Elkhart County vs. St. Joseph County

Elkhart County (IN)St. Joseph County (IN)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)205,560270,771
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)4.0%1.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)197,559266,925
Population, Census, April 1, 2010197,559266,931
Persons under 5 years, percent7.5%6.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent27.5%23.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent14.7%15.8%
Female persons, percent50.6%51.3%
White alone, percent89.5%79.9%
Black or African American alone, percent6.1%13.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%0.6%
Asian alone, percent1.2%2.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.5%3.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent16.3%8.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent74.6%72.2%
Veterans, 2014-20188,91113,649
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20187.8%6.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)79,492117,088
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201868.8%67.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$137,900$123,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,068$1,043
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$376$362
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$777$767
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201318.6%20.0%
Building permits, 2018351648
Households, 2014-201872,329101,241
Persons per household, 2014-20182.772.54
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201888.3%86.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201818.8%9.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201884.9%85.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201877.0%76.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201881.2%88.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201819.2%29.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.6%10.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent14.2%10.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201865.9%63.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201858.0%59.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)280,711485,566
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,160,8052,160,508
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)14,833,2836,508,615
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,329,8553,130,971
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,440,4133,775,345
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,225$14,175
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201819.521.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$55,399$50,938
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$25,075$27,338
Persons in poverty, percent11.5%13.5%
Total employer establishments, 20174,9495,840
Total employment, 2017132,095122,005
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)6,259,5695,055,695
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20174.1%1.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201712,71015,844
All firms, 201215,61918,889
Men-owned firms, 20128,5499,875
Women-owned firms, 20124,5736,518
Minority-owned firms, 20121,3283,453
Nonminority-owned firms, 201213,71614,644
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,2931,880
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201213,36215,953
Black-owned firms, percent, 20072.5%6.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.9%1.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20072.0%1.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200722.6%26.7%
Population per square mile, 2010426.5583.0
Land area in square miles, 2010463.17457.85

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Elkhart county (IN) and St. Joseph county (IN) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.