Elkhart

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Population (2000): 59,070
Land Area (2000): 205.929 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 4.136 square kilometers
Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In January (1961-1990): 23.3186 (-4.8) / (-17.8)
Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In July (1961-1990): 72.9186 (22.7) / 82.9186 (28.3)
Average Annual Heating Degree Days (1961-1990): 6,331
Average Annual Cooling Degree Days (1961-1990): 728
Average Annual Precipitation (1961-1990): 39 inches

Elkhart Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	43,997	2002	52,545	2004	52,032
2000	44,339	2003	52,090	2005	52,164
2001	52,166			2006	52,616

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	54,511	92.30%
Rural, Farm	556	0.94%
Rural, Non-farm	3,992	6.76%

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Elkhart Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	23,717	22,066	1,651	6.96%	70
1991	23,046	21,046	2,000	8.68%	87
1992	23,559	21,866	1,693	7.18%	72
1993	24,341	23,184	1,157	4.75%	48
1994	25,651	24,655	996	3.88%	39
1995	26,509	25,278	1,230	4.64%	46
1996	26,186	24,892	1,295	4.94%	50
1997	26,015	24,935	1,080	4.15%	42
1998	26,343	25,531	811	3.08%	31
1999	26,958	26,213	745	2.77%	28
2000	26,504	25,382	1,123	4.24%	42
2001	26,428	24,415	2,013	7.62%	76
2002	26,191	24,138	2,053	7.84%	78
2003	26,472	24,401	2,071	7.82%	78
2004	27,397	25,473	1,924	7.02%	71
2005	26,062	24,466	1,596	6.12%	61
2006	26,442	24,881	1,562	5.91%	59
2007	25,840	24,298	1,542	5.97%	60
2008	25,863	23,752	2,111	8.16%	81

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	23,545	21,766	1,779	7.56%	76
Feb 1990	23,687	21,822	1,865	7.87%	79
Mar 1990	23,704	22,152	1,552	6.55%	65
Apr 1990	23,578	22,320	1,258	5.34%	53
May 1990	23,857	22,699	1,158	4.85%	49
Jun 1990	24,122	22,997	1,125	4.66%	47
Jul 1990	23,980	22,837	1,143	4.77%	48
Aug 1990	23,898	22,468	1,430	5.98%	60
Sep 1990	23,643	22,042	1,601	6.77%	68
Oct 1990	23,559	21,705	1,854	7.87%	79
Nov 1990	23,540	21,200	2,340	9.94%	99
Dec 1990	23,491	20,783	2,708	11.53%	115

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	22,847	20,157	2,690	11.77%	118
Feb 1991	22,914	20,003	2,911	12.70%	127
Mar 1991	22,829	20,259	2,570	11.26%	113
Apr 1991	22,782	20,784	1,998	8.77%	88
May 1991	23,050	21,253	1,797	7.80%	78
Jun 1991	23,680	21,912	1,768	7.47%	75
Jul 1991	23,785	22,171	1,614	6.79%	68
Aug 1991	23,358	21,753	1,605	6.87%	69
Sep 1991	22,915	21,353	1,562	6.82%	68
Oct 1991	22,853	21,261	1,592	6.97%	70
Nov 1991	22,799	20,957	1,842	8.08%	81
Dec 1991	22,744	20,690	2,054	9.03%	90

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	22,673	20,618	2,055	9.06%	91
Feb 1992	22,583	20,708	1,875	8.30%	83
Mar 1992	22,983	21,302	1,681	7.31%	73
Apr 1992	23,492	21,975	1,517	6.46%	65
May 1992	23,788	22,078	1,710	7.19%	72
Jun 1992	24,378	22,584	1,794	7.36%	74
Jul 1992	24,398	22,703	1,695	6.95%	69
Aug 1992	24,246	22,491	1,755	7.24%	72
Sep 1992	23,514	21,934	1,580	6.72%	67
Oct 1992	23,579	22,139	1,440	6.11%	61
Nov 1992	23,546	22,010	1,536	6.52%	65
Dec 1992	23,528	21,855	1,673	7.11%	71

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	23,380	21,766	1,614	6.90%	69
Feb 1993	23,515	21,993	1,522	6.47%	65
Mar 1993	23,926	22,519	1,407	5.88%	59
Apr 1993	24,067	22,743	1,324	5.50%	55
May 1993	24,648	23,306	1,342	5.44%	54
Jun 1993	25,231	23,847	1,384	5.49%	55
Jul 1993	24,744	23,895	849	3.43%	34
Aug 1993	24,574	23,704	870	3.54%	35
Sep 1993	24,402	23,580	822	3.37%	34
Oct 1993	24,561	23,697	864	3.52%	35
Nov 1993	24,574	23,643	931	3.79%	38
Dec 1993	24,468	23,513	955	3.90%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	24,561	23,441	1,120	4.56%	46
Feb 1994	24,691	23,614	1,077	4.36%	44
Mar 1994	24,932	23,867	1,065	4.27%	43
Apr 1994	25,160	24,243	917	3.64%	36
May 1994	25,816	24,869	947	3.67%	37
Jun 1994	26,119	25,156	963	3.69%	37
Jul 1994	25,941	24,989	952	3.67%	37
Aug 1994	26,035	24,929	1,106	4.25%	42
Sep 1994	26,080	25,122	958	3.67%	37
Oct 1994	26,287	25,316	971	3.69%	37
Nov 1994	26,191	25,232	959	3.66%	37
Dec 1994	25,996	25,080	916	3.52%	35

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	26,167	25,166	1,001	3.83%	38
Feb 1995	26,276	25,358	918	3.49%	35
Mar 1995	26,595	25,613	982	3.69%	37
Apr 1995	26,514	25,498	1,016	3.83%	38
May 1995	26,878	25,605	1,273	4.74%	47
Jun 1995	27,010	25,660	1,350	5.00%	50
Jul 1995	26,802	25,312	1,490	5.56%	56
Aug 1995	26,607	25,183	1,424	5.35%	54
Sep 1995	26,619	25,338	1,281	4.81%	48
Oct 1995	26,535	25,240	1,295	4.88%	49
Nov 1995	26,236	24,861	1,375	5.24%	52
Dec 1995	25,864	24,506	1,358	5.25%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	25,969	24,266	1,703	6.56%	66
Feb 1996	25,825	24,374	1,451	5.62%	56
Mar 1996	25,988	24,646	1,342	5.16%	52
Apr 1996	26,205	24,924	1,281	4.89%	49
May 1996	26,589	25,355	1,234	4.64%	46
Jun 1996	26,647	25,419	1,228	4.61%	46
Jul 1996	26,736	25,425	1,311	4.90%	49
Aug 1996	26,513	25,348	1,165	4.39%	44
Sep 1996	26,236	25,152	1,084	4.13%	41
Oct 1996	26,147	25,024	1,123	4.29%	43
Nov 1996	25,795	24,509	1,286	4.99%	50
Dec 1996	25,584	24,258	1,326	5.18%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	25,311	24,103	1,208	4.77%	48
Feb 1997	25,545	24,377	1,168	4.57%	46
Mar 1997	26,031	24,905	1,126	4.33%	43
Apr 1997	25,986	25,024	962	3.70%	37
May 1997	26,336	25,363	973	3.69%	37
Jun 1997	26,416	25,403	1,013	3.83%	38
Jul 1997	26,110	25,096	1,014	3.88%	39
Aug 1997	25,991	24,902	1,089	4.19%	42
Sep 1997	26,067	24,964	1,103	4.23%	42
Oct 1997	26,389	25,230	1,159	4.39%	44
Nov 1997	26,120	25,047	1,073	4.11%	41
Dec 1997	25,875	24,801	1,074	4.15%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	25,862	24,784	1,078	4.17%	42
Feb 1998	25,858	24,874	984	3.81%	38
Mar 1998	26,122	25,199	923	3.53%	35
Apr 1998	26,231	25,527	704	2.68%	27
May 1998	26,516	25,737	779	2.94%	29
Jun 1998	26,756	25,966	790	2.95%	30
Jul 1998	26,828	26,180	648	2.42%	24
Aug 1998	26,531	25,683	848	3.20%	32
Sep 1998	26,336	25,581	755	2.87%	29
Oct 1998	26,462	25,722	740	2.80%	28
Nov 1998	26,362	25,608	754	2.86%	29
Dec 1998	26,246	25,513	733	2.79%	28

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	26,253	25,444	809	3.08%	31
Feb 1999	26,193	25,434	759	2.90%	29
Mar 1999	26,454	25,795	659	2.49%	25
Apr 1999	26,661	26,065	596	2.24%	22
May 1999	27,050	26,405	645	2.38%	24
Jun 1999	27,654	26,910	744	2.69%	27
Jul 1999	27,688	26,924	764	2.76%	28
Aug 1999	27,389	26,596	793	2.90%	29
Sep 1999	26,983	26,257	726	2.69%	27
Oct 1999	27,138	26,378	760	2.80%	28
Nov 1999	27,045	26,201	844	3.12%	31
Dec 1999	26,992	26,146	846	3.13%	31

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	26,335	25,151	1,184	4.50%	45
Feb 2000	26,424	25,302	1,122	4.25%	42
Mar 2000	26,625	25,478	1,147	4.31%	43
Apr 2000	26,696	25,763	933	3.49%	35
May 2000	26,853	25,828	1,025	3.82%	38
Jun 2000	27,389	26,229	1,160	4.24%	42
Jul 2000	27,190	25,977	1,213	4.46%	45
Aug 2000	26,979	25,691	1,288	4.77%	48
Sep 2000	26,184	25,251	933	3.56%	36
Oct 2000	25,904	24,928	976	3.77%	38
Nov 2000	25,774	24,593	1,181	4.58%	46
Dec 2000	25,697	24,387	1,310	5.10%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	26,226	24,238	1,988	7.58%	76
Feb 2001	26,199	24,466	1,733	6.61%	66
Mar 2001	26,346	24,449	1,897	7.20%	72
Apr 2001	26,484	24,775	1,709	6.45%	65
May 2001	26,455	24,804	1,651	6.24%	62
Jun 2001	27,008	25,200	1,808	6.69%	67
Jul 2001	27,011	25,024	1,987	7.36%	74
Aug 2001	26,658	24,716	1,942	7.28%	73
Sep 2001	26,170	24,261	1,909	7.29%	73
Oct 2001	26,433	24,128	2,305	8.72%	87
Nov 2001	26,183	23,625	2,558	9.77%	98
Dec 2001	25,958	23,289	2,669	10.28%	103

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	25,898	23,067	2,831	10.93%	109
Feb 2002	25,836	23,384	2,452	9.49%	95
Mar 2002	25,852	23,543	2,309	8.93%	89
Apr 2002	25,813	23,730	2,083	8.07%	81
May 2002	26,099	24,170	1,929	7.39%	74
Jun 2002	26,824	24,790	2,034	7.58%	76
Jul 2002	26,816	24,887	1,929	7.19%	72
Aug 2002	26,741	24,795	1,946	7.28%	73
Sep 2002	26,341	24,648	1,693	6.43%	64
Oct 2002	26,173	24,426	1,747	6.67%	67
Nov 2002	25,948	24,120	1,828	7.04%	70
Dec 2002	25,953	24,098	1,855	7.15%	71

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	26,019	23,919	2,100	8.07%	81
Feb 2003	26,097	23,921	2,176	8.34%	83
Mar 2003	26,112	23,992	2,120	8.12%	81
Apr 2003	26,366	23,920	2,446	9.28%	93
May 2003	26,371	24,314	2,057	7.80%	78
Jun 2003	27,136	24,912	2,224	8.20%	82
Jul 2003	27,220	25,035	2,185	8.03%	80
Aug 2003	27,037	24,871	2,166	8.01%	80
Sep 2003	26,444	24,549	1,895	7.17%	72
Oct 2003	26,399	24,539	1,860	7.05%	70
Nov 2003	26,300	24,463	1,837	6.98%	70
Dec 2003	26,161	24,372	1,789	6.84%	68

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	26,505	24,408	2,097	7.91%	79
Feb 2004	26,575	24,566	2,009	7.56%	76
Mar 2004	26,764	24,732	2,032	7.59%	76
Apr 2004	27,082	25,305	1,777	6.56%	66
May 2004	27,478	25,690	1,788	6.51%	65
Jun 2004	28,163	26,290	1,873	6.65%	67
Jul 2004	28,443	26,456	1,987	6.99%	70
Aug 2004	28,037	26,200	1,837	6.55%	66
Sep 2004	27,559	25,768	1,791	6.50%	65
Oct 2004	27,514	25,614	1,900	6.91%	69
Nov 2004	27,430	25,467	1,963	7.16%	72
Dec 2004	27,211	25,174	2,037	7.49%	75

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	25,618	23,641	1,977	7.72%	77
Feb 2005	25,444	23,771	1,673	6.58%	66
Mar 2005	25,504	23,967	1,537	6.03%	60
Apr 2005	25,740	24,330	1,410	5.48%	55
May 2005	25,969	24,521	1,448	5.58%	56
Jun 2005	26,355	24,780	1,575	5.98%	60
Jul 2005	26,633	24,834	1,799	6.75%	68
Aug 2005	26,514	24,869	1,645	6.20%	62
Sep 2005	26,122	24,556	1,566	5.99%	60
Oct 2005	26,341	24,846	1,495	5.68%	57
Nov 2005	26,290	24,748	1,542	5.87%	59
Dec 2005	26,218	24,731	1,487	5.67%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	26,059	24,602	1,457	5.59%	56
Feb 2006	26,324	24,748	1,576	5.99%	60
Mar 2006	26,301	24,899	1,402	5.33%	53
Apr 2006	26,413	25,053	1,360	5.15%	51
May 2006	26,679	25,300	1,379	5.17%	52
Jun 2006	27,176	25,691	1,485	5.46%	55
Jul 2006	27,310	25,644	1,666	6.10%	61
Aug 2006	26,885	25,233	1,652	6.14%	61
Sep 2006	26,235	24,649	1,586	6.05%	60
Oct 2006	26,207	24,546	1,661	6.34%	63
Nov 2006	25,950	24,186	1,764	6.80%	68
Dec 2006	25,770	24,018	1,752	6.80%	68

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	25,546	23,665	1,881	7.36%	74
Feb 2007	25,672	24,010	1,662	6.47%	65
Mar 2007	25,766	24,214	1,552	6.02%	60
Apr 2007	25,790	24,371	1,419	5.50%	55
May 2007	25,938	24,583	1,355	5.22%	52
Jun 2007	26,362	24,877	1,485	5.63%	56
Jul 2007	26,311	24,771	1,540	5.85%	59
Aug 2007	25,962	24,411	1,551	5.97%	60
Sep 2007	25,745	24,288	1,457	5.66%	57
Oct 2007	25,720	24,240	1,480	5.75%	58
Nov 2007	25,724	24,193	1,531	5.95%	60
Dec 2007	25,548	23,956	1,592	6.23%	62

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	25,539	23,929	1,610	6.30%	63
Feb 2008	25,415	23,732	1,683	6.62%	66
Mar 2008	25,579	23,715	1,864	7.29%	73
Apr 2008	25,329	23,753	1,576	6.22%	62
May 2008	25,723	23,866	1,857	7.22%	72
Jun 2008	26,107	23,873	2,234	8.56%	86
Jul 2008	26,448	23,851	2,597	9.82%	98
Aug 2008	26,414	23,663	2,751	10.41%	104
Sep 2008	26,212	23,384	2,828	10.79%	108
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Elkhart Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	2,745	17.50%
2.	Metal Manufactuing	1,710	10.90%
3.	Construction	1,153	7.35%
4.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	872	5.56%
5.	Wood Manufacturing	769	4.90%
6.	Accommodation and Food Services	683	4.35%
7.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	596	3.80%
8.	Furniture and Related Manufacturing	402	2.56%
9.	Health Care	384	2.45%
10.	Educational Services	383	2.44%
11.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	375	2.39%
12.	Repair and Maintenance	331	2.11%
13.	Public Administration	310	1.98%
14.	Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing	305	1.94%
15.	Machinery Manufacturing	288	1.84%
16.	Truck Transportation	264	1.68%
17.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	239	1.52%
18.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	235	1.50%
19.	Chemical Manufacturing	235	1.50%
20.	Food and Beverage Stores	198	1.26%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	1,237	9.62%
2.	Health Care	1,222	9.50%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	1,086	8.44%
4.	Educational Services	1,026	7.98%
5.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	682	5.30%
6.	Metal Manufactuing	672	5.23%
7.	Social Assistance	478	3.72%
8.	Finance and Insurance	406	3.16%
9.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	404	3.14%
10.	Department and Other General Stores	393	3.06%
11.	Furniture and Related Manufacturing	365	2.84%
12.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	308	2.40%
13.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	289	2.25%
14.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	286	2.22%
15.	Food and Beverage Stores	244	1.90%
16.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	241	1.87%
17.	Wood Manufacturing	214	1.66%
18.	Public Administration	203	1.58%
19.	Personal and Laundry Services	175	1.36%
20.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	153	1.19%

Elkhart Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Production Occupations	2,358	15.03%
2.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	1,609	10.26%
3.	Assemblers and Fabricators	936	5.97%
4.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	808	5.15%
5.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	662	4.22%
6.	Other Management Occupations	528	3.37%
7.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	494	3.15%
8.	Other Installation / Maintenance	461	2.94%
9.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	438	2.79%
10.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	415	2.65%
11.	Top Executives	379	2.42%
12.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	344	2.19%
13.	Vehicle Mechanics	325	2.07%
14.	Other Construction Trades	321	2.05%
15.	Other Material Moving Workers	310	1.98%
16.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	283	1.80%
17.	Business Operations Specialists	268	1.71%
18.	Carpenters	258	1.64%
19.	Operations Managers Non Finance	236	1.50%
20.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	224	1.43%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Production Occupations	1,285	9.99%
2.	Assemblers and Fabricators	796	6.19%
3.	Secretaries and Admins	696	5.41%
4.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	566	4.40%
5.	Other Office and Admin Support	524	4.07%
6.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	498	3.87%
7.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	476	3.70%
8.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	438	3.41%
9.	Cashiers	433	3.37%
10.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	402	3.13%
11.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	380	2.95%
12.	Waiters and Waitresses	362	2.81%
13.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	345	2.68%
14.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	332	2.58%
15.	Other Management Occupations	308	2.40%
16.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	268	2.08%
17.	Business Operations Specialists	249	1.94%
18.	Health Technologists and Technicians	244	1.90%
19.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	242	1.88%
20.	Child Care Workers	241	1.87%

Elkhart Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	27,112	62.50%
15-35 hours	4,731	10.91%
1-14 hours	1,071	2.47%
No regular hours	10,464	24.12%

Elkhart Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	1,866	6.85%
5 AM-5:29 AM	2,315	8.50%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	3,619	13.29%
6 AM-6:29 AM	2,217	8.14%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	2,987	10.97%
7 AM-7:29 AM	2,830	10.39%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	3,780	13.88%
8 AM-8:29 AM	1,584	5.82%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	826	3.03%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	847	3.11%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	457	1.68%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	145	0.53%
Noon-3:59 PM	1,889	6.94%
4 PM-11:59 PM	1,869	6.86%

Elkhart Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	1,249	4.59%
5-9	4,108	15.09%
10-14	6,274	23.04%
15-19	5,493	20.17%
20-24	3,866	14.20%
25-29	1,560	5.73%
30-34	2,559	9.40%
35-39	358	1.31%
40-44	445	1.63%
45-59	741	2.72%
60-89	325	1.19%
At least 90	253	0.93%

Elkhart Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	185	0.68%	22,365	82.13%
30-44	62	0.23%	3,300	12.12%
45-59	0	0.00%	741	2.72%
At least 60	69	0.25%	509	1.87%

Elkhart Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	104	0.37%
Car / truck / van, carpool	4,848	17.36%
Car / truck / van, solo	21,196	75.90%
Motorcycle	22	0.08%
Other	180	0.64%
Public transportation	316	1.13%
Walked	565	2.02%
Worked at home	697	2.50%

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Elkhart Family Information Back to top
: 22,464 (58,368 people)
: 14,514 (46,373 people)
: 5,486
: 24,837
Elkhart Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	1,933	8.60%
$10,000-$14,999	1,388	6.18%
$15,000-$19,999	1,765	7.86%
$20,000-$24,999	1,669	7.43%
$25,000-$29,999	1,936	8.62%
$30,000-$34,999	1,901	8.46%
$35,000-$39,999	1,698	7.56%
$40,000-$44,999	1,556	6.93%
$45,000-$49,999	1,405	6.25%
$50,000-$59,999	2,049	9.12%
$60,000-$74,999	2,258	10.05%
$75,000-$99,999	1,519	6.76%
$100,000-$124,999	595	2.65%
$125,000-$149,999	305	1.36%
$150,000-$199,999	265	1.18%
$200,000 or more	222	0.99%

Elkhart Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	6,383	28.45%
Family, 2 people	5,646	25.16%
Nonfamily, 2 people	1,198	5.34%
Family, 3 people	3,340	14.88%
Nonfamily, 3 people	210	0.94%
Family, 4 people	2,869	12.79%
Nonfamily, 4 people	73	0.33%
Family, 5 people	1,513	6.74%
Nonfamily, 5 people	50	0.22%
Family, 6 people	614	2.74%
Nonfamily, 6 people	10	0.04%
Family, 7 or more people	521	2.32%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	12	0.05%

Elkhart Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	18,840	32.10%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	6,369	10.85%
Public Assistance	1,038	1.77%
Retirement	2,854	4.86%
Self Employment	2,081	3.55%
Social Security	5,402	9.21%
Supplemental Security	852	1.45%
Wage / Salary	18,524	31.57%
Other	2,725	4.64%

Elkhart Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	5,028	49.24%
With children under 18	5,184	50.76%

Elkhart Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	2,691	12.64%
Married	11,562	54.29%
Never Married	6,509	30.56%
Widowed	535	2.51%

Elkhart Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	3,535	15.48%
Married	11,686	51.17%
Never Married	5,314	23.27%
Widowed	2,301	10.08%

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Elkhart Education Information Back to top
Elkhart Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	4,025	9.62%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	8,287	19.80%
High school diploma or equivalent	14,870	35.54%
Some college, no degree	7,680	18.35%
Associate degree	1,593	3.81%
Bachelors degree	3,696	8.83%
Graduate or professional degree	1,694	4.05%

Elkhart Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	576	0.98%	626	1.06%	1,202	2.03%
Kindergarten	795	1.35%	138	0.23%	933	1.58%
Grades 1-4	3,409	5.77%	280	0.47%	3,689	6.25%
Grades 5-8	3,405	5.76%	250	0.42%	3,655	6.19%
Grades 9-12	2,674	4.53%	256	0.43%	2,930	4.96%
Undergrad college	1,251	2.12%	192	0.33%	1,443	2.44%
Graduate or professional school	138	0.23%	121	0.20%	259	0.44%
Total	12,248	20.73%	1,863	3.15%	14,111	23.89%

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Elkhart Business Information Back to top
: $1,393,773,000
: $728,532,000
: $110,213,000

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Elkhart Public Benefits Information Back to top
Elkhart Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	50,928	87.51%
Below Poverty Level	7,271	12.49%

Elkhart Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1951	$904	$58	$183	$249	$10	$111	$1,457	$733	$5,322	$0
1952	$987	$61	$182	$221	$12	$274	$1,676	$809	$5,261	$0
1953	$997	$65	$175	$263	$12	$321	$1,768	$889	$5,161	$0
1954	$1,056	$66	$227	$244	$13	$419	$1,959	$929	$7,718	$3,514
1955	$1,204	$64	$237	$281	$14	$606	$2,342	$960	$7,576	$2,056
1956	$1,174	$81	$270	$292	$20	$576	$2,332	$991	$7,841	$1,744
1957	$1,352	$66	$300	$283	$22	$592	$2,549	$1,212	$7,766	$1,937
1958	$1,562	$74	$296	$324	$23	$593	$2,798	$1,213	$7,946	$2,082
1959	$1,672	$70	$341	$338	$25	$634	$3,010	$1,264	$7,752	$2,004
1960	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1961	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1962	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1963	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1964	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1965	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1966	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1967	$2,174	$29	$907	$464	$41	$1,177	$4,763	$2,043	$9,516	$3,473
1968	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1969	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1970	$3,649	$35	$488	$507	$41	$1,453	$6,138	$2,570	$8,761	$3,666
1971	$4,595	$36	$684	$633	$41	$1,501	$7,454	$3,127	$9,168	$5,648
1972	$4,782	$0	$956	$650	$69	$1,501	$7,958	$3,693	$9,562	$5,214
1973	$5,021	$0	$1,003	$682	$69	$1,578	$8,353	$3,877	$10,040	$5,464
1974	$5,215	$55	$4,089	$776	$69	$1,932	$12,081	$4,285	$11,846	$8,418
1975	$3,937	$53	$5,293	$771	$69	$2,329	$12,399	$4,801	$11,536	$8,371
1976	$3,906	$48	$4,773	$544	$69	$1,909	$11,201	$5,404	$10,442	$9,945
1977	$4,718	$53	$5,743	$734	$0	$1,939	$13,134	$5,091	$11,427	$10,156
1978	$4,351	$63	$6,655	$1,032	$0	$2,165	$14,203	$5,874	$11,110	$9,594
1979	$4,779	$65	$6,775	$1,013	$0	$3,117	$15,684	$6,134	$9,571	$10,533
1980	$5,607	$73	$7,614	$854	$0	$3,546	$17,621	$6,440	$8,981	$10,644
1981	$5,083	$75	$7,051	$1,141	$0	$4,054	$17,329	$7,202	$8,440	$11,520
1982	$5,431	$45	$7,987	$3,334	$0	$4,717	$21,469	$6,489	$7,720	$11,549
1983	$5,617	$72	$6,372	$4,349	$0	$4,914	$21,252	$10,305	$7,070	$10,665
1984	$6,441	$70	$11,427	$4,587	$0	$5,001	$27,456	$9,964	$12,348	$12,387
1985	$5,349	$148	$14,360	$4,974	$0	$6,582	$31,265	$11,286	$11,380	$11,849
1986	$6,723	$133	$12,005	$5,278	$0	$6,572	$30,578	$11,893	$10,422	$14,538
1987	$11,916	$139	$3,574	$2,238	$0	$7,294	$25,022	$11,648	$19,167	$24,245
1988	$7,506	$187	$11,558	$5,506	$0	$7,545	$32,115	$13,473	$17,681	$26,883
1989	$8,279	$162	$11,188	$6,504	$0	$5,046	$31,017	$13,484	$15,986	$23,402
1990	$9,154	$200	$14,336	$6,306	$0	$5,565	$35,361	$15,791	$22,554	$27,399
1991	$10,919	$186	$12,414	$6,571	$0	$10,774	$40,678	$17,014	$39,089	$36,383
1992	$12,437	$212	$14,176	$6,778	$0	$12,877	$46,268	$18,395	$39,340	$38,173
1993	$11,741	$200	$13,348	$7,066	$0	$11,461	$43,616	$18,295	$38,889	$36,383
1994	$13,184	$2,268	$16,308	$7,222	$0	$11,153	$47,867	$19,423	$31,791	$22,156
1995	$14,821	$2,549	$23,823	$7,536	$0	$12,558	$58,738	$20,579	$30,346	$24,501
1996	$15,540	$2,603	$17,407	$8,994	$0	$12,339	$54,280	$13,112	$28,951	$25,978
1997	$15,540	$2,573	$15,071	$9,604	$0	$6,395	$46,610	$23,374	$31,966	$26,985
1998	$16,209	$2,699	$18,047	$9,461	$0	$7,003	$50,720	$24,492	$27,856	$23,896
1999	$16,431	$2,736	$19,460	$12,043	$0	$7,767	$55,701	$24,296	$23,746	$28,955
2000	$17,477	$2,910	$21,904	$12,723	$0	$9,282	$61,386	$25,182	$19,636	$28,316
2001	$1,981	$352	$20,716	$14,389	$0	$12,242	$49,328	$26,784	$12,390	$15,901
2002	$21,923	$3,406	$20,551	$16,478	$0	$20,392	$79,344	$32,678	$23,636	$42,980
2003	$21,987	$398	$23,151	$11,522	$0	$16,246	$72,906	$32,408	$22,881	$41,182
2004	$11,007	$2,757	$17,078	$12,803	$0	$22,006	$62,894	$26,267	$25,406	$44,731

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1951	$0	$206	$0	$0	$209	$98	$4,381
1951	$448	$0	$106	$227	$83	$3,004	$4,381
1952	$0	$188	$0	$0	$242	$108	$2,641
1952	$554	$0	$108	$236	$87	$1,118	$2,641
1953	$0	$109	$0	$0	$225	$113	$2,162
1953	$628	$0	$106	$194	$102	$685	$2,162
1954	$0	$130	$0	$0	$264	$160	$4,064
1954	$644	$0	$106	$222	$65	$2,473	$4,064
1955	$0	$143	$0	$0	$431	$102	$3,755
1955	$711	$0	$181	$215	$103	$1,869	$3,755
1956	$0	$88	$0	$0	$333	$117	$2,572
1956	$708	$0	$183	$333	$136	$674	$2,572
1957	$0	$98	$0	$0	$375	$120	$2,549
1957	$740	$0	$174	$421	$143	$478	$2,549
1958	$0	$98	$0	$0	$671	$236	$3,011
1958	$817	$0	$169	$335	$137	$548	$3,011
1959	$0	$83	$0	$0	$446	$154	$2,693
1959	$819	$0	$179	$275	$143	$594	$2,693
1960	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1960	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1961	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1961	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1962	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1962	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1963	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1963	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1964	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1964	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1965	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1965	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1966	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1966	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1967	$0	$99	$51	$0	$761	$174	$5,079
1967	$1,280	$0	$173	$1,495	$251	$795	$5,079
1968	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1968	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1969	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1969	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1970	$0	$163	$52	$0	$1,247	$298	$6,249
1970	$1,817	$0	$188	$594	$251	$1,639	$6,249
1971	$0	$220	$59	$0	$1,268	$338	$7,174
1971	$2,204	$0	$201	$523	$251	$2,110	$7,174
1972	$0	$225	$69	$0	$1,461	$369	$10,925
1972	$2,465	$0	$295	$643	$564	$4,834	$10,925
1973	$0	$236	$72	$0	$1,534	$388	$11,443
1973	$2,589	$0	$309	$675	$564	$5,076	$11,443
1974	$0	$249	$592	$0	$1,113	$419	$11,678
1974	$2,587	$0	$499	$800	$564	$4,855	$11,678
1975	$0	$317	$75	$0	$1,588	$614	$11,391
1975	$2,828	$0	$568	$808	$564	$4,029	$11,391
1976	$0	$585	$74	$0	$2,575	$512	$11,285
1976	$3,241	$0	$330	$670	$564	$2,734	$11,285
1977	$0	$606	$70	$0	$2,360	$857	$13,368
1977	$4,376	$0	$387	$1,490	$0	$3,222	$13,368
1978	$0	$458	$181	$0	$1,980	$878	$13,337
1978	$4,262	$0	$378	$1,713	$0	$3,487	$13,337
1979	$0	$416	$77	$0	$2,059	$714	$13,442
1979	$4,199	$0	$261	$1,874	$0	$3,842	$13,442
1980	$0	$458	$131	$0	$2,675	$680	$15,495
1980	$4,806	$0	$245	$1,633	$0	$4,867	$15,495
1981	$0	$749	$148	$0	$1,822	$671	$17,747
1981	$4,910	$0	$222	$2,152	$0	$7,073	$17,747
1982	$0	$556	$28	$25	$1,654	$787	$20,424
1982	$5,645	$0	$213	$4,535	$0	$6,981	$20,424
1983	$0	$528	$0	$20	$2,526	$843	$21,680
1983	$6,609	$0	$196	$3,921	$0	$7,037	$21,680
1984	$0	$500	$0	$21	$2,235	$950	$21,228
1984	$5,193	$0	$557	$4,216	$0	$7,556	$21,228
1985	$0	$586	$101	$29	$2,432	$1,028	$30,987
1985	$5,798	$0	$519	$4,864	$0	$15,630	$30,987
1986	$0	$545	$128	$0	$2,511	$1,240	$27,892
1986	$5,924	$0	$484	$4,938	$0	$12,122	$27,892
1987	$0	$597	$250	$64	$2,742	$995	$21,550
1987	$6,851	$0	$563	$1,457	$0	$8,031	$21,550
1988	$0	$707	$209	$0	$3,441	$1,387	$34,755
1988	$7,335	$0	$1,179	$5,240	$0	$15,257	$34,755
1989	$0	$863	$218	$0	$5,081	$1,912	$34,428
1989	$7,461	$0	$1,088	$5,612	$0	$12,193	$34,428
1990	$0	$908	$299	$0	$6,709	$2,092	$38,954
1990	$7,768	$15	$1,171	$6,560	$0	$13,432	$38,954
1991	$0	$1,014	$325	$0	$4,398	$2,987	$50,945
1991	$7,955	$0	$1,670	$10,871	$0	$21,725	$50,945
1992	$0	$1,366	$443	$0	$6,256	$4,500	$64,939
1992	$10,599	$0	$1,830	$10,280	$0	$29,665	$64,939
1993	$0	$1,091	$349	$0	$4,650	$3,211	$53,388
1993	$8,554	$0	$1,670	$11,309	$0	$22,554	$53,388
1994	$0	$1,619	$44	$106	$3,838	$2,689	$52,790
1994	$9,287	$0	$1,433	$9,635	$0	$24,139	$52,790
1995	$0	$1,762	$46	$142	$4,318	$3,241	$60,000
1995	$10,166	$0	$1,502	$10,114	$0	$28,709	$60,000
1996	$0	$1,615	$47	$90	$3,956	$2,897	$52,300
1996	$10,313	$0	$1,409	$10,781	$0	$21,192	$52,300
1997	$0	$1,843	$0	$122	$2,994	$3,395	$39,491
1997	$10,746	$0	$1,461	$3,540	$0	$15,390	$39,491
1998	$0	$1,514	$466	$104	$4,545	$3,406	$48,742
1998	$11,954	$0	$1,174	$3,895	$0	$21,684	$48,742
1999	$0	$1,710	$534	$116	$5,248	$3,929	$59,448
1999	$13,851	$0	$1,471	$6,213	$0	$26,376	$59,448
2000	$0	$1,776	$557	$120	$5,474	$4,102	$60,931
2000	$14,474	$0	$878	$6,323	$0	$27,227	$60,931
2001	$0	$1,716	$613	$206	$6,379	$4,063	$67,457
2001	$15,454	$61	$501	$6,772	$0	$31,692	$67,457
2002	$0	$4,224	$656	$328	$6,943	$4,169	$74,324
2002	$19,724	$63	$907	$6,894	$0	$30,416	$74,324
2003	$0	$2,484	$646	$2,140	$4,956	$2,872	$70,997
2003	$18,573	$91	$833	$5,556	$0	$32,846	$70,997
2004	$0	$2,183	$0	$283	$9,988	$5,705	$101,766
2004	$16,209	$93	$925	$6,048	$0	$60,332	$101,766

Elkhart Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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Elkhart Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Arson	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	1.546	0.591	0.068	3.659	5.864	0.727	20.751	69.823	9.660	100.961
2000	1.105	0.699	0.090	4.533	6.428	0.880	20.636	77.742	9.518	108.776
2001	0.268	0.556	0.153	4.294	5.272	0.594	19.687	59.560	6.939	86.781
2002	0.476	0.533	0.133	2.931	4.073	0.438	16.690	56.009	4.834	77.971
2003	0.384	0.480	0.115	2.611	3.590	0.595	16.740	58.015	5.932	80.687
2004	0.173	0.653	0.019	3.094	3.940	0.634	17.950	58.349	5.189	81.488
2005	0.192	0.748	0.096	2.799	3.834	0.383	14.857	52.220	5.023	72.100
2006	0.304	0.494	0.228	4.371	5.398	0.684	17.789	54.299	5.246	77.334

Elkhart Law Enforcement Employeess

Year	Officers	Civilian
2004	32	117
2005	29	111
2006	23	118
2007	25	118

Elkhart Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	4,700
2000	5,108
2001	4,802
2002	4,311

Elkhart Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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Elkhart Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	10,228	17.32%
10-19 Years	8,466	14.33%
20-29 Years	9,702	16.42%
30-39 Years	9,340	15.81%
40-49 Years	7,802	13.21%
50-59 Years	5,562	9.42%
60-69 Years	3,374	5.71%
70-79 Years	2,861	4.84%
80-89 Years	1,468	2.49%
90+ Years	267	0.45%

Elkhart Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	29,165	49.37%
Female	29,905	50.63%

Elkhart Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	41,306	69.93%
Hispanic/Latino	8,107	13.72%
African-American	7,588	12.85%
Multiracial	1,119	1.89%
Asian	644	1.09%
Amerindian	165	0.28%
Other Race	120	0.20%
Pacific Islander	21	0.04%

Elkhart Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	12,056	30.93%
2.	United States Or American	4,829	12.39%
3.	Irish	4,746	12.18%
4.	English	4,000	10.26%
5.	Italian	1,737	4.46%
6.	Dutch	1,585	4.07%
7.	Polish	1,363	3.50%
8.	French Non-Basque	1,348	3.46%
9.	Swiss	863	2.21%
10.	Scottish	783	2.01%

Elkhart Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	44,462	83.19%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	7,124	13.33%
3.	German	498	0.93%
4.	Other West Germanic	320	0.60%
5.	Laotian	225	0.42%
6.	Chinese	85	0.16%
7.	Italian	73	0.14%
8.	Arabic	67	0.13%
9.	Gujarathi	53	0.10%
10.	Other Indo European	48	0.09%

Elkhart Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	52,953	89.66%
Naturalized immigrant	1,230	2.08%
Not a citizen	4,876	8.26%

Elkhart Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Elkhart Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Elkhart Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

46514	46516
46515	46517