Elkhart County, Indiana (IN)

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% of renters here:	28%
State:	29%

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Races in Elkhart County, Indiana:

Median resident age:	33.0 years
Indiana median age:	35.2 years

Males: 90,848	(49.7%)
Females: 91,943	(50.3%)

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Elkhart County:	2.7 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

This county:	$47,964
Indiana:	$47,448

This county:	$562
State:	$518

Elkhart County:	$128,200
Indiana:	$122,900

Detached houses: $160,467

Here:	$160,467
State:	$158,066

Townhouses or other attached units: $121,888

Here:	$121,888
State:	$148,761

In 2-unit structures: $174,031

Here:	$174,031
State:	$113,796

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $97,677

Here:	$97,677
State:	$114,735

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $95,694

Here:	$95,694
State:	$141,159

Mobile homes: $38,152

Here:	$38,152
State:	$33,761

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

Elkhart County:	11.6%
Indiana:	12.3%

This county:	7.8%
Whole state:	9.5%

This county:	3.2%
Whole state:	4.2%

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.

2005 air pollution in Elkhart County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.100 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.086 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Cass County, Michigan , Kosciusko County , LaGrange County , Marshall County , Noble County , St. Joseph County , St. Joseph County, Michigan .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Elkhart County: Robert R Young Memorial Yard (A), Elcona Country Club (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Elkhart County include: Shady Nook Chapel (A), Salem Church (B), Wayside Church (C), Clinton Frame Church (D), Clinton Church (E), Clinton Brick Church (F), Cleveland Church (G), Elkhart Valley Church (H), Grace Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Geising Cemetery (1), Pine Creek Cemetery (2), Wenger Cemetery (3), Oak Ridge Cemetery (4), Hess Cemetery (5), Noffsinger Cemetery (6), Nisley Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Wolf Lake (A), Boot Lake (B), Butts Lake (C), Yellow Creek Lake (D), Goose Pond (E), Hunter Lake (F), Frog Pond (G), Dock Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Juday Ditch (A), Indian Creek (B), North Fork Pine Creek (C), Owl Creek (D), Solomon Creek (E), Trout Creek (F), Turkey Creek (G), Cobus Creek (H), Sheep Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	17.5%
Indiana:	10.4%

Current college students: 5,271
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 75.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 12,982 (24% naturalized citizens)

Elkhart County:	7.1%
Whole state:	3.1%

Mean travel time to work: 18.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 89.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 48,482
• One, attached: 1,502
• Two: 2,572
• 3 or 4: 3,267
• 5 to 9: 2,995
• 10 to 19: 1,410
• 20 or more: 3,204
• Mobile homes: 6,359

Housing units in Elkhart County with a mortgage: 27,739 (3,054 second mortgage, 4,196 home equity loan, 139 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 10,688

Here:	72.2% with mortgage
State:	70.9% with mortgage

Elkhart County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Indiana state average. It is 5.4 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 46 fatalities and 381 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/11/1965, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 31 people and injured 252 people

Elkhart County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Indiana state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/17/1990 at 10:27:34, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 97.4 miles away from Elkhart County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 72,853 (79%) Carpooled: 12,303 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 145 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 7 (0%) Subway or elevated: 70 (0%) Railroad: 12 (0%) Taxi: 205 (0%) Motorcycle: 87 (0%) Bicycle: 702 (1%) Walked: 1,794 (2%) Other means: 544 (1%) Worked at home: 3,056 (3%)

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%

2.67% relocated from other counties in Indiana ($19,515 average AGI)
2.59% relocated from other states ($15,164 average AGI)

Elkhart County:	2.59%
Indiana average:	2.47%

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)
from LaGrange County, IN	0.24% ($45,123)
from Marshall County, IN	0.15% ($36,819)
from St. Joseph County, MI	0.15% ($30,317)
from Cook County, IL	0.12% ($22,500)

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%

2.69% relocated to other counties in Indiana ($18,192 average AGI)
2.73% relocated to other states ($18,270 average AGI)

Elkhart County:	2.73%
Indiana average:	2.55%

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)
to LaGrange County, IN	0.21% ($52,788)
to Marion County, IN	0.15% ($32,815)
to St. Joseph County, MI	0.13% ($35,270)
to Marshall County, IN	0.12% ($39,146)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 16.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.7

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 23,188 (20,152 aged, 3,036 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 157,395 (38,465 male householders, 9,573 female householders)

  38,700 spouses, 58,249 children (52,932 natural, 1,501 adopted, 3,816 stepchildren), 2,776 grandchildren, 1,708 brothers or sisters, 880 parents, 2,597 other relatives, 4,447 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 22,608 (8,189 male householders (6,190 living alone)), 9,897 female householders (8,727 living alone)), 4,522 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 2,788 (1,708 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 19,279 2-persons, 10,430 3-persons, 9,830 4-persons, 5,049 5-persons, 2,035 6-persons, 1,415 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 14,917 1-person, 2,446 2-persons, 446 3-persons, 147 4-persons, 71 5-persons, 24 6-persons, 35 7-or-more-persons.

85.6% of residents of Elkhart County speak English at home.
8.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (39% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 27% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).
5.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (64% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (44% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (51% speak English very well, 44% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $619,903,000 ($3233 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

Here:	85 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Here:	38 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Here:	+25 per 1000 residents
State:	+9 per 1000 residents

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)

Here:	6.2
State:	6.1

Here:	4.1
State:	4.2

53% of Elkhart County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 41% lived in Indiana.

Elkhart County:	52.9%
State average:	55.7%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 117849
• Northeast: 5125
• Midwest: 27229
• South: 13886
• West: 4459

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $84,600

Here:	9.7%
Indiana:	11.8%

Here:	8.7%
Indiana:	8.8%

Here:	28.5%
Indiana:	23.4%

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