Elkhart County, Indiana (IN)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 13,455
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 47,792
Renter-occupied apartments: 21,051 (it was 18,362 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 28% |
State: | 30% |
Land area: 464 sq. mi.
Water area: 4.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 445 people per square mile (high).
Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (35.3%), Educational, health and social services (17.6%), Retail trade (10.8%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 87%
- Government: 8%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 153,00773.9%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 34,25516.5%Hispanic or Latino
- 11,3405.5%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 5,1062.5%Two or more races
- 2,4171.2%Asian alone
- 5300.3%Some other race alone
- 2760.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 1490.07%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age: | 35.9 years |
Indiana median age: | 38.0 years |
Males: 101,937 | ![]() |
Females: 104,404 | ![]() |

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Elkhart County: | 2.0 people |
Indiana: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2019: $54,531 ($44,478 in 1999)
This county: | $54,531 |
Indiana: | $57,603 |
Median contract rent in 2019 for apartments: $697 (lower quartile is $601, upper quartile is $794)
This county: | $697 |
State: | $669 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $160,400 (it was $95,600 in 2000)
Elkhart: | $160,400 |
Indiana: | $156,000 |
Mean price in 2019:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,101Detached houses: $214,899
Here: $214,899 State: $196,369 Townhouses or other attached units: $238,577
Here: $238,577 State: $179,895 In 2-unit structures: $154,772
Here: $154,772 State: $129,696 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $124,936
Here: $124,936 State: $148,047 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $175,518
Here: $175,518 State: $188,172 Mobile homes: $72,404
Here: $72,404 State: $63,481
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $421
Institutionalized population: 2,803
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 18
- Robberies: 21
- Assaults: 21
- Burglaries: 442
- Thefts: 1257
- Auto thefts: 200
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 1
- Rapes: 19
- Robberies: 20
- Assaults: 15
- Burglaries: 452
- Thefts: 1033
- Auto thefts: 222
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1997: 875 buildings, average cost: $105,700
- 1998: 957 buildings, average cost: $104,700
- 1999: 976 buildings, average cost: $115,300
- 2000: 896 buildings, average cost: $126,600
- 2001: 884 buildings, average cost: $123,500
- 2002: 989 buildings, average cost: $125,900
- 2003: 1036 buildings, average cost: $130,400
- 2004: 1083 buildings, average cost: $148,000
- 2005: 1014 buildings, average cost: $152,800
- 2006: 889 buildings, average cost: $163,300
- 2007: 613 buildings, average cost: $184,800
- 2008: 339 buildings, average cost: $190,600
- 2009: 137 buildings, average cost: $183,900
- 2010: 174 buildings, average cost: $175,500
- 2011: 146 buildings, average cost: $181,000
- 2012: 221 buildings, average cost: $177,900
- 2013: 283 buildings, average cost: $207,700
- 2014: 270 buildings, average cost: $211,800
- 2015: 307 buildings, average cost: $211,600
- 2016: 348 buildings, average cost: $212,600
- 2017: 366 buildings, average cost: $222,000
- 2018: 351 buildings, average cost: $274,100
- 2019: 339 buildings, average cost: $260,500
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,370 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,368 (0.8%)
Elkhart County: | 9.2% |
Indiana: | 11.9% |
Median age of residents in 2019: 35.9 years old
(Males: 33.7 years old, Females: 37.5 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 40.4 years old, Black residents: 27.7 years old, American Indian residents: 47.6 years old, Asian residents: 27.7 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 22.6 years old, Other race residents: 30.3 years old)
Area name: Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Elkhart County is $519 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $641 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $806 a month.
Cities in this county include: Elkhart, Goshen, Nappanee, Dunlap, Simonton Lake, Middlebury, Wakarusa, Bristol, New Paris, Millersburg.
2018 air pollution in Elkhart County:
Ozone (1-hour): 0.027 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 8.0 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Near U.S. average.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Elkhart County: Laporte Fair Grounds (A), Elks Country Club (B), Kingsbury Industrial Park (C), Springfield Township Volunteer Fire Department (D), Pleasant Township Fire Department (E), Scipio Township Volunteer Fire Department Station 1 (F), Noble Township Fire Department (G), Coolspring Township Volunteer Fire Department (H), Center Township Volunteer Fire Department (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Elkhart County include: Bible Church (A), Carmel Chapel (B), Salem Chapel (C), Immanuel Church (D), Lambs Chapel (E), Maple Grove Church (F), Davis Church (G), Oak Grove Church (H), Posey Chapel (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Beattys Corner Cemetery (1), Morgan Cemetery (2), Teeter Cemetery (3), Heckman Memorial Cemetery (4), Swan Lake Memorial Gardens (5), Quaker Cemetery (6), Sauktown Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Finger Lake (A), Fishtrap Lake (B), Lake Lee (C), Clear Lake (D), Hog Lake (E), Horseshoe Lake (F), Hunt Lake (G), Saugany Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Wolf Run (A), Waterford Creek (B), West Branch Trail Creek (C), Ridge Run (D), Little Kankakee River (E), Kingsbury Creek (F), Fish Creek (G), East Branch Trail Creek (H), Bosserman Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Elkhart County include: Kingsbury State Fish and Game Area (1), Kingsbury State Fish and Wildlife Area (2), Camp To-Pe-Ne-Bee (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Kent County, Rhode Island , New London County, Connecticut
, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
, Weber County, Utah
, Huron County, Ohio
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Here: | 4.4% |
Indiana: | 4.9% |
Current college students: 5,271
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.9%
Number of foreign born residents: 17,588 (39.5% naturalized citizens)
Elkhart County: | 8.5% |
Whole state: | 5.3% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 2,7122010 or later
- 5,2402000 to 2009
- 5,3481990 to 1999
- 2,4241980 to 1989
- 8801970 to 1979
- 1,370Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.4 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 89.3%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 56,357
- One, attached: 2,157
- Two: 1,587
- 3 or 4: 3,377
- 5 to 9: 3,746
- 10 to 19: 2,362
- 20 to 49: 2,944
- 50 or more: 1,497
- Mobile homes: 5,729
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8
Housing units in Elkhart County with a mortgage: 32,215 (389 second mortgage, 3,970 home equity loan, 370 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 17,736
Here: | 65.3% with mortgage |
State: | 65.2% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Elkhart County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 52,931 | 228 |
Mainline Protestant | 13,375 | 43 |
Catholic | 10,765 | 4 |
Black Protestant | 3,889 | 7 |
Other | 1,259 | 10 |
Orthodox | 248 | 2 |
None | 115,092 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Elkhart County: | 1.82 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.73 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.20 / 10,000 pop. |
Indiana: | 0.21 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.15 / 10,000 pop. |
Indiana: | 0.50 / 10,000 pop. |
Elkhart County: | 3.19 / 10,000 pop. |
Indiana: | 3.57 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 6.83 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 6.78 / 10,000 pop. |
Elkhart County: | 8.6% |
Indiana: | 9.2% |
Elkhart County: | 28.6% |
State: | 29.0% |
Here: | 15.5% |
State: | 14.3% |
Agriculture in Elkhart County:
Average size of farms: 133 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $89,718
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $255.15
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 4.62%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 69.39%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $70,484
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 81.24%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 14.33%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $63,874
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.42%
Average age of principal farm operators: 49 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 24.47
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 36.99%
Corn for grain: 69316 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 2154 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 59461 harvested acres
Vegetables: 1,023 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 312 acres
Tornado activity:
Elkhart County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Indiana state average. It is 1930593.5 times below overall U.S. average.Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 13 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/12/1976, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 7 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Elkhart County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Indiana state average. It is 4% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 243.4 miles away from Elkhart County center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 220.5 miles away from the county center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 243.5 miles away from the county center
On 7/12/1986 at 08:19:37, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 109.7 miles away from the county center
On 5/2/2015 at 16:23:07, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 2.8 mi) earthquake occurred 48.6 miles away from Elkhart County center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 258.4 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Indiana Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 31, 2020, FEMA Id: 4515, Natural disaster type: Other
- Indiana Severe Storms And Flooding, Incident Period: February 14, 2018 - March 4, 2018, FEMA Id: 4363, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Indiana Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: January 07, 2008 to March 14, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1740: January 30, 2008, FEMA Id: 1740, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Indiana Snow, Incident Period: February 12, 2007 to February 14, 2007, Emergency Declared EM-3274: March 12, 2007, FEMA Id: 3274, Natural disaster type: Snow
- Indiana Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3238: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3238, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Indiana Severe Winter Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: January 01, 2005 to February 11, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1573: January 21, 2005, FEMA Id: 1573, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
- Indiana Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 11, 2000 to December 31, 2000, Emergency Declared EM-3162: January 24, 2001, FEMA Id: 3162, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- Indiana Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 01, 1999 to January 15, 1999, Emergency Declared EM-3135: January 15, 1999, FEMA Id: 3135, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- Indiana Flooding, Severe Storm, Incident Period: December 28, 1990 to January 22, 1991, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-891: January 05, 1991, FEMA Id: 891, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Indiana Snowstorms, Incident Period: February 02, 1977, Emergency Declared EM-3028: February 02, 1977, FEMA Id: 3028, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm
- 1 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Elkhart County (11) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 4
Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 4, Storms: 4, Winter Storms: 3, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Tornado: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 101,082 (77.7%)
- Carpooled: 20,129 (15.5%)
- Bus: 84 (0.1%)
- Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 226 (0.2%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 1,714 (1.3%)
- Bicycle: 1,478 (1.1%)
- Walked: 1,437 (1.1%)
- Worked at home: 3,910 (3.0%)
- Health care and social assistance (20%)
- Manufacturing (14%)
- Retail trade (12%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Wholesale trade (3%)
- Construction (3%)
- Health care and social assistance (24%)
- Manufacturing (17%)
- Retail trade (15%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Wholesale trade (4%)
- Construction (3%)
- Production occupations (22%)
- Management occupations (12%)
- Material moving occupations (10%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (8%)
- Sales and related occupations (8%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (6%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (22%)
- Sales and related occupations (12%)
- Production occupations (12%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (9%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (8%)
- Healthcare support occupations (7%)
- Management occupations (4%)
- Mexico (61%)
- El Salvador (4%)
- Venezuela (2%)
- Canada (2%)
- Dominican Republic (2%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (2%)
- Honduras (2%)
- German (15%)
- American (14%)
- European (8%)
- English (3%)
- Irish (3%)
- Dutch (2%)
- Italian (2%)
People in group quarters in Elkhart County, Indiana in 2000:
- 1,145 people in nursing homes
- 656 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 470 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 147 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 89 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 84 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 71 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 51 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
- 18 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 17 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 13 people in other group homes
- 9 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 8 people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 4 people in religious group quarters
People in group quarters in Elkhart County, Indiana in 2010:
- 1,345 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 995 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 407 people in college/university student housing
- 305 people in group homes intended for adults
- 303 people in correctional residential facilities
- 166 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 103 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 71 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 68 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals and psychiatric units in other hospitals
- 21 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
- 16 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 4 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
4.74% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($54,023 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 4.74% |
Indiana average: | 6.06% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.58% relocated from other counties in Indiana ($36,773 average AGI)
2.15% relocated from other states ($17,250 average AGI)
Elkhart County: 2.15% Indiana average: 2.21%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
from St. Joseph County, IN | ![]() |
from Kosciusko County, IN | ![]() |
from Cass County, MI | ![]() |
from LaGrange County, IN | ![]() |
from St. Joseph County, MI | ![]() |
from Marshall County, IN | ![]() |
from Noble County, IN | ![]() |
5.10% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($42,989 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.10% |
Indiana average: | 6.25% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.76% relocated to other counties in Indiana ($21,962 average AGI)
2.34% relocated to other states ($21,027 average AGI)
Elkhart County: 2.34% Indiana average: 2.40%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
to St. Joseph County, IN | ![]() |
to Kosciusko County, IN | ![]() |
to Cass County, MI | ![]() |
to LaGrange County, IN | ![]() |
to Marion County, IN | ![]() |
to St. Joseph County, MI | ![]() |
to Allen County, IN | ![]() |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 17.2
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 15.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 7.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 8.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.9
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 11.6%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 25,145 (21,503 aged, 3,642 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 5,751 (10%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Elkhart County, Indiana in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (2,137)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (2,009)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,934)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (1,467)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (1,379)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (1,079)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (1,048)
- Congestive heart failure (812)
- Unspecified dementia (790)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (605)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 10,071
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 220
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 40,770
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,685
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 738
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 10
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 34
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 76
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 5
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 49.2. This is less than state average.
- Firearm - 27.2
- Other - 21.9
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 84.0. This is less than state average.
- Firearm - 38.6
- Suffocation - 21.9
- Poisoning - 18.9
- Other - 4.5
Household type by relationship:
Households: 206,341- Male householders: 38,525 (11,435 living alone), Female householders: 30,028 (12,866 living alone)
33,064 spouses (33,009 opposite-sex spouses), 3,010 unmarried partners, (3,010 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 74,286 children (67,567 natural, 3,639 adopted, 3,080 stepchildren), 5,350 grandchildren, 1,713 brothers or sisters, 3,400 parents, 0 foster children, 3,239 other relatives, 10,077 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 3,649
Size of family households: 20,437 2-persons, 7,209 3-persons, 5,886 4-persons, 4,721 5-persons, 1,188 6-persons, 1,403 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 24,301 1-person, 2,679 2-persons, 423 3-persons, 234 4-persons, 72 6-persons.
37,411 married couples with children.
12,632 single-parent households (3,046 men, 9,586 women).
80.5% of residents of Elkhart speak English at home.
12.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
5.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 41% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (64% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $619,903,000 ($3,233 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $17,199,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $345,024,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $132,117,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,886,000
Federal grants: $102,569,000
Federal procurement contracts: $16,315,000 ($10,503,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $18,992,000 ($830,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,652,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $89,122,000
Federal Government insurance: $54,292,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 16,559Here: | 85 per 1000 residents |
State: | 72 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 7,520
Here: | 38 per 1000 residents |
State: | 47 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +4,868
Here: | +25 per 1000 residents |
State: | +9 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -1,126
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Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 14.36 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Here: | 6.7 |
State: | 6.5 |
Here: | 4.6 |
State: | 4.4 |
- Year house built in Elkhart County, Indiana
- 2,3532014 or later
- 1,4022010 to 2013
- 7,5762000 to 2009
- 13,2921990 to 1999
- 9,0271980 to 1989
- 13,0971970 to 1979
- 8,7221960 to 1969
- 7,8421950 to 1959
- 3,4311940 to 1949
- 13,0221939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Elkhart County, Indiana
- 1411 room
- 02 rooms
- 3923 rooms
- 3,2494 rooms
- 7,9025 rooms
- 11,4466 rooms
- 8,5557 rooms
- 8,1498 rooms
- 10,1179+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Elkhart County, Indiana
- 3231 room
- 4022 rooms
- 2,6533 rooms
- 5,5684 rooms
- 5,0895 rooms
- 2,3066 rooms
- 9247 rooms
- 5448 rooms
- 7939+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Elkhart County, Indiana
- 141no bedroom
- 1521 bedroom
- 7,5022 bedrooms
- 26,5613 bedrooms
- 11,6854 bedrooms
- 3,9105+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Elkhart County, Indiana
- 323no bedroom
- 4,8031 bedroom
- 7,2522 bedrooms
- 4,7513 bedrooms
- 1,4434 bedrooms
- 305+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Elkhart County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 2,628no vehicle
- 13,0531 vehicle
- 20,3232 vehicles
- 8,4223 vehicles
- 3,5704 vehicles
- 1,9555+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Elkhart County in renter-occupied apartments
- 3,680no vehicle
- 8,8261 vehicle
- 4,2542 vehicles
- 1,0113 vehicles
- 7604 vehicles
- 715+ vehicles
88.1% of Elkhart County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in Indiana.
Elkhart County: | 88.1% |
State average: | 85.3% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 135,891
- Other state: 50,062
- Northeast: 6,056
- Midwest: 27,045
- South: 11,889
- West: 5,072
- 85.6%Utility gas
- 7.7%Electricity
- 3.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.4%Wood
- 0.5%Other fuel
- 0.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.2%Coal or coke
- 0.1%No fuel used
- 69.3%Utility gas
- 27.2%Electricity
- 2.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.5%Wood
- 0.5%Other fuel
- 0.3%No fuel used
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 15.3% |
Indiana: | 12.5% |
Here: | 7.6% |
Indiana: | 9.8% |
Here: | 33.2% |
Indiana: | 21.4% |
Elkhart County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $24,300,000
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $5,546,000
Sewerage: $2,659,000
Other: $1,837,000
Parks and Recreation: $3,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $7,839,000
General - Other: $2,316,000
Natural Resources - Other: $321,000
Parks and Recreation: $113,000
Solid Waste Management: $31,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $12,000
- Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $24,079,000
General - Other: $13,636,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $12,741,000
Police Protection: $11,717,000
Health - Other: $5,331,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,903,000
Regular Highways: $4,654,000
Parks and Recreation: $3,460,000
Financial Administration: $2,826,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,267,000
General Public Buildings: $1,948,000
Corrections - Other: $1,161,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $565,000
Natural Resources - Other: $527,000
Sewerage: $425,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,178,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,732,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $59,811,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $59,811,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $8,730,000
Interest Earnings: $1,854,000
Donations From Private Sources: $261,000
Fines and Forfeits: $104,000
Rents: $38,000
Sale of Property: $26,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $299,000
Regular Highways: $147,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $125,000
Correctional Institutions: $101,000
Parks and Recreation: $79,000
Health - Other: $76,000
Central Staff Services: $41,000
Solid Waste Management: $37,000
Police Protection: $25,000
Corrections - Other: $19,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $121,009,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $904,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $8,781,000
Highways: $6,354,000
Other: $1,629,000
- Tax - Property: $53,569,000
Other Selective Sales: $936,000
Other License: $492,000
Elkhart County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $24,300,000
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $5,546,000
Sewerage: $2,659,000
Other: $1,837,000
Parks and Recreation: $3,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $7,839,000
General - Other: $2,316,000
Natural Resources - Other: $321,000
Parks and Recreation: $113,000
Solid Waste Management: $31,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $12,000
- Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $24,079,000
General - Other: $13,636,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $12,741,000
Police Protection: $11,717,000
Health - Other: $5,331,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,903,000
Regular Highways: $4,654,000
Parks and Recreation: $3,460,000
Financial Administration: $2,826,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,267,000
General Public Buildings: $1,948,000
Corrections - Other: $1,161,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $565,000
Natural Resources - Other: $527,000
Sewerage: $425,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,178,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,732,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $59,811,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $59,811,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $8,730,000
Interest Earnings: $1,854,000
Donations From Private Sources: $261,000
Fines and Forfeits: $104,000
Rents: $38,000
Sale of Property: $26,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $299,000
Regular Highways: $147,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $125,000
Correctional Institutions: $101,000
Parks and Recreation: $79,000
Health - Other: $76,000
Central Staff Services: $41,000
Solid Waste Management: $37,000
Police Protection: $25,000
Corrections - Other: $19,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $121,009,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $904,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $8,781,000
Highways: $6,354,000
Other: $1,629,000
- Tax - Property: $53,569,000
Other Selective Sales: $936,000
Other License: $492,000
Elkhart County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $24,300,000
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $5,546,000
Sewerage: $2,659,000
Other: $1,837,000
Parks and Recreation: $3,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $7,839,000
General - Other: $2,316,000
Natural Resources - Other: $321,000
Parks and Recreation: $113,000
Solid Waste Management: $31,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $12,000
- Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $24,079,000
General - Other: $13,636,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $12,741,000
Police Protection: $11,717,000
Health - Other: $5,331,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,903,000
Regular Highways: $4,654,000
Parks and Recreation: $3,460,000
Financial Administration: $2,826,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,267,000
General Public Buildings: $1,948,000
Corrections - Other: $1,161,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $565,000
Natural Resources - Other: $527,000
Sewerage: $425,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,178,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,732,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $59,811,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $59,811,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $8,730,000
Interest Earnings: $1,854,000
Donations From Private Sources: $261,000
Fines and Forfeits: $104,000
Rents: $38,000
Sale of Property: $26,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $299,000
Regular Highways: $147,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $125,000
Correctional Institutions: $101,000
Parks and Recreation: $79,000
Health - Other: $76,000
Central Staff Services: $41,000
Solid Waste Management: $37,000
Police Protection: $25,000
Corrections - Other: $19,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $121,009,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $904,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $8,781,000
Highways: $6,354,000
Other: $1,629,000
- Tax - Property: $53,569,000
Other Selective Sales: $936,000
Other License: $492,000
Elkhart County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $24,300,000
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $5,546,000
Sewerage: $2,659,000
Other: $1,837,000
Parks and Recreation: $3,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $7,839,000
General - Other: $2,316,000
Natural Resources - Other: $321,000
Parks and Recreation: $113,000
Solid Waste Management: $31,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $12,000
- Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $24,079,000
General - Other: $13,636,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $12,741,000
Police Protection: $11,717,000
Health - Other: $5,331,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,903,000
Regular Highways: $4,654,000
Parks and Recreation: $3,460,000
Financial Administration: $2,826,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,267,000
General Public Buildings: $1,948,000
Corrections - Other: $1,161,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $565,000
Natural Resources - Other: $527,000
Sewerage: $425,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,178,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,732,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $59,811,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $59,811,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $8,730,000
Interest Earnings: $1,854,000
Donations From Private Sources: $261,000
Fines and Forfeits: $104,000
Rents: $38,000
Sale of Property: $26,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $299,000
Regular Highways: $147,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $125,000
Correctional Institutions: $101,000
Parks and Recreation: $79,000
Health - Other: $76,000
Central Staff Services: $41,000
Solid Waste Management: $37,000
Police Protection: $25,000
Corrections - Other: $19,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $121,009,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $904,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $8,781,000
Highways: $6,354,000
Other: $1,629,000
- Tax - Property: $53,569,000
Other Selective Sales: $936,000
Other License: $492,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 2,345
- Number of aged recipients: 144
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 2,201
- Number of recipients under 18: 635
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,447
- Number of recipients older than 64: 263
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 740
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,070
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 28 full tracts) | ||||||||||||||
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) | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 629 | $108,385 | 630 | $114,419 | 4,181 | $128,812 | 140 | $50,871 | 6 | $3,914,667 | 192 | $114,693 | 120 | $57,917 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 35 | $99,000 | 57 | $91,702 | 311 | $129,479 | 26 | $29,385 | 0 | $0 | 15 | $64,267 | 28 | $34,429 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 106 | $104,698 | 187 | $99,540 | 1,346 | $128,139 | 117 | $42,838 | 2 | $2,800,000 | 64 | $85,516 | 63 | $69,206 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 42 | $95,143 | 103 | $103,922 | 944 | $130,035 | 25 | $68,360 | 0 | $0 | 40 | $77,375 | 20 | $78,950 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 20 | $90,650 | 14 | $149,714 | 184 | $136,261 | 11 | $49,182 | 0 | $0 | 3 | $104,000 | 7 | $66,714 |
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 26 full tracts) | ||||||||
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) | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 132 | $125,439 | 230 | $146,113 | 3 | $101,000 | 1 | $135,000 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 26 | $149,577 | 55 | $155,255 | 3 | $135,000 | 1 | $110,000 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 21 | $137,429 | 38 | $166,421 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 6 | $166,000 | 8 | $157,500 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 6 | $126,833 | 7 | $146,714 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Most common first names in Elkhart County, IN among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Mary | 934 | 79.8 years |
John | 756 | 74.8 years |
Robert | 721 | 70.8 years |
William | 599 | 74.7 years |
Charles | 590 | 74.4 years |
James | 502 | 70.3 years |
Helen | 417 | 79.8 years |
George | 411 | 76.3 years |
Ruth | 404 | 81.8 years |
Richard | 370 | 69.2 years |
Most common last names in Elkhart County, IN among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Miller | 862 | 77.1 years |
Yoder | 424 | 79.8 years |
Smith | 354 | 74.5 years |
Johnson | 241 | 73.9 years |
Brown | 182 | 76.4 years |
Weaver | 172 | 78.3 years |
Martin | 170 | 76.6 years |
Cripe | 159 | 79.4 years |
Myers | 156 | 79.2 years |
Davis | 129 | 73.6 years |
Businesses in Elkhart County, IN | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
7-Eleven | 14 | Long John Silver's | 4 | |
ALDI | 2 | Lowe's | 2 | |
AT&T | 2 | Marriott | 1 | |
Ace Hardware | 4 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 19 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 5 | Maurices | 1 | |
Alco Stores | 1 | McDonald's | 11 | |
Applebee's | 2 | Meijer | 1 | |
Arby's | 5 | Menards | 2 | |
AutoZone | 5 | Microtel | 1 | |
Bath & Body Works | 2 | New Balance | 1 | |
Best Western | 2 | Nike | 8 | |
Blockbuster | 2 | Nissan | 1 | |
Buffalo Wild Wings | 1 | OfficeMax | 1 | |
Burger King | 10 | Old Country Buffet | 1 | |
CVS | 8 | Olive Garden | 1 | |
Carson Pirie Scott | 1 | Panera Bread | 1 | |
Chevrolet | 3 | Papa John's Pizza | 3 | |
Comfort Inn | 1 | Payless | 2 | |
Comfort Suites | 2 | Penske | 3 | |
Cracker Barrel | 1 | Pier 1 Imports | 1 | |
Cricket Wireless | 3 | Pizza Hut | 7 | |
Curves | 2 | Quality | 1 | |
DHL | 1 | Quiznos | 1 | |
Dairy Queen | 7 | RadioShack | 5 | |
Days Inn | 1 | Red Lobster | 1 | |
Deb | 1 | Red Roof Inn | 1 | |
Decora Cabinetry | 3 | Ryan's Grill | 1 | |
Discount Tire | 1 | Ryder Rental & Truck Leasing | 1 | |
Dunkin Donuts | 1 | SAS Shoes | 3 | |
Econo Lodge | 1 | Sam's Club | 1 | |
Fashion Bug | 1 | Sears | 4 | |
FedEx | 20 | Sleep Inn | 1 | |
Ford | 2 | Spencer Gifts | 1 | |
GNC | 2 | Sprint Nextel | 4 | |
GameStop | 4 | Staples | 1 | |
Goodwill | 1 | Starbucks | 9 | |
H&R Block | 10 | Steak 'n Shake | 2 | |
Hilton | 2 | Subway | 13 | |
Hobby Lobby | 1 | Super 8 | 2 | |
Holiday Inn | 6 | T-Mobile | 5 | |
Honda | 1 | Taco Bell | 7 | |
Hyundai | 1 | Target | 1 | |
IHOP | 1 | Toyota | 1 | |
JCPenney | 1 | Toys"R"Us | 1 | |
Jones New York | 1 | True Value | 1 | |
KFC | 4 | U-Haul | 8 | |
Kincaid | 1 | U.S. Cellular | 2 | |
Kmart | 1 | UPS | 38 | |
Kohl's | 1 | Verizon Wireless | 2 | |
Kroger | 4 | Walgreens | 7 | |
La-Z-Boy | 4 | Walmart | 4 | |
Lane Furniture | 5 | Wendy's | 4 | |
LensCrafters | 1 | YMCA | 1 | |
Little Caesars Pizza | 4 |
Elkhart County on our top lists:
- #1 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011"
- #18 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #20 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011"
- #20 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #30 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
- #54 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
- #54 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"