Mishawaka, IN (Indiana) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 49,439 (Urban population: 49,420, Rural population: 19 (all nonfarm))

Mishawaka, Indiana Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 21,619 (20,310 occupied: 11,539 owner occupied, 8,771 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	43%
State:	29%

Housing density: 1376 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: $550 (lower quartile is $435, upper quartile is $695)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $550

Median gross rent in Mishawaka, IN in 2007: $630

Housing units in Mishawaka with a mortgage: 6,712 (907 second mortgage, 907 home equity loan, 75 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,288

Mishawaka,IN index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $98,973 (it was $74,100 in 2000)

Mishawaka:	$98,973
Indiana:	$122,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $78,309 - $135,109

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $120,629
Here: $120,629
State: $158,066

Townhouses or other attached units: $131,037
Here: $131,037
State: $148,761

In 2-unit structures: $96,056
Here: $96,056
State: $113,796

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $64,264
Here: $64,264
State: $114,735

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $108,001
Here: $108,001
State: $141,159

Mobile homes: $19,665
Here: $19,665
State: $33,761

Household type by relationship

Households: 45,431

In family households: 35,023 (8,308 male householders, 3,385 female householders)
8,374 spouses, 12,590 children (11,520 natural, 274 adopted, 796 stepchildren), 591 grandchildren, 329 brothers or sisters, 199 parents, 367 other relatives, 880 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 10,408 (3,945 male householders (3,034 living alone)), 4,661 female householders (4,219 living alone)), 1,802 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,365 (423 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 5,233 2-persons, 2,901 3-persons, 2,134 4-persons, 1,000 5-persons, 344 6-persons, 81 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 7,253 1-person, 1,114 2-persons, 162 3-persons, 54 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 19 6-persons.

6,488 married couples with children.
3,645 single-parent households (793 men, 2,852 women).

92.9% of residents of Mishawaka speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (74% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 2,081 (4.4%)
(32.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.6
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.8
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Mishawaka, Indiana:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 75 3 rooms: 278 4 rooms: 2,051 5 rooms: 2,996 6 rooms: 2,710 7 rooms: 1,761 8 rooms: 941 9 or more rooms: 727

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mishawaka, Indiana:
	1 room: 297 2 rooms: 846 3 rooms: 2,345 4 rooms: 2,747 5 rooms: 1,536 6 rooms: 712 7 rooms: 214 8 rooms: 50 9 or more rooms: 24

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 458
1995 to 1998: 1,357
1990 to 1994: 1,359
1980 to 1989: 2,690
1970 to 1979: 3,898
1960 to 1969: 2,482
1950 to 1959: 2,103
1940 to 1949: 1,966
1939 or earlier: 5,306

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Mishawaka:
	no bedroom: 31 1 bedroom: 401 2 bedrooms: 3,836 3 bedrooms: 5,528 4 bedrooms: 1,585 5 or more bedrooms: 158

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mishawaka:
	no bedroom: 378 1 bedroom: 3,307 2 bedrooms: 3,884 3 bedrooms: 1,018 4 bedrooms: 149 5 or more bedrooms: 35

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Mishawaka in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 637 1 vehicle: 4,068 2 vehicles: 4,871 3 vehicles: 1,411 4 vehicles: 386 5 or more vehicles: 166

Cars and other vehicles available in Mishawaka in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 1,161 1 vehicle: 5,080 2 vehicles: 2,153 3 vehicles: 324 4 vehicles: 24 5 or more vehicles: 29

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

Less than $10,000: 51
$10,000 to $14,999: 32
$15,000 to $19,999: 27
$20,000 to $24,999: 23
$25,000 to $29,999: 31
$30,000 to $34,999: 65
$35,000 to $39,999: 215
$40,000 to $49,999: 735
$50,000 to $59,999: 1289
$60,000 to $69,999: 1539
$70,000 to $79,999: 1349
$80,000 to $89,999: 1375
$90,000 to $99,999: 1027
$100,000 to $124,999: 1165
$125,000 to $149,999: 369
$150,000 to $174,999: 275
$175,000 to $199,999: 103
$200,000 to $249,999: 165
$250,000 to $299,999: 62
$300,000 to $399,999: 67
$400,000 to $499,999: 8
$500,000 to $749,999: 8
$750,000 to $999,999: 7
$1,000,000 or more: 13

Mishawaka rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Mishawaka:

Less than $100: 172 people
$100 to $149: 184
$150 to $199: 223
$200 to $249: 184
$250 to $299: 166
$300 to $349: 215
$350 to $399: 626
$400 to $449: 892
$450 to $499: 976
$500 to $549: 936
$550 to $599: 888
$600 to $649: 860
$650 to $699: 676
$700 to $749: 593
$750 to $799: 556
$800 to $899: 588
$900 to $999: 127
$1,000 to $1,249: 142
$1,250 to $1,499: 15
$1,500 to $1,999: 62
$2,000 or more: 107
No cash rent: 100

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 832 1990 to 1994: 322 1985 to 1989: 253 1980 to 1984: 183 1975 to 1979: 104 1970 to 1974: 48 1970 to 1974: 35 1965 to 1969: 304

Mishawaka, IN Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 80.6%
Number of people working at home: 302 (1.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 1141
5 to 9 minutes: 3127
10 to 14 minutes: 4301
15 to 19 minutes: 4855
20 to 24 minutes: 4321
25 to 29 minutes: 1305
30 to 34 minutes: 2199
35 to 39 minutes: 298
40 to 44 minutes: 335
45 to 59 minutes: 546
60 to 89 minutes: 431
90 or more minutes: 550

Mishawaka mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 19,465 (82%)
Carpooled: 2,801 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 207 (1%)
Ferryboat: 15 (0%)
Taxi: 17 (0%)
Bicycle: 53 (0%)
Walked: 768 (3%)
Other means: 83 (0%)
Worked at home: 302 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1821
$10,000 to $14,999: 1524
$15,000 to $19,999: 1700
$20,000 to $24,999: 1981
$25,000 to $29,999: 1786
$30,000 to $34,999: 1619
$35,000 to $39,999: 1368
$40,000 to $44,999: 1257
$45,000 to $49,999: 1092
$50,000 to $59,999: 2126
$60,000 to $74,999: 1957
$75,000 to $99,999: 1206
$100,000 to $124,999: 495
$125,000 to $149,999: 159
$150,000 to $199,999: 81
$200,000 or more: 127

First ancestries reported:

German: 9289

Other groups: 4608

Irish: 3861

United States or American: 3534

Polish: 3211

English: 2235

Italian: 2009

Belgian: 1212

Hungarian: 898

French (except Basque): 766

Dutch: 636

Scotch-Irish: 548

Scottish: 458

Swedish: 417

French Canadian: 350

Norwegian: 298

Subsaharan African:: 293

European: 220

African: 210

Arab:: 199

Ukrainian: 184

Canadian: 144

Swiss: 140

British: 123

Pennsylvania German: 103

Welsh: 97

Iraqi: 93

Lithuanian: 83

Russian: 78

Greek: 74

Serbian: 69

Danish: 63

Czechoslovakian: 53

Portuguese: 47

Czech: 46

Austrian: 46

Slavic: 40

Ghanian: 39

Slovak: 38

Lebanese: 34

Croatian: 32

Palestinian: 26

Israeli: 24

Other Subsaharan African: 23

Luxemburger: 21

Arab/Arabic: 20

Syrian: 20

Finnish: 13

Kenyan: 13

Iranian: 13

Yugoslavian: 12

Scandinavian: 9

Australian: 9

Armenian: 9

Maltese: 8

Zimbabwean: 8

Turkish: 8

Celtic: 7

Egyptian: 6

Romanian: 5

Eastern European: 4

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 4

Jamaican: 4

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

Mexico (15%)
Other Eastern Africa (7%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (7%)
Korea (6%)
Canada (6%)
Germany (5%)
India (5%)

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

This state: 32506
Northeast: 1387
Midwest: 6506
South: 3072
West: 1001

49% of Mishawaka residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 39% lived in Indiana.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 97
Nursery to 4th grade: 12
5th and 6th grade: 107
7th and 8th grade: 428
9th grade: 263
10th grade: 510
11th grade: 511
12th grade, no diploma: 369
High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,855
Less than 1 year of college: 1,264
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,809
Associate degree: 684
Bachelor's degree: 2,003
Master's degree: 653
Professional school degree: 147
Doctorate degree: 161

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 120
Nursery to 4th grade: 47
5th and 6th grade: 63
7th and 8th grade: 628
9th grade: 525
10th grade: 818
11th grade: 670
12th grade, no diploma: 589
High school graduate (or equivalency): 6,100
Less than 1 year of college: 1,145
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,050
Associate degree: 950
Bachelor's degree: 1,647
Master's degree: 670
Professional school degree: 94
Doctorate degree: 67

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.7%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 2.9%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 5.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 5.3%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 3.7%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 20.7%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 7.7%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 29.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 7.4%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 12.8%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 4.4%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 22.3%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $39,450
Black householders: $26,480
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $37,314
Asian householders: $37,130
Some other race householders: $34,539
Two or more races householders: $29,431
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $39,152

Mishawaka household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Mishawaka household income for Black householders

Mishawaka household income for Asian householders

Mishawaka household income for Some other race householders

Mishawaka household income for Two or more races householders

Mishawaka household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Mishawaka marital status for males

Mishawaka marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $102,979
Black or African American householders: $135,569
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $130,761
Asian householders: $102,178
Some other race householders: $76,266
Two or more races householders: $125,418
Hispanic or Latino householders: $80,139

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 11,648
One, attached: 1,001
Two: 639
3 or 4: 1,450
5 to 9: 1,952
10 to 19: 1,476
20 to 49: 1,142
50 or more: 871
Mobile homes: 1,440

Median worth of mobile homes: $9,139

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Mishawaka:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (95%) Electricity (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (75%) Electricity (24%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 593

Here:	12.5%
Indiana:	11.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 194

Here:	8.0%
Indiana:	8.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,042

Here:	42.7%
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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