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South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI MSA Regional Analytics
  -- Population & Components of Change; 2010-15

Components of Change: 7/1/2010-6/30/2015
Natural Change 5,155
  equals Births 20,127
  less Deaths 14,972
Net Migration -3,721
  equals net International Migration 2,626
  plus net Domestic Migration -6,347

The population of the South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI MSA changed from 318,985 on 2010 to 320,098 in 2015 -- a change of 1,113 (0.35%). 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 (5,155) exceeded net migration (-3,721); 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
  • South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI 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
St. Joseph County, IN18141P0000001 266,797 266,701 266,524 266,885 267,679 268,441 1,644 0.62
Cass County, MI26027P0000001 52,188 52,456 52,036 51,834 51,775 51,657 -531 -1.02
Total P0000001 318,985 319,157 318,560 318,719 319,454 320,098 1,113 0.35
Table 2. Births          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
St. Joseph County, IN18141B0000001 3,496 3,542 3,506 3,590 3,500 3,589 17,727 
Cass County, MI26027B0000001 424 471 469 439 507 514 2,400 
Total B0000001 3,920 4,013 3,975 4,029 4,007 4,103 20,127 
Table 3. Deaths          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
St. Joseph County, IN18141D0000001 2,416 2,542 2,523 2,522 2,449 2,411 12,447 
Cass County, MI26027D0000001 416 478 499 525 512 511 2,525 
Total D0000001 2,832 3,020 3,022 3,047 2,961 2,922 14,972 
Table 4. Natural Change          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
St. Joseph County, IN18141NC000001 1,080 1,000 983 1,068 1,051 1,178 5,280 
Cass County, MI26027NC000001 8 -7 -30 -86 -5 3 -125 
Total NC000001 1,088 993 953 982 1,046 1,181 5,155 
Table 5. International Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
St. Joseph County, IN18141MI000001 412 395 474 518 590 597 2,574 
Cass County, MI26027MI000001 12 12 8 9 11 12 52 
Total MI000001 424 407 482 527 601 609 2,626 
Table 6. Domestic Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
St. Joseph County, IN18141MD000001 -2,056 -1,399 -1,662 -1,139 -737 -916 -5,853 
Cass County, MI26027MD000001 -364 123 -403 -92 -24 -98 -494 
Total MD000001 -2,420 -1,276 -2,065 -1,231 -761 -1,014 -6,347 
Table 7. Net Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
St. Joseph County, IN18141MN000001 -1,644 -1,004 -1,188 -621 -147 -319 -3,279 
Cass County, MI26027MN000001 -352 135 -395 -83 -13 -86 -442 
Total MN000001 -1,996 -869 -1,583 -704 -160 -405 -3,721 
Table 8. Group Quarters          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg10-15%Chg 10-15
St. Joseph County, IN18141GQ000001 11,272 11,283 11,185 11,211 11,208 11,231 -41 -0.36
Cass County, MI26027GQ000001 474 474 474 611 612 609 135 28.48
Total GQ000001 11,746 11,757 11,659 11,822 11,820 11,840 94 0.80

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