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Elkhart County Facts & Figures

 

Elkhart County

Time Zone: (EST)
Population: 207,436 (2024 est.)
Sales Tax: 7%
Distance to Nearest State Park: 76 miles
Elevation: 748 ft.
Median Household Income: $65,617 (2019-2023 ACS)
Major Employers

Elkhart and LaGrange Counties are home to the third largest Amish settlement in the country, with Amish populations totaling over 26,000+ Amish residents.

Bristol

Time Zone: (EST)
Population: 1,723 (2023 est.)
Sales Tax: 7%
Distance to Nearest State Park: 76 miles
Elevation: 748 ft.
Town Manager: Mike Yoder

Elkhart

Time Zone: (EST)
Population: 53,726 (2023 est)
Mayor: Rod  Roberson
Sales Tax: 7%
Distance to Nearest State Park: 65 miles
Elevation: 748 ft.

Goshen

Time Zone: (EST)
Population: 34,487 (2023 est)
Mayor: Gina Leichty
Sales Tax: 7%
Distance to Nearest State Park: 72 miles
Elevation: 801 ft.

Middlebury

Time Zone: (EST)
Population: 3,586 (2023 est.)
Sales Tax: 7%
Distance to Nearest State Park: 77 miles
Elevation: 833 ft.
Town Manager: Mary Cripe

Millersburg

Time Zone: (EST)
Population: 892
Sales Tax: 7%
Distance to Nearest State Park: 15 miles
Elevation: 883 ft.

Nappanee

Time Zone: (EST)
Population: 6,995 (2023 est.)
Mayor: Phil Jenkins
Sales Tax: 7%
Distance to Nearest State Park: 72 miles
Elevation: 876 ft.

​New Paris

Time Zone: (EST)
Population: 1,630
Sales Tax: 7%
Distance to Nearest State Park: 30 miles
Elevation: 820 ft.

Wakarusa

Time Zone: (EST)
Population: 1,956 (2023 est.)
Sales Tax: 7%
Distance to Nearest State Park: 65 miles
Elevation: 840 ft.

Founded: Around April 1, 1830

County Seat: Goshen

Land Area:
- Total Land Area: 467.97 sq mi (1,212.0  sq km)
- Land: 463.17 sq mi (1,199.6 sq km) • 
- Water: 4.80 sq mi (12.4 sq km)  roughly 1% of total land area.

Population (all population information is an estimate and NOT based on newest 2020 census data.)
- Total Population: approximately 206,341 
- Population Density 448/sq mi (171/km2)
- The median age was 35.5 years.

2020 United States Census Information (newest census data will be provided when available.)

  • Total households (ACS 1-year, 2024): 72,379. 

  • Households with children under 18 (ACS 1-year, 2024): ~29.8% (21,558 of 72,379). 

  • Non-family households (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023): 32.6%. 

  • Households made up of individuals / living alone (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023): 27.7%. 

  • Average household size (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023): 2.88. 

  • Average family size (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023): 4.28. 

  • Average family size (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023): 4.28.

There are 3 cities (Elkhart, Goshen and Nappanee) and 5 towns (Middlebury, Bristol, Wakarusa, New Paris and Millersburg)

Time Zone: Elkhart County is on Eastern Standard Time Zone and participates in Daylights Savings Time
 

Sources:
Indiana Business Research Center, 2024
U.S. Census Bureau ACS, via DataUSA.io
Census Bureau, ACS 2023
DataUSA - Elkhart
DataUSA - Goshen
DataUSA
Datahood.ai
data.census.gov