County profile
Elkhart County, IN
United States · GDP 2024
#253 of 3,127 US counties by GDP28th-percentile growthmore diversified than 2% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$20.6B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+1.8%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
136,199
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
5,211
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$59.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
208,774
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.8%
Median HH income
$68.6k±$2.3k
Bachelor's degree+
20.1%±1.0%
Poverty rate
12.4%±1.2%
Business applications
2,181 · 2025
Retail establishments
708
34.0/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Thor Industries, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$9.6B61C2LCI IndustriesConsumer Cyclical$4.1B64C3Patrick Industries, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$4.0B61C4Crystal Valley Financial CorporationFinancial Services$50.2M60C5Primix CorporationIndustrials———HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Manufacturing65%
Health care10%
Retail trade9%
Wholesale trade7%
Food & accommodation6%
Construction4%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
208,774
residents · 2025 · +0.9% since 2020
Income per capita $60.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−6,753
International migration+4,031
Natural change+4,463
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$16.3B2019
$16.2B2020
$19.5B2021
$21.0B2022
$20.2B2023
$20.6B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$210.4k±$4.8k
Median gross rent
$1.0k/mo±$29/mo
Vacancy rate
10.2%±1.1%
Affordability
3.5× wages
Residential permits
$188.7M
777 units · 3.7/1k pop
FEMA risk score
83.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.2k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 96Cold wave 95Hail 94
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3812016
4022017
4312018
4522019
4722020
5272021
6092022
6502023
6802024
7202025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 70% since 20214582021
3872022
2872023
4842024
7772025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
14.9 km
I-80
Nearest freight rail
0.0 km
NS
Nearest port
76.6 km
RIETH-RILEY CONSTRUCTION CENTRAL DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
40.0 km
SOUTH BEND INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR7 filings from 3 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$59.4k
avg. annual pay · +23% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Elkhart?
Elkhart's economy produced $20.6B in 2024, growing 1.8% year over year — slower than 72% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.