People QuickFacts Elkhart Indiana Population, 2006 estimate 52,748 6,313,520 Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 0.5% 3.8% Population, 2000 51,874 6,080,485 Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 9.4% 7.0% Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 28.4% 25.9% Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 10.7% 12.4% Female persons, percent, 2000 50.8% 51.0%  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 71.5% 87.5% Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) 14.7% 8.4% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.4% 0.3% Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 1.2% 1.0% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1% Z Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 2.9% 1.2% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 14.8% 3.5%  Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 44.3% 55.0% Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 11.4% 3.1% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 17.3% 6.4% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 71.5% 82.1% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 13.4% 19.4% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 18.3 22.6  Housing units, 2000 21,688 2,532,319 Homeownership rate, 2000 53.5% 71.4% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $78,200 $94,300  Households, 2000 20,072 2,336,306 Persons per household, 2000 2.55 2.53 Median household income, 1999 $34,863 $41,567 Per capita money income, 1999 $17,890 $20,397 Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 13.6% 9.5%     Business QuickFacts Elkhart Indiana Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 1,393,773 79,806,006 Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 728,532 67,261,298 Retail sales per capita, 2002 $14,015 $10,928 Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 110,213 9,409,270 Total number of firms, 2002 3,842 433,907 Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 5.7% 3.2% American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.5% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 1.4% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 1.3% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F Z Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 20.8% 27.4%      Geography QuickFacts Elkhart Indiana Land area, 2000 (square miles) 21 35,866 Persons per square mile, 2000 2,428.6 169.5 FIPS Code 20728 18 Counties Elkhart County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts