Mishawaka

Population & Demographics

Mishawaka, IN

Mishawaka is home to 51,021 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 24,899 resident workers commute each day.

IndianaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
51,021
people
Population

51,021 residents

Median age 36.0 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Mishawaka population & demographics

Who lives in Mishawaka — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
51,021
Median age
36.0yrs
Median household income
$54,291
Median home value
$155,500
Median gross rent
$1,070/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
29.2%
Poverty rate
16.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Mishawaka

How Mishawaka breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White73.7%
Black10.7%
Hispanic or Latino6.4%
Two or more races6.3%
Asian2.4%
Some other race0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%

Race across Mishawaka

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Mishawaka.

Mishawaka at a glance
Employed Residents
24,899
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
4.2mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
22.7%
Share working within the area
Work from home
7.9%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
South Bend
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Mishawaka proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Mishawaka commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

70 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Mishawaka

24,899 commutes, one dot at a time

Mishawaka

Where 24,899 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Mishawaka, by worker count.

1Mishawaka0.0 mi5,652
2South Bend4.2 mi5,535
3Elkhart10.8 mi3,019
4Notre Dame4.0 mi834
5Goshen18.2 mi775
6Indianapolis city (balance)129.7 mi706
7Granger5.2 mi430
8Bristol18.7 mi291

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Mishawaka.

1South Bend4.2 mi6,203
2Mishawaka0.0 mi5,652
3Granger5.2 mi2,273
4Elkhart10.8 mi1,258
5Indianapolis city (balance)129.7 mi635
6Fort Wayne67.3 mi534
7Goshen18.2 mi354
8Niles12.0 mi312

Top industries

The sectors that employ Mishawaka’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance24.4%
RTRetail Trade21.0%
AFAccommodation and Food Services13.8%
MFManufacturing9.2%
EDEducational Services5.0%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services4.0%
FIFinance and Insurance3.7%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services3.5%
COConstruction2.5%
Connectivity

Internet options for Mishawaka

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

9 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps100%
8 Gbps5%
See all internet providers in Mishawaka

FindBetterInternet is a CensusFlow partner site — we link out so you can compare local plans, and CensusFlow’s Census data stays independent. Provider data is from the FCC National Broadband Map (satellite + fixed wireless excluded).