Elkhart County
Small metro
FIPS 18039
Profiled Cities (1)
People
208.8K
Population
Census 2025 Est.450.8/sq mi
Density
Census 2025 Est.0.9%
Growth 2020–25
Census 2020–2025$69K
Median HH Income
ACS 2024 5-yr35.6
Median Age
ACS 2024 5-yr82.2%
Bachelor's+
ACS 2024 5-yr12.4%
Poverty Rate
SAIPE 202414.2%
Uninsured
ACS 2024 5-yr71.6%
Owner-Occupied
ACS 2024 5-yr12.5%
Disability
ACS 2024 5-yr20.1%
Hispanic
ACS 2024 5-yr69.9%
Non-Hisp. White
ACS 2024 5-yr4.7%
Non-Hisp. Black
ACS 2024 5-yrMigration
IRS Statistics of Income county migration. Measures tax filer movement, not Census population counts.
6.9K
Inflow (people)
IRS SOI 2022–238.1K
Outflow (people)
IRS SOI 2022–23-1,221
Net Migration
IRS SOI 2022–23Economy
4.9%
Unemployment
BLS LAUS 202598.3K
Labor Force
BLS LAUS 2025$60K
Per Capita Income
BEA 2024$20.6B
County GDP
BEA 20245.2K
Business Establishments
CBP 2023136.2K
Employees
CBP 2023$7.7B
Annual Payroll
CBP 2023Housing
$210K
Median Home Value
ACS 2024 5-yr$1K
Median Gross Rent
ACS 2024 5-yr8.9K
Owner HH w/ Housing Problems
ACS 2024 5-yr9.1K
Renter HH w/ Housing Problems
ACS 2024 5-yrNo
Housing Stress (USDA)
ACS 2024 5-yrHealth
81st pctile
Social Vulnerability
CDC SVI 202244.1%
Adult Obesity
CDC PLACES 202512.2%
Diabetes
CDC PLACES 202519.6%
Poor Mental Health
CDC PLACES 202517.4%
Current Smoking
CDC PLACES 202546.8/100K
Primary Care Physicians
HRSA AHRF 2024–251.6/1K
Hospital Beds
HRSA AHRF 2024–25503.7/1K bene
Medicare ER Visits
CMS 2023Environment & Risk
83.7
FEMA Risk Score
FEMA NRI Dec 2025Relatively Moderate
Risk Rating
FEMA NRI Dec 2025Relatively High
Resilience Rating
FEMA NRI Dec 2025$49.3M
Expected Annual Loss
FEMA NRI Dec 20258.51
PM2.5 (EPA EJScreen)
EPA EJScreen 20240.17
Diesel PM
EPA EJScreen 20241.2%
EJ Demographic Index
EPA EJScreen 2024Broadband & Food Access
1.0%
Fixed Broadband 100/20 Mbps
FCC 20241.0%
Mobile 5G Coverage
FCC 202431.7%
Low Food Access (pop)
USDA FEA 20193.3%
No-Car Low Food Access (HH)
USDA FEA 2019Land & Climate
463.2 sq mi
Land Area
TIGER 202449.6°F
Avg Temp (1991–2020)
NOAA 1991–202059.3°F
Avg Max Temp
NOAA 1991–202039.9°F
Avg Min Temp
NOAA 1991–202038.4"
Annual Precip
NOAA 1991–2020County Character
Metro - Counties in metro areas of fewer than 250,000 population
Rural-Urban Class (RUCC)
TIGER 2024Small metro
NCHS Urban-Rural Class
TIGER 2024Manufacturing-dependent
Industry Dependence (USDA)
TIGER 2024Manufacturing
Typology Flags
TIGER 2024