Wakarusa

Population: 2,519
Median household income: $76,008
Median home value: $202,400

Wakarusa, a community in Elkhart County, Indiana, has 2,519 residents. At $76,008, its median household income sits above Elkhart County's $65,617.

Between 2019 and 2023, Wakarusa's population grew 28.7% from 1,957 to 2,519, while its median home value rose 34.7% from $150,300 to $202,400.

The median gross rent is $1,214. 26.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,519
Median age: 37.2 yrs
Median household income: $76,008
Median home value: $202,400
Median gross rent: $1,214
Housing units: 866
Homeownership rate: 87.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.2%
Unemployment rate: 9.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,9572,519

Median household income

$65,673$76,008

Median home value

$150,300$202,400

Median gross rent

$740$1,214

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,957	$65,673	$150,300	$740
2020	2,074	$64,432	$159,800	$769
2021	2,298	$73,026	$162,900	$798
2022	2,488	$78,583	$179,800	$1,180
2023	2,519	$76,008	$202,400	$1,214

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

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1721.3%

18 to 249.1%

25 to 3410.2%

35 to 4417.0%

45 to 548.2%

55 to 6411.6%

65 to 747.7%

75 and over7.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	178	7.1%
5 to 17	537	21.3%
18 to 24	230	9.1%
25 to 34	256	10.2%
35 to 44	428	17.0%
45 to 54	206	8.2%
55 to 64	293	11.6%
65 to 74	194	7.7%
75 and over	197	7.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,022	80.3%
Black or African American	44	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.2%
Asian	75	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	18	0.7%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	143	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	213	8.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.1%

High school graduate41.6%

Some college or associate's18.1%

Bachelor's degree21.0%

Graduate or professional degree5.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	222	14.1%
High school graduate	654	41.6%
Some college or associate's	285	18.1%
Bachelor's degree	330	21.0%
Graduate or professional degree	83	5.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone72.4%

Carpooled17.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	801	72.4%
Carpooled	192	17.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	35	3.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	79	7.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	371	36.1%
15 to 29 min	342	33.3%
30 to 44 min	162	15.8%
45 to 59 min	50	4.9%
60+ min	103	10.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.17
Poverty rate: 9.5% (227 of 2,384)

	Count	Share
Family households	553	73.2%
Nonfamily households	202	26.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	755	87.2%
Vacant	111	12.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	661	87.5%
Renter-occupied	94	12.5%

1-unit, detached76.8%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units1.5%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units10.4%

Mobile home & other9.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	665	76.8%
1-unit, attached	12	1.4%
2 to 4 units	13	1.5%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	90	10.4%
Mobile home & other	86	9.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1879478
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 2.2 sq mi
Water area: 0.08 sq mi
Center point: 41.5312, -86.0133