COMPARING TWO PLACES
Nappanee vs Elkhart
PLACE A
Nappanee, Indiana
VS
PLACE B
Elkhart, Texas
Nappanee is 444% larger than Elkhart. Nappanee earns more, with a median household income $16,001 higher. Nappanee has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -6%).
NAPPANEEELKHARTDIFFERENCE
Total population6,8851,265+444% vs Elkhart
Population density1,397821+575
Population growth4.5%-6.1%+10.7 pts
Median age36.137.1−1.0
Male51.0%53.8%−2.8 pts
Female49.0%46.2%+2.8 pts
Foreign-born7.8%3.6%+4.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.1%67.8%+10.2 pts
Black2.5%14.3%−11.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino15.2%10.8%+4.4 pts
Asian1.8%3.2%−1.5 pts
Other2.5%3.8%−1.3 pts
Median household income$68,892$52,891+$16,001
Per capita income$37,596$21,988+$15,608
Poverty rate9.1%28.0%−18.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4260.451−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher10.2%8.8%+1.4 pts
Graduate degree3.0%1.4%+1.6 pts
Unemployment rate6.0%17.0%−11.1 pts
Labor force participation77.5%47.0%+30.5 pts
Median home value$238,600$107,300+$131,300
Median gross rent$856$756+$100
Owner-occupied63.4%65.3%−2.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.5%9.1%−1.6 pts
Rent-burdened households59.4%35.6%+23.8 pts
Average commute21.429.7−8.4
Worked from home1.7%9.7%−8.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured12.3%19.1%−6.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025