Vincennes

Population: 16,676
Median household income: $50,238
Median home value: $98,700

Vincennes, a community in Knox County, Indiana, has 16,676 residents. The median household income of $50,238 is below the Knox County median ($58,863).

From 2019 to 2023, Vincennes's population declined 3.6% from 17,304 to 16,676, while its median home value rose 27.0% from $77,700 to $98,700.

The largest age group is 18 to 24, 15.5% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 84.3% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,676
Median age: 38.0 yrs
Median household income: $50,238
Median home value: $98,700
Median gross rent: $792
Housing units: 8,401
Homeownership rate: 48.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.1%
Unemployment rate: 4.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,30416,676

Median household income

$38,412$50,238

Median home value

$77,700$98,700

Median gross rent

$669$792

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,304	$38,412	$77,700	$669
2020	17,091	$39,994	$77,400	$690
2021	16,892	$43,184	$80,000	$706
2022	16,715	$47,376	$93,100	$757
2023	16,676	$50,238	$98,700	$792

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1713.4%

18 to 2415.5%

25 to 3412.1%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6411.9%

65 to 749.5%

75 and over8.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	924	5.5%
5 to 17	2,236	13.4%
18 to 24	2,582	15.5%
25 to 34	2,011	12.1%
35 to 44	1,845	11.1%
45 to 54	2,180	13.1%
55 to 64	1,986	11.9%
65 to 74	1,582	9.5%
75 and over	1,330	8.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	14,059	84.3%
Black or African American	550	3.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	30	0.2%
Asian	278	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	918	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	841	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.4%

High school graduate35.5%

Some college or associate's33.9%

Bachelor's degree10.8%

Graduate or professional degree5.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,578	14.4%
High school graduate	3,887	35.5%
Some college or associate's	3,705	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,179	10.8%
Graduate or professional degree	585	5.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone81.7%

Carpooled8.2%

Public transit0.6%

Walked5.7%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home2.2%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,645	81.7%
Carpooled	669	8.2%
Public transit	47	0.6%
Walked	462	5.7%
Bicycle	54	0.7%
Worked from home	181	2.2%
Other means	79	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,089	64.0%
15 to 29 min	1,448	18.2%
30 to 44 min	952	12.0%
45 to 59 min	304	3.8%
60+ min	163	2.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.07
Poverty rate: 19.3% (2,960 of 15,361)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,897	52.5%
Nonfamily households	3,528	47.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,425	88.4%
Vacant	976	11.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,582	48.2%
Renter-occupied	3,843	51.8%

1-unit, detached62.3%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units19.9%

5 to 19 units5.4%

20 or more units7.7%

Mobile home & other4.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,232	62.3%
1-unit, attached	61	0.7%
2 to 4 units	1,672	19.9%
5 to 19 units	456	5.4%
20 or more units	646	7.7%
Mobile home & other	334	4.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1879208
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 7.45 sq mi
Water area: 0.07 sq mi
Center point: 38.6766, -87.5100