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People QuickFacts |
Elkhart County |
Indiana |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
199,137 | 6,376,792 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
8.9% | 4.9% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
182,791 | 6,080,522 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2007 |
8.5% | 6.9% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2007 |
28.5% | 25.0% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2007 |
10.9% | 12.5% |
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Female persons, percent, 2007 |
49.9% | 50.7% |
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White persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
91.5% | 88.1% |
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Black persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
5.5% | 9.0% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.3% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
1.2% | 1.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.1% | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2007 |
1.4% | 1.1% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2007 (b) |
13.8% | 5.0% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2007 |
78.2% | 83.5% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
51.3% | 55.0% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
7.1% | 3.1% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
14.4% | 6.4% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
75.7% | 82.1% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
15.5% | 19.4% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
30,998 | 1,054,757 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
18.4 | 22.6 |
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Housing units, 2007 |
77,348 | 2,778,394 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
72.2% | 71.4% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
19.3% | 19.2% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$98,100 | $94,300 |
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Households, 2000 |
66,154 | 2,336,306 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.72 | 2.53 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$49,395 | $47,422 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$20,250 | $20,397 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
11.1% | 12.3% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Elkhart County |
Indiana |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2006 |
5,184 | 151,2831 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2006 |
131,669 | 2,673,0101 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006 |
11.3% | 0.8%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2006 |
11,895 | 368,573 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
14,751 | 433,907 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
2.3% | 3.2% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.5% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
0.9% | 1.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.3% | 1.3% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
30.0% | 27.4% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
11,048,863 | 160,924,188 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
2,902,523 | 79,806,006 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
1,932,227 | 67,261,298 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$10,394 | $10,922 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
224,897 | 9,409,270 |
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Building permits, 2007 |
681 | 23,841 |
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Federal spending, 2007 ($1000) |
817,780 | 47,254,1731 |