ZIP Code 46517

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Elkhart County, Indiana.

Population: 25,438
Median household income: $53,263
Median home value: $168,500

Covering part of Elkhart County, Indiana, ZIP Code 46517 has about 25,438 residents. Its median household income of $53,263 runs below the Elkhart County figure of $65,617.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 46517's population declined 3.9% from 26,468 to 25,438, while its median gross rent rose 30.1% from $724 to $942.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 23.2% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 52.7% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 25,438
Median age: 35.0 yrs
Median household income: $53,263
Median home value: $168,500
Median gross rent: $942
Housing units: 9,915
Homeownership rate: 61.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.7%
Unemployment rate: 1.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

26,46825,438

Median household income

$51,495$53,263

Median home value

$136,600$168,500

Median gross rent

$724$942

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	26,468	$51,495	$136,600	$724
2020	26,526	$49,372	$133,300	$741
2021	26,197	$53,331	$141,900	$766
2022	26,711	$52,519	$157,000	$845
2023	25,438	$53,263	$168,500	$942

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

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1723.2%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3411.9%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6411.0%

65 to 749.0%

75 and over6.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,735	6.8%
5 to 17	5,911	23.2%
18 to 24	2,046	8.0%
25 to 34	3,024	11.9%
35 to 44	3,114	12.2%
45 to 54	3,001	11.8%
55 to 64	2,792	11.0%
65 to 74	2,285	9.0%
75 and over	1,530	6.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,416	52.7%
Black or African American	3,004	11.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	134	0.5%
Asian	60	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	6	0.0%
Some other race	38	0.1%
Two or more races	1,056	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7,724	30.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.2%

High school graduate42.0%

Some college or associate's24.0%

Bachelor's degree11.0%

Graduate or professional degree3.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,028	19.2%
High school graduate	6,620	42.0%
Some college or associate's	3,780	24.0%
Bachelor's degree	1,726	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	592	3.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone72.6%

Carpooled20.6%

Public transit0.2%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home4.3%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,836	72.6%
Carpooled	2,221	20.6%
Public transit	22	0.2%
Walked	189	1.8%
Bicycle	12	0.1%
Worked from home	468	4.3%
Other means	42	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,872	37.5%
15 to 29 min	4,395	42.6%
30 to 44 min	1,661	16.1%
45 to 59 min	106	1.0%
60+ min	288	2.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.85
Poverty rate: 17.1% (4,190 of 24,519)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,797	67.4%
Nonfamily households	2,809	32.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,606	86.8%
Vacant	1,309	13.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,283	61.4%
Renter-occupied	3,323	38.6%

1-unit, detached62.2%

1-unit, attached2.6%

2 to 4 units3.5%

5 to 19 units20.0%

20 or more units7.6%

Mobile home & other4.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,165	62.2%
1-unit, attached	260	2.6%
2 to 4 units	349	3.5%
5 to 19 units	1,984	20.0%
20 or more units	758	7.6%
Mobile home & other	399	4.0%

ZIP Code 46517

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