Elkhart County, Indiana (IN)

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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

Mean price in 2019:

Detached 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

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

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

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%)

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 (PM_2.5) Annual: 8.0 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Kent County, Rhode Island , New London County, Connecticut , Norfolk County, Massachusetts , Weber County, Utah , Huron County, Ohio .

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)

• 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

Religion statistics for Elkhart County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Elkhart County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

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.

4.74% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($54,023 average adjusted gross income)

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%

from St. Joseph County, IN	1.17% ($46,850 average AGI)
from Kosciusko County, IN	0.35% ($46,073)
from Cass County, MI	0.28% ($37,409)
from LaGrange County, IN	0.26% ($52,732)
from St. Joseph County, MI	0.16% ($39,266)
from Marshall County, IN	0.12% ($43,591)
from Noble County, IN	0.12% ($42,622)

5.10% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($42,989 average adjusted gross income)

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%

to St. Joseph County, IN	1.33% ($39,851 average AGI)
to Kosciusko County, IN	0.35% ($50,903)
to Cass County, MI	0.30% ($58,013)
to LaGrange County, IN	0.23% ($49,017)
to Marion County, IN	0.12% ($29,641)
to St. Joseph County, MI	0.12% ($40,400)
to Allen County, IN	0.11% ($43,530)

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

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Elkhart County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship:

• 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:

Here:	-6 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 14.36 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• 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 houses/apartments in Elkhart County, Indiana

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• 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 houses/apartments in Elkhart County, Indiana

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• 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, Indiana in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• 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.

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

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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

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 (PM_2.5) 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+)"