Regional Cities - Southwest

Counties include: Gibson, Posey, Vanderburgh, Warrick

Largest City: Evansville (2024 population: 115,395)

Population per Square Mile: 201.2

Square Miles: 1,515.4

Population over Time	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Yesterday (2020)	302,267	5	4.5%	6,785,528
Today (2024)	304,831	5	4.4%	6,924,275
Tomorrow (2030 projection)*	305,547	5	4.4%	7,013,509
Percent Change 2020 to Today	0.8%	3		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 7	Percent of State	Indiana
Net Domestic Migration	430	5		4,268
Net International Migration	562	5		30,852
Natural Increase (births minus deaths)	-84	4	-0.9%	9,159

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Population Estimates by Age, 2024	Number	Rank of 7	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	17,061	5	5.6%	5.9%
School Age (5 to 17)	49,529	5	16.2%	17.0%
College Age (18 to 24)	26,835	6	8.8%	9.7%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	78,397	5	25.7%	25.9%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	73,572	5	24.1%	23.9%
Seniors (65 and older)	59,437	5	19.5%	17.5%

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

Population Estimates by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2024	Number	Rank of 7	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
American Indian or Alaska Native Alone	1,094	5	0.4%	0.5%
Asian Alone	4,985	5	1.6%	3.1%
Black Alone	21,851	5	7.2%	10.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	890	2	0.3%	0.1%
White	267,472	5	87.7%	83.2%
Two or More Race Groups	8,539	5	2.8%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino Origin (can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic	294,175	5	96.5%	90.9%
Hispanic	10,656	5	3.5%	9.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Household Types	Number	Rank of 7	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Households in 2023 (includes detail not shown below)	125,321	5	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	21,514	6	17.2%	18.1%
Married Without Children	38,659	5	30.8%	29.3%
Single Parents	10,844	1	8.7%	8.9%
Living Alone	36,998	5	29.5%	29.6%

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

Housing	Number	Rank of 7	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Total Housing Units in 2024 (estimate)	140,329	5	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2023 (includes vacant units)	137,219	5	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	88,551	5	64.5%	63.9%
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	36,770	5	26.8%	26.9%

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

Education	Number	Rank of 7	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2024/2025 Total Reported)	47,764	5	4.2%	1,132,621
Public	40,203	5	3.9%	1,033,552

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

Income and Poverty	Number	Rank of 7	Percent of State	Indiana
Per Capita Personal Income (annual) in 2023	$62,134	2	101.5%	$61,243
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2024	229	5	4.8%	4,813
Food Stamp Recipients in 2024	26,043	5	4.3%	608,295
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2024/2025	17,357	6	3.6%	488,145

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 7	Percent of State	Indiana
Births, 2021	3,314	5	4.1%	79,946
Births to Teens, 2021	155	5	4.0%	3,845
Deaths, 2019	3,308	5	5.0%	66,005

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force, 2024	Number	Rank of 7	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	152,988	5	4.4%	3,455,992
Employed	147,106	5	4.4%	3,310,992
Unemployed	5,882	5	4.1%	145,000
Annual Unemployment Rate	3.8	6	90.5%	4.2
August 2025 Unemployment Rate	3.6	5	94.7%	3.8

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	199,710	100.0%	$13,438,788	100.0%	$67,292
Wage and Salary	164,961	82.6%	$9,743,815	72.5%	$59,067
Farm Proprietors	1,313	0.7%	$103,380	0.8%	$78,736
Nonfarm Proprietors	33,436	16.7%	$1,472,679	11.0%	$44,045
Farm	1,701	0.9%	$128,347	1.0%	$75,454
Nonfarm	198,009	99.1%	$13,310,441	99.0%	$67,221
Private	182,222	91.2%	$12,278,655	91.4%	$67,383
Accommodation, Food Serv.	13,518	6.8%	$378,739	2.8%	$28,017
Arts, Ent., Recreation	3,453	1.7%	$99,092	0.7%	$28,697
Construction	11,176	5.6%	$1,007,926	7.5%	$90,187
Health Care, Social Serv.	24,003*	12.0%*	$2,055,986*	15.3%*	$85,655*
Information	1,943	1.0%	$125,615	0.9%	$64,650
Manufacturing	29,010	14.5%	$2,960,841	22.0%	$102,063
Professional, Tech. Serv.	8,566*	4.3%*	$707,051*	5.3%*	$82,542*
Retail Trade	19,466	9.7%	$773,326	5.8%	$39,727
Trans., Warehousing	10,885	5.5%	$579,317	4.3%	$53,222
Wholesale Trade	6,324*	3.2%*	$98,236*	0.7%*	$15,534*
Other Private (not above)	49,619*	24.8%*	$2,658,710*	19.8%*	$53,582*
Government	15,787	7.9%	$1,031,786	7.7%	$65,357

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, 2024	Units	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State	Cost ($000)	State Cost ($000)
Total Permits Filed	880	100.0%	100.0%	$274,320	$8,133,071
Single-Family	742	84.3%	75.4%	$255,976	$6,951,719
2-Family	70	8.0%	1.9%	$10,600	$100,498
3- and 4-Family	0	0.0%	0.8%	$0	$45,624
5+ Family	68	7.7%	21.9%	$7,744	$1,035,231

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 Regional Cities - Southwest

Name	Population in 2024	Percent of Region
Boonville	6,687	2.2%
Chandler	3,914	1.3%
Darmstadt	1,418	0.5%
Evansville	115,395	37.9%
Fort Branch	2,935	1.0%
Haubstadt	1,621	0.5%
Mount Vernon	6,341	2.1%
Newburgh	3,430	1.1%
Oakland City	2,269	0.7%
Princeton	8,481	2.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau annual population estimates