CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Elkhart

Indiana · 43,627 residents · 27.8 sq mi

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Elkhart is a city of 43,627 people in Indiana. The typical home is worth $49,100. 56% of homes are owner-occupied. Getting to work takes 14 minutes on average. About 14% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The population has fallen 16% since 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 13%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

43,627

−16%vs 2000

vs 51,874 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.6

+3%vs 2000

vs 30.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

27.8 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202454K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.2%(4,029)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.6%(3,295)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.5%(2,838)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.4%(2,794)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.9%(3,444)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.7%(8,146)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.9%(6,046)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549%(3,920)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.7%(3,362)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.3%(3,200)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.3%(1,855)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(698)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,291

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,863 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,331

−25%vs 2000

vs $17,890 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.5%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$49,100

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $74,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$388

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $537 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

55.9%

+2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 53.5% in 2000

44.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic66.8%(34,655)

Black14.6%(7,561)

Hispanic / Latino14.8%(7,678)

Asian1.2%(602)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic83.9%(36,590)

Black13.9%(6,071)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(700)

Asian0.9%(375)

Other1.4%(591)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican16.5%(8,864)

Central American4.8%(2,582)

Honduran3.1%(1,658)

South American2.7%(1,466)

Venezuelan2.5%(1,327)

Salvadoran1.4%(727)

Puerto Rican0.6%(304)

Dominican0.4%(190)

Guatemalan0.2%(119)

Spaniard0.2%(94)

Cuban0.2%(92)

Bolivian0.2%(90)

+ 4 more hispanic origin groups with data

Nicaraguan0.1%(55)

Argentine0.1%(45)

Costa Rican0%(23)

Colombian0%(4)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.1%(79)

Korean0.1%(68)

Cambodian0.1%(54)

Laotian0.1%(33)

Filipino0%(25)

Japanese0%(16)

Taiwanese0%(4)

Indonesian0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(4)

Ancestry

German12.5%(6,702)

English7.5%(4,050)

American6%(3,221)

Irish4.9%(2,631)

Italian1.6%(871)

French1.5%(826)

Polish1.5%(806)

Dutch1.4%(776)

Subsaharan African1.3%(672)

Scottish0.9%(469)

Brazilian0.5%(291)

Swedish0.5%(247)

+ 30 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.4%(236)

Slovak0.3%(154)

Swiss0.3%(140)

Norwegian0.3%(137)

Australian0.2%(119)

Hungarian0.2%(101)

Belgian0.2%(97)

Welsh0.2%(86)

British0.1%(80)

Danish0.1%(80)

Greek0.1%(79)

Canadian0.1%(75)

Ukrainian0.1%(66)

Croatian0.1%(64)

West Indian0.1%(63)

Iranian0.1%(62)

Russian0.1%(60)

Macedonian0.1%(54)

Lithuanian0.1%(51)

Jamaican0.1%(42)

Turkish0.1%(32)

Portuguese0.1%(31)

Czech0%(25)

Nigerian0%(24)

Haitian0%(21)

Ghanaian0%(20)

Austrian0%(17)

Bulgarian0%(16)

Finnish0%(16)

Ethiopian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.7%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

71.7%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.1%

+0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.2 min

+25%vs 2000

vs 11.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married38.7%(7,642)

Married44.7%(8,820)

Widowed2.2%(438)

Divorced14.3%(2,830)

Women 15+

Never married37.3%(8,203)

Married36.9%(8,113)

Widowed9.5%(2,097)

Divorced16.3%(3,592)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.0%

−12.3 ptssince 2013

from 24.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

46.2%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 43.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.0%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 10.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.7%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 15.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

28.5%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 29.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.4%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 2.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

55.3%

+2.7 ptssince 2020

from 52.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

41.2%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 41.3% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)12.8%(252)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.8%(370)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era36.4%(717)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.9%(37)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.9%(38)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,972 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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