Ivy Tech - Southwest

Counties include: Daviess, Dubois, Gibson, Knox, Perry, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh, Warrick

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

Population per Square Mile: 117.5

Square Miles: 4,000.8

Population over Time	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Yesterday (2020)	466,797	5	6.9%	6,785,528
Today (2024)	470,057	5	6.8%	6,924,275
Tomorrow (2030 projection)*	469,559	5	6.7%	7,013,509
Percent Change 2020 to Today	0.7%	10		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	354	8		4,268
Net International Migration	1,072	8		30,852
Natural Increase (births minus deaths)	-191	7	-2.1%	9,159

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Population Estimates by Age, 2024	Number	Rank of 15	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	26,826	5	5.7%	5.9%
School Age (5 to 17)	78,754	5	16.8%	17.0%
College Age (18 to 24)	41,309	8	8.8%	9.7%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	117,702	5	25.0%	25.9%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	113,793	5	24.2%	23.9%
Seniors (65 and older)	91,673	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 15	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
American Indian or Alaska Native Alone	1,923	5	0.4%	0.5%
Asian Alone	6,472	8	1.4%	3.1%
Black Alone	25,559	6	5.4%	10.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	1,059	2	0.2%	0.1%
White	424,044	5	90.2%	83.2%
Two or More Race Groups	11,000	5	2.3%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino Origin (can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic	449,896	5	95.7%	90.9%
Hispanic	20,161	6	4.3%	9.1%

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)	190,311	5	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	34,048	6	17.9%	18.1%
Married Without Children	60,311	5	31.7%	29.3%
Single Parents	15,516	1	8.2%	8.9%
Living Alone	55,952	4	29.4%	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 2024 (estimate)	212,641	5	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2023 (includes vacant units)	208,501	5	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	136,704	5	65.6%	63.9%
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	53,607	5	25.7%	26.9%

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

Education	Number	Rank of 15	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2024/2025 Total Reported)	73,640	5	6.5%	1,132,621
Public	64,727	5	6.3%	1,033,552

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	$60,899	2	99.4%	$61,243
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2024	342	4	7.1%	4,813
Food Stamp Recipients in 2024	38,034	6	6.3%	608,295
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2024/2025	28,444	6	5.8%	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 15	Percent of State	Indiana
Births, 2021	5,256	5	6.6%	79,946
Births to Teens, 2021	258	6	6.7%	3,845
Deaths, 2019	5,175	5	7.8%	66,005

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force, 2024	Number	Rank of 15	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	233,421	5	6.8%	3,455,992
Employed	224,574	5	6.8%	3,310,992
Unemployed	8,847	5	6.1%	145,000
Annual Unemployment Rate	3.8	12	90.5%	4.2
May 2025 Unemployment Rate	3.1	13	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	298,525	100.0%	$19,647,139	100.0%	$65,814
Wage and Salary	242,348	81.2%	$13,872,102	70.6%	$57,240
Farm Proprietors	4,515	1.5%	$444,579	2.3%	$98,467
Nonfarm Proprietors	51,662	17.3%	$2,263,043	11.5%	$43,805
Farm	5,616	1.9%	$514,664	2.6%	$91,642
Nonfarm	292,909	98.1%	$19,132,475	97.4%	$65,319
Private	264,483	88.6%	$17,338,569	88.2%	$65,556
Accommodation, Food Serv.	18,457*	6.2%*	$508,136*	2.6%*	$27,531*
Arts, Ent., Recreation	4,074*	1.4%*	$106,936*	0.5%*	$26,248*
Construction	17,556	5.9%	$1,558,991	7.9%	$88,801
Health Care, Social Serv.	31,538*	10.6%*	$2,556,966*	13.0%*	$81,076*
Information	2,473*	0.8%*	$178,472*	0.9%*	$72,168*
Manufacturing	48,322	16.2%	$4,462,120	22.7%	$92,341
Professional, Tech. Serv.	11,194*	3.7%*	$888,432*	4.5%*	$79,367*
Retail Trade	29,431	9.9%	$1,150,595	5.9%	$39,095
Trans., Warehousing	14,729	4.9%	$842,357	4.3%	$57,190
Wholesale Trade	9,861*	3.3%*	$386,515*	2.0%*	$39,196*
Other Private (not above)	66,983*	22.4%*	$3,621,933*	18.4%*	$54,072*
Government	28,426	9.5%	$1,793,906	9.1%	$63,108

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	1,299	100.0%	100.0%	$355,180	$8,133,071
Single-Family	1,107	85.2%	75.4%	$328,895	$6,951,719
2-Family	104	8.0%	1.9%	$15,440	$100,498
3- and 4-Family	0	0.0%	0.8%	$0	$45,624
5+ Family	88	6.8%	21.9%	$10,844	$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 Ivy Tech - Southwest

Name	Population in 2024	Percent of Region
Boonville	6,687	1.4%
Chandler	3,914	0.8%
Evansville	115,395	24.5%
Huntingburg	6,512	1.4%
Jasper	16,967	3.6%
Mount Vernon	6,341	1.3%
Princeton	8,481	1.8%
Tell City	7,515	1.6%
Vincennes	16,506	3.5%
Washington	12,881	2.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau annual population estimates