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Elkhart, Indiana Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 51,874. Estimated population in July 2024: 52,270 (+0.8% change)
Males: 25,523 (49.2%), Females: 26,351 (50.8%)

Elkhart County

Zip codes: 46514, 46516, 46517.

Demographics

Median resident age: 30.8 years
Median household income: $34,863
Median house value: $78,200

Population by Race

Races in Elkhart:

  • White Non-Hispanic (66.8%)
  • Hispanic (14.8%)
  • Black (14.7%)
  • Other race (9.2%)
  • Two or more races (2.9%)
  • American Indian (1.1%)
  • Other Asian (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (18.7%), Irish (8.2%), United States (7.0%), English (6.6%), Italian (3.2%), Dutch (2.7%).

Elevation: 750 feet

Land area: 21.4 square miles

Map of Elkhart, IN

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Elkhart

  • High school or higher: 71.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
  • Unemployed: 6.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Elkhart city

  • Never married: 27.8%
  • Now married: 48.0%
  • Separated: 2.4%
  • Widowed: 6.8%
  • Divorced: 15.0%

11.4% Foreign born (9.2% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +7,140 (+16.0%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Elkhart:

  • ELKHART GENERAL HOSPITAL (600 EAST BOULEVARD)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Elkhart:

  • OAKLAWN PSYCHIATRIC CENTER, INC (about 10 miles; GOSHEN, IN)
  • GOSHEN GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; GOSHEN, IN)
  • ST JOSEPH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; MISHAWAKA, IN)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Elkhart:

  • ELKHART MUNI (about 4 miles; ELKHART, IN; Abbreviation: EKM)
  • SOUTH BEND REGIONAL (about 25 miles; SOUTH BEND, IN; Abbreviation: SBN)
  • KALAMAZOO/BATTLE CREEK INTERNATIONAL (about 48 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; Abbreviation: AZO)

Other public-use airports nearest to Elkhart:

  • MISHAWAKA PILOTS CLUB (about 6 miles; ELKHART, IN; Abbreviation: 3C1)
  • GOSHEN MUNI (about 18 miles; GOSHEN, IN; Abbreviation: GSH)
  • NAPPANEE MUNI (about 18 miles; NAPPANEE, IN; Abbreviation: C03)

Amtrak station:
ELKHART (131 TYLER ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/Universities in Elkhart:

  • ASSOCIATED MENNONITE BIBLICAL SEMINARY (Full-time enrollment: 119; Location: 3003 BENHAM AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.ambs.edu; Offers Master’s degree)
  • ELKHART BEAUTY COLLEGE (Location: 404 S MAIN; Private, for-profit)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Elkhart:

  • UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME (about 20 miles; NOTRE DAME, IN; Full-time enrollment: 10,633)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY-SOUTH BEND (about 24 miles; SOUTH BEND, IN; Full-time enrollment: 4,725)
  • KALAMAZOO VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; Full-time enrollment: 5,017)
  • WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; Full-time enrollment: 23,132)
  • ANDREWS UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; BERRIEN SPRINGS, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,342)
  • PURDUE UNIVERSITY-NORTH CENTRAL CAMPUS (about 66 miles; WESTVILLE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,500)
  • KELLOGG COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 71 miles; BATTLE CREEK, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,824)

Schools

Public high schools in Elkhart:

  • ELKHART MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,876; Location: 2608 CALIFORNIA RD; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • ELKHART CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,828; Location: 1 BLAZER BLVD; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • CONCORD COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,452; Location: 59117 MINUTEMAN WAY; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • JIMTOWN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 512; Location: 59021 CR 3 S; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high school in Elkhart:

  • ELKHART BAPTIST CHRISTIAN SCHO (Students: 575; Location: 25943 COUNTY ROAD 22E; Grades: PK – 12)

Biggest public primary/middle schools in Elkhart:

  • CONCORD JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 763; Location: 24050 CR 20; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • NORTH SIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 696; Location: 300 LAWRENCE ST; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • CLEVELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 696; Location: 53403 CR 1 N; Grades: KG – 06)
  • PIERRE MORAN MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 694; Location: 200 W LUSHER AVE; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • WEST SIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 694; Location: 101 S NAPPANEE ST; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • CONCORD EAST SIDE ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 609; Location: 57156 CR 13 S; Grades: KG – 06)
  • CONCORD OX-BOW ELEMENTARY SCH (Students: 609; Location: 23525 CR 45; Grades: KG – 06)
  • OSOLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 578; Location: 24975 CR 6 E; Grades: KG – 06)
  • FEESER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 574; Location: 26665 CR 4 W; Grades: KG – 06)
  • HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 563; Location: 501 W LUSHER AVE; Grades: KG – 06)

Private primary/middle schools in Elkhart:

  • ST THOMAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 384; Location: 1331 NORTH MAIN STREET; Grades: PK – 8)
  • TRINITY LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 272; Location: 425 MASSACHUSETTS AVE; Grades: PK – 6)
  • ST VINCENT DE PAUL ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 178; Location: 1114 S MAIN STREET; Grades: PK – 6)
  • MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF ELKHART (Students: 162; Location: 416 E. CRAWFORD; Grades: PK – 4)
  • REDEEMER COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN S (Students: 72; Location: 25435 1/2 CR 6 EAST; Grades: KG – 8)
  • ELKHART S D A SCHOOL (Students: 7; Location: 23818 COUNTY ROAD 10; Grades: 1 – 7)

Libraries

Library in Elkhart:

  • ELKHART PL (Operating income: $4,536,996; Location: 300 S 2ND ST; 315,266 books; 19,184 audio materials; 23,105 video materials; 1,911 serial subscriptions)

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