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Indiana·St. Joseph County
45 tracts·97K people·$140K median·2,324/mi²
White 51 · Black 22 · Hispanic 18 · Multiracial 6 · Asian 2 · Other 1
Living alone 37 · Married couple 33 · Other 30
Health 31 · Professional 20 · Retail 17 · Manufacturing 14 · Leisure 9 · Public admin 6 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 36 · Sales · office 20 · Production · transport 19 · Service 17 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 71 · Carpool 23 · Work from home 10 · Walk 2 · Transit 2 · Bike 1
Rep-tract reading · same station-interpolated source as address reports
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 South Bend is $140,400 (Census ACS) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
South Bend has 103,085 residents across 39 census tracts and 26 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 34.8; the population is 50.9% White, 22.4% Black, 17.9% Hispanic or Latino, 5.8% Multiracial, 2.3% Asian and 0.7% Other; the average household has 2.4 people; 29.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 20.8% (Census ACS).
Kennedy Academy (49%), Marshall Traditional School (32%) and Marquette Montessori Academy (27%) lead the elementary schools; LaSalle Academy (66%), Career Academy Middle School (17%) and Jefferson Traditional School (14%) lead the middle schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,033/month, 35% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in South Bend is $55,786 a year, 35% below the US median (Census ACS).
In South Bend, median rent is $1,033/month and the median home value is $140,400 (Census ACS).
South Bend reported 12.1 violent crimes and 25.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 82°F; winter lows average 21°F; there are 86 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 40 inches; snowfall averages 64 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in South Bend are cold wave (81), hail (79) and strong wind (62), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.09g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In South Bend, 2.1% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).