Mishawaka is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 50,913 people and 15 associated neighborhoods, Mishawaka is the 18th largest community in Indiana.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Mishawaka is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Mishawaka is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Mishawaka who work in office and administrative support (12.47%), sales jobs (9.53%), and management occupations (8.78%). In terms of college education, Mishawaka is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 26.75% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Mishawaka in 2022 was $31,672, which is upper middle income relative to Indiana, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $126,688 for a family of four. However, Mishawaka contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Mishawaka is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Mishawaka home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mishawaka residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Mishawaka include German, Irish, English, Polish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Mishawaka is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
