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ElkhartIL

A town of 533, settled in 1855.

Population
533
residents
Median home value
$122K
Census ACS
Household income
$109K
median
Median age
45.4
years
Jobs based here
38
A commuter town
Small town

533 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Elkhart

Most working residents leave Elkhart for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Lincoln (16%), Springfield (16%) and Chicago (4%). Half commute less than 28 miles.

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In Elkhart1%
Lincoln16%
Springfield16%
Chicago4%
West Lincoln4%
28 mi
median commute distance
38
jobs based in Elkhart
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Elkhart has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 18°, and about 19 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

19″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter22–38°
Spring42–64°
Summer63–84°
Fall44–66°
Oct 16
typical first frost
Apr 20
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Elkhart is

Elkhart beats the Illinois average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4.

32 measures vs. Illinois
3 better25 too close to call4 worse
What stands outElkhartIL
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth7.7%10.3%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity10.4%13.2%
More adults with COPD8.2%6.3%
Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital
10.8 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 56% of U.S. communities.

56risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
56Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingDroughtCold waves
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Outdoors

1.6% of Elkhart is conserved land

0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

1.6%conserved
1.6%
conserved · 19 of 1,200 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Elkhart Community Park—2
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Elkhart for work

Where Elkhart’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

16% → Lincoln Lincoln 16% 16% → Springfield Springfield 16% 4% → Chicago Chicago 4% 4% → West Lincoln West Lincoln 4% 3% → Mount Pulaski Mount Pulaski 3% 2% → Clinton Clinton 2% Elkhart · 1% stay
38jobs based in Elkhart
1%of working residents work in town
28 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Elkhart Tower
2008 · Elkhart Tower · Wikimedia Commons
Elkhart’s story

171 years in pictures

4 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

Small town along the path of Route 66Small town along the path of Route 66Elkhart Illinois village limit
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About Elkhart

Village in Illinois, United States

Elkhart is a village in Logan County, Illinois, United States. The population was 450 at the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Established
1855
Population
450
Area
1.5 sq mi
Elevation
596 ft
ZIP code
62634

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