Evansville, IN Metro Area

Counties include: Posey, Vanderburgh, Warrick

Largest City: Evansville (2023 population: 115,332)

Population per Square Mile: 264.4

Square Miles: 1,027.9

Population over Time	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Yesterday (2020)	269,256	6	4.0%	6,785,528
Today (2024)	271,793	6	3.9%	6,924,275
Tomorrow (2030 projection)*	273,042	6	3.9%	7,013,509
Percent Change 2020 to Today	0.9%	8		2.0%

*Projection based on 2020 Census population estimates.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; Indiana Business Research Center

Components of Population Change, 2023-2024	Number	Rank of 15	Percent of State	Indiana
Net Domestic Migration	357	7		4,268
Net International Migration	536	9		30,852
Natural Increase (births minus deaths)	-105	8	-1.1%	9,159

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Population Estimates by Age, 2023	Number	Rank of 15	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	14,944	5	5.5%	5.9%
School Age (5 to 17)	44,198	6	16.3%	17.2%
College Age (18 to 24)	23,848	7	8.8%	9.6%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	69,889	5	25.8%	25.8%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	66,112	5	24.4%	24.2%
Seniors (65 and older)	51,726	4	19.1%	17.2%

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; Indiana Business Research Center

Population Estimates by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2023	Number	Rank of 15	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
American Indian or Alaska Native Alone	892	8	0.3%	0.5%
Asian Alone	4,454	8	1.6%	2.9%
Black Alone	20,674	5	7.6%	10.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	694	2	0.3%	0.1%
White	236,541	5	87.4%	83.7%
Two or More Race Groups	7,462	5	2.8%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino Origin (can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic	261,634	4	96.6%	91.2%
Hispanic	9,083	8	3.4%	8.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Household Types	Number	Rank of 15	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Households in 2023 (includes detail not shown below)	112,165	4	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	19,164	7	17.1%	18.1%
Married Without Children	34,267	4	30.6%	29.3%
Single Parents	9,961	1	8.9%	8.9%
Living Alone	33,481	4	29.8%	29.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Housing	Number	Rank of 15	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Total Housing Units in 2023 (estimate)	124,437	4	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2023 (includes vacant units)	122,457	4	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	78,583	5	64.2%	63.9%
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	33,582	5	27.4%	26.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Education	Number	Rank of 15	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2023/2024 Total Reported)	42,164	6	3.7%	1,124,877
Public	35,616	6	3.5%	1,032,265

Sources: Indiana Department of Education; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Income and Poverty	Number	Rank of 15	Percent of State	Indiana
Per Capita Personal Income (annual) in 2023	$62,590	3	102.2%	$61,243
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2024	214	4	4.4%	4,813
Food Stamp Recipients in 2024	23,799	5	3.9%	608,295
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2023/2024	15,194	7	3.1%	497,203

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis; U.S. Census Bureau; Indiana Family Social Services Administration; Indiana Department of Education

Health and Vital Statistics	Number	Rank of 15	Percent of State	Indiana
Births, 2021	2,944	6	3.7%	79,946
Births to Teens, 2021	140	6	3.6%	3,845
Deaths, 2019	2,974	4	4.5%	66,005

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force, 2024	Number	Rank of 15	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	135,816	5	3.9%	3,455,992
Employed	130,541	5	3.9%	3,310,992
Unemployed	5,275	6	3.6%	145,000
Annual Unemployment Rate	3.9	9	92.9%	4.2
March 2025 Unemployment Rate	3.1	12	91.2%	3.4

Source: STATS Indiana, using data from the Indiana Department of Workforce Development

Employment and Earnings by Industry, 2023	Employment	Pct Dist. in Region	Earnings ($000)	Pct Dist. In Region	Avg. Earnings Per Job
Total by place of work	174,016	100.0%	$11,546,058	100.0%	$66,351
Wage and Salary	142,524	81.9%	$8,318,658	72.0%	$58,367
Farm Proprietors	844	0.5%	$64,298	0.6%	$76,182
Nonfarm Proprietors	30,648	17.6%	$1,359,825	11.8%	$44,369
Farm	1,076	0.6%	$75,567	0.7%	$70,230
Nonfarm	172,940	99.4%	$11,470,491	99.3%	$66,326
Private	158,607	91.1%	$10,520,809	91.1%	$66,333
Accommodation, Food Serv.	12,406	7.1%	$351,491	3.0%	$28,332
Arts, Ent., Recreation	3,334	1.9%	$98,390	0.9%	$29,511
Construction	10,577	6.1%	$970,554	8.4%	$91,761
Health Care, Social Serv.	24,003*	13.8%*	$2,055,986*	17.8%*	$85,655*
Information	1,891	1.1%	$123,015	1.1%	$65,053
Manufacturing	18,353	10.5%	$1,923,218	16.7%	$104,790
Professional, Tech. Serv.	8,566*	4.9%*	$707,051*	6.1%*	$82,542*
Retail Trade	17,597	10.1%	$706,773	6.1%	$40,164
Trans., Warehousing	9,522	5.5%	$483,300	4.2%	$50,756
Wholesale Trade	5,761*	3.3%*	$51,561*	0.4%*	$8,950*
Other Private (not above)	44,767*	25.7%*	$2,358,825*	20.4%*	$52,691*
Government	14,333	8.2%	$949,682	8.2%	$66,258

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
* These totals do not include county data that are not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.

Residential Building Permits, 2023	Units	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State	Cost ($000)	State Cost ($000)
Total Permits Filed	854	100.0%	100.0%	$259,730	$7,695,489
Single-Family	687	80.4%	63.0%	$240,491	$5,961,199
2-Family	80	9.4%	2.0%	$12,015	$99,053
3- and 4-Family	40	4.7%	0.9%	$3,632	$40,460
5+ Family	47	5.5%	34.2%	$3,593	$1,594,777

Notes: Detail cost may not sum to total due to rounding. Greene County does not currently issue building permits, so it is excluded.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Largest Cities and Towns in Evansville, IN Metro Area

Name	Population in 2023	Percent of Region
Boonville	6,682	2.5%
Chandler	3,883	1.4%
Darmstadt	1,407	0.5%
Elberfeld	662	0.2%
Evansville	115,332	42.6%
Lynnville	866	0.3%
Mount Vernon	6,355	2.3%
New Harmony	686	0.3%
Newburgh	3,416	1.3%
Poseyville	967	0.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau annual population estimates