Elkhart County, Indiana

12 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 206,868
Median household income: $65,617
Median home value: $194,400

Elkhart County, Indiana counts 206,868 residents. 12 cities and places have their primary county here. At $65,617, its median household income sits below Indiana's $70,051.

From 2019 to 2023, Elkhart County's population grew 1.1% from 204,558 to 206,868, while its median household income rose 15.1% from $57,021 to $65,617.

The typical home was built around 1977. 12.5% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 206,868
Median age: 35.5 yrs
Median household income: $65,617
Median home value: $194,400
Median gross rent: $1,023
Housing units: 80,102
Homeownership rate: 71.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

204,558206,868

Median household income

$57,021$65,617

Median home value

$144,300$194,400

Median gross rent

$810$1,023

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	204,558	$57,021	$144,300	$810
2020	205,184	$58,509	$149,300	$820
2021	206,314	$61,182	$159,000	$859
2022	206,841	$63,978	$181,800	$945
2023	206,868	$65,617	$194,400	$1,023

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.3%

5 to 1720.4%

18 to 249.1%

25 to 3412.7%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6411.6%

65 to 748.8%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	15,036	7.3%
5 to 17	42,131	20.4%
18 to 24	18,902	9.1%
25 to 34	26,176	12.7%
35 to 44	25,034	12.1%
45 to 54	24,296	11.7%
55 to 64	23,916	11.6%
65 to 74	18,197	8.8%
75 and over	13,180	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	146,352	70.7%
Black or African American	9,879	4.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	336	0.2%
Asian	2,247	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	68	0.0%
Some other race	999	0.5%
Two or more races	6,619	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	40,368	19.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.8%

High school graduate36.9%

Some college or associate's25.6%

Bachelor's degree12.8%

Graduate or professional degree6.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	23,281	17.8%
High school graduate	48,280	36.9%
Some college or associate's	33,429	25.6%
Bachelor's degree	16,723	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	9,086	6.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone75.1%

Carpooled15.5%

Public transit0.3%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle1.3%

Worked from home4.8%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	72,448	75.1%
Carpooled	14,967	15.5%
Public transit	261	0.3%
Walked	2,031	2.1%
Bicycle	1,281	1.3%
Worked from home	4,640	4.8%
Other means	781	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	34,161	37.2%
15 to 29 min	37,810	41.2%
30 to 44 min	14,983	16.3%
45 to 59 min	2,723	3.0%
60+ min	2,092	2.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.84
Poverty rate: 12.5% (25,517 of 203,468)

	Count	Share
Family households	48,343	67.4%
Nonfamily households	23,417	32.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	71,760	89.6%
Vacant	8,342	10.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	51,126	71.2%
Renter-occupied	20,634	28.8%

1-unit, detached69.7%

1-unit, attached2.7%

2 to 4 units6.1%

5 to 19 units7.8%

20 or more units4.8%

Mobile home & other8.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	55,807	69.7%
1-unit, attached	2,187	2.7%
2 to 4 units	4,854	6.1%
5 to 19 units	6,273	7.8%
20 or more units	3,872	4.8%
Mobile home & other	7,109	8.9%

Geography

County GEOID: 18039
State: Indiana
Land area: 463 sq mi
Water area: 4.81 sq mi
Center point: 41.6007, -85.8640