Humidity & wind
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Population
103,201
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$140,400
Owner-occupied units
South Bend, IN
Indiana · 41.677° N, 86.269° W · 42 sq mi
South Bend is a city in Indiana, with a population of 103,201 and about 2,463 residents per square mile. The median household earns $55,786 a year, and the median home is worth $140,400.
Conditions
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
42 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
2,463
People per square mile
Rank by population
#339
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#309
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$55,786
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,033
Per month
Homeownership
60.2%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
20.2 min
One way
People
Median age
34.8
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
29.3%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
8.5%
Households
41,282
2.44 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 27.2%
Manufacturing 15.8%
Retail trade 10.8%
Arts, food & hospitality 9.5%
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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- Mishawaka, IN5 mi · 51,226
- Elkhart, IN16 mi · 54,092
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- Hammond, IN63 mi · 75,712
- Battle Creek, MI69 mi · 52,021
- Fort Wayne, IN71 mi · 275,203
- Chicago, IL74 mi · 2,731,585
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- Lynn, MA104,236
- Columbia, MD104,338
More in Indiana
- Indianapolis901,116
- Evansville116,176
- Carmel105,634
- Fishers104,812
- Bloomington83,307
- Noblesville76,111
- Lafayette71,238
- Greenwood69,349