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Population
54,092
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$139,500
Owner-occupied units
Elkhart, IN
Indiana · 41.692° N, 85.963° W · 29 sq mi
Elkhart is a city in Indiana, with a population of 54,092 and about 1,896 residents per square mile. The median household earns $51,028 a year, and the median home is worth $139,500.
Conditions
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Size & density
Land area
29 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
1,896
People per square mile
Rank by population
#817
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#486
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$51,028
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$998
Per month
Homeownership
53.2%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
18.5 min
One way
People
Median age
35
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
17.7%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
15.1%
Households
21,552
2.45 people each
What people here do for work
Manufacturing 36.4%
Education & health care 18.6%
Arts, food & hospitality 9.7%
Retail trade 8.7%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
Wealthiest person in Indiana
Name
Carl Cook
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$9.9B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Bloomington
Source of wealth
Medical devices
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in Indiana · private sector
Employer
Indiana University Health
Sector
Healthcare
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in Indiana
Company
Elevance Health
Revenue
$177.0B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Indianapolis
Ticker
ELV
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
State of Indiana
State bird
Northern Cardinal
State flower
Peony
State capital
Indianapolis
Nickname
The Hoosier State
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Cities near Elkhart
- Mishawaka, IN11 mi · 51,226
- South Bend, IN16 mi · 103,201
- Kalamazoo, MI45 mi · 72,683
- Battle Creek, MI56 mi · 52,021
- Fort Wayne, IN60 mi · 275,203
- Gary, IN72 mi · 67,289
- Hammond, IN79 mi · 75,712
- Wyoming, MI84 mi · 78,588
Cities about the same size
- Arcadia, CA54,117
- Wheaton, IL54,065
- Jeffersonville, IN54,134
- Rockwall, TX53,980
- Minnetonka, MN53,969
- Grand Island, NE53,943
- Joplin, MO53,930
- Hacienda Heights, CA54,291
More in Indiana
- Indianapolis901,116
- Evansville116,176
- Carmel105,634
- Fishers104,812
- Bloomington83,307
- Noblesville76,111
- Lafayette71,238
- Greenwood69,349