Elkhart.
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Indiana·Elkhart County
21 tracts·37K people·$140K median·1,346/mi²
White 55 · Hispanic 27 · Black 12 · Multiracial 5 · Asian 1 · Other 0
Living alone 36 · Married couple 35 · Other 29
Manufacturing 47 · Health 16 · Retail 14 · Professional 13 · Leisure 5 · Public admin 3 · Other 2
Production · transport 34 · Management · business · science · arts 23 · Sales · office 17 · Service 16 · Construction · maintenance 9
Drive alone 75 · Carpool 36 · Walk 3 · Work from home 3 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Elkhart is $139,500 (Census ACS) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Elkhart has 53,733 residents across 13 census tracts and 18 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 35.0; the population is 54.9% White, 27.0% Hispanic or Latino, 12.4% Black, 4.8% Multiracial, 0.5% Asian and 0.4% Other; the average household has 2.5 people; 17.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 18.2% (Census ACS).
Monger Elementary School (46%), Riverview Elementary School (46%) and Eastwood Elementary School (32%) lead the elementary schools; West Side Middle School (25%), Pierre Moran Middle School (19%) and North Side Middle School (18%) lead the middle schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $998/month, 37% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Elkhart is $51,028 a year, 41% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Elkhart, median rent is $998/month and the median home value is $139,500 (Census ACS).
Elkhart reported 11.8 violent crimes and 31.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 82°F; winter lows average 21°F; there are 84 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 40 inches; snowfall averages 37 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Elkhart are cold wave (83), hail (81) and strong wind (81), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.09g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Elkhart, 3.3% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).