| People QuickFacts | Elkhart County | Indiana |
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| Population, 2000 |
51,874 |
6,080,485 |
| Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 |
16.1% |
9.7% |
| High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
71.5% |
82.1% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
13.4% |
19.4% |
| Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
18.3 |
22.6 |
| Housing units, 2000 |
21,688 |
2,532,319 |
| Homeownership rate, 2000 |
53.5% |
71.4% |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$78,200 |
$94,300 |
| Households, 2000 |
20,072 |
2,336,306 |
| Persons per household, 2000 |
2.55 |
2.53 |
| Median household income, 1999 |
$34,863 |
$41,567 |
| Per capita money income, 1999 |
$17,890 |
$20,397 |
| Business QuickFacts | Elkhart County | Indiana |
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| Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) |
3,023,546 |
11,300,008 |
| Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) |
1,147,641 |
66,350,132 |
| Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) |
920,216 |
57,241,650 |
| Retail sales per capita, 1997 |
$20,966 |
$9,748 |
| Accommodation and food services sales, 1997 ($1000) |
94,545 |
6,646,318 |
| Total number of firms, 1997 |
4,106 |
413,400 |