Language Spoken At Home in Elkhart County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 182,136 | 100% |
English only | 149,519 | 82.1% |
Language other than English | 32,617 | 17.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 15,296 | 8.4% |
Spanish | 21,432 | 11.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 11,639 | 6.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 9,709 | 5.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,845 | 1.6% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 1,168 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 812 | 0.4% |
Other languages | 308 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Elkhart County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 198,214 | 100% |
American | 20,423 | 10.3% |
Arab | 232 | 0.1% |
Czech | 489 | 0.2% |
Danish | 560 | 0.3% |
Dutch | 5,734 | 2.9% |
English | 12,591 | 6.4% |
French (except Basque) | 4,269 | 2.2% |
French Canadian | 707 | 0.4% |
German | 52,620 | 26.5% |
Greek | 389 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 1,509 | 0.8% |
Irish | 19,158 | 9.7% |
Italian | 4,522 | 2.3% |
Lithuanian | 113 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 1,424 | 0.7% |
Polish | 5,566 | 2.8% |
Portuguese | 83 | 0.0% |
Russian | 725 | 0.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,588 | 0.8% |
Scottish | 2,165 | 1.1% |
Slovak | 220 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 766 | 0.4% |
Swedish | 2,121 | 1.1% |
Swiss | 5,571 | 2.8% |
Ukrainian | 876 | 0.4% |
Welsh | 621 | 0.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 251 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Elkhart County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 70,161 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 50,519 | 72.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 24,316 | 34.7% |
Married-couple family | 38,247 | 54.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 16,463 | 23.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 3,931 | 5.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,099 | 3.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 8,341 | 11.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,754 | 8.2% |
Nonfamily households | 19,642 | 28.0% |
Householder living alone | 16,541 | 23.6% |
65 years and over | 6,187 | 8.8% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 27,018 | 38.5% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 16,436 | 23.4% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Elkhart County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 194,688 | 100% |
Householder | 70,161 | 36.0% |
Spouse | 38,255 | 19.6% |
Child | 65,218 | 33.5% |
Other relatives | 10,993 | 5.6% |
Nonrelatives | 10,061 | 5.2% |
Unmarried partner | 4,330 | 2.2% |
Marital Status in Elkhart County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 73,744 | 100% |
Never married | 22,370 | 30.3% |
Now married, except separated | 41,283 | 56.0% |
Separated | 1,066 | 1.4% |
Widowed | 1,588 | 2.2% |
Divorced | 7,437 | 10.1% |
Females 15 years and over | 77,226 | 100% |
Never married | 19,918 | 25.8% |
Now married, except separated | 40,081 | 51.9% |
Separated | 1,356 | 1.8% |
Widowed | 6,559 | 8.5% |
Divorced | 9,312 | 12.1% |
Fertility in Elkhart County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 3,364 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 1,171 | 34.8% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 51 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 72 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 40 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 144 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 18 | 0% |
Grandparents in Elkhart County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 4,512 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 2,232 | 49.5% |
Less than 1 year | 648 | 14.4% |
1 or 2 years | 350 | 7.8% |
3 or 4 years | 455 | 10.1% |
5 or more years | 779 | 17.3% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,232 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,369 | 61.3% |
Who are married | 1,627 | 72.9% |
School Enrollment in Elkhart County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 52,369 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 2,587 | 4.9% |
Kindergarten | 3,365 | 6.4% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 25,717 | 49.1% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 11,241 | 21.5% |
College or graduate school | 9,459 | 18.1% |
Educational Attainment in Elkhart County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 123,931 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 9,338 | 7.5% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 15,072 | 12.2% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 45,360 | 36.6% |
Some college, no degree | 23,993 | 19.4% |
Associate's degree | 7,675 | 6.2% |
Bachelor's degree | 15,113 | 12.2% |
Graduate or professional degree | 7,380 | 6.0% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 80.3% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 18.1% |
Veteran Status in Elkhart County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 141,807 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 11,421 | 8.1% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Elkhart County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 196,043 | 100% |
With a disability | 24,220 | 12.4% |
Under 18 years | 56,283 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,187 | 5.7% |
18 to 64 years | 116,750 | 100% |
With a disability | 12,628 | 10.8% |
65 years and over | 23,010 | 100% |
With a disability | 8,405 | 36.5% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Elkhart County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 195,019 | 100% |
Same house | 165,671 | 85.0% |
Different house in the U.S. | 28,911 | 14.8% |
Same county | 20,919 | 10.7% |
Different county | 7,992 | 4.1% |
Same state | 3,831 | 2.0% |
Different state | 4,161 | 2.1% |
Abroad | 437 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Elkhart County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 198,214 | 100% |
Native | 182,030 | 91.8% |
Born in United States | 180,699 | 91.2% |
State of residence | 130,859 | 66.0% |
Different state | 49,840 | 25.1% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 1,331 | 0.7% |
Foreign born | 16,184 | 8.2% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Elkhart County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 16,184 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 4,402 | 27.2% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 11,782 | 72.8% |
Year of Entry in Elkhart County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 17,515 | 100% |
Native | 1,331 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 36 | 2.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,295 | 97.3% |
Foreign born | 16,184 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 347 | 2.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 15,837 | 97.9% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Elkhart County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 16,184 | 100% |
Europe | 1,156 | 7.1% |
Asia | 1,520 | 9.4% |
Africa | 167 | 1.0% |
Oceania | 33 | 0.2% |
Latin America | 12,940 | 80.0% |
Northern America | 368 | 2.3% |