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  • FIPS 18039
  • Largest town: Elkhart

Elkhart County, Indiana

Elkhart County had 207,436 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 463.2 square miles of land. It ranks 6th of 92 in Indiana by population and 16th by land area.

Population
207,436
#6 of 92 in Indiana · #346 in US
Area
463.2 sq mi
#16 of 92 in Indiana · #2,219 in US
Density
448 / sq mi
#10 of 92 in Indiana · #315 in US
Median household income
$69,262
#39 of 92 in Indiana · #1,053 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Elkhart County within Indiana. Pin: Indianapolis.

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Elkhart County population, land area and income

Elkhart County had 207,436 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 463.2 square miles of land. It ranks 6th of 92 in Indiana by population and 16th by land area. That works out to 447.9 people per square mile, 4.7 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top tenth nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Indiana has 34,874 residents, so Elkhart County is 5.9 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $69,262 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

207,436

3144th1st

346th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

463 sq mi

3144th1st

2219th of 3,144 (US)

Density

447.9 / sq mi

3144th1st

315th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$69,262

3143rd1st

1053rd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Indiana (92)

Population

207,436

92nd1st

6th of 92 (IN)

Land area

463 sq mi

92nd1st

16th of 92 (IN)

Density

447.9 / sq mi

92nd1st

10th of 92 (IN)

Median household income

$69,262

92nd1st

39th of 92 (IN)

How Elkhart County's population changed since 2020

Elkhart County gained 427 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.2%. That ranks 61st of 92 in Indiana for growth. The median Indiana county changed by +0.8%, and the state as a whole by +2.0%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Elkhart County recorded 12,415 births and 8,628 deaths, a natural change of +3,787. Net international migration added +2,541 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -6,034. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 6,034 people.

207.0k2020207.1k2021207.2k2022207.0k2023207.4k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
12,415
Deaths
8,628
Net international migration
+2,541
Net domestic migration
-6,034
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+473

Where Elkhart County is

The Census internal point of Elkhart County is at 41.600700, -85.864000. It sits in UTM zone 16N. The map shades Indiana's 92 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Elkhart County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Vigo County: +0.0%Fayette County: -0.1%Grant County: -0.1%Noble County: +0.7%Clay County: -0.0%Fulton County: -2.3%Henry County: +0.3%Jasper County: +1.5%Carroll County: +2.0%Huntington County: +0.8%Howard County: +0.6%Tipton County: -0.4%Starke County: +0.3%Lawrence County: +0.4%Jennings County: +0.2%Jay County: -1.5%Greene County: +1.3%Blackford County: -2.4%Madison County: +3.1%Parke County: +2.1%DeKalb County: +2.4%Scott County: +1.5%Benton County: +1.7%Wells County: +2.3%Wabash County: -0.5%Union County: -2.8%Marshall County: +0.8%Putnam County: +3.1%Clinton County: -0.8%Hamilton County: +8.8%Hancock County: +10.8%Jackson County: +2.0%Hendricks County: +8.5%Johnson County: +5.1%Decatur County: -0.2%Lake County: +0.8%Newton County: +2.5%Fountain County: +2.1%Crawford County: +0.0%Perry County: +0.9%Martin County: +0.6%Dearborn County: +1.3%Morgan County: +2.8%Monroe County: +0.0%Switzerland County: +2.5%Ohio County: +1.2%Sullivan County: -0.2%Franklin County: +1.5%Adams County: +2.0%Jefferson County: -0.5%Knox County: -1.1%Ripley County: +0.8%Vanderburgh County: +0.0%Gibson County: -0.1%LaGrange County: +1.5%Dubois County: -0.0%Harrison County: +0.8%Randolph County: -0.3%Brown County: +1.1%Shelby County: +1.3%Tippecanoe County: +2.8%Daviess County: +2.2%Delaware County: +1.1%Elkhart County: +0.2%Whitley County: +1.6%Allen County: +3.4%Montgomery County: +1.8%Miami County: -0.8%St. Joseph County: +0.4%Kosciusko County: +0.6%Floyd County: +1.8%Rush County: -0.1%Wayne County: -0.2%Posey County: -0.5%Clark County: +5.0%Orange County: -0.1%Marion County: +0.5%Boone County: +10.7%Porter County: +1.5%Steuben County: +1.2%Vermillion County: +0.8%Cass County: -0.6%Owen County: +2.5%White County: +0.6%Washington County: +0.4%Pulaski County: -0.8%Pike County: -1.1%Warren County: +0.3%Warrick County: +3.7%Spencer County: +1.8%LaPorte County: -0.8%Bartholomew County: +3.1%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -0.2%
  2. < +0.4%
  3. < +1.2%
  4. < +2.1%
  5. ≥ +2.1%
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Orange pin: Elkhart County internal point. Dark pin: Indianapolis.

Internal point

Decimal
41.600700, -85.864000
DMS
41°36'2.52"N 85°51'50.40"W
UTM
16N 594667.4E 4606067.1N
Geohash
dp6uwj5tx
Plus code
86HPJ42P+79

Towns in Elkhart County

6 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Elkhart County, 102,268 people together, or 49% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Elkhart County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Elkhart with 53,690.

  1. 01Elkhart53,690
  2. 02Goshen34,458
  3. 03Nappanee (part)6,588
  4. 04Middlebury3,721
  5. 05Wakarusa2,006
  6. 06Bristol1,805
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Elkhart County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Elkhart County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is St. Joseph County, IN, with 273,744 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Indianapolis and the nearest big city

Indianapolis is 127.5 miles S of Elkhart County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is South Bend, IN (population 103,713), 21.6 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Goshen, IN (population 34,458), 2.5 miles away.

Elkhart County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Elkhart County is 18039: state code 18 for Indiana plus county code 039. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $69,262.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Elkhart County, Indiana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 207,436. That is up 427 people (0.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 207,009.

What is the FIPS code of Elkhart County?

18039. The first two digits (18) are Indiana; the last three (039) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Elkhart County?

Elkhart, with 53,690 residents inside Elkhart County in 2024.

Which counties border Elkhart County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: St. Joseph County, IN; Kosciusko County, IN; St. Joseph County, MI; Cass County, MI; Noble County, IN; Marshall County, IN; LaGrange County, IN.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.