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.When you are in Elkhart, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 42.94% of Elkhart’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. 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%). In terms of college education, Elkhart is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 17.69% of adults 25 and older 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. In addition, Elkhart has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (15.09%). The most common language spoken in Elkhart is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
