Dunlap

Population: 6,602
Median household income: $86,641
Median home value: $208,400

Dunlap, a community in Elkhart County, Indiana, has 6,602 residents. The median household income of $86,641 is above the Elkhart County median ($65,617).

Between 2019 and 2023, Dunlap's population held roughly steady from 6,667 to 6,602, while its median home value rose 45.1% from $143,600 to $208,400.

Owners occupy 95.8% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 37.3 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,602
Median age: 37.3 yrs
Median household income: $86,641
Median home value: $208,400
Median gross rent: $1,143
Housing units: 2,150
Homeownership rate: 95.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.5%
Unemployment rate: 3.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,6676,602

Median household income

$74,000$86,641

Median home value

$143,600$208,400

Median gross rent

$737$1,143

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,667	$74,000	$143,600	$737
2020	7,273	$67,439	$148,900	$979
2021	7,097	$75,918	$159,400	$960
2022	6,799	$82,368	$193,000	$1,112
2023	6,602	$86,641	$208,400	$1,143

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1718.2%

18 to 2410.7%

25 to 3412.7%

35 to 4410.0%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 748.8%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	428	6.5%
5 to 17	1,201	18.2%
18 to 24	706	10.7%
25 to 34	837	12.7%
35 to 44	658	10.0%
45 to 54	777	11.8%
55 to 64	867	13.1%
65 to 74	580	8.8%
75 and over	548	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,570	69.2%
Black or African American	329	5.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	17	0.3%
Asian	62	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	210	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,414	21.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.6%

High school graduate30.4%

Some college or associate's31.4%

Bachelor's degree12.2%

Graduate or professional degree10.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	667	15.6%
High school graduate	1,299	30.4%
Some college or associate's	1,340	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	522	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	439	10.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone79.2%

Carpooled7.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,261	79.2%
Carpooled	219	7.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	64	2.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	312	10.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	736	28.9%
15 to 29 min	1,127	44.3%
30 to 44 min	626	24.6%
45 to 59 min	15	0.6%
60+ min	40	1.6%

Households

Average household size: 3.34
Poverty rate: 8.2% (539 of 6,569)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,556	78.7%
Nonfamily households	420	21.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,976	91.9%
Vacant	174	8.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,893	95.8%
Renter-occupied	83	4.2%

1-unit, detached95.9%

1-unit, attached2.0%

2 to 4 units0.3%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,061	95.9%
1-unit, attached	42	2.0%
2 to 4 units	6	0.3%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	41	1.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1819072
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.91 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 41.6347, -85.9226