Mishawaka vs Walkerton

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

Mishawaka and Walkerton 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 2,052 in Walkerton). Walkerton has the higher median household income ($62,521 vs $53,120 in Mishawaka). Mishawaka has the higher median home value ($140,600 vs $132,300 in Walkerton).

Population, income & housing

	Mishawaka	Walkerton
Population	50,907	2,052
Median age	35.6 yrs	34.1 yrs
Median household income	$53,120	$62,521
Median home value	$140,600	$132,300
Median gross rent	$1,041	$807
Housing units	24,715	828
Homeownership rate	49.4%	73.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.9%	21.2%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mishawaka	Walkerton
Population	49,245 → 50,907 (+3.4%)	2,174 → 2,052 (-5.6%)
Median household income	$43,248 → $53,120 (+22.8%)	$49,318 → $62,521 (+26.8%)
Median home value	$102,900 → $140,600 (+36.6%)	$98,800 → $132,300 (+33.9%)
Median gross rent	$780 → $1,041 (+33.5%)	$704 → $807 (+14.6%)

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

Walkerton

Population

2,1742,052

Median household income

$49,318$62,521

Median home value

$98,800$132,300

Median gross rent

$704$807

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mishawaka	Walkerton
Under 5	6.8%	10.1%
5 to 17	14.7%	17.3%
18 to 24	10.8%	13.3%
25 to 34	17.0%	10.7%
35 to 44	12.2%	9.0%
45 to 54	10.4%	12.9%
55 to 64	11.8%	11.2%
65 to 74	9.2%	7.0%
75 and over	7.2%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mishawaka	Walkerton
White (non-Hispanic)	75.6%	89.6%
Black or African American	8.9%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	2.6%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.7%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	6.4%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mishawaka	Walkerton
No high school diploma	9.2%	5.1%
High school graduate	33.1%	42.5%
Some college or associate's	29.9%	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	17.3%	14.4%
Graduate or professional degree	10.6%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mishawaka	Walkerton
Drove alone	77.3%	82.9%
Carpooled	9.6%	7.4%
Public transit	1.6%	0.0%
Walked	2.2%	5.3%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.3%	4.3%
Other means	1.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mishawaka	Walkerton
1-unit, detached	50.4%	82.7%
1-unit, attached	6.0%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	9.3%	14.5%
5 to 19 units	18.9%	1.6%
20 or more units	11.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Mishawaka	Walkerton
Poverty rate	16.3%	5.8%
Average household size	2.22	2.67
Mean commute (minutes)	22	29
Median year structure built	1975	1960