Regional Cities - Southwest

Counties include: Gibson, Posey, Vanderburgh, Warrick

Largest City: Evansville (2018 population: 117,963)

Population per Square Mile: 199.6

Square Miles: 1,515.4

Population over Time	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Yesterday (2010)	298,805	5	4.6%	6,484,061
Today (2018)	302,533	5	4.5%	6,695,497
Tomorrow (2020 projection)*	311,704	5	4.5%	6,852,121
Percent Change 2010 to Today	1.2%	4		3.3%

*Projection based on 2010 Census counts.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; Indiana Business Research Center

Components of Population Change, 2017-2018	Number	Rank of 7	Percent of State	Indiana
Net Domestic Migration	-467	4		4,044
Net International Migration	107	7		14,959
Natural Increase (births minus deaths)	316	5	1.7%	18,568

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Population Estimates by Age, 2018	Number	Rank of 7	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	17,827	5	5.9%	6.3%
School Age (5 to 17)	49,613	5	16.4%	17.2%
College Age (18 to 24)	26,753	6	8.8%	9.8%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	75,982	5	25.1%	25.4%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	80,163	5	26.5%	25.6%
Seniors (65 and older)	52,195	5	17.3%	15.8%

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

Population Estimates by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2018	Number	Rank of 7	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
American Indian or Alaska Native Alone	902	5	0.3%	0.4%
Asian Alone	4,399	5	1.5%	2.5%
Black Alone	19,627	5	6.5%	9.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	394	4	0.1%	0.1%
White	270,476	5	89.4%	85.1%
Two or More Race Groups	6,735	5	2.2%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino Origin (can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic	295,488	5	97.7%	92.9%
Hispanic	7,045	5	2.3%	7.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Household Types	Number	Rank of 7	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Households in 2018 (includes detail not shown below)	122,883	5	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	21,438	6	17.4%	18.6%
Married Without Children	38,242	5	31.1%	29.9%
Single Parents	11,060	1	9.0%	9.5%
Living Alone	36,485	5	29.7%	28.5%

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 2018 (estimate)	137,806	5	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2018 (includes vacant units)	136,224	5	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	86,134	5	63.2%	61.3%
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	36,749	5	27.0%	27.6%

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

Education	Number	Rank of 7	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2018/2019 Total Reported)	47,206	5	4.2%	1,117,590
Public	41,784	5	4.0%	1,054,903

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 2018	$48,218	2	102.3%	$47,149
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2018	284	5	4.7%	6,032
Food Stamp Recipients in 2018	25,275	5	4.2%	605,854
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2018/2019	19,588	5	3.8%	514,915

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, 2017	3,417	5	4.2%	82,170
Births to Teens, 2017	215	5	4.2%	5,152
Deaths, 2017	3,227	5	4.9%	65,602

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force, 2018	Number	Rank of 7	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	161,603	5	4.8%	3,381,713
Employed	156,684	5	4.8%	3,265,580
Unemployed	4,919	5	4.2%	116,133
Annual Unemployment Rate	3.0	6	88.2%	3.4
November 2019 Unemployment Rate	2.9	6	90.6%	3.2

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

Employment and Earnings by Industry, 2018	Employment	Pct Dist. in Region	Earnings ($000)	Pct Dist. In Region	Avg. Earnings Per Job
Total by place of work	196,587	100.0%	$10,778,499	100.0%	$54,828
Wage and Salary	166,108	84.5%	$7,967,246	73.9%	$47,964
Farm Proprietors	1,381	0.7%	$47,169	0.4%	$34,156
Nonfarm Proprietors	29,098	14.8%	$894,929	8.3%	$30,756
Farm	1,967	1.0%	$68,185	0.6%	$34,664
Nonfarm	194,620	99.0%	$10,710,314	99.4%	$55,032
Private	177,911	90.5%	$9,809,710	91.0%	$55,138
Accommodation, Food Serv.	13,289*	6.8%*	$276,078*	2.6%*	$20,775*
Arts, Ent., Recreation	3,686*	1.9%*	$77,311*	0.7%*	$20,974*
Construction	11,943	6.1%	$745,828	6.9%	$62,449
Health Care, Social Serv.	24,907*	12.7%*	$1,743,840*	16.2%*	$70,014*
Information	1,724	0.9%	$97,000	0.9%	$56,265
Manufacturing	27,531	14.0%	$2,473,479	22.9%	$89,843
Professional, Tech. Serv.	7,350*	3.7%*	$473,386*	4.4%*	$64,406*
Retail Trade	19,629	10.0%	$610,466	5.7%	$31,100
Trans., Warehousing	2,758*	1.4%*	$154,120*	1.4%*	$55,881*
Wholesale Trade	5,785*	2.9%*	$412,791*	3.8%*	$71,355*
Other Private (not above)	46,829*	23.8%*	$2,030,600*	18.8%*	$43,362*
Government	16,709	8.5%	$900,604	8.4%	$53,899

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, 2018	Units	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State	Cost ($000)	State Cost ($000)
Total Permits Filed	694	100.0%	100.0%	$141,659	$4,879,857
Single-Family	594	85.6%	76.4%	$130,328	$4,269,197
2-Family	40	5.8%	2.0%	$4,932	$49,353
3- and 4-Family	4	0.6%	0.2%	$760	$6,163
5+ Family	56	8.1%	21.4%	$5,639	$555,144

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 2018	Percent of Region
Boonville	6,237	2.1%
Chandler	3,319	1.1%
Darmstadt	1,428	0.5%
Evansville	117,963	39.0%
Fort Branch	2,750	0.9%
Haubstadt	1,694	0.6%
Mount Vernon	6,457	2.1%
Newburgh	3,204	1.1%
Oakland City	2,393	0.8%
Princeton	8,642	2.9%