With 51,021 people, Mishawaka is a city in Indiana. 49% of homes are owner-occupied. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $155,500. There are 2,830 people per square mile. Households here earn about 25% less than in Indiana as a whole. Median household income is $54,291, under the $82,259 national median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $54,291, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
29% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Mishawaka
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants59.6% → 49.3%(−10.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Black share1.3% → 10.7%(+9.4 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Poverty rate9.1% → 16.4%(+7.3 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
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)27.8%(588)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.1%(404)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.5%(666)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.6%(56)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II4.3%(91)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,114 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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Over time
Mishawaka, decade by decade
Mishawaka population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
42,608
$58,326
$111,603
14.8%
8.4
2000
46,557
$61,911
$134,985
18.1%
23.0
2010
48,252
$53,984
$137,384
23.0%
36.3
2020
51,063
$54,290
$128,234
25.1%
51.9
2024
51,021
$54,291
$155,500
29.2%
54.5
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
