.38%	0.8%
Indian:	451	0.22%	3.2%
Asian:	2,637	1.27%	5.7%
2+ races:	4,568	2.20%	4.1%
Hispanic:	43,866	21.15%	11.0%

Total non-White:	62,672	30.21%	7.9%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	12,415	15.0
Deaths:	8,628	10.4
Net Migration:	-6,034	-7.3
Net Immigration:	2,541	3.1

Change in White population:	-4,190	-2.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	4,568	2.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
207,058
148,954	71.94%
11,236	5.43%
466	0.23%
2,494	1.20%
4,390	2.12%
39,518	19.09%
58,104	28.06%

2010
197,559
152,555	77.22%
10,989	5.56%
434	0.22%
1,939	0.98%
3,473	1.76%
27,886	14.12%
45,004	22.78%

2000
182,791
152,421	83.39%
9,390	5.14%
400	0.22%
1,710	0.94%
2,364	1.29%
16,300	8.92%
30,370	16.61%

1990
156,198
144,622	92.59%
7,091	4.54%
475	0.30%
1,141	0.73%
n/a
2,869	1.84%
11,576	7.41%

1980
137,330
129,005	93.94%
5,603	4.08%
391	0.28%
553	0.40%
n/a
1,736	1.26%
8,325	6.06%

1970
126,529
120,588	95.30%
4,354	3.44%
116	0.09%
175	0.14%
n/a
1,181	0.93%
5,941	4.70%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
28,381	14.4
15,312	7.8
-5,201	-2.6
985	0.5

-3,601	-1.8
13,100	6.6

Number	Rate
2000's
30,789	16.8
13,222	7.2
-6,929	-3.8
8,117	4.4

134	0.1
14,634	8.0

Number	Rate
1990's
28,118	18.0
13,056	8.4
4,097	2.6
2,123	1.4

7,799	5.0
18,794	12.0

Number	Rate
1980's
24,803	18.1
11,100	8.1
5,553	4.0
n/a

15,617	11.4
3,251	2.4

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-3,243	-2.6
n/a

8,417	6.7
2,384	1.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Elkhart-Goshen, IN Metro Area

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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):

2024
Number	Percent
35.6
56,707	27.3%
150,729	72.7%
31,943	15.4%

72,309
2.83

49,684	68.7%
37,486	75.4%
5,259	10.6%
22,625	31.3%

2010
Number	Percent
34.9
56,175	28.4%
141,384	71.6%
23,962	12.1%

70,244
2.76

50,542	72.0%
37,890	75.0%
5,528	10.9%
19,702	28.0%

2000
Number	Percent
33.2
52,726	28.8%
130,065	71.2%
19,890	10.9%

66,124
2.72

48,038	72.6%
38,602	80.4%
4,483	9.3%
18,086	27.4%

1990
Number	Percent
31.8
44,642	28.6%
111,556	71.4%
17,482	11.2%

56,555
2.71

41,939	74.2%
35,220	84.0%
3,237	7.7%
14,616	25.8%

1980
Number	Percent
29.2
42,568	31.0%
94,762	69.0%
13,208	9.6%

48,242
2.81

37,077	76.9%
32,163	86.7%
2,730	7.4%
11,165	23.1%

2024 Housing Data for Elkhart-Goshen, IN Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,602	5.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,004	2.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,003	2.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,538	3.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,920	4.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,664	3.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,500	4.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,134	4.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,801	3.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	6,143	8.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	7,454	10.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	10,958	15.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	7,569	10.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	5,073	7.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	5,213	7.2%
$200,000 or more	4,733	6.5%

Median Household Income	68,561
Per Capita Income	32,936

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	86

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,539	4.9%
Public Assistance	1,377	1.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	5,675	7.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	74,236	75.0%
Unemployed	2,730	2.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	76,966	77.8%
Not in Labor Force	21,988	22.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	42,040	29,321	58.9%
Non-Profit	2,538	6,308	28.7%
Self-Employed	5,520	3,452	61.5%

Local Government	2,499	3,930	38.9%
State Government	568	887	39.0%
Federal Government	595	587	50.3%

Total Private + Self	47,560	32,773	59.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	6,200	11,712	34.6%
Total	53,760	44,485	54.7%

Pct. Govt.	9.2%
Pct. Private + Self	81.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	12,290	12.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	16,522	16.8%
Professional, Technical	16,922	17.2%
Service Occupations	14,871	15.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	511	0.5%
All others	37,852	38.4%

White Collar		46.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	34,581	35.1%
Health care and social assistance	11,258	11.4%
Retail trade	8,768	8.9%
Educational services	7,440	7.6%
Accommodation and food services	5,993	6.1%
Construction	5,628	5.7%
Other services	4,525	4.6%
Transportation and warehousing	3,373	3.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3,222	3.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	3,179	3.2%
Finance and insurance	2,424	2.5%
Wholesale trade	1,871	1.9%
Public administration	1,855	1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,385	1.4%
Information	837	0.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	818	0.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	765	0.8%
Utilities	427	0.4%
Management	67	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	41	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	27,920	13.48%
Puerto Rican	2,910	1.40%
Cuban	97	0.05%
Dominican	273	0.13%

Total Central American	5,309	2.56%
Costa Rican	39	0.02%
Guatemalan	614	0.30%
Honduran	3,174	1.53%
Nicaraguan	55	0.03%
Panamanian	94	0.05%
Salvadoran	1,333	0.64%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	2,752	1.33%
Argentinean	58	0.03%
Bolivian	111	0.05%
Chilean	32	0.02%
Colombian	272	0.13%
Ecuadorian	122	0.06%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	536	0.26%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	1,621	0.78%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	2,358	1.14%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	383	0.18%
Indian	349	0.17%
Chinese	337	0.16%
Laotian	291	0.14%
Korean	143	0.07%
Cambodian	72	0.03%
Vietnamese	59	0.03%
Japanese	58	0.03%
Burmese	36	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	147,886	77.0%
Spanish	29,064	15.1%
German, other Germanic	12,185	6.3%
Other Indo-European	655	0.3%
Other Asian	567	0.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	544	0.3%
Other	416	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	295	0.2%
Tagalog	231	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	40,290	19.5%
English	18,527	8.9%
American	14,061	6.8%
Irish	12,548	6.1%
Swiss	6,205	3.0%
European	4,751	2.3%
Polish	3,515	1.7%
French	3,351	1.6%
Dutch	3,210	1.5%
Italian	3,053	1.5%
Pennsylvania German	2,222	1.1%
Scottish	1,758	0.8%
Swedish	1,429	0.7%
Scotch-Irish	914	0.4%
Hungarian	902	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	194,562	93.9%
Not a citizen	12,570	6.1%

Native	187,131	90.3%
Foreign-born	20,001	9.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
12,520	9.5%	10,855	8.3%	48,505	36.9%	33,006	25.1%	16,780	12.8%	9,645	7.3%
Average years of education: 12.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	12,520	9.5%
9-12 Years	10,855	8.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	48,505	36.9%
Some College	33,006	25.1%
Bach. Degree	16,780	12.8%
Grad Degree	9,645	7.3%
Average years of education: 12.5

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	170,202	161,206	8,996	5.3%
1991	164,884	153,958	10,926	6.6%
1992	169,116	159,948	9,168	5.4%
1993	176,972	170,588	6,384	3.6%
1994	187,006	181,424	5,582	3.0%
1995	193,380	186,530	6,850	3.5%
1996	190,066	182,876	7,190	3.8%
1997	189,410	183,390	6,020	3.2%
1998	192,130	187,602	4,528	2.4%
1999	196,038	191,894	4,144	2.1%

2000	193,472	188,418	5,054	2.6%
2001	190,866	181,908	8,958	4.7%
2002	189,212	180,208	9,004	4.8%
2003	192,260	183,276	8,984	4.7%
2004	198,738	190,144	8,594	4.3%
2005	203,648	194,332	9,316	4.6%
2006	208,414	198,754	9,660	4.6%
2007	202,288	192,906	9,382	4.6%
2008	196,376	179,556	16,820	8.6%
2009	182,938	149,744	33,194	18.1%

2010	188,884	164,330	24,554	13.0%
2011	191,092	170,980	20,112	10.5%
2012	193,842	176,774	17,068	8.8%
2013	198,270	184,194	14,076	7.1%
2014	204,416	194,080	10,336	5.1%
2015	209,412	201,330	8,082	3.9%
2016	217,168	209,708	7,460	3.4%
2017	224,302	218,686	5,616	2.5%
2018	231,820	225,916	5,904	2.5%
2019	225,216	218,452	6,764	3.0%

2020	220,988	204,310	16,678	7.5%
2021	232,854	226,386	6,468	2.8%
2022	237,422	231,478	5,944	2.5%
2023	221,026	212,200	8,826	4.0%
2024	196,512	186,828	9,684	4.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	80,493
Median Value	$210,400

Occupied	72,309	89.8%
Vacant	8,184	10.2%

Owned	51,749	71.6%
Rented	20,560	28.4%
Median Rent	$1,047

Single-Family Units	58,966	73.3%
Detached	56,552	70.3%
Attached	2,414	3.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	9,620	12.0%
Mobile Homes	6,547	8.1%

Elkhart-Goshen, IN Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Elkhart-Goshen, IN Metro Area

2024 Housing Data for Elkhart-Goshen, IN Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Elkhart-Goshen, IN Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Elkhart-Goshen, IN Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Elkhart-Goshen, IN Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Elkhart-Goshen, IN Metro Area