Language Spoken At Home in Elkhart City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 46,373 | 100% |
English only | 35,475 | 76.5% |
Language other than English | 10,898 | 23.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 6,089 | 13.1% |
Spanish | 10,060 | 21.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 5,777 | 12.5% |
Other Indo-European languages | 517 | 1.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 64 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 261 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 248 | 0.5% |
Other languages | 60 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Elkhart City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 51,293 | 100% |
American | 4,023 | 7.8% |
Arab | 38 | 0.1% |
Czech | 94 | 0.2% |
Danish | 161 | 0.3% |
Dutch | 1,323 | 2.6% |
English | 2,928 | 5.7% |
French (except Basque) | 930 | 1.8% |
French Canadian | 243 | 0.5% |
German | 9,439 | 18.4% |
Greek | 94 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 582 | 1.1% |
Irish | 4,529 | 8.8% |
Italian | 1,358 | 2.6% |
Lithuanian | 14 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 399 | 0.8% |
Polish | 1,437 | 2.8% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 101 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 501 | 1.0% |
Scottish | 536 | 1.0% |
Slovak | 66 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 438 | 0.9% |
Swedish | 350 | 0.7% |
Swiss | 263 | 0.5% |
Ukrainian | 14 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 81 | 0.2% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 24 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Elkhart City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 19,329 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 11,912 | 61.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 6,442 | 33.3% |
Married-couple family | 7,192 | 37.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,176 | 16.4% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,384 | 7.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 686 | 3.5% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 3,336 | 17.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,580 | 13.3% |
Nonfamily households | 7,417 | 38.4% |
Householder living alone | 6,135 | 31.7% |
65 years and over | 1,984 | 10.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 7,225 | 37.4% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 4,010 | 20.7% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Elkhart City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 50,476 | 100% |
Householder | 19,329 | 38.3% |
Spouse | 7,109 | 14.1% |
Child | 16,956 | 33.6% |
Other relatives | 3,399 | 6.7% |
Nonrelatives | 3,683 | 7.3% |
Unmarried partner | 1,797 | 3.6% |
Marital Status in Elkhart City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 18,549 | 100% |
Never married | 6,881 | 37.1% |
Now married, except separated | 8,163 | 44.0% |
Separated | 517 | 2.8% |
Widowed | 521 | 2.8% |
Divorced | 2,467 | 13.3% |
Females 15 years and over | 19,879 | 100% |
Never married | 6,680 | 33.6% |
Now married, except separated | 7,667 | 38.6% |
Separated | 531 | 2.7% |
Widowed | 1,904 | 9.6% |
Divorced | 3,097 | 15.6% |
Fertility in Elkhart City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 902 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 465 | 51.6% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 60 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 70 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 35 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 139 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 9 | 0% |
Grandparents in Elkhart City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,199 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 532 | 44.4% |
Less than 1 year | 153 | 12.8% |
1 or 2 years | 115 | 9.6% |
3 or 4 years | 107 | 8.9% |
5 or more years | 157 | 13.1% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 532 | 100% |
Who are female | 319 | 60.0% |
Who are married | 378 | 71.1% |
School Enrollment in Elkhart City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 13,961 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 770 | 5.5% |
Kindergarten | 1,041 | 7.5% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 6,478 | 46.4% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 2,921 | 20.9% |
College or graduate school | 2,751 | 19.7% |
Educational Attainment in Elkhart City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 31,066 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,751 | 8.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 5,175 | 16.7% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 10,928 | 35.2% |
Some college, no degree | 6,209 | 20.0% |
Associate's degree | 1,833 | 5.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 2,754 | 8.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,416 | 4.6% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 74.5% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 13.4% |
Veteran Status in Elkhart City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 36,220 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 3,157 | 8.7% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Elkhart City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 50,891 | 100% |
With a disability | 7,393 | 14.5% |
Under 18 years | 15,073 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,258 | 8.3% |
18 to 64 years | 30,435 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,087 | 13.4% |
65 years and over | 5,383 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,048 | 38.0% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Elkhart City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 50,349 | 100% |
Same house | 39,094 | 77.6% |
Different house in the U.S. | 11,131 | 22.1% |
Same county | 8,197 | 16.3% |
Different county | 2,934 | 5.8% |
Same state | 1,281 | 2.5% |
Different state | 1,653 | 3.3% |
Abroad | 124 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Elkhart City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 51,293 | 100% |
Native | 44,493 | 86.7% |
Born in United States | 43,944 | 85.7% |
State of residence | 29,588 | 57.7% |
Different state | 14,356 | 28.0% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 549 | 1.1% |
Foreign born | 6,800 | 13.3% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Elkhart City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 6,800 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,306 | 19.2% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 5,494 | 80.8% |
Year of Entry in Elkhart City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 7,349 | 100% |
Native | 549 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 11 | 2.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 538 | 98.0% |
Foreign born | 6,800 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 62 | 0.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 6,738 | 99.1% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Elkhart City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 6,800 | 100% |
Europe | 195 | 2.9% |
Asia | 335 | 4.9% |
Africa | 58 | 0.9% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 6,191 | 91.0% |
Northern America | 21 | 0.3% |