Elkhart is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 53,690 people and 22 associated neighborhoods, Elkhart is the 17th largest community in Indiana.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Elkhart is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 42.94% of the Elkhart workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Elkhart is a city of production and manufacturing workers, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Elkhart who work in office and administrative support (10.40%), food service (7.18%), and sales jobs (6.97%). The percentage of adults in Elkhart who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.69% of the adults in Elkhart have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Elkhart in 2022 was $28,189, which is lower middle income relative to Indiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $112,756 for a family of four. However, Elkhart contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Elkhart is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Elkhart home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Elkhart residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Elkhart also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 27.00% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Elkhart include German, English, Irish, Italian, and French. Elkhart also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 15.09%. The most common language spoken in Elkhart is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
