CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Goshen

Indiana · 23,797 residents · 17.8 sq mi

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Goshen is a city of 23,797 people in Indiana. Median home value sits at $57,500. There are 5,586 fewer people here than in 2000. Getting to work takes 15 minutes on average. Poverty is uncommon here, at 7.6% of people here. 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.9

US median: 33.0

Average education

18% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 12%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

23,797

−19%vs 2000

vs 29,383 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.9

−2%vs 2000

vs 31.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

17.8 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202434K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.3%(1,965)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.5%(1,548)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.5%(1,548)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.2%(1,721)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2410.2%(2,430)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.2%(4,340)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.4%(3,187)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.9%(2,114)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.8%(1,627)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.8%(1,629)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.7%(1,117)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.4%(571)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$28,932

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $39,383 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,047

−31%vs 2000

vs $18,899 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

7.6%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$57,500

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $86,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$409

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $519 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

62.8%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 63.6% in 2000

37.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic76.7%(22,525)

Black1.5%(428)

Hispanic / Latino19.3%(5,679)

Asian1.1%(321)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.9%(22,815)

Black0.9%(222)

Hispanic / Latino5%(1,184)

Asian0.8%(190)

Other2.4%(570)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican22.6%(7,777)

Puerto Rican4.8%(1,636)

Central American3%(1,034)

South American1.3%(438)

Honduran1.1%(384)

Salvadoran1%(347)

Guatemalan0.9%(303)

Colombian0.6%(206)

Venezuelan0.5%(187)

Dominican0.1%(30)

Bolivian0.1%(21)

Argentine0%(13)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Peruvian0%(11)

Asian origin

Pakistani0.4%(131)

Laotian0.3%(94)

Filipino0.3%(89)

Korean0.1%(39)

Asian Indian0.1%(22)

Chinese0%(10)

Nepalese0%(1)

Ancestry

German20.2%(6,945)

English7.2%(2,479)

Swiss5.8%(1,997)

Irish4.5%(1,566)

American4.1%(1,403)

French2.3%(793)

Polish1.7%(589)

Dutch1.3%(446)

Subsaharan African1%(361)

Italian0.7%(238)

Greek0.6%(214)

Norwegian0.5%(171)

+ 28 more ancestry groups with data

Scottish0.5%(161)

Welsh0.4%(146)

Swedish0.3%(97)

West Indian0.3%(97)

Russian0.2%(77)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.2%(69)

French Canadian0.2%(56)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(56)

Arab0.2%(53)

Slovak0.1%(48)

Hungarian0.1%(36)

Danish0.1%(30)

Czech0.1%(27)

Finnish0.1%(24)

Lithuanian0.1%(24)

Ukrainian0.1%(21)

Austrian0%(17)

Haitian0%(17)

British0%(16)

Bulgarian0%(15)

Lebanese0%(10)

Canadian0%(10)

Armenian0%(9)

Nigerian0%(8)

Ghanaian0%(4)

Palestinian0%(3)

Brazilian0%(3)

Kenyan0%(2)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Swiss population · Largest Puerto Rican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

17.7%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

72.2%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.9%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.2 min

+35%vs 2000

vs 11.2 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 married40.8%(5,083)

Married50.1%(6,246)

Widowed1.3%(163)

Divorced7.8%(973)

Women 15+

Never married31%(4,434)

Married45.5%(6,503)

Widowed9.1%(1,293)

Divorced14.4%(2,051)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.2%

−10.3 ptssince 2013

from 21.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

50.5%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 52.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.0%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 11.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.0%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 19.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.9%

+5.2 ptssince 2020

from 18.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.4%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 1.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

59.3%

−3.9 ptssince 2020

from 63.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

39.5%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 36.5% 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)21.6%(190)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)23.5%(207)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era43.2%(380)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.5%(31)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.6%(5)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 880 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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