Evansville

Population: 116,441
Median household income: $52,251
Median home value: $129,100

Evansville, a community in Vanderburgh County, Indiana, has 116,441 residents. Its median household income of $52,251 runs below the Vanderburgh County figure of $60,938.

From 2019 to 2023, Evansville's population declined 1.8% from 118,588 to 116,441, while its median home value rose 37.0% from $94,200 to $129,100.

Households average 2.15 people. The median gross rent is $949.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 116,441
Median age: 38.1 yrs
Median household income: $52,251
Median home value: $129,100
Median gross rent: $949
Housing units: 58,785
Homeownership rate: 53.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.3%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

118,588116,441

Median household income

$40,178$52,251

Median home value

$94,200$129,100

Median gross rent

$774$949

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	118,588	$40,178	$94,200	$774
2020	118,414	$42,623	$98,600	$797
2021	117,184	$45,649	$103,300	$835
2022	116,906	$49,853	$121,100	$917
2023	116,441	$52,251	$129,100	$949

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1715.6%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 3414.9%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 7410.2%

75 and over7.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	7,034	6.0%
5 to 17	18,160	15.6%
18 to 24	11,003	9.4%
25 to 34	17,338	14.9%
35 to 44	14,770	12.7%
45 to 54	13,090	11.2%
55 to 64	15,103	13.0%
65 to 74	11,839	10.2%
75 and over	8,104	7.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	87,955	75.5%
Black or African American	15,643	13.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	18	0.0%
Asian	1,342	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	431	0.4%
Some other race	782	0.7%
Two or more races	5,624	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,646	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.7%

High school graduate34.4%

Some college or associate's32.6%

Bachelor's degree15.2%

Graduate or professional degree7.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	8,552	10.7%
High school graduate	27,618	34.4%
Some college or associate's	26,176	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	12,208	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5,690	7.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone78.5%

Carpooled10.4%

Public transit1.0%

Walked3.1%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home5.2%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	43,387	78.5%
Carpooled	5,769	10.4%
Public transit	572	1.0%
Walked	1,729	3.1%
Bicycle	295	0.5%
Worked from home	2,871	5.2%
Other means	679	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	23,280	44.4%
15 to 29 min	19,989	38.1%
30 to 44 min	5,682	10.8%
45 to 59 min	1,540	2.9%
60+ min	1,940	3.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.15
Poverty rate: 18.6% (20,975 of 112,720)

	Count	Share
Family households	28,252	54.0%
Nonfamily households	24,032	46.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	52,284	88.9%
Vacant	6,501	11.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	28,170	53.9%
Renter-occupied	24,114	46.1%

1-unit, detached64.0%

1-unit, attached2.8%

2 to 4 units10.2%

5 to 19 units14.9%

20 or more units7.0%

Mobile home & other1.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	37,635	64.0%
1-unit, attached	1,668	2.8%
2 to 4 units	5,976	10.2%
5 to 19 units	8,771	14.9%
20 or more units	4,133	7.0%
Mobile home & other	602	1.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1822000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 47 sq mi
Water area: 0.49 sq mi
Center point: 37.9877, -87.5347