New Paris

Population: 1,630
Median household income: $71,750
Median home value: $173,100

New Paris, a community in Elkhart County, Indiana, has 1,630 residents. At $71,750, its median household income sits above Elkhart County's $65,617.

From 2019 to 2023, New Paris's population grew 8.4% from 1,503 to 1,630, while its median home value rose 52.5% from $113,500 to $173,100.

The median resident is 35.3 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 19.8% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,630
Median age: 35.3 yrs
Median household income: $71,750
Median home value: $173,100
Median gross rent: $1,066
Housing units: 562
Homeownership rate: 84.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.6%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,5031,630

Median household income

$50,078$71,750

Median home value

$113,500$173,100

Median gross rent

$793$1,066

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,503	$50,078	$113,500	$793
2020	1,464	$66,350	$128,400	$763
2021	1,434	$73,984	$144,100	$722
2022	1,600	$76,118	$163,000	$931
2023	1,630	$71,750	$173,100	$1,066

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1719.8%

18 to 249.1%

25 to 3414.3%

35 to 4411.0%

45 to 5413.8%

55 to 6411.2%

65 to 747.2%

75 and over7.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	104	6.4%
5 to 17	322	19.8%
18 to 24	149	9.1%
25 to 34	233	14.3%
35 to 44	179	11.0%
45 to 54	225	13.8%
55 to 64	183	11.2%
65 to 74	117	7.2%
75 and over	118	7.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,405	86.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	32	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	193	11.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma21.3%

High school graduate46.9%

Some college or associate's22.2%

Bachelor's degree8.5%

Graduate or professional degree1.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	225	21.3%
High school graduate	495	46.9%
Some college or associate's	234	22.2%
Bachelor's degree	90	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	11	1.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone91.2%

Carpooled3.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.5%

Other means2.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	879	91.2%
Carpooled	37	3.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	19	2.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	5	0.5%
Other means	24	2.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	207	21.6%
15 to 29 min	621	64.8%
30 to 44 min	92	9.6%
45 to 59 min	39	4.1%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.89
Poverty rate: 12.2% (198 of 1,619)

	Count	Share
Family households	460	81.9%
Nonfamily households	102	18.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	562	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	474	84.3%
Renter-occupied	88	15.7%

1-unit, detached99.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.9%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	557	99.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5	0.9%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1853370
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.55 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.5019, -85.8255