Elkhart, IN Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	51,874	100.0

Male	25,523	49.2
Female	26,351	50.8

Under 5 years	4,869	9.4
5 to 9 years	4,164	8.0
10 to 14 years	3,736	7.2
15 to 19 years	3,426	6.6
20 to 24 years	4,321	8.3
25 to 34 years	8,877	17.1
35 to 44 years	7,589	14.6
45 to 54 years	5,720	11.0
55 to 59 years	2,053	4.0
60 to 64 years	1,546	3.0
65 to 74 years	2,705	5.2
75 to 84 years	2,127	4.1
85 years and over	741	1.4

Median age (years)	30.8	(X)

18 years and over	37,139	71.6
Male	18,050	34.8
Female	19,089	36.8
21 years and over	34,832	67.1
62 years and over	6,449	12.4
65 years and over	5,573	10.7
Male	2,074	4.0
Female	3,499	6.7

RACE
One race	50,344	97.1
White	37,077	71.5
Black or African American	7,649	14.7
American Indian and Alaska Native	225	0.4
Asian	608	1.2
Asian Indian	123	0.2
Chinese	77	0.1
Filipino	30	0.1
Japanese	20	0.0
Korean	63	0.1
Vietnamese	29	0.1
Other Asian ¹	266	0.5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	35	0.1
Native Hawaiian	9	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	9	0.0
Samoan	0	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	17	0.0
Some other race	4,750	9.2
Two or more races	1,530	2.9

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	38,450	74.1
Black or African American	8,295	16.0
American Indian and Alaska Native	563	1.1
Asian	784	1.5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	66	0.1
Some other race	5,359	10.3

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	51,874	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	7,678	14.8
Mexican	6,174	11.9
Puerto Rican	333	0.6
Cuban	17	0.0
Other Hispanic or Latino	1,154	2.2
Not Hispanic or Latino	44,196	85.2
White alone	34,655	66.8

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	51,874	100.0
In households	51,216	98.7
Householder	20,072	38.7
Spouse	8,208	15.8
Child	15,444	29.8
Own child under 18 years	12,787	24.7
Other relatives	3,372	6.5
Under 18 years	1,367	2.6
Nonrelatives	4,120	7.9
Unmarried partner	1,694	3.3
In group quarters	658	1.3
Institutionalized population	292	0.6
Noninstitutionalized population	366	0.7

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	20,072	100.0
Family households (families)	12,506	62.3
With own children under 18 years	6,701	33.4
Married-couple family	8,208	40.9
With own children under 18 years	3,839	19.1
Female householder, no husband present	3,074	15.3
With own children under 18 years	2,139	10.7
Nonfamily households	7,566	37.7
Householder living alone	6,075	30.3
Householder 65 years and over	2,074	10.3

Households with individuals under 18 years	7,476	37.2
Households with individuals 65 years and over	4,135	20.6

Average household size	2.55	(X)
Average family size	3.16	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	21,688	100.0
Occupied housing units	20,072	92.5
Vacant housing units	1,616	7.5
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	97	0.4

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	2.4	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	8.2	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	20,072	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	10,737	53.5
Renter-occupied housing units	9,335	46.5

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.64	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.45	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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