Mishawaka, IN

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2023 Population

50,907

0.0157% 1-year growth

US Senator

Todd Young

Republican Party

US Senator

Jim Banks

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

35.6

0.559% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

16.3%

6.36% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$53,120

3.06% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$140,600

9.67% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

24,845

3.27% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Mishawaka, IN had a population of 50.9k people with a median age of 35.6 and a median household income of $53,120. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Mishawaka, IN grew from 50,899 to 50,907, a 0.0157% increase and its median household income grew from $51,543 to $53,120, a 3.06% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Mishawaka, IN are White (Non-Hispanic) (75.6%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (8.88%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (5.71%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (2.63%), and White (Hispanic) (2.18%).

None of the households in Mishawaka, 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.

96.2% of the residents in Mishawaka, IN are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Mishawaka, IN are Bethel University (348 degrees awarded in 2022) and Ross Medical Education Center-Granger (74 degrees).

In 2023, the median property value in Mishawaka, IN was $140,600, and the homeownership rate was 49.4%.

Most people in Mishawaka, IN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22 minutes. The average car ownership in Mishawaka, IN was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Mishawaka, IN is home to a population of 50.9k people, from which 96.2% are citizens. As of 2023, 6.3% of Mishawaka, IN residents were born outside of the country (3.21k people).

In 2023, there were 8.51 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (38.5k people) in Mishawaka, IN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.52k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 2.91k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.2%

2023 Citizenship

96.7%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 96.2% of Mishawaka, IN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Mishawaka, IN was 96.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Mishawaka, IN

White (Non-Hispanic)
38.5k ± 1.18k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
4.52k ± 791
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
2.91k ± 604

6.4%

Hispanic Population

3.26k people

6.4% of the people in Mishawaka, IN are hispanic (3.26k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Mishawaka, 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
101,350 ± 7,757 people
India
35,477 ± 4,612 people
China
18,850 ± 3,366 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Indiana was Mexico, the natal country of 101,350 Indiana residents, followed by India with 35,477 and China with 18,850.

Foreign-Born Population

6.3%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

3.21k people

5.74%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

2.92k people

As of 2023, 6.3% of Mishawaka, IN residents (3.21k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Mishawaka, IN was 5.74%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Economy

The economy of Mishawaka, IN employs 24.8k people. The largest industries in Mishawaka, IN are Manufacturing (4,850 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (4,010 people), and Educational Services (2,819 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($78,750), Wholesale Trade ($57,962), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($54,555).

Males in Indiana have an average income that is 1.36 times higher than the average income of females, which is $53,980. The income inequality in Indiana (measured using the Gini index) is 0.448, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

24.8k

2023 Value

± 1,337

−3.27%

1 Year decline

± 7.82%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Mishawaka, IN declined at a rate of −3.27%, from 25.7k employees to 24.8k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Mishawaka, IN, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (3,208 people), Production Occupations (3,105 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (2,107 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Mishawaka, IN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

24.8k

2023 Value

± 1,337

−3.27%

1 Year decline

± 7.82%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Mishawaka, IN declined at a rate of −3.27%, from 25.7k employees to 24.8k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Mishawaka, IN, are Manufacturing (4,850 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (4,010 people), and Educational Services (2,819 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Mishawaka, IN, though some of these residents may live in Mishawaka, IN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$45,368

Median earning men ± $2,288

$36,084

Median earning women ± $2,109

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Wholesale Trade ($66,071), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($60,521), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($53,921).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($57,011), Information ($52,339), and Public Administration ($48,929).

Employment by Industry Sector

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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 Mishawaka, 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

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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.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Indiana

Indiana is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Indiana have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Mishawaka, IN awarded 422 degrees. The student population of Mishawaka, IN in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 521 male students and 861 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Mishawaka, IN are White (261 and 64.6%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (53 and 13.1%), Black or African American (51 and 12.6%), and Two or More Races (23 and 5.69%).

The largest universities in Mishawaka, IN by number of degrees awarded are Bethel University (348 and 82.5%) and Ross Medical Education Center-Granger (74 and 17.5%).

The most popular majors in Mishawaka, IN are Registered Nursing (59 and 14%), Medical Assistant (58 and 13.7%), and General Business Administration & Management (54 and 12.8%).

The median tuition cost in Mishawaka, IN for private four year colleges is $31,480.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2022 in Mishawaka, IN, the percentage of applicants admitted was 99.5%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 33.2%. The number of students enrolled in 2022 was 1,382 (37.7% men and 62.3% 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 2022 there were 1,382 students enrolled in Mishawaka, IN, 37.7% men and 62.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 908 records, of which 64.4% were women and 35.6% men.

Completions

Concentrations

In 2022, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Mishawaka, IN was N/A with N/A degrees awarded.

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

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Bethel University
348 degrees awarded
Ross Medical Education Center-Granger
74 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Bethel University with 348 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2022, 131 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Mishawaka, IN, which is 0.45 times less than the 291 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 261 degrees mean that there were 4.92 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 53 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 ($31,480) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($560) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,350) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.799% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.781% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.75M), Some college (1.13M), and Bachelors Degree (879k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Mishawaka, IN was $140,600 in 2023, which is 0.463 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $128,200 to $140,600, a 9.67% increase. The homeownership rate in Mishawaka, IN is 49.4%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Mishawaka, IN have an average commute time of 22 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Mishawaka, IN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Mishawaka, IN is $53,120. In 2023, the place with the highest median household income in Mishawaka, IN was Census Tract 115.03 with a value of $89,706, followed by Census Tract 117.01 and Census Tract 107, with respective values of $88,919 and $73,565.

Housing

Property

$140,600

Median Property Value 2023

±$6,116

$11,085

Median Property Taxes

±$749

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 Mishawaka, IN the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 115.03
Census Tract 117.01
Census Tract 107

In 2023, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Mishawaka, IN was Census Tract 115.03 with a value of $89,706, followed by Census Tract 117.01 and Census Tract 107, with respective values of $88,919 and $73,565.

The following map shows all of the places in Mishawaka, IN colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$53,120

Median Household Income

± $3,508

22.4k

Number of Households

± 1,259

In 2023, the median household income of the 22.4k households in Mishawaka, IN grew to $53,120 from the previous year's value of $51,543.

The following chart displays the households in Mishawaka, 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 Mishawaka, IN is from Indiana.

0.448

2022 Wage GINI in Indiana

0.449

2021 Wage GINI in Indiana

In 2022, the income inequality in Indiana was 0.448 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.283% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Indiana was lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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 2023

Drove Alone (77.3%)
Carpooled (9.61%)
Worked At Home (7.31%)

In 2023, 77.3% of workers in Mishawaka, IN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.61%) and those who worked at home (7.31%).

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

22 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Mishawaka, IN have a shorter commute time (22 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.76% of the workforce in Mishawaka, IN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

16.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Mishawaka, IN (8.06k out of 49.4k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 25 - 34, followed by Males < 5 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Mishawaka, IN is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

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

92% of the population of Mishawaka, IN has health coverage, with 46.5% on employee plans, 19.8% on Medicaid, 12.3% on Medicare, 12.3% on non-group plans, and 1.1% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in St. Joseph County, IN see 1090 patients per year on average, which represents a 2.64% increase from the previous year (1062 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1573 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 386 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,090 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in St. Joseph County, IN

Primary care physicians in St. Joseph County, IN see an average of 1,090 patients per year. This represents a 2.64% increase from the previous year (1,062 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in St. Joseph County, IN in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.6% under 18 years, 27% between 18 and 34 years, 34.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.4% were men and 49.6% were women.

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

Uninsured People

8.02%

Uninsured

46.5%

Employer Coverage

19.8%

Medicaid

12.3%

Medicare

12.3%

Non-Group

1.1%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Mishawaka, IN declined by 5.2% from 8.46% to 8.02%.

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

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