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| Elkhart |
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| Population 2000: | 51,874 |
| Population 2002: | 51,782 |
| Elevation: | 750 feet |
| Area codes: | 574 |
| Land area: | 21.4 square miles |
| Foreign born: | 11.4% (9.2% Latin America) |
| County: | Elkhart |
| Industries: | Manufacturing (47.2%), Educational,health and social services (12.0%). |
| Population growth: | -92 (-0.18%) |
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| Races |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 66.8% |
| Hispanic: | 14.8% |
| Black: | 14.7% |
| Other race: | 9.2% |
| Two or more races: | 2.9% |
| American Indian: | 1.1% |
| Other Asian: | 0.5% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 48.0% |
| Never married: | 27.8% |
| Divorced: | 15.0% |
| Widowed: | 6.8% |
| Separated: | 2.4% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $78,200 |
| Household income: | $34,863 |
| Resident age: | 30.8 years |
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| Elkhart Compared to Indiana State Average |
| Number of college students: | below |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | much above |
| Length of stay since moving in: | below |
| Black race population percentage: | below |
| Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher: | below |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | much above |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 71.5% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 13.4% |
| Unemployed: | 6.0% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 4.2% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 burglaries: | 877 (1669.0 per 100,000) |
| 2002 crime index: | 518.2 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 254 (483.4 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 154 (293.1 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 28 (53.3 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 25 (47.6 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | 7 (13.3 per 100,000) |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 2,943 (5600.9 per 100,000) |
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| Ancestries |
| German: | 18.7% |
| Irish: | 8.2% |
| United States: | 7.0% |
| English: | 6.6% |
| Italian: | 3.2% |
| Dutch: | 2.7% |