Elkhart is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 53,484 people and 22 associated neighborhoods, Elkhart is the 17th largest community in Indiana.Elkhart is a blue-collar town, with 41.45% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Elkhart is a city of production and manufacturing workers, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Elkhart who work in office and administrative support (9.87%), food service (7.83%), and sales jobs (7.13%). The percentage of adults in Elkhart who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.45% of the adults in Elkhart have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Elkhart in 2022 was $26,902, which is lower middle income relative to Indiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $107,608 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 27.40% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Elkhart include German, English, Irish, French, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Elkhart is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
