Elkhart

Population: 53,726
Median household income: $47,885
Median home value: $126,900

Elkhart is a community in Elkhart County, Indiana, home to 53,726 residents. At $47,885, its median household income sits below Elkhart County's $65,617.

Between 2019 and 2023, Elkhart's population grew 2.8% from 52,257 to 53,726, while its median home value rose 32.3% from $95,900 to $126,900.

53.0% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1967.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 53,726
Median age: 35.2 yrs
Median household income: $47,885
Median home value: $126,900
Median gross rent: $981
Housing units: 25,263
Homeownership rate: 52.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.5%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

52,25753,726

Median household income

$40,750$47,885

Median home value

$95,900$126,900

Median gross rent

$790$981

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	52,257	$40,750	$95,900	$790
2020	52,657	$40,101	$96,500	$787
2021	53,838	$43,868	$100,700	$806
2022	53,785	$46,534	$119,300	$896
2023	53,726	$47,885	$126,900	$981

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

Age distribution

Under 58.1%

5 to 1718.5%

18 to 249.3%

25 to 3413.9%

35 to 4411.4%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 6411.3%

65 to 748.9%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,362	8.1%
5 to 17	9,928	18.5%
18 to 24	4,991	9.3%
25 to 34	7,460	13.9%
35 to 44	6,107	11.4%
45 to 54	6,475	12.1%
55 to 64	6,072	11.3%
65 to 74	4,758	8.9%
75 and over	3,573	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	29,874	55.6%
Black or African American	6,496	12.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	317	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	288	0.5%
Two or more races	2,031	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	14,720	27.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.2%

High school graduate38.6%

Some college or associate's25.8%

Bachelor's degree11.9%

Graduate or professional degree5.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6,276	18.2%
High school graduate	13,282	38.6%
Some college or associate's	8,875	25.8%
Bachelor's degree	4,102	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1,910	5.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone75.9%

Carpooled16.8%

Public transit0.8%

Walked2.8%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home2.6%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	18,419	75.9%
Carpooled	4,076	16.8%
Public transit	183	0.8%
Walked	687	2.8%
Bicycle	69	0.3%
Worked from home	625	2.6%
Other means	213	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	10,764	45.5%
15 to 29 min	8,220	34.8%
30 to 44 min	3,561	15.1%
45 to 59 min	633	2.7%
60+ min	469	2.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.44
Poverty rate: 18.8% (9,920 of 52,824)

	Count	Share
Family households	12,445	57.4%
Nonfamily households	9,248	42.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	21,693	85.9%
Vacant	3,570	14.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	11,432	52.7%
Renter-occupied	10,261	47.3%

1-unit, detached53.0%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units10.4%

5 to 19 units15.9%

20 or more units9.1%

Mobile home & other9.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	13,390	53.0%
1-unit, attached	456	1.8%
2 to 4 units	2,630	10.4%
5 to 19 units	4,016	15.9%
20 or more units	2,309	9.1%
Mobile home & other	2,462	9.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1820728
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 28 sq mi
Water area: 0.98 sq mi
Center point: 41.6915, -85.9622