Elkhart, IN (Indiana) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 52,647 (Urban population: 52,612, Rural population: 35 (all nonfarm))

Elkhart, Indiana Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 21,648 (20,167 occupied: 10,824 owner occupied, 9,343 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	46%
State:	29%

Housing density: 1013 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $118,640.

Median contract rent in 2007: $572 (lower quartile is $475, upper quartile is $674)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $604

Median gross rent in Elkhart, IN in 2007: $675

Housing units in Elkhart with a mortgage: 6,472 (817 second mortgage, 773 home equity loan, 24 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,596

Elkhart,IN index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $99,503 (it was $74,200 in 2000)

Elkhart:	$99,503
Indiana:	$122,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $74,990 - $128,722

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $127,554
Here: $127,554
State: $158,066

Townhouses or other attached units: $97,566
Here: $97,566
State: $148,761

In 2-unit structures: $151,383
Here: $151,383
State: $113,796

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $76,302
Here: $76,302
State: $114,735

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $81,508
Here: $81,508
State: $141,159

Mobile homes: $22,795
Here: $22,795
State: $33,761

Household type by relationship

Households: 51,040

In family households: 41,480 (8,562 male householders, 3,926 female householders)
8,657 spouses, 15,601 children (13,889 natural, 433 adopted, 1,279 stepchildren), 942 grandchildren, 711 brothers or sisters, 260 parents, 955 other relatives, 1,866 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 9,560 (3,511 male householders (2,623 living alone)), 4,108 female householders (3,642 living alone)), 1,941 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 661 (299 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,794 2-persons, 2,850 3-persons, 2,501 4-persons, 1,310 5-persons, 597 6-persons, 436 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 6,265 1-person, 1,062 2-persons, 192 3-persons, 41 4-persons, 24 5-persons, 35 7-or-more-persons.

7,693 married couples with children.
5,094 single-parent households (1,219 men, 3,875 women).

82.7% of residents of Elkhart speak English at home.
14.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (37% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 29% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (43% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (51% speak English very well, 42% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 5,895 (11.4%)
(20.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.9
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.0
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Elkhart, Indiana:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 64 3 rooms: 426 4 rooms: 1,238 5 rooms: 2,645 6 rooms: 2,491 7 rooms: 1,817 8 rooms: 1,091 9 or more rooms: 1,052

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Elkhart, Indiana:
	1 room: 306 2 rooms: 1,022 3 rooms: 2,139 4 rooms: 2,639 5 rooms: 1,645 6 rooms: 907 7 rooms: 385 8 rooms: 178 9 or more rooms: 122

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 170
1995 to 1998: 1,140
1990 to 1994: 1,101
1980 to 1989: 2,313
1970 to 1979: 2,932
1960 to 1969: 3,080
1950 to 1959: 3,014
1940 to 1949: 2,020
1939 or earlier: 5,878

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Elkhart:
	no bedroom: 38 1 bedroom: 429 2 bedrooms: 3,181 3 bedrooms: 5,298 4 bedrooms: 1,551 5 or more bedrooms: 327

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Elkhart:
	no bedroom: 445 1 bedroom: 3,272 2 bedrooms: 3,624 3 bedrooms: 1,622 4 bedrooms: 316 5 or more bedrooms: 64

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Elkhart in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 513 1 vehicle: 3,667 2 vehicles: 4,865 3 vehicles: 1,354 4 vehicles: 348 5 or more vehicles: 77

Cars and other vehicles available in Elkhart in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 1,571 1 vehicle: 5,096 2 vehicles: 1,974 3 vehicles: 589 4 vehicles: 58 5 or more vehicles: 55

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Elkhart, IN:

Less than $10,000: 6
$10,000 to $14,999: 16
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 21
$25,000 to $29,999: 22
$30,000 to $34,999: 76
$35,000 to $39,999: 210
$40,000 to $49,999: 629
$50,000 to $59,999: 1001
$60,000 to $69,999: 1358
$70,000 to $79,999: 1450
$80,000 to $89,999: 1310
$90,000 to $99,999: 826
$100,000 to $124,999: 858
$125,000 to $149,999: 511
$150,000 to $174,999: 294
$175,000 to $199,999: 138
$200,000 to $249,999: 104
$250,000 to $299,999: 49
$300,000 to $399,999: 39
$400,000 to $499,999: 64
$500,000 to $749,999: 25
$750,000 to $999,999: 7
$1,000,000 or more: 54

Elkhart rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Elkhart:

Less than $100: 288 people
$100 to $149: 223
$150 to $199: 253
$200 to $249: 207
$250 to $299: 198
$300 to $349: 239
$350 to $399: 410
$400 to $449: 602
$450 to $499: 775
$500 to $549: 918
$550 to $599: 1,104
$600 to $649: 1,195
$650 to $699: 828
$700 to $749: 670
$750 to $799: 562
$800 to $899: 408
$900 to $999: 166
$1,000 to $1,249: 71
$1,250 to $1,499: 28
$1,500 to $1,999: 23
$2,000 or more: 68
No cash rent: 243

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 2,504 1990 to 1994: 1,462 1985 to 1989: 854 1980 to 1984: 300 1975 to 1979: 193 1970 to 1974: 155 1970 to 1974: 64 1965 to 1969: 363

Elkhart, IN Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 92.3%
Number of people working at home: 507 (2.1% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 1071
5 to 9 minutes: 3460
10 to 14 minutes: 5373
15 to 19 minutes: 4955
20 to 24 minutes: 3460
25 to 29 minutes: 1343
30 to 34 minutes: 2289
35 to 39 minutes: 323
40 to 44 minutes: 372
45 to 59 minutes: 657
60 to 89 minutes: 281
90 or more minutes: 233

Elkhart mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 18,249 (75%)
Carpooled: 4,480 (18%)
Bus or trolley bus: 110 (0%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 7 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 54 (0%)
Railroad: 9 (0%)
Taxi: 136 (1%)
Motorcycle: 22 (0%)
Bicycle: 88 (0%)
Walked: 502 (2%)
Other means: 160 (1%)
Worked at home: 507 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1876
$10,000 to $14,999: 1348
$15,000 to $19,999: 1715
$20,000 to $24,999: 1582
$25,000 to $29,999: 1825
$30,000 to $34,999: 1742
$35,000 to $39,999: 1534
$40,000 to $44,999: 1395
$45,000 to $49,999: 1218
$50,000 to $59,999: 1733
$60,000 to $74,999: 1818
$75,000 to $99,999: 1150
$100,000 to $124,999: 511
$125,000 to $149,999: 242
$150,000 to $199,999: 235
$200,000 or more: 183

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 14752

German: 7181

United States or American: 3641

Irish: 2378

English: 2274

Italian: 1408

Dutch: 730

Polish: 678

French (except Basque): 665

Subsaharan African:: 635

African: 578

Scottish: 478

Scotch-Irish: 468

Swedish: 371

Norwegian: 348

European: 329

Swiss: 309

French Canadian: 217

Hungarian: 210

Welsh: 184

Belgian: 134

Pennsylvania German: 107

Arab:: 99

Danish: 97

Russian: 93

Ukrainian: 89

Greek: 80

British: 70

Canadian: 61

Finnish: 61

Czechoslovakian: 51

Serbian: 49

Arab/Arabic: 39

Lithuanian: 36

Latvian: 33

Slovak: 31

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 30

Syrian: 25

Jamaican: 23

Austrian: 22

Kenyan: 22

Lebanese: 22

Nigerian: 19

Czech: 18

Iraqi: 13

Other Subsaharan African: 9

Croatian: 8

Ghanian: 7

Belizean: 7

Slavic: 6

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (74%)
Honduras (3%)
Laos (3%)
Germany (2%)
Canada (2%)
El Salvador (2%)
Taiwan (1%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 29223
Northeast: 1498
Midwest: 8220
South: 4774
West: 1730

47% of Elkhart residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 34% lived in Indiana.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 278
Nursery to 4th grade: 240
5th and 6th grade: 464
7th and 8th grade: 537
9th grade: 759
10th grade: 734
11th grade: 710
12th grade, no diploma: 614
High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,216
Less than 1 year of college: 929
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,819
Associate degree: 562
Bachelor's degree: 1,600
Master's degree: 459
Professional school degree: 178
Doctorate degree: 86

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 297
Nursery to 4th grade: 143
5th and 6th grade: 411
7th and 8th grade: 630
9th grade: 676
10th grade: 864
11th grade: 838
12th grade, no diploma: 805
High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,905
Less than 1 year of college: 1,343
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,857
Associate degree: 735
Bachelor's degree: 1,312
Master's degree: 466
Professional school degree: 116
Doctorate degree: 25

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.7%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 12.5%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 15.3%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 8.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 5.8%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 12.1%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 7.2%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 14.2%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 5.3%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 10.5%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $40,698
Black householders: $23,070
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $41,912
Asian householders: $65,656
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $24,261
Some other race householders: $43,036
Two or more races householders: $42,948
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $35,300

Elkhart household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Elkhart household income for Black householders

Elkhart household income for Asian householders

Elkhart household income for Some other race householders

Elkhart household income for Two or more races householders

Elkhart household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Elkhart marital status for males

Elkhart marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $106,609
Black or African American householders: $91,724
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $109,291
Asian householders: $116,265
Some other race householders: $90,517
Two or more races householders: $113,180
Hispanic or Latino householders: $92,797

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 11,814
One, attached: 419
Two: 1,094
3 or 4: 2,153
5 to 9: 1,595
10 to 19: 1,024
20 to 49: 886
50 or more: 1,145
Mobile homes: 1,518

Median worth of mobile homes: $15,760

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Elkhart:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (93%) Electricity (6%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (71%) Electricity (25%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Other fuel (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 294

Here:	4.7%
Indiana:	11.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 199

Here:	8.3%
Indiana:	8.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 182

Here:	13.8%
Indiana:	23.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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