Mishawaka vs South Bend

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

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

South Bend has the higher population (102,866 vs 50,907 in Mishawaka). Mishawaka has the higher median household income ($53,120 vs $52,512 in South Bend). Mishawaka has the higher median home value ($140,600 vs $124,500 in South Bend).

Population, income & housing

	Mishawaka	South Bend
Population	50,907	102,866
Median age	35.6 yrs	33.9 yrs
Median household income	$53,120	$52,512
Median home value	$140,600	$124,500
Median gross rent	$1,041	$1,000
Housing units	24,715	47,558
Homeownership rate	49.4%	58.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.9%	29.4%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mishawaka	South Bend
Population	49,245 → 50,907 (+3.4%)	102,037 → 102,866 (+0.8%)
Median household income	$43,248 → $53,120 (+22.8%)	$40,265 → $52,512 (+30.4%)
Median home value	$102,900 → $140,600 (+36.6%)	$85,200 → $124,500 (+46.1%)
Median gross rent	$780 → $1,041 (+33.5%)	$789 → $1,000 (+26.7%)

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

South Bend

Population

102,037102,866

Median household income

$40,265$52,512

Median home value

$85,200$124,500

Median gross rent

$789$1,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mishawaka	South Bend
Under 5	6.8%	6.8%
5 to 17	14.7%	19.2%
18 to 24	10.8%	9.9%
25 to 34	17.0%	15.4%
35 to 44	12.2%	12.8%
45 to 54	10.4%	11.1%
55 to 64	11.8%	10.6%
65 to 74	9.2%	8.8%
75 and over	7.2%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mishawaka	South Bend
White (non-Hispanic)	75.6%	50.7%
Black or African American	8.9%	24.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	2.6%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.7%	0.7%
Two or more races	5.7%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	6.4%	17.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mishawaka	South Bend
No high school diploma	9.2%	12.3%
High school graduate	33.1%	29.7%
Some college or associate's	29.9%	28.5%
Bachelor's degree	17.3%	16.9%
Graduate or professional degree	10.6%	12.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mishawaka	South Bend
Drove alone	77.3%	71.4%
Carpooled	9.6%	11.8%
Public transit	1.6%	1.7%
Walked	2.2%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.1%	1.1%
Worked from home	7.3%	10.0%
Other means	1.9%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mishawaka	South Bend
1-unit, detached	50.4%	71.8%
1-unit, attached	6.0%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	9.3%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	18.9%	9.9%
20 or more units	11.7%	7.7%
Mobile home & other	3.8%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Mishawaka	South Bend
Poverty rate	16.3%	22.6%
Average household size	2.22	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	22	20
Median year structure built	1975	1955