Elkhart, IN

Population (year 2000): 51,874. Estimated population in July 2005: 52,270 (+0.8% change)
Males: 25,523 (49.2%), Females: 26,351 (50.8%)

Elkhart County

Zip codes: 46514, 46516, 46517.

Median resident age: 30.8 years
Median household income: $34,863 (year 2000)
Median house value: $78,200 (year 2000)

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

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%).

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 certified for carrier operations nearest to Elkhart:

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

Other public-use airports nearest to Elkhart:

MISHAWAKA PILOTS CLUB (about 6 miles; ELKHART, IN; ID: 3C1)
GOSHEN MUNI (about 18 miles; GOSHEN, IN; ID: GSH)
NAPPANEE MUNI (about 18 miles; NAPPANEE, IN; ID: 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/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/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; FT enrollment: 4,725)
KALAMAZOO VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; FT enrollment: 5,017)
WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; FT enrollment: 23,132)
ANDREWS UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; BERRIEN SPRINGS, MI; FT enrollment: 2,342)
PURDUE UNIVERSITY-NORTH CENTRAL CAMPUS (about 66 miles; WESTVILLE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,500)
KELLOGG COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 71 miles; BATTLE CREEK, MI; FT enrollment: 2,824)

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)

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)