Elkhart is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 51,701 people and 16 constituent neighborhoods, Elkhart is the 12th largest community in Indiana.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Elkhart is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 47.1% of the Elkhart workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Elkhart is a city of production and manufacturing workers, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Elkhart who work in office and administrative support jobs (12.45%), sales jobs (8.94%), and management occupations (6.19%).

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Elkhart spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.31 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

Although the majority of commuting trips in the city are by private automobile, Elkhart is somewhat unusual for a city of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. Taxis helps to get a lot of people to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Elkhart area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.

Elkhart Information and Demographics

The citizens of Elkhart are slightly less educated than the national average of 14.96% for the average city or town: 13.42% of adults in Elkhart have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Elkhart in 2000 was $17,890, which is middle income relative to Indiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $71,560 for a family of four.

Elkhart is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Elkhart home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Elkhart is White, followed by African-American. Elkhart also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.72% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Elkhart include German, Irish, English, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Elkhart is English. Some people also speak Spanish.