2024 population: 909,576 ( 325 from 2020)
Land area: 4444.7 square miles
Population density: 204.6 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	688,302	75.67%	2.0%
Black:	72,838	8.01%	1.2%
Indian:	3,211	0.35%	0.7%
Asian:	17,188	1.89%	9.5%
2+ races:	21,741	2.39%	7.5%
Hispanic:	106,296	11.69%	12.8%

Total non-White:	221,274	24.33%	6.9%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	46,025	12.7
Deaths:	43,531	12.0
Net Migration:	-12,198	-3.4
Net Immigration:	9,788	2.7

Change in White population:	-13,891	-1.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	14,216	1.6

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
909,251
702,193	77.23%
73,709	8.11%
3,189	0.35%
15,694	1.73%
20,216	2.22%
94,250	10.37%
207,058	22.77%

2010
892,734
720,741	80.73%
72,079	8.07%
2,961	0.33%
11,138	1.25%
15,987	1.79%
68,800	7.71%
171,993	19.27%

2000
873,823
737,642	84.42%
69,265	7.93%
2,683	0.31%
8,309	0.95%
11,345	1.30%
43,639	4.99%
136,181	15.58%

1990
805,288
722,652	89.74%
59,931	7.44%
3,037	0.38%
6,066	0.75%
n/a
13,602	1.69%
82,636	10.26%

1980
778,572
706,543	90.75%
56,520	7.26%
1,975	0.25%
3,595	0.46%
n/a
9,556	1.23%
72,029	9.25%

1970
731,562
677,014	92.54%
45,383	6.20%
879	0.12%
962	0.13%
n/a
6,289	0.86%
54,548	7.46%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
109,637	12.3
79,091	8.9
-29,199	-3.3
10,259	1.1

-18,548	-2.1
35,065	3.9

Number	Rate
2000's
120,474	13.8
72,223	8.3
-40,959	-4.7
20,410	2.3

-16,901	-1.9
35,812	4.1

Number	Rate
1990's
126,387	15.7
74,923	9.3
-4,114	-0.5
6,454	0.8

14,990	1.9
53,545	6.6

Number	Rate
1980's
124,421	16.0
69,162	8.9
-25,194	-3.2
n/a

16,109	2.1
10,607	1.4

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-21,024	-2.9
n/a

29,529	4.0
17,481	2.4

Age, Family & Household Data for South Bend-Elkhart, IN-MI Market Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
38.4
219,548	24.1%
690,028	75.9%
157,205	17.3%

345,625
2.56

223,602	64.7%
167,013	74.7%
23,614	10.6%
122,023	35.3%

2010
Number	Percent
37.4
230,285	25.8%
662,449	74.2%
124,347	13.9%

337,729
2.58

231,324	68.5%
173,387	75.0%
24,318	10.5%
106,405	31.5%

2000
Number	Percent
35.1
236,407	27.1%
637,416	72.9%
113,359	13.0%

327,053
2.60

230,215	70.4%
182,878	79.4%
22,009	9.6%
96,838	29.6%

1990
Number	Percent
32.8
220,090	27.3%
585,198	72.7%
105,666	13.1%

296,017
2.65

216,040	73.0%
177,301	82.1%
18,619	8.6%
79,977	27.0%

1980
Number	Percent
29.9
232,591	29.9%
545,981	70.1%
87,719	11.3%

273,925
2.78

209,531	76.5%
178,836	85.4%
16,532	7.9%
64,394	23.5%

2022 Housing Data for South Bend-Elkhart, IN-MI Market Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	17,750	5.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	13,633	3.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	13,048	3.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	14,540	4.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	15,564	4.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	15,678	4.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	15,877	4.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	14,969	4.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	15,052	4.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	27,357	7.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	35,609	10.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	46,754	13.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	34,392	10.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	21,872	6.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	23,185	6.7%
$200,000 or more	20,345	5.9%

Median Household Income	63,882
Per Capita Income	33,794

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	85

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	17,178	5.0%
Public Assistance	8,138	2.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	35,314	10.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	361,943	72.2%
Unemployed	17,862	3.6%
In Armed Forces	252	0.1%

Total Labor Force	380,057	75.8%
Not in Labor Force	121,424	24.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	175,804	131,037	57.3%
Non-Profit	15,352	32,071	32.4%
Self-Employed	22,638	12,796	63.9%

Local Government	10,391	15,732	39.8%
State Government	3,354	5,084	39.7%
Federal Government	2,548	2,400	51.5%

Total Private + Self	198,442	143,833	58.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	31,645	55,287	36.4%
Total	230,087	199,120	53.6%

Pct. Govt.	9.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	57,822	13.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	84,123	19.6%
Professional, Technical	84,241	19.6%
Service Occupations	64,541	15.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	2,113	0.5%
All others	139,095	32.4%

White Collar		52.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	115,001	26.8%
Health care and social assistance	53,720	12.5%
Retail trade	44,868	10.4%
Educational services	41,073	9.6%
Accommodation and food services	25,790	6.0%
Construction	24,751	5.8%
Other services	20,617	4.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	16,133	3.8%
Transportation and warehousing	15,459	3.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	12,484	2.9%
Finance and insurance	11,965	2.8%
Public administration	11,019	2.6%
Wholesale trade	10,487	2.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	5,866	1.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	5,818	1.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	5,093	1.2%
Information	4,940	1.1%
Utilities	4,201	1.0%
Management	276	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	261	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	64,714	7.13%
Puerto Rican	7,006	0.77%
Cuban	1,100	0.12%
Dominican	430	0.05%

Total Central American	6,177	0.68%
Costa Rican	143	0.02%
Guatemalan	1,724	0.19%
Honduran	2,755	0.30%
Nicaraguan	35	0.00%
Panamanian	239	0.03%
Salvadoran	1,281	0.14%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	4,583	0.50%
Argentinean	235	0.03%
Bolivian	115	0.01%
Chilean	141	0.02%
Colombian	689	0.08%
Ecuadorian	374	0.04%
Paraguayan	38	0.00%
Peruvian	834	0.09%
Uruguayan	25	0.00%
Venezuelan	2,132	0.23%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	4,928	0.54%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	3,359	0.37%
Chinese	2,983	0.33%
Filipino	2,039	0.22%
Korean	1,568	0.17%
Vietnamese	928	0.10%
Laotian	522	0.06%
Japanese	307	0.03%
Burmese	275	0.03%
Thai	194	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	737,267	86.7%
Spanish	59,294	7.0%
German, other Germanic	33,754	4.0%
Other Indo-European	4,779	0.6%
Other	3,244	0.4%
Other Asian	2,637	0.3%
Chinese	2,469	0.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	2,059	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	1,441	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	196,634	21.7%
Irish	89,995	9.9%
English	78,216	8.6%
American	50,269	5.5%
Polish	43,113	4.7%
Italian	26,945	3.0%
European	22,098	2.4%
Dutch	19,195	2.1%
French	16,501	1.8%
Swiss	12,479	1.4%
Scottish	11,429	1.3%
Hungarian	10,143	1.1%
Swedish	9,745	1.1%
African	7,672	0.8%
Pennsylvania German	6,524	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	877,670	96.7%
Not a citizen	30,341	3.3%

Native	855,090	94.2%
Foreign-born	52,921	5.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
32,855	5.5%	45,056	7.5%	197,128	32.8%	174,894	29.1%	94,100	15.7%	56,932	9.5%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	32,855	5.5%
9-12 Years	45,056	7.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	197,128	32.8%
Some College	174,894	29.1%
Bach. Degree	94,100	15.7%
Grad Degree	56,932	9.5%
Average years of education: 13.1

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	412,572	388,834	23,738	5.8%
1991	405,917	378,460	27,457	6.8%
1992	412,119	384,904	27,215	6.6%
1993	425,295	402,887	22,408	5.3%
1994	444,283	425,321	18,962	4.3%
1995	456,743	437,737	19,006	4.2%
1996	450,195	431,009	19,186	4.3%
1997	450,885	434,159	16,726	3.7%
1998	449,818	436,183	13,635	3.0%
1999	452,622	439,289	13,333	2.9%

2000	448,332	434,076	14,256	3.2%
2001	443,128	421,710	21,418	4.8%
2002	438,816	415,389	23,427	5.3%
2003	438,660	414,776	23,884	5.4%
2004	443,476	419,917	23,559	5.3%
2005	452,213	428,200	24,013	5.3%
2006	455,666	431,060	24,606	5.4%
2007	448,846	425,288	23,558	5.2%
2008	447,640	414,637	33,003	7.4%
2009	431,764	372,915	58,849	13.6%

2010	431,521	381,134	50,387	11.7%
2011	431,423	389,211	42,212	9.8%
2012	427,456	390,109	37,347	8.7%
2013	429,550	396,029	33,521	7.8%
2014	436,985	411,065	25,920	5.9%
2015	443,213	422,838	20,375	4.6%
2016	453,736	434,733	19,003	4.2%
2017	456,518	440,955	15,563	3.4%
2018	463,689	448,499	15,190	3.3%
2019	461,640	446,210	15,430	3.3%

2020	450,163	415,163	35,000	7.8%
2021	451,379	433,553	17,826	3.9%
2022	457,607	442,915	14,692	3.2%
2023	452,559	435,071	17,488	3.9%
2024	437,990	416,919	21,071	4.8%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	399,845
Median Value	$178,015

Occupied	345,625	86.4%
Vacant	54,220	13.6%

Owned	251,937	72.9%
Rented	93,688	27.1%
Median Rent	$911

Single-Family Units	312,397	78.1%
Detached	303,080	75.8%
Attached	9,317	2.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	42,724	10.7%
Mobile Homes	22,938	5.7%

South Bend-Elkhart, IN-MI Market Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for South Bend-Elkhart, IN-MI Market Area

2022 Housing Data for South Bend-Elkhart, IN-MI Market Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for South Bend-Elkhart, IN-MI Market Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for South Bend-Elkhart, IN-MI Market Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for South Bend-Elkhart, IN-MI Market Area

Historical Labor Force Data for South Bend-Elkhart, IN-MI Market Area