Evansville, IN Metro Area

Counties include: Posey, Vanderburgh, Warrick

Largest City: Evansville (2025 population: 116,176)

Population per Square Mile: 266.4

Square Miles: 1,027.9

Population over Time	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Yesterday (2020)	269,256	5	4.0%	6,785,528
Today (2025)	273,786	5	3.9%	6,973,333
Tomorrow (2030 projection)*	273,042	6	3.9%	7,013,509
Percent Change 2020 to Today	1.7%	6		2.8%

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

Components of Population Change, 2024-2025	Number	Rank of 12	Percent of State	Indiana
Net Domestic Migration	996	5		12,197
Net International Migration	256	8		17,852
Natural Increase (births minus deaths)	7	6	0.1%	8,561

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Population Estimates by Age, 2025	Number	Rank of 12	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	15,486	5	5.7%	5.8%
School Age (5 to 17)	43,801	6	16.0%	16.8%
College Age (18 to 24)	24,797	7	9.1%	9.8%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	70,291	6	25.7%	25.6%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	63,639	5	23.2%	23.5%
Seniors (65 and older)	55,772	4	20.4%	18.4%

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

Population Estimates by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2025	Number	Rank of 12	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
American Indian or Alaska Native Alone	1,108	8	0.4%	0.8%
Asian Alone	4,796	7	1.8%	3.2%
Black Alone	21,828	5	8.0%	10.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	986	2	0.4%	0.1%
White	232,410	5	84.9%	81.2%
Two or More Race Groups	12,658	6	4.6%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino Origin (can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic	262,509	4	95.9%	90.4%
Hispanic	11,277	8	4.1%	9.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Household Types	Number	Rank of 12	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Households in 2024 (includes detail not shown below)	113,966	4	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	18,907	7	16.6%	17.9%
Married Without Children	33,847	4	29.7%	29.3%
Single Parents	10,189	1	8.9%	8.8%
Living Alone	35,192	4	30.9%	29.6%

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 2025 (estimate)	125,838	4	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2024 (includes vacant units)	123,314	4	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	80,308	5	65.1%	64.4%
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	33,658	5	27.3%	26.9%

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

Education	Number	Rank of 12	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2025/2026 Total Reported)	41,724	6	3.7%	1,112,710
Public	34,738	5	3.4%	1,010,042

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 2024	$65,825	2	102.7%	$64,077
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2025	201	5	4.1%	4,863
Food Stamp Recipients in 2025	22,407	5	3.9%	578,293
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2025/2026	16,267	6	3.4%	476,608

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	2,944	5	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, 2025	Number	Rank of 12	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	137,260	5	3.9%	3,506,284
Employed	132,562	5	3.9%	3,377,760
Unemployed	4,698	6	3.7%	128,524
Annual Unemployment Rate	3.4	8	91.9%	3.7
July 2026 Unemployment Rate	3.4	10	94.4%	3.6

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

Employment and Earnings by Industry, 2024	Employment	Pct Dist. in Region	Earnings ($000)	Pct Dist. In Region	Avg. Earnings Per Job
Total by place of work	174,016	100.0%	$12,078,400	100.0%	$69,410
Wage and Salary	142,524	81.9%	$8,706,630	72.1%	$61,089
Farm Proprietors	844	0.5%	$27,070	0.2%	$32,073
Nonfarm Proprietors	30,648	17.6%	$1,421,204	11.8%	$46,372
Farm	1,076	0.6%	$39,718	0.3%	$36,913
Nonfarm	172,940	99.4%	$12,038,682	99.7%	$69,612
Private	158,607	91.1%	$11,025,786	91.3%	$69,516
Accommodation, Food Serv.	12,406	7.1%	$381,747	3.2%	$30,771
Arts, Ent., Recreation	3,334	1.9%	$103,464	0.9%	$31,033
Construction	10,577	6.1%	$1,086,346	9.0%	$102,708
Health Care, Social Serv.	24,003*	13.8%*	$2,109,204*	17.5%*	$87,873*
Information	1,891	1.1%	$209,303	1.7%	$110,684
Manufacturing	18,353	10.5%	$2,089,425	17.3%	$113,847
Professional, Tech. Serv.	8,566*	4.9%*	$691,492*	5.7%*	$80,725*
Retail Trade	17,597	10.1%	$723,992	6.0%	$41,143
Trans., Warehousing	9,522	5.5%	$502,540	4.2%	$52,777
Wholesale Trade	5,761*	3.3%*	$50,207*	0.4%*	$8,715*
Other Private (not above)	44,767*	25.7%*	$2,351,304*	19.5%*	$52,523*
Government	14,333	8.2%	$1,012,896	8.4%	$70,669

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, 2025	Units	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State	Cost ($000)	State Cost ($000)
Total Permits Filed	825	100.0%	100.0%	$234,101	$8,792,236
Single-Family	594	72.0%	68.4%	$206,154	$7,272,703
2-Family	104	12.6%	1.7%	$14,874	$80,213
3- and 4-Family	7	0.8%	0.6%	$980	$31,389
5+ Family	120	14.5%	29.3%	$12,093	$1,407,931

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 2025	Percent of Region
Boonville	6,689	2.4%
Chandler	3,960	1.4%
Darmstadt	1,441	0.5%
Elberfeld	673	0.2%
Evansville	116,176	42.4%
Lynnville	881	0.3%
Mount Vernon	6,289	2.3%
New Harmony	680	0.2%
Newburgh	3,442	1.3%
Poseyville	966	0.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau annual population estimates