Moving to Goshen: Pros, Cons & What to Know
Moving to Goshen means moving to the real, current Elkhart County seat -- a genuine gateway to Amish Country and the heart of Elkhart County's globally significant RV-manufacturing cluster.
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Learn moreA gateway to Northern Indiana's Amish Country
Goshen is a real, genuine gateway to Northern Indiana's Amish Country -- approximately 20,000 Amish residents live in the surrounding rural area, and Goshen College stands as the country's largest Mennonite college.
The heart of a globally significant RV industry
Elkhart County alone produces a real, substantial majority (approximately 80%) of the world's recreational vehicles, and Keystone RV is Goshen's real, largest private employer.
A real, distinctive workforce overlap
Many RV-industry workers in the Goshen/Elkhart County area are Amish, permitted under their community's own practices to operate forklifts and use power tools for manufacturing work -- a genuine intersection of Goshen's two defining identities.
A genuinely young population
Goshen's median age (34.4) runs genuinely, distinctly younger than Indiana's statewide median (38.1) -- the youngest among this state's four Indiana Tier B markets built alongside it.
Key takeaways
- Goshen is a genuine gateway to Amish Country, home to approximately 20,000 Amish residents nearby.
- Elkhart County produces approximately 80% of the world's RVs; Keystone RV is Goshen's largest employer.
- Many local RV-industry workers are Amish, a real, distinctive workforce overlap.
- Goshen's median age (34.4) is the youngest among this batch's four Indiana Tier B markets.
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