Heads Kyle Bornheimer, actor John Brademas, politician Conte Candoli, jazz musician (played trumpet in Doc Severinsen's The Tonight Show Band) Pete Candoli, jazz musician (played trumpet in Woody Herman's Big Band) Adam Driver, actor Norman Eddy, Indiana Secretary of State Tom Ehlers, NFL football player Buddy Emmons, pedal steel guitarist Freddie Fitzsimmons, Major League Baseball pitcher and manager Todd A. Fonseca, author Daniel L. Gard, Navy chaplain Lisa Germano, musician Ben Goldwasser, keyboardist Kevin Gosztola, journalist, writer, documentarian George Gulyanics, professional football player (Chicago Bears) Charles Kuhl, World War II soldier, famous for being slapped by General Patton, which led to Patton losing his command Allan Lane, actor Chick Maggioli, professional football player Ruth McKenney, author William J. Oliver, contractor Anna Rohrer, long distance runner Mike Rosenthal, NFL offensive lineman Irene Vernon, actress Sharon Versyp, Purdue women's basketball coach Joy Lynn White, country western musician Geography According to the 2010 census, Mishawaka has a total area of , of which (or 97.99%) is land and (or 2.01%) is water. Demographics As of 2000 the median income for a household in the city was $33,986, and the median income for a family was $41,947. Males had a median income of $33,878 versus $23,672 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,434. About 7.3% of families and 9.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.7% of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over. 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 48,252 people, 21,343 households, and 11,730 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 24,088 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 86.1% White, 6.9% African American, 0.4% Native American, 1.9% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 1.6% from other races, and 2.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.5% of the population. There were 21,343 households, of which 28.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.5% were married couples living together, 14.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 45.0% were non-families. 37.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size