Elkhart, IN Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita 42%

Household income 36%

Unemployment 31%

Index	Elkhart	Indiana	National
Income per capita	$17,231	$26,117	$29,829
Median household income	$35,555	$50,433	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$46,471	$62,593	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$26,326	$29,285	$35,192
Median earnings male	$28,378	$36,194	$36,919
Median earnings female	$19,090	$23,580	$26,250
Unemployment rate	6.1%	4.4%	4.7%
Poverty level	27.1%	15.0%	15.1%

Key findings

The income per capita in Elkhart is 42% lower than the national average
The median household income in Elkhart is 36% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Elkhart is 31% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Elkhart is 79% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$23,700$35,555$71,110

City

$33,618$50,433$100,866

State

$36,877$55,322$110,644

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Elkhart median earnings by income bracket

Elkhart employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	4.1%	0.9%
Manufacturing sector	50.3%	0.4%
Financial & insurance services	1.2%	1.6%
Wholesale & retail services	11.2%	14.7%
Public administration	1.4%	3.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.2%	2.2%
Education, health & social services	4.0%	23.7%
Other	22.2%	22.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Granger, IN	30,819	$93,825	69.6%
Dunlap, IN	6,206	$63,993	15.7%
Middlebury, IN	3,512	$62,284	12.6%
Osceola, IN	2,468	$60,458	9.3%
Simonton Lake, IN	4,573	$58,831	6.3%
Elkhart, IN	52,378	$35,555	35.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
West New York, NJ	52,407	$50,334	9.0%
Levittown, PA	52,407	$72,627	31.3%
Stratford, CT	52,300	$69,336	25.3%
Perth Amboy, NJ	52,265	$49,155	11.1%
Peabody, MA	52,235	$64,071	15.8%
Elkhart, IN	52,378	$35,555	35.7%

Source: The Elkhart, IN employment data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).