Elkhart City, Indiana Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Elkhart Population: 51874 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 25523 49.2% Female 26351 50.8%       Under 5 years 4869 9.39% 5 to 9 years 4164 8.03% 10 to 14 years 3736 7.2% 15 to 19 years 3426 6.6% 20 to 24 years 4321 8.33% 25 to 34 years 8877 17.11% 35 to 44 years 7589 14.63% 45 to 54 years 5720 11.03% 55 to 59 years 2053 3.96% 60 to 64 years 1546 2.98% 65 to 74 years 2705 5.21% 75 to 84 years 2127 4.1% 85 years and over 741 1.43%       Median age (years) 30.8       18 years and over 37139 71.59% Male 18050 34.8% Female 19089 36.8% 21 years and over 34832 67.15% 62 years and over 6449 12.43% 65 years and over 5573 10.74% Male 2074 4% Female 3499 6.75%       Race     One race % White 37077 71.48% Black or African American 7649 14.75% American Indian and Alaska Native 225 0.43% Asian 608 1.17% Asian indian 123 0.24% Chinese 77 0.15% Filipino 30 0.06% Japanese 20 0.04% Korean 63 0.12% Vietnamese 29 0.06% Other Asian 266 0.51% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 35 0.07% Native Hawaiian 9 0.02% Guamanian or Chamorro 9 0.02% Samoan 0 0% Other Pacific Islander 17 0.03% Some other race 4750 9.16% Two or more races 1530 2.95%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 51874 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 7678 14.8% Mexican 6174 11.9% Puerto Rican 333 0.64% Cuban 17 0.03% Other Hispanic or Latino 1154 2.22% Not Hispanic or Latino 44196 85.2% White alone 34655 66.81%       Relationship     Total Population 51874 100.00% In households 51216 98.73% Householder 20072 38.69% Spouse 8208 15.82% Child 15444 29.77% Own child under 18 years 12787 24.65% Other relatives 3372 6.5% Under 18 years 1367 2.64% Nonrelatives 4120 7.94% Unmarried partner 1694 3.27% In group quarters 658 1.27% Institutionalized population 292 0.56% Non-Institutionalized population 366 0.71%       Households by Type     Total Households 20072 100.0 % Family households (families) 12506 62.31% With own children under 18 years 6701 33.38% Married-couple family 8208 40.89% With own children under 18 years % Female householder, no husband present 3074 15.31% With own children under 18 years 2139 10.66% Non Family households 7566 37.69% Householder living alone 6075 30.27% Householder 65 years and over 2074 10.33%       Households with individuals under 18 years 7476 37.25% Households with individuals 65 years and over 4135 20.6%       Average Household size 2.55 Average family size 3.16       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 21688 100.00% Occupied housing units 20072 92.55% Vacant housing units 1616 7.45% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 97 0.45% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.4 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 8.2       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 20072 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 10737 53.49% Renter-occupied housing units. 9335 46.51%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.64 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.45

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