Elkhart, Indiana

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Population in July 2008: 52,653. Population change since 2000: +1.5%

Males: 25,906	(49.2%)
Females: 26,747	(50.8%)

Median resident age:	30.8 years
Indiana median age:	35.2 years

Zip codes: 46514, 46515, 46516, 46517.

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Estimated median household income in 2008: $38,805 (it was $34,863 in 2000)

Elkhart:	$38,805
Indiana:	$47,966

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $21,170

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $106,022 (it was $74,200 in 2000)

Elkhart:	$106,022
Indiana:	$125,200

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $120,387; Detached houses: $126,669; Townhouses or other attached units: $207,866; In 2-unit structures: $93,724; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $69,261; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $263,044; Mobile homes: $22,795

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Races in Elkhart:

White Non-Hispanic (66.8%)
Hispanic (14.8%)
Black (14.7%)
Other race (9.2%)
Two or more races (2.9%)
American Indian (1.1%)
Other Asian (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Elkhart: 79.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (18.7%), Irish (8.2%), United States (7.0%), English (6.6%), Italian (3.2%), Dutch (2.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1858

Elevation: 750 feet

Land area: 21.4 square miles.

Population density: 2464 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Elkhart

High school or higher: 71.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
Unemployed: 6.0%
Mean travel time to work: 18.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Elkhart city

Never married: 27.8%
Now married: 48.0%
Separated: 2.4%
Widowed: 6.8%
Divorced: 15.0%

5,895 residents are foreign born (9.2% Latin America).

This city:	11.4%
Indiana:	3.1%

According to our research there were 130 registered sex offenders living in Elkhart, Indiana in May 2009.
The ratio of number of residents in Elkhart to the number of sex offenders is 405 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Elkhart:	0.9% ($632)
Indiana:	0.9% ($868)

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Fort Wayne, IN (60.5 miles , pop. 205,727).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (88.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Dunlap, IN (2.1 miles ), Simonton Lake, IN (2.1 miles ), Osceola, IN (2.4 miles ), Bristol, IN (2.9 miles ), Goshen, IN (3.1 miles ), Edwardsburg, MI (3.1 miles ), Granger, IN (3.2 miles ), Mishawaka, IN (3.2 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 56 buildings, average cost: $81,300
1997: 62 buildings, average cost: $83,900
1998: 63 buildings, average cost: $101,300
1999: 41 buildings, average cost: $95,200
2000: 62 buildings, average cost: $123,300
2001: 64 buildings, average cost: $131,100
2002: 42 buildings, average cost: $141,500
2003: 43 buildings, average cost: $132,000
2004: 45 buildings, average cost: $150,700
2005: 45 buildings, average cost: $154,500
2006: 58 buildings, average cost: $182,600
2007: 15 buildings, average cost: $232,900
2008: 11 buildings, average cost: $87,500

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Latitude: 41.68 N, Longitude: 85.97 W

Nickname or alias (official or unofficial): RV Capital of the World

Daytime population change due to commuting: +18,955 (+36.5%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 13,370 (55.0%)

Area code: 574

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Unemployment in Oct. 2009:

Here:	17.4%
Indiana:	9.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

Crime in Elkhart by Year
Type	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2008
Murders	3	4	8	7	6	1	5	12	7
per 100,000	6.8	9.0	15.3	13.3	11.5	1.9	9.6	22.8	13.3
Rapes	26	31	29	28	25	34	39	26	33
per 100,000	59.1	69.9	55.6	53.3	48.0	65.3	74.8	49.4	62.7
Robberies	161	201	224	154	136	161	146	230	161
per 100,000	365.9	453.3	429.4	293.1	261.1	309.4	279.9	437.1	305.8
Assaults	68	49	14	25	20	9	10	16	9
per 100,000	154.6	110.5	26.8	47.6	38.4	17.3	19.2	30.4	17.1
Burglaries	913	915	1,027	877	872	934	775	936	906
per 100,000	2075.1	2063.6	1968.7	1669.0	1674.0	1795.0	1485.7	1778.9	1720.7
Thefts	3,072	3,447	3,107	2,943	3,022	3,036	2,724	2,857	2,464
per 100,000	6982.3	7774.2	5956.0	5600.9	5801.5	5834.9	5222.0	5429.9	4679.6
Auto thefts	425	422	362	254	309	270	262	276	197
per 100,000	966.0	951.8	693.9	483.4	593.2	518.9	502.3	524.6	374.1
Arson	32	39	31	23	31	33	20	36	31
per 100,000	72.7	88.0	59.4	43.8	59.5	63.4	38.3	68.4	58.9
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	703.4	763.6	640.9	546.3	544.1	553.0	519.8	606.1	509.4

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 141 (118 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.24
US city average:	3.00

Historical population

Historical housing units

Population change in the 1990s: +7,140 (+16.0%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Transportation equipment (17%)
Metal and metal products (12%)
Construction (7%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
Wood products (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Plastics and rubber products (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Transportation equipment (9%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Health care (9%)
Educational services (8%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (15%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Average climate in Elkhart, Indiana

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Elkhart-area historical tornado activity is near Indiana state average. It is 129% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 12.4 miles away from the Elkhart city center killed 31 people and injured 252 people.

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 tornado 13.9 miles away from the city center killed 36 people and injured 321 people.

Birthplace of: Rick Mirer - 2005 NFL player (Detroit Lions, born: Mar 19, 1970), Amber Jacobs - WNBA player (Minnesota Lynx, born: Jun 29, 1982), Derek Drews - College basketball player (Western Michigan Broncos).

Main business address for: PATRICK INDUSTRIES INC (PLASTICS PRODUCTS, NEC), CTS CORP (ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS & ACCESSORIES), SKYLINE CORP (MOBILE HOMES), COACHMEN INDUSTRIES INC (MOTOR HOMES).

Hospital/medical center in Elkhart:

ELKHART GENERAL HOSPITAL (600 EAST BOULEVARD)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Elkhart:

OAKLAWN PSYCHIATRIC CENTER, INC (about 9 miles; GOSHEN, IN)
GOSHEN GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; GOSHEN, IN)
ST JOSEPH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; MISHAWAKA, IN)

Political contributions by individuals in Elkhart, IN

Airports and Heliports located in Elkhart:

Elkhart Municipal Airport (Runways: 3, Air Taxi Ops: 1,000, Itinerant Ops: 17,824, Local Ops: 14,007, Military Ops: 380)
Mishawaka Pilots Club Airport (Runways: 2, Itinerant Ops: 4,388, Local Ops: 21,576)
Norwood Heliport

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Amtrak station:
ELKHART (131 TYLER ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.

Local government website: www.elkhartindiana.org

Colleges/Universities in Elkhart:

ASSOCIATED MENNONITE BIBLICAL SEMINARY (Full-time enrollment: 119; Location: 3003 BENHAM AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.ambs.edu; Offers Master's degree)
ELKHART BEAUTY COLLEGE (Location: 404 S MAIN; Private, for-profit)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Elkhart:

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME (about 18 miles; NOTRE DAME, IN; Full-time enrollment: 10,633)
INDIANA UNIVERSITY-SOUTH BEND (about 18 miles; SOUTH BEND, IN; FT enrollment: 4,725)
KALAMAZOO VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; FT enrollment: 5,017)
WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; FT enrollment: 23,132)
ANDREWS UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; BERRIEN SPRINGS, MI; FT enrollment: 2,342)
PURDUE UNIVERSITY-NORTH CENTRAL CAMPUS (about 50 miles; WESTVILLE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,500)
VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; VALPARAISO, IN; FT enrollment: 3,376)

Public high schools in Elkhart:

ELKHART MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,876; Location: 2608 CALIFORNIA RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
ELKHART CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,828; Location: 1 BLAZER BLVD; Grades: 09 - 12)
CONCORD COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,452; Location: 59117 MINUTEMAN WAY; Grades: 09 - 12)
JIMTOWN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 512; Location: 59021 CR 3 S; Grades: 09 - 12)

Private high school in Elkhart:

ELKHART BAPTIST CHRISTIAN SCHO (Students: 575; Location: 25943 COUNTY ROAD 22E; Grades: PK - 12)

Biggest public elementary/middle schools in Elkhart:

CONCORD JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 763; Location: 24050 CR 20; Grades: 06 - 08)
NORTH SIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 696; Location: 300 LAWRENCE ST; Grades: 07 - 08)
CLEVELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 696; Location: 53403 CR 1 N; Grades: KG - 06)
PIERRE MORAN MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 694; Location: 200 W LUSHER AVE; Grades: 07 - 08)
WEST SIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 694; Location: 101 S NAPPANEE ST; Grades: 07 - 08)
CONCORD EAST SIDE ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 609; Location: 57156 CR 13 S; Grades: KG - 06)
CONCORD OX-BOW ELEMENTARY SCH (Students: 609; Location: 23525 CR 45; Grades: KG - 06)
OSOLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 578; Location: 24975 CR 6 E; Grades: KG - 06)
FEESER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 574; Location: 26665 CR 4 W; Grades: KG - 06)
HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 563; Location: 501 W LUSHER AVE; Grades: KG - 06)

Private elementary/middle schools in Elkhart:

ST THOMAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 384; Location: 1331 NORTH MAIN STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
TRINITY LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 272; Location: 425 MASSACHUSETTS AVE; Grades: PK - 6)
ST VINCENT DE PAUL ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 178; Location: 1114 S MAIN STREET; Grades: PK - 6)
MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF ELKHART (Students: 162; Location: 416 E. CRAWFORD; Grades: PK - 4)
REDEEMER COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN S (Students: 72; Location: 25435 1/2 CR 6 EAST; Grades: KG - 8)
ELKHART S D A SCHOOL (Students: 7; Location: 23818 COUNTY ROAD 10; Grades: 1 - 7)

See full list of schools located in Elkhart, Map of school districts: ELKHART COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, CONCORD COMMUNITY SCHOOLS

Library in Elkhart:

ELKHART PL (Operating income: $4,536,996; Location: 300 S 2ND ST; 315,266 books; 19,184 audio materials; 23,105 video materials; 1,911 serial subscriptions)

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Notable location: Granger Service Area (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Elkhart include: Albright Church (A), McCoy Memorial Church (B), Baldwin Church (C), Trinity Church (D), Saint Johns Church (E), Riverview Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Grace Lawn Cemetery (1), Rice Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Rivers and creeks: Pine Creek (A), Puterbaugh Creek (B), Christiana Creek (C), Elkhart River (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Elkhart include: Riverview Park (1), Studebaker Park (2), Rice Park (3), American Park (4), Moran Park (5), McNaughton Park (6), Island Park (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attractions: Jim Town Historical Museum Inc (59710 County Road 3) (1), Midwest Museum of American Art (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 429 South Main Street) (2), Time-Out Family Amusement Center (Amusement & Theme Parks; 3701 South Main Street Ofc) (3), National New York Central Railroad Museum (721 South Main Street) (4), Elkhart County Convention & Visitors Centers (219 Caravan Drive) (5), Amish Country Visitor Information (219 Caravan Drive) (6), Gemini Records (Arcades & Amusements; 816 W. Wolf Avenue) (7), Elkhart River Queen (Arcades & Amusements; 110 Bowers Court) (8), Philippine Travel (Tours & Charters; 725 North Michigan Street) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Hotels: Grace Motel (2244 West Lexington Avenue) (1), Econo Lodge (3440 Cassopolis St) (2), Signature Inn Elkhart (3010 Brittany Court) (3), Budget Inn (2807 Cassopolis Street) (4), Econo Lodge Elkhart (3440 Cassopolis Street) (5), Holiday Inn Express (330 Northpointe Boulevard) (6), Residential Inn (3214 South Main Street) (7), Ramada Inn (3011 Belvedere Road) (8), Red Roof Inns (2902 Cassopolis Street) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Courts: Elkhart; County Of (1400 Hudson) (1), City Courts (229 South 2nd) (2), Elkhart County - Clerk's Ofc Elkhart- Superior Court I & Ii (315 South 2nd Street) (3), Elkhart City - City Clerk Court- Fines- Departments- City Clerk Courts (229 South 2nd Street) (4), Elkhart County - Clerk's Ofc Goshen- Court House- Child Support (301 South Main Street) (5), Elkhart County - Courts Elkhart- Court Magistrate (315 South 2nd Street) (6), Elkhart County - Courts Elkhart- Superior Court I- Bailiff (315 South 2nd Street) (7), Elkhart County - Courts Elkhart- Superior Court I- Judge's Secretary (315 South 2nd Street) (8), Indiana State - License Branch-Auto (222 Harrison Street) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Drinking water stations with addresses in Elkhart and their reported violations in the past:

ELKHART PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES (Population served: 47320, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-04-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-04-2004), St Compliance achieved (DEC-06-2004), St Public Notif received (DEC-06-2004)

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-04-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-04-2004), St Compliance achieved (DEC-06-2004), St Public Notif received (DEC-06-2004)

CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-01-2000 and APR-01-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-20-2000), St Compliance achieved (2 times from DEC-01-2000 to APR-01-2004)

31 regular monitoring violations

DELUXE LAKE ESTATES MHP (Serves IL, Population served: 325, Purch_surface_water):

Past health violations:

MCL, Acute (TCR) - In JUN-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-15-2000), St Public Notif requested (AUG-15-2000), St Compliance achieved (JAN-01-2001)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-15-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-15-2000), St Compliance achieved (JAN-01-2001)

Past monitoring violations:

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between JAN-05-2006 and FEB-22-2006, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-10-2006), St Compliance achieved (FEB-22-2006)

Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between JAN-05-2006 and FEB-22-2006, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-10-2006), St Compliance achieved (FEB-22-2006)

CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between JUL-01-2005 and NOV-04-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-26-2005), St Compliance achieved (NOV-04-2005)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and JUL-26-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-26-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-26-2005)

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-2001 and DEC-2002, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAR-12-2001), St BCA signed (APR-25-2001), St Compliance achieved (DEC-29-2002)

5 routine major monitoring violations

One other older monitoring violation

COUNTRYVIEW FARMS (Population served: 325, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and NOV-09-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-15-2005), St Compliance achieved (NOV-09-2005)

2 minor monitoring violations

SUNNYSIDE MENNONITE CHURCH (Population served: 150, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

7 routine major monitoring violations

NEW HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH (Population served: 130, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-11-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-11-2001), St Public Notif received (JAN-12-2001)

Past monitoring violations:

5 routine major monitoring violations

2 regular monitoring violations

SIMONTON LAKE DRIVE-IN (Population served: 100, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

11 routine major monitoring violations

SAINT DAVIDS EPISCOPAL CHURCH (Population served: 100, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

13 routine major monitoring violations

2 regular monitoring violations

ELKHART MOBILE HOME PARK (Population served: 98, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-23-2004), St Public Notif requested (JUL-23-2004)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (AUG-01-2001), St Public Notif requested (AUG-01-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-01-2001)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-18-1998), St Public Notif requested (AUG-18-1998)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-16-1997)

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and APR-01-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-15-2000), St Compliance achieved (2 times from NOV-12-2000 to APR-01-2004)

2 routine major monitoring violations

Drinking water stations with addresses in Elkhart that have no violations reported:

WILTS FOOD CENTER (Serves MI, Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
NICKS GOLF CENTER (Population served: 92, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This city:	2.5 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	62.3%
Whole state:	68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	8.4%
Whole state:	5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:

This city:	13.6%
Whole state:	9.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:

This city:	5.2%
Whole state:	4.2%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Elkhart, IN

People in group quarters in Elkhart

283 people in nursing homes
111 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
109 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
71 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
42 people in other nonhousehold living situations
29 people in homes for the mentally retarded
9 people in unknown juvenile institutions
4 people in religious group quarters

Elkhart compared to Indiana state average:

Elkhart, Indiana environmental map by EPA

Map Legend

Black race population percentage below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Banks with most branches in Elkhart (2009 data):

Keybank National Association: 8 branches. Info updated 2008-03-03: Bank assets: $101,868.6 mil, Deposits: $70,142.2 mil, headquarters in Cleveland, OH, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1003 total offices, Holding Company: Keycorp
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association: 7 branches. Info updated 2008-09-30: Bank assets: $1,746,242.0 mil, Deposits: $1,055,765.0 mil, headquarters in Columbus, OH, positive income, International Specialization, 5491 total offices, Holding Company: Jpmorgan Chase & Co.
1st Source Bank: North Pointe-Martins Branch, Elkhart-West Branch, Dunlap Branch, Elkhart-Martins Branch, Elkhart-Bristol Street Branch, Elkhart-Franklin Street Branch. Info updated 2008-06-16: Bank assets: $4,445.8 mil, Deposits: $3,515.1 mil, headquarters in South Bend, IN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 83 total offices, Holding Company: 1st Source Corporation
Lake City Bank: Elkhart Branch, Elkhart Hubbard Hill Branch, Elkhart East Branch, Elkhart Northwest Branch. Info updated 2006-05-11: Bank assets: $2,376.3 mil, Deposits: $1,886.7 mil, headquarters in Warsaw, IN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 45 total offices, Holding Company: Lakeland Financial Corporation
National City Bank: Elkhart West Branch, Elkhart Central, Elkhart East Branch. Info updated 2009-01-16: Bank assets: $146,057.8 mil, Deposits: $104,197.4 mil, headquarters in Cleveland, OH, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1582 total offices, Holding Company: Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc., The
Bank of America, National Association: Elkhart Branch at 320 North Main, branch established on 1988-06-30; Supermarket-Elkhart at 175 County Road #6 West, branch established on 2001-10-05. Info updated 2008-11-07: Bank assets: $1,471,631.0 mil, Deposits: $954,677.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 6194 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
First State Bank of Middlebury: Riverwalk Branch at 200 Junior Achievement Drive, branch established on 2005-04-04; Cobblestone Crossing Branch at 1515 Cobblestone Boulevlard, branch established on 2000-01-06. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $379.0 mil, Deposits: $263.3 mil, headquarters in Middlebury, IN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Crystal Valley Financial Corporation
Horizon Bank, National Association: Elkhart Loan Production Branch at 1808 East Bristol Street, Suite K, branch established on 2004-03-21; Elkhart Branch at 1909 East Bristol Street, branch established on 2006-06-12. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,304.4 mil, Deposits: $847.6 mil, headquarters in Michigan City, IN, positive income, 22 total offices, Holding Company: Horizon Bancorp
Fifth Third Bank: Elkhart-Downtown Branch at 400 North Main Street, branch established on 1998-09-10. Info updated 2008-11-05: Bank assets: $54,116.4 mil, Deposits: $39,964.9 mil, headquarters in Grand Rapids, MI, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 851 total offices, Holding Company: Fifth Third Bancorp
3 other banks with 3 local branches

Fire-safe hotels and motels in Elkhart, Indiana

Days Inn, 2820 Cassopolis St, Elkhart, IN 46515, Phone: (574) 262-3541
Diplomat, 52162 St Rd, Elkhart, IN 46515, Phone: (574) 264-4118
Echo Motel, 801 Bristol Ave, Elkhart, IN 46515, Phone: (574) 264-6269
Econo Lodge, 52078 SR 19 N, Elkhart, IN 46514, Phone: (574) 262-0540
Highlander Motel, 614 N Nappaner, Elkhart, IN 46515, Phone: (574) 293-5356
Knights Inn, 52188 SR 19, Elkhart, IN 46515, Phone: (574) 264-4262
Quality Inn, 300 S Main St, Elkhart, IN 46515, Phone: (574) 264-0404
Ramada Inn, 3011 Belvedere, Elkhart, IN 46514, Phone: (574) 262-1581, Fax: (574) 262-1590
19 other hotels and motels

All 27 fire-safe hotels and motels in Elkhart, Indiana

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Elkhart mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Elkhart County Indiana:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (83%) Electricity (15%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Religion statistics for Elkhart

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 38.40%

Here		38.4%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.

Name	Catholic Church	Mennonite Church USA	United Methodist Church	Missionary Church	Old Order Amish
Adherents	16.2%	12.5%	11.7%	7.8%	6.8%
Congregations	1.4%	12.1%	7.1%	6.4%	21.7%

Name	Church of the Brethren	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	The (Ashland, Ohio) Brethren Church	Assemblies of God	Other
Adherents	5.5%	4.9%	2.5%	2.5%	29.7%
Congregations	6.4%	3.6%	2.1%	2.5%	36.7%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	16	$58,140	$43,605	0	$0
Other Government Administration	25	$74,222	$35,627	0	$0
Judicial and Legal	14	$52,633	$45,114	3	$4,103
Police Protection - Officers	113	$497,581	$52,840	18	$13,215
Police - Other	28	$88,438	$37,902	0	$0
Firefighters	119	$520,914	$52,529	0	$0
Fire - Other	1	$3,292	$39,504	0	$0
Correction	7	$23,165	$39,711	1	$775
Streets and Highways	45	$167,637	$44,703	4	$3,646
Airports	8	$32,674	$49,011	2	$1,908
Sewerage	53	$202,643	$45,881	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	38	$130,168	$41,106	39	$26,701
Housing and Community Development(Local)	5	$17,781	$42,674	0	$0
Natural Resources	1	$3,793	$45,516	0	$0
Water Supply	25	$89,612	$43,014	0	$0
Other and Unallocable	46	$161,713	$42,186	27	$17,493
Totals for Government	544	$2,124,406	$46,862	94	$67,841

Elkhart government finances in 2004:

Charges - Air Transportation: $230,000
Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,763,000
Charges - Sewerage: $8,045,000
All Other: $1,197,000

Parks & Recreation: $725,000
Construction - Sewerage: $491,000
Current Operations - General - Other: $36,615,000
Sewerage: $13,568,000

Housing & Community Development: $8,059,000

Police Protection: $7,912,000

Fire Protection: $7,665,000

Water Utilities: $5,605,000

Parks & Recreation: $4,854,000

Regular Highways: $3,827,000

Parking Facilities: $2,056,000

Air Transportation: $1,466,000

Central Staff Services: $1,327,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $504,000

Financial Administration: $312,000

Corrections - Other: $297,000

Health Services - Other: $210,000

Welfare - Other: $93,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $322,000
All Other: $125,000
General - Interest on Debt: $925,000
Intergovernmental to State - Regular Highways: $2,400,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $7,573,000
Highways: $537,000

All Other: $196,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $8,060,000
Industrial Revenue: $2,806,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $12,015,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $7,530,000
Water Utilities: $4,725,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $17,975,000
Water Utilities: $4,725,000

Industrial Revenue: $2,706,000
Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $100,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $8,060,000
Other, NEC: $1,570,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $11,197,000
Interest Earnings: $533,000

Property Sale Other: $50,000

Rents: $29,000
Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $851,000
General - Other: $747,000

Sewerage: $537,000

Police Protection: $459,000

Regular Highways: $204,000

Fire Protection: $173,000

Health - Other: $73,000

Central Staff: $27,000

Air Transportation: $21,000

Housing & Community Development: $16,000

Parking Facilities: $14,000

Judicial: $7,000

Financial Administration: $6,000

Corrections - Other: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $35,282,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $12,803,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $7,686,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $5,216,000
Highways: $1,599,000

All Other: $1,393,000

Water Utilities: $64,000

Public Welfare: $33,000

Housing & Community Development: $20,000
Tax - Property: $11,007,000
Individual Income: $2,754,000

NEC: $3,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $26,267,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $443,000

5.32% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,851 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.32%
Indiana average:	6.54%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($172 average AGI)
Elkhart County: 0.06%
Indiana average: 0.10%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from St. Joseph County, IN	1.10% ($38,696 average AGI)
from Cass County, MI	0.34% ($27,374)
from Kosciusko County, IN	0.33% ($45,622)

5.45% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,552 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.45%
Indiana average:	6.56%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($89 average AGI)
Elkhart County: 0.04%
Indiana average: 0.03%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to St. Joseph County, IN	1.15% ($37,356 average AGI)
to Cass County, MI	0.33% ($37,619)
to Kosciusko County, IN	0.31% ($37,429)

Strongest AM radio stations in Elkhart:

WTRC (1340 AM; 1 kW; ELKHART, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WFRN (1270 AM; 5 kW; ELKHART, IN)
WHLY (1580 AM; 10 kW; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: TIMES COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
WSBT (960 AM; 5 kW; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WSBT, INC.)
WDND (1620 AM; 10 kW; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS, INC.)
WKAM (1460 AM; 3 kW; GOSHEN, IN; Owner: FULMER COMMUNICATIONS LLC)
WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WMSH-FM (99 AM; 1 kW; STURGIS, MI; Owner: LAKE CITIES BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Elkhart:

WFRN-FM (104.7 FM; ELKHART, IN; Owner: PROGRESSIVE BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
WZOW (97.7 FM; GOSHEN, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS, INC.)
WBYT (100.7 FM; ELKHART, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WNSN (101.5 FM; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WSBT, INC.)
WNDV-FM (92.9 FM; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS, INC.)
W300AL (107.9 FM; MISHAWAKA, IN; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
WVPE (88.1 FM; ELKHART, IN; Owner: ELKHART COMMUNITY SCHOOLS CORP.)
WRBR-FM (103.9 FM; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: HICKS BROADCASTING OF INDIANA, LLC)
WGCS (91.1 FM; GOSHEN, IN; Owner: GOSHEN COLLEGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WLRX (95.7 FM; NAPPANEE, IN; Owner: TALKING STICK COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W207BF (89.3 FM; GOSHEN, IN; Owner: WORLD RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
WSND-FM (88.9 FM; NOTRE DAME, IN; Owner: VOICE OF THE FIGHTING IRISH, INC.)
W241AD (96.1 FM; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: PROGRESSIVE BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC)
WHPZ (96.9 FM; BREMEN, IN; Owner: LESEA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WHME (103.1 FM; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: LESEA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
W243AJ (96.5 FM; MISHAWAKA, IN; Owner: PROGRESSIVE BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
WZOC (94.3 FM; PLYMOUTH, IN; Owner: PLYMOUTH BROADCASTING, INC.)
WETL (91.7 FM; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: SOUTH BEND COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORP.)
W210BF (89.9 FM; ELKHART, IN; Owner: WORLD RADIO NETWORK)
WAOR (95.3 FM; NILES, MI; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around Elkhart:

WNIT (Channel 34; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: MICHIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WHME-TV (Channel 46; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: LESEA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WMWB-LP (Channel 25; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WMWB-TV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WSJV (Channel 28; ELKHART, IN; Owner: WSJV TELEVISION, INC.)
WNDU-TV (Channel 16; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: MICHIANA TELECASTING CORP.)
WSBT-TV (Channel 22; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WSBT, INC.)
WBND-LP (Channel 57; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WBND-TV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WRDY-LP (Channel 69; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WEIGEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WYGN-LP (Channel 12; BERRIEN SPRINGS, MI; Owner: GOOD NEWS TELEVISION)

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

See more detailed statistics of Elkhart fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 120
Total length: 687 meters (2,254ft)
Total costs: $13,671,000
Total average daily traffic: 1,148,164
Total average daily truck traffic: 73,922

New bridges - Historical Statistics

1910-1919: 1
1920-1929: 3
1930-1939: 4
1940-1949: 0
1950-1959: 31
1960-1969: 17
1970-1979: 6
1980-1989: 7
1990-1999: 48
2000-2009: 3

	A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings		D) Home Improvement Loans		E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families		F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 6 full and 7 partial tracts)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	36	$96,830	399	$94,435	424	$89,938	86	$37,279	6	$1,995,645	104	$72,434	20	$65,112
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	33	$77,462	93	$85,554	19	$36,873	0	$0	12	$55,350	2	$62,220
APPLICATIONS DENIED	8	$93,793	122	$81,144	429	$98,401	137	$39,514	2	$182,945	64	$62,633	19	$61,971
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	4	$91,340	27	$78,226	150	$92,006	13	$51,798	0	$0	14	$64,913	2	$92,880
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	14	$84,061	62	$97,224	6	$65,977	0	$0	9	$85,727	1	$99,410

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Detailed mortgage data for all 13 tracts in Elkhart, IN

	A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings		C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)		D) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A & B)
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 5 full and 7 partial tracts)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	234	$95,333	68	$109,130	15	$76,168	1	$51,640
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	21	$94,621	13	$104,612	1	$108,220	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	8	$98,691	3	$97,580	1	$141,980	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	10	$90,839	4	$96,320	0	$0	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	1	$123,450	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 577
Hazardous Condition: 261
Service Call: 20
Good Intent Call: 17

Incident types - Elkhart

See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Elkhart, IN

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