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Elkhart County, Indiana

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Population:

  • Total Population: 182,791
  • Males: 90,530
  • Females: 92,261

Ethnicity:

  • White: 152,389
  • Black/African American: 9,167
  • Hispanic: 16,195
  • Native American/Eskimo: 468
  • Asian: 1,591
  • Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 14
  • Other: 288
  • 2 or more: 2,679

Top 5 Languages spoken at home:

  1. English only (143,855)
  2. Spanish (13,885)
  3. German (3,180)
  4. Pennsylvania Dutch (2,595)
  5. Dutch (2,070)

Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants

Total Reported: 12,982

  1. Mexico (8,689)
  2. Canada (447)
  3. Germany (426)
  4. El Salvador (283)
  5. Laos (266)
  6. India (203)
  7. Honduras (203)

Top 5 Religions by Adherents:

  1. Catholic Church (11,373)
  2. Mennonite Church USA (8,765)
  3. United Methodist Church, The (8,225)
  4. Missionary Church, The (5,450)
  5. Old Order Amish Church (4,758)

Migrant Health Clinics

    Disabilities:

    • Total Reported: 53,472
    • Sensory: 5,772
    • Physical: 11,055
    • Mental: 8,117
    • Self-care: 3,769
    • Go outside home: 10,629
    • Employment: 14,172

    Grandparents as caregivers

    Grandparents as caregivers: 1,524

    Heating fuel:

    • Total Reported: 66,154
    • Utility gas: 55,122
    • Bottled or LP gas: 2,321
    • Electricity: 6,316
    • Fuel oil, kerosene: 965
    • Coal or Coke: 186
    • Wood: 904
    • Solar Energy: 36
    • Other fuel: 199
    • No fuel used: 105

    Vehicles available:

    • Total Reported: 127,968
    • No vehicle: 9,445
    • 1 or more vehicle: 118,523

    Education Attainment:

    • No School: 1,017
    • No High School: 8,504
    • Some High School: 17,870
    • High School: 41,788
    • Some College: 21,144
    • Associate's Degree: 5,076
    • College Degree: 11,246
    • Master's Degree: 4,562
    • Professional Degree: 1,145
    • Doctoral Degree: 556

    Household Phones:

    • Households Reporting: 66,154
    • Owners with phone: 46,313
    • Owners without phone: 1,479
    • Renters with phone: 16,755
    • Renters without phone: 1,607

    10 closest counties:

    1. Cass County, Michigan
    2. St. Joseph County, Indiana
    3. Kosciusko County, Indiana
    4. St. Joseph County, Michigan
    5. LaGrange County, Indiana
    6. Marshall County, Indiana
    7. Noble County, Indiana
    8. Whitley County, Indiana
    9. Berrien County, Michigan
    10. Van Buren County, Michigan

    Data Detail

    Zip Codes in county:

    46507, 46514, 46515, 46516, 46517, 46526, 46527, 46528, 46540, 46543, 46550, 46553, 46573

    Licensed Broadcast Media Outlets:

    • WSJV ( TV) ELKHART, IN
    • WNIT (590 TV) ELKHART, IN
    • WVPE (88.1 FM) ELKHART, IN
    • WGCS (91.1 FM) GOSHEN, IN
    • WFWI (92.3 FM) ELKHART, IN
    • WFRR (93.7 FM) ELKHART, IN
    • WAOR (95.3 FM) ELKHART, IN
    • WYPW (95.7 FM) NAPPANEE, IN
    • WBYR (98.9 FM) ELKHART, IN
    • WFRI (100.1 FM) ELKHART, IN
    • WFRN-FM (104.7 FM) ELKHART,, IN
    • WOWO (1190 AM) ELKHART, IN
    • WFRN (1270 AM) ELKHART, IN
    • WNIL (1290 AM) ELKHART, IN
    • WTRC (1340 AM) ELKHART, IN
    • Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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