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Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA Regional Analytics
  -- Population & Components of Change; 2010-15

Components of Change: 7/1/2010-6/30/2015
Natural Change 7,091
  equals Births 15,051
  less Deaths 7,960
Net Migration -962
  equals net International Migration 633
  plus net Domestic Migration -1,595

The population of the Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA changed from 197,471 on 2010 to 203,474 in 2015 -- a change of 6,003 (3.04%). This report provides a summary of how and why the population has changed during this period and what these factors suggest about future change.

Primary Contributing Factors to Change
The primary contributing factors resulting in population change are 1) natural change (births less deaths) and/or 2) net migration. Eight tables are presented below providing annual data for each component county of the metro and metro summary. The tables provide data on the total population, births, deaths, natural change (births less deaths), international migration, domestic migration and net migration.

From 2010 to 2015 (7/1/2010-6/30/2015), natural change (7,091) exceeded net migration (-962); natural change has been the primary contributing factor for the total metro population change. Examine the metro by county tables below to learn about how each county contributes to the metro population growth or decline.

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Related Sections
  • Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA S&O Report
  • State of the States -- all states interactive table
  • Metro S&O Reports -- all metros interactive table
  • CountyTrends 2010-2015 -- all counties interactive table
  • CountyTrends -- multi-sourced county data
  • Regional Data Analytics Main

Table 1. Population          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg 10-15%Chg 10-15
Elkhart County, IN18039P0000001 197,471 198,509 199,229 200,476 201,739 203,474 6,003 3.04
Table 2. Births          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Elkhart County, IN18039B0000001 2,952 3,051 2,984 3,021 2,967 3,028 15,051 
Table 3. Deaths          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Elkhart County, IN18039D0000001 1,276 1,515 1,661 1,653 1,574 1,557 7,960 
Table 4. Natural Change          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Elkhart County, IN18039NC000001 1,676 1,536 1,323 1,368 1,393 1,471 7,091 
Table 5. International Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Elkhart County, IN18039MI000001 112 128 79 111 155 160 633 
Table 6. Domestic Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Elkhart County, IN18039MD000001 -2,256 -616 -689 -240 -176 126 -1,595 
Table 7. Net Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Elkhart County, IN18039MN000001 -2,144 -488 -610 -129 -21 286 -962 
Table 8. Group Quarters          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg10-15%Chg 10-15
Elkhart County, IN18039GQ000001 3,804 3,769 3,759 3,759 3,759 3,758 -46 -1.21

Source: developed by ProximityOne based on Census Bureau and other data.
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