Elkhart

Population & Demographics

Elkhart, IN

Elkhart is home to 53,733 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 24,161 resident workers commute each day.

IndianaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
53,733
people
Population

53,733 residents

Median age 35.0 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Elkhart population & demographics

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

Population
53,733
Median age
35.0yrs
Median household income
$51,028
Median home value
$139,500
Median gross rent
$998/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
17.7%
Poverty rate
18.2%

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 Elkhart

How Elkhart 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).

White54.9%
Hispanic or Latino27.0%
Black12.4%
Two or more races4.8%
Asian0.5%
Some other race0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.0%

Race across Elkhart

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 Elkhart.

Elkhart at a glance
Employed Residents
24,161
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
10.8mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
40.9%
Share working within the area
Work from home
3.2%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Goshen
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Elkhart 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 Elkhart 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

78 / 100

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

Elkhart

24,161 commutes, one dot at a time

Elkhart

Where 24,161 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

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

1Elkhart0.0 mi9,877
2Goshen9.7 mi2,144
3Mishawaka10.8 mi1,258
4South Bend15.0 mi1,238
5Bristol8.0 mi962
6Indianapolis city (balance)131.3 mi505
7Middlebury13.3 mi486
8Fort Wayne59.9 mi334

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Elkhart.

1Elkhart0.0 mi9,877
2South Bend15.0 mi3,346
3Mishawaka10.8 mi3,019
4Goshen9.7 mi2,744
5Granger10.2 mi1,442
6Simonton Lake4.2 mi974
7Dunlap3.9 mi917
8Fort Wayne59.9 mi489

Top industries

The sectors that employ Elkhart’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%)
MFManufacturing52.3%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance9.3%
RTRetail Trade7.0%
WSWholesale Trade6.8%
AFAccommodation and Food Services5.4%
MGManagement of Companies and Enterprises4.5%
TRTransportation and Warehousing2.4%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)2.2%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services1.9%
Connectivity

Internet options for Elkhart

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

9 providers · 3 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps97%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Elkhart

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