South Bend

Population: 102,866
Median household income: $52,512
Median home value: $124,500

South Bend, a community in St. Joseph County, Indiana, has 102,866 residents. The median household income of $52,512 is below the St. Joseph County median ($64,885).

From 2019 to 2023, South Bend's population held roughly steady from 102,037 to 102,866, while its median home value rose 46.1% from $85,200 to $124,500.

29.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 58.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 102,866
Median age: 33.9 yrs
Median household income: $52,512
Median home value: $124,500
Median gross rent: $1,000
Housing units: 47,558
Homeownership rate: 58.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.4%
Unemployment rate: 6.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

102,037102,866

Median household income

$40,265$52,512

Median home value

$85,200$124,500

Median gross rent

$789$1,000

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	102,037	$40,265	$85,200	$789
2020	102,686	$42,657	$88,600	$814
2021	102,786	$46,002	$95,500	$862
2022	103,084	$49,056	$113,800	$935
2023	102,866	$52,512	$124,500	$1,000

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

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1719.2%

18 to 249.9%

25 to 3415.4%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6410.6%

65 to 748.8%

75 and over5.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	6,988	6.8%
5 to 17	19,726	19.2%
18 to 24	10,206	9.9%
25 to 34	15,890	15.4%
35 to 44	13,127	12.8%
45 to 54	11,422	11.1%
55 to 64	10,946	10.6%
65 to 74	9,001	8.8%
75 and over	5,560	5.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	52,107	50.7%
Black or African American	24,806	24.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	111	0.1%
Asian	1,753	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	56	0.1%
Some other race	701	0.7%
Two or more races	5,514	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	17,818	17.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.3%

High school graduate29.7%

Some college or associate's28.5%

Bachelor's degree16.9%

Graduate or professional degree12.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	8,144	12.3%
High school graduate	19,614	29.7%
Some college or associate's	18,784	28.5%
Bachelor's degree	11,163	16.9%
Graduate or professional degree	8,241	12.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone71.4%

Carpooled11.8%

Public transit1.7%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle1.1%

Worked from home10.0%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	32,684	71.4%
Carpooled	5,399	11.8%
Public transit	798	1.7%
Walked	1,135	2.5%
Bicycle	520	1.1%
Worked from home	4,575	10.0%
Other means	646	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	15,659	38.0%
15 to 29 min	16,338	39.7%
30 to 44 min	6,029	14.6%
45 to 59 min	1,769	4.3%
60+ min	1,387	3.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.44
Poverty rate: 22.6% (22,714 of 100,604)

	Count	Share
Family households	22,223	54.0%
Nonfamily households	18,904	46.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	41,127	86.5%
Vacant	6,431	13.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	24,189	58.8%
Renter-occupied	16,938	41.2%

1-unit, detached71.8%

1-unit, attached3.2%

2 to 4 units6.8%

5 to 19 units9.9%

20 or more units7.7%

Mobile home & other0.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	34,142	71.8%
1-unit, attached	1,523	3.2%
2 to 4 units	3,225	6.8%
5 to 19 units	4,686	9.9%
20 or more units	3,665	7.7%
Mobile home & other	317	0.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1871000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 42 sq mi
Water area: 0.43 sq mi
Center point: 41.6766, -86.2688