Economic Growth Region 11

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

Largest City: Evansville (2022 population: 115,749)

Population per Square Mile: 121.7

Square Miles: 3,571.3

Population over Time	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Yesterday (2020)	433,416	7	6.4%	6,785,528
Today (2023)	434,462	7	6.3%	6,862,199
Tomorrow (2030 projection)*	448,925	7	6.4%	7,014,880
Percent Change 2020 to Today	0.2%	8		1.1%

*Projection based on 2015 Census population estimates.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; Indiana Business Research Center

Components of Population Change, 2022-2023	Number	Rank of 12	Percent of State	Indiana
Net Domestic Migration	914	5		4,599
Net International Migration	456	9		17,869
Natural Increase (births minus deaths)	-362	9	-4.8%	7,508

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Population Estimates by Age, 2022	Number	Rank of 12	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	24,432	7	5.6%	5.9%
School Age (5 to 17)	71,126	7	16.4%	17.0%
College Age (18 to 24)	39,086	9	9.0%	9.9%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	108,264	7	25.0%	25.7%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	108,908	7	25.1%	24.5%
Seniors (65 and older)	81,908	7	18.9%	16.9%

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

Population Estimates by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2022	Number	Rank of 12	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
American Indian or Alaska Native Alone	1,436	7	0.3%	0.4%
Asian Alone	5,738	9	1.3%	2.8%
Black Alone	23,573	7	5.4%	10.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	790	1	0.2%	0.1%
White	392,599	7	90.5%	84.0%
Two or More Race Groups	9,588	7	2.2%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino Origin (can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic	418,998	7	96.6%	92.1%
Hispanic	14,726	8	3.4%	7.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Household Types	Number	Rank of 12	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Households in 2022 (includes detail not shown below)	177,409	7	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	30,701	9	17.3%	18.1%
Married Without Children	56,458	7	31.8%	29.6%
Single Parents	14,752	1	8.3%	9.0%
Living Alone	52,859	6	29.8%	29.4%

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

Housing	Number	Rank of 12	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Total Housing Units in 2022 (estimate)	197,036	7	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2022 (includes vacant units)	194,728	7	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	127,651	7	65.6%	63.5%
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	49,758	7	25.6%	27.1%

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

Education	Number	Rank of 12	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2022/2023 Total Reported)	69,196	7	6.2%	1,124,094
Public	61,186	7	5.9%	1,035,718

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

Income and Poverty	Number	Rank of 12	Percent of State	Indiana
Per Capita Personal Income (annual) in 2022	$58,176	3	99.7%	$58,323
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2022	248	8	6.3%	3,933
Food Stamp Recipients in 2022	34,813	8	5.7%	611,203
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2022/2023	27,909	7	5.5%	511,735

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 12	Percent of State	Indiana
Births, 2021	4,720	7	5.9%	79,946
Births to Teens, 2021	227	7	5.9%	3,845
Deaths, 2019	4,834	7	7.3%	66,005

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force, 2023	Number	Rank of 12	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	222,750	7	6.5%	3,401,387
Employed	216,197	7	6.6%	3,288,017
Unemployed	6,553	7	5.8%	113,370
Annual Unemployment Rate	2.9	11	87.9%	3.3
March 2024 Unemployment Rate	3.6	10	87.8%	4.1

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

Employment and Earnings by Industry, 2022	Employment	Pct Dist. in Region	Earnings ($000)	Pct Dist. In Region	Avg. Earnings Per Job
Total by place of work	279,680	100.0%	$17,515,411	100.0%	$62,627
Wage and Salary	229,015	81.9%	$12,610,700	72.0%	$55,065
Farm Proprietors	3,400	1.2%	$368,786	2.1%	$108,466
Nonfarm Proprietors	47,265	16.9%	$1,776,777	10.1%	$37,592
Farm	4,356	1.6%	$411,636	2.4%	$94,499
Nonfarm	275,324	98.4%	$17,103,775	97.6%	$62,122
Private	248,945	89.0%	$15,520,226	88.6%	$62,344
Accommodation, Food Serv.	17,556*	6.3%*	$462,218*	2.6%*	$26,328*
Arts, Ent., Recreation	3,956*	1.4%*	$98,912*	0.6%*	$25,003*
Construction	15,096	5.4%	$1,166,024	6.7%	$77,241
Health Care, Social Serv.	30,630*	11.0%*	$2,446,201*	14.0%*	$79,863*
Information	2,473	0.9%	$157,937	0.9%	$63,865
Manufacturing	45,525	16.3%	$4,059,029	23.2%	$89,160
Professional, Tech. Serv.	10,433*	3.7%*	$779,482*	4.5%*	$74,713*
Retail Trade	27,348	9.8%	$1,016,696	5.8%	$37,176
Trans., Warehousing	13,554	4.8%	$784,351	4.5%	$57,869
Wholesale Trade	9,247*	3.3%*	$785,583*	4.5%*	$84,955*
Other Private (not above)	64,769*	23.2%*	$3,291,807*	18.8%*	$50,824*
Government	26,379	9.4%	$1,583,549	9.0%	$60,031

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, 2022	Units	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State	Cost ($000)	State Cost ($000)
Total Permits Filed	1,611	100.0%	100.0%	$399,023	$6,635,992
Single-Family	1,082	67.2%	65.0%	$345,152	$5,513,030
2-Family	144	8.9%	1.9%	$20,762	$76,873
3- and 4-Family	4	0.2%	0.5%	$450	$14,702
5+ Family	381	23.6%	32.6%	$32,659	$1,031,387

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 Economic Growth Region 11

Name	Population in 2022	Percent of Region
Boonville	6,676	1.5%
Chandler	3,781	0.9%
Evansville	115,749	26.7%
Huntingburg	6,490	1.5%
Jasper	16,757	3.9%
Mount Vernon	6,383	1.5%
Newburgh	3,402	0.8%
Princeton	8,367	1.9%
Tell City	7,447	1.7%
Vincennes	16,484	3.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau annual population estimates