Goshen is a medium-sized city located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 29,288 people and nine constituent neighborhoods, Goshen is the 27th largest community in Indiana.

Goshen is a blue-collar town, with 43.1% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 24.7%. Overall, Goshen is a city of production and manufacturing workers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Goshen who work in office and administrative support jobs (10.75%), sales jobs (9.26%), and management occupations (6.92%).

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 17.31 minutes getting to work every day.

Goshen Information and Demographics

The population of Goshen overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 14.96%. Of adults 25 and older in Goshen, 18.47% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Goshen in 2000 was $18,899, which is upper middle income relative to Indiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $75,596 for a family of four.

Goshen is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Goshen home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Goshen is White, followed by Asian. Goshen also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.96% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Goshen include German, Irish, Swiss, English, and Dutch.

In addition, Goshen has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (15.75%).

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