Granger vs Mishawaka

A side-by-side comparison of Granger and Mishawaka: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Mishawaka has the higher population (50,907 vs 30,279 in Granger). Granger has the higher median household income ($117,348 vs $53,120 in Mishawaka). Granger has the higher median home value ($302,500 vs $140,600 in Mishawaka).

Population, income & housing

	Granger	Mishawaka
Population	30,279	50,907
Median age	40.1 yrs	35.6 yrs
Median household income	$117,348	$53,120
Median home value	$302,500	$140,600
Median gross rent	$1,381	$1,041
Housing units	10,795	24,715
Homeownership rate	95.8%	49.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	54.8%	27.9%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Granger	Mishawaka
Population	30,776 → 30,279 (-1.6%)	49,245 → 50,907 (+3.4%)
Median household income	$101,904 → $117,348 (+15.2%)	$43,248 → $53,120 (+22.8%)
Median home value	$219,900 → $302,500 (+37.6%)	$102,900 → $140,600 (+36.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,491 → $1,381 (-7.4%)	$780 → $1,041 (+33.5%)

Granger

Population

30,77630,279

Median household income

$101,904$117,348

Median home value

$219,900$302,500

Median gross rent

$1,491$1,381

Mishawaka

Population

49,24550,907

Median household income

$43,248$53,120

Median home value

$102,900$140,600

Median gross rent

$780$1,041

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Granger	Mishawaka
Under 5	7.1%	6.8%
5 to 17	21.8%	14.7%
18 to 24	5.6%	10.8%
25 to 34	8.5%	17.0%
35 to 44	14.2%	12.2%
45 to 54	11.4%	10.4%
55 to 64	13.5%	11.8%
65 to 74	10.8%	9.2%
75 and over	7.1%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Granger	Mishawaka
White (non-Hispanic)	80.2%	75.6%
Black or African American	1.7%	8.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	7.6%	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.7%
Two or more races	4.9%	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5.2%	6.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Granger	Mishawaka
No high school diploma	3.8%	9.2%
High school graduate	17.2%	33.1%
Some college or associate's	24.3%	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	31.5%	17.3%
Graduate or professional degree	23.3%	10.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Granger	Mishawaka
Drove alone	81.1%	77.3%
Carpooled	5.6%	9.6%
Public transit	0.0%	1.6%
Walked	0.8%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.1%
Worked from home	12.0%	7.3%
Other means	0.4%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Granger	Mishawaka
1-unit, detached	98.6%	50.4%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	6.0%
2 to 4 units	0.1%	9.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	18.9%
20 or more units	0.2%	11.7%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	3.8%

Poverty & households

	Granger	Mishawaka
Poverty rate	4.5%	16.3%
Average household size	2.88	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	22	22
Median year structure built	1986	1975