Elkhart County Facts & Figures

Elkhart County

Time Zone: (EST)
Population: 206,033
Sales Tax: 7%
Distance to Nearest State Park: 76 miles
Elevation: 748 ft.
Average Household Income: 70,169
Major Employers

Elkhart and LaGrange Counties are home to the third largest Amish settlement in the country, with Amish populations totaling over 26,000 people

Bristol

Time Zone: (EST)
Population: 1,602
Sales Tax: 7%
Distance to Nearest State Park: 76 miles
Elevation: 748 ft.

Elkhart

Time Zone: (EST)
Population: 50,949
Mayor: Rod  Roberson
Sales Tax: 7%
Distance to Nearest State Park: 65 miles
Elevation: 748 ft.

Goshen

Time Zone: (EST)
Population: 31,719
Mayor: Jeremy Stutsman
Sales Tax: 7%
Distance to Nearest State Park: 72 miles
Elevation: 801 ft.

Middlebury

Time Zone: (EST)
Population: 3,420
Sales Tax: 7%
Distance to Nearest State Park: 77 miles
Elevation: 833 ft.

Nappanee

Time Zone: (EST)
Population: 6,648
Mayor: Phil Jenkins
Sales Tax: 7%
Distance to Nearest State Park: 72 miles
Elevation: 876 ft.

Wakarusa

Time Zone: (EST)
Population: 1,758
Sales Tax: 7%
Distance to Nearest State Park: 65 miles
Elevation: 840 ft.

Founded: Around April 1, 1830

County Seat: Goshen

Land Area:
- Total Land Area: 467.97 sq mi (1,212.0  sq km)
- Land: 463.17 sq mi (1,199.6 sq km) • 
- Water: 4.80 sq mi (12.4 sq km)  roughly 1% of total land area.

Population (all population information is an estimate and NOT based on newest 2020 census data.)
- Total Population: approximately 206,341 
- Population Density444/sq mi (171/km2)
- The median age was 34.9 years.

2010 United States Census Information (newest census data will be provided when available.)
Out of 70,244 Elkhart County households
- 38.1% had children under the age of 18
- 28.0% were non-families
- 22.7% of all households were made up of individuals
- Average household size was 2.76 and the
- The average family size was 3.23.

There are 3 cities (Elkhart, Goshen and Nappanee) and 5 towns (Middlebury, Bristol, Wakarusa, New Paris and Millersburg)

Time Zone: Elkhart County is on Eastern Standard Time Zone and participates in Daylights Savings Time