Elkhart vs Goshen

A side-by-side comparison of Elkhart and Goshen: population, income, housing, and more.

Elkhart and Goshen are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Elkhart has the higher population (53,726 vs 34,374 in Goshen). Goshen has the higher median household income ($55,436 vs $47,885 in Elkhart). Goshen has the higher median home value ($175,200 vs $126,900 in Elkhart).

Population, income & housing

	Elkhart	Goshen
Population	53,726	34,374
Median age	35.2 yrs	36.3 yrs
Median household income	$47,885	$55,436
Median home value	$126,900	$175,200
Median gross rent	$981	$1,045
Housing units	25,263	13,718
Homeownership rate	52.7%	60.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.5%	23.2%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elkhart	Goshen
Population	52,257 → 53,726 (+2.8%)	34,108 → 34,374 (+0.8%)
Median household income	$40,750 → $47,885 (+17.5%)	$48,626 → $55,436 (+14.0%)
Median home value	$95,900 → $126,900 (+32.3%)	$121,100 → $175,200 (+44.7%)
Median gross rent	$790 → $981 (+24.2%)	$784 → $1,045 (+33.3%)

Elkhart

Population

52,25753,726

Median household income

$40,750$47,885

Median home value

$95,900$126,900

Median gross rent

$790$981

Goshen

Population

34,10834,374

Median household income

$48,626$55,436

Median home value

$121,100$175,200

Median gross rent

$784$1,045

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elkhart	Goshen
Under 5	8.1%	6.2%
5 to 17	18.5%	19.7%
18 to 24	9.3%	11.0%
25 to 34	13.9%	11.9%
35 to 44	11.4%	12.6%
45 to 54	12.1%	11.1%
55 to 64	11.3%	9.5%
65 to 74	8.9%	8.4%
75 and over	6.7%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elkhart	Goshen
White (non-Hispanic)	55.6%	61.1%
Black or African American	12.1%	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.6%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.5%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.8%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	27.4%	30.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elkhart	Goshen
No high school diploma	18.2%	17.5%
High school graduate	38.6%	36.5%
Some college or associate's	25.8%	22.7%
Bachelor's degree	11.9%	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	9.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elkhart	Goshen
Drove alone	75.9%	74.0%
Carpooled	16.8%	16.5%
Public transit	0.8%	0.4%
Walked	2.8%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.3%	1.2%
Worked from home	2.6%	4.8%
Other means	0.9%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elkhart	Goshen
1-unit, detached	53.0%	58.0%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	5.1%
2 to 4 units	10.4%	9.5%
5 to 19 units	15.9%	8.9%
20 or more units	9.1%	7.2%
Mobile home & other	9.7%	11.3%

Poverty & households

	Elkhart	Goshen
Poverty rate	18.8%	18.1%
Average household size	2.44	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	18	18
Median year structure built	1967	1980