Goshen, IN

Census Place

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2024 Population

34,420

US Senator

Todd Young

Republican Party

US Senator

Jim Banks

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

34.4

5.23% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

17.1%

5.56% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$59,184

6.76% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$184,900

5.54% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

15,443

1.71% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Goshen, IN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

89.7% of the residents in Goshen, IN are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Goshen, IN are Goshen College (199 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Goshen, IN was $184,900, and the homeownership rate was 61.5%.

Most people in Goshen, IN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 18.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Goshen, IN was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Goshen, IN is home to a population of 34.4k people, from which 89.7% are citizens. As of 2024, 15% of Goshen, IN residents were born outside of the country (5.15k people).

In 2024, there were 3.98 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (20.2k people) in Goshen, IN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5.08k Other (Hispanic) and 4.2k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

89.7%

2024 Citizenship

89.8%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 89.7% of Goshen, IN residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Goshen, IN was 89.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Goshen, IN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Goshen, IN

White (Non-Hispanic)
20.2k ± 1.1k
Other (Hispanic)
5.08k ± 961
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
4.2k ± 1.38k

33.8%

Hispanic Population

11.6k people

33.8% of the people in Goshen, IN are hispanic (11.6k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Goshen, IN as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Indiana.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
108,287 ± 8,015 people
India
34,966 ± 4,579 people
China
17,771 ± 3,269 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Indiana was Mexico, the natal country of 108,287 Indiana residents, followed by India with 34,966 and China with 17,771.

Foreign-Born Population

15%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

5.15k people

15.8%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

5.43k people

As of 2024, 15% of Goshen, IN residents (5.15k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Goshen, IN was 15.8%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Goshen, IN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
368 ± 171
Gulf War (2001-)
190 ± 132
Gulf War (1990s)
150 ± 110

Goshen, IN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.94 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Goshen, IN.

Economy

The economy of Goshen, IN employs 15.4k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Goshen, IN were Manufacturing (4,611 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,103 people), and Educational Services (1,359 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($78,105), Utilities ($72,863), and Wholesale Trade ($59,792).

Employment

Occupations

15.4k

2024 Value

± 1,169

1.71%

1 Year growth

± 10.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Goshen, IN grew at a rate of 1.71%, from 15.2k employees to 15.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Goshen, IN, are Production Occupations (2,792 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,439 people), and Material Moving Occupations (1,203 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Goshen, IN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Indiana.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Indiana (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

15.4k

2024 Value

± 1,169

1.71%

1 Year growth

± 10.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Goshen, IN grew at a rate of 1.71%, from 15.2k employees to 15.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Goshen, IN, are Manufacturing (4,611 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,103 people), and Educational Services (1,359 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Goshen, IN, though some of these residents may live in Goshen, IN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$46,421

Median earning men ± $4,046

$32,304

Median earning women ± $3,185

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($78,518), Public Administration ($62,105), and Wholesale Trade ($59,697).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($57,691), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($48,681), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($42,741).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Indiana.

Y-Axis

2.48%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.21M people employed in Indiana. This represents a 2.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 15.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Indiana.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Indiana went to Donald J. Trump with 58.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (39.8%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1%).

Todd Young and Jim Banks are the senators currently representing the state of Indiana. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Indiana is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Goshen, IN. Showing the available data for Indiana.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (58.8%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (39.8%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (1%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Indiana went to Donald J. Trump with 58.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (39.8%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Indiana for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Indiana

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Indiana.

Todd Young

Senator from Indiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Jim Banks

Senator from Indiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Todd Young and Jim Banks are the senators currently representing Indiana.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Indiana over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2023, universities in Goshen, IN awarded 199 degrees. The student population of Goshen, IN in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 299 male students and 525 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Goshen, IN are White (116 and 62.7%), Hispanic or Latino (46 and 24.9%), Black or African American (9 and 4.86%), and Unknown (6 and 3.24%).

The largest universities in Goshen, IN by number of degrees awarded are Goshen College (199 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Goshen, IN are Registered Nursing (23 and 11.6%), Environmental Science (18 and 9.05%), and Family Practice Nurse (12 and 6.03%).

The median tuition cost in Goshen, IN for private four year colleges is $37,760.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Goshen, IN, the percentage of applicants admitted was 88.9%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 15%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 824 (36.3% men and 63.7% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 824 students enrolled in Goshen, IN, 36.3% men and 63.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 405 records, of which 69.4% were women and 30.6% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Secondary Education & Teaching
11 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
23 degrees awarded
Environmental Science
13 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Goshen, IN was Secondary Education & Teaching with 11 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Goshen, IN according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Goshen College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

199 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Goshen College with 199 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 81 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Goshen, IN, which is 0.686 times less than the 118 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 116 degrees mean that there were 2.52 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 46 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($37,760) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,250) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Goshen, IN was $184,900 in 2024, which is 0.556 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $175,200 to $184,900, a 5.54% increase. The homeownership rate in Goshen, IN is 61.5%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Goshen, IN have an average commute time of 18.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Goshen, IN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$184,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$8,800

$7,475

Median Property Taxes

±$682

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Goshen, IN the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Goshen, IN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

61.5%

Homeownership

2024

61.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 61.5% of the housing units in Goshen, IN were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 60.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Goshen, IN compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$59,184

Median Household Income

± $5,197

12.2k

Number of Households

± 916

In 2024, the median household income of the 12.2k households in Goshen, IN grew to $59,184 from the previous year's value of $55,436.

The following chart displays the households in Goshen, IN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Goshen, IN is from Indiana.

0.445

2023 Wage GINI in Indiana

0.448

2022 Wage GINI in Indiana

In 2023, the income inequality in Indiana was 0.445 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.529% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Indiana was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Indiana in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Indiana across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (73.9%)
Carpooled (17.3%)
Worked At Home (4.16%)

In 2024, 73.9% of workers in Goshen, IN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (17.3%) and those who worked at home (4.16%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

18.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Goshen, IN have a shorter commute time (18.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.263% of the workforce in Goshen, IN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Goshen, IN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Goshen, IN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Goshen, IN have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

17.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Goshen, IN (5.66k out of 33.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 6 - 11, followed by Males 12 - 14 and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Goshen, IN is Hispanic, followed by White and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

88.8% of the population of Goshen, IN has health coverage, with 46.3% on employee plans, 21.1% on Medicaid, 13.7% on Medicare, 6.88% on non-group plans, and 0.758% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Indiana see 1,524 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,524 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1681 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 474 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.4% were men and 52.6% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28.4% under 18 years, 23.1% between 18 and 34 years, 31.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.4% were men and 52.6% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

11.2%

Uninsured

46.3%

Employer Coverage

21.1%

Medicaid

13.7%

Medicare

6.88%

Non-Group

0.758%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Goshen, IN declined by 12.3% from 12.8% to 11.2%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Goshen, IN changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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