Evansville, IN

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2020 Population

118,414

0.147% 1-year decline

US Senator

Todd Young

Republican Party

US Senator

Mike Braun

Republican Party

2018 Median Age

37.4

0.538% 1-year increase

2020 Poverty Rate

21%

3.59% 1-year decrease

2020 Median Household Income

$42,623

6.09% 1-year growth

2020 Median Property Value

$98,600

4.67% 1-year growth

2020 Employed Population

56,519

0.182% 1-year decline

About

In 2020, Evansville, IN had a population of 118k people with a median age of 37.4 and a median household income of $42,623. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of Evansville, IN declined from 118,588 to 118,414, a −0.147% decrease and its median household income grew from $40,178 to $42,623, a 6.09% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Evansville, IN are White (Non-Hispanic) (78.2%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (13.1%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.79%), White (Hispanic) (1.97%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (1.09%).

None of the households in Evansville, IN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.8% of the residents in Evansville, IN are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Evansville, IN are University of Evansville (609 degrees awarded in 2020), The Salon Professional Academy-Evansville (105 degrees), and Ross Medical Education Center-Evansville (51 degrees).

In 2020, the median property value in Evansville, IN was $98,600, and the homeownership rate was 54.8%.

Most people in Evansville, IN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 18.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Evansville, IN was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Evansville, IN is home to a population of 118k people, from which 97.8% are citizens. As of 2020, 3.2% of Evansville, IN residents were born outside of the country (3.79k people).

In 2020, there were 5.97 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (92.6k people) in Evansville, IN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 15.5k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 4.48k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.8%

2020 Citizenship

98.1%

2019 Citizenship

As of 2020, 97.8% of Evansville, IN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2019, the percentage of US citizens in Evansville, IN was 98.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Evansville, IN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Evansville, IN

White (Non-Hispanic)
92.6k ± 713
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
15.5k ± 718
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
4.48k ± 696

3.26%

Hispanic Population

3.86k people

3.26% of the people in Evansville, IN are hispanic (3.86k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Evansville, IN as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Indiana.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
102,901 ± 7,815 people
India
33,655 ± 4,493 people
China
21,706 ± 3,611 people

In 2020, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Indiana was Mexico, the natal country of 102,901 Indiana residents, followed by India with 33,655 and China with 21,706.

Foreign-Born Population

3.2%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

3.79k people

2.85%

2019 Foreign-Born Population

3.38k people

As of 2020, 3.2% of Evansville, IN residents (3.79k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.5%. In 2019, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Evansville, IN was 2.85%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Evansville, IN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
2,543 ± 346
Gulf War (2001-)
1,235 ± 287
Gulf War (1990s)
1,082 ± 265

Evansville, IN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.06 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Evansville, IN employs 56.5k people. The largest industries in Evansville, IN are Manufacturing (9,180 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (8,659 people), and Retail Trade (7,208 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($64,375), Utilities ($54,091), and Management of Companies & Enterprises ($53,906).

Males in Indiana have an average income that is 1.38 times higher than the average income of females, which is $46,739. The income inequality in Indiana (measured using the Gini index) is 0.451, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

56.5k

2020 Value

± 1,860

−0.182%

1 Year decline

± 4.49%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Evansville, IN declined at a rate of −0.182%, from 56.6k employees to 56.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Evansville, IN, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (6,982 people), Production Occupations (5,627 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (5,361 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Evansville, IN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Indiana.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Indiana (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

56.5k

2020 Value

± 1,860

−0.182%

1 Year decline

± 4.49%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Evansville, IN declined at a rate of −0.182%, from 56.6k employees to 56.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Evansville, IN, are Manufacturing (9,180 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (8,659 people), and Retail Trade (7,208 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Evansville, IN, though some of these residents may live in Evansville, IN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$36,460

Median earning men ± $2,129

$26,771

Median earning women ± $1,020

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2020 are Public Administration ($59,000), Wholesale Trade ($51,395), and Manufacturing ($48,326).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2020 are Wholesale Trade ($60,296), Public Administration ($41,129), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($38,467).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Indiana.

Y-Axis

8.45%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between May 2020 and May 2021

As of May 2021, there are 145M people employed in Indiana. This represents a 8.45% increase in employment when compared to May 2020.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Indiana.

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Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Indiana to other states, or from other states to Indiana.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

In 2020, the top outbound Indiana product (by dollars) was Motorized vehicles with $78.4B, followed by Mixed freight ($44.4B) and Base metals ($39.6B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Indiana products.

Domestic Trade Growth

Showing data for Indiana.

$486B

2020 Value in Indiana

$897B

Projected 2050 Value in Indiana

84.5% growth

In 2020, total outbound Indiana trade was $486B. This is expected to increase 84.5% to $897B by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Indiana trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Indiana to other states, or from other states to Indiana.

Most Common Trade Partners

Illinois
$41.4B
Michigan
$40.6B
Ohio
$40B

In 2020, the top outbound Indiana domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Illinois with $41.4B, followed by Michigan with $40.6B and Ohio and $40B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Indiana shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

Todd Young and Mike Braun are the senators currently representing the state of Indiana. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Indiana is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senators Elections

US Senators from Indiana

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Indiana.

Todd Young

Senator from Indiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Mike Braun

Senator from Indiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2019

Todd Young and Mike Braun are the senators currently representing Indiana.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Indiana over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representatives Elections

US Representatives from Indiana

Indiana is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Indiana have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2020, universities in Evansville, IN awarded 809 degrees. The student population of Evansville, IN in 2020 is skewed towards women, with 965 male students and 1,707 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Evansville, IN are White (578 and 79.5%), followed by Black or African American (52 and 7.15%), Unknown (51 and 7.02%), and Two or More Races (18 and 2.48%).

The largest universities in Evansville, IN by number of degrees awarded are University of Evansville (609 and 75.3%), The Salon Professional Academy-Evansville (105 and 13%), and Ross Medical Education Center-Evansville (51 and 6.3%).

The most popular majors in Evansville, IN are General Cosmetology (90 and 11.1%), Physical Therapy (41 and 5.07%), and Medical Assistant (37 and 4.57%).

The median tuition cost in Evansville, IN for private four year colleges is $37,500.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2020 in Evansville, IN, the percentage of applicants admitted was 64.3%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 13%. The number of students enrolled in 2020 was 2,672 (36.1% men and 63.9% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2020 there were 2,672 students enrolled in Evansville, IN, 36.1% men and 63.9% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,894 records, of which 67.2% were women and 32.8% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Psychology
22 degree-majors awarded
Kinesiology & Exercise Science
36 degree-majors awarded
Registered Nursing
25 degree-majors awarded

In 2020, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Evansville, IN was General Psychology with 22 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Evansville, IN according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

University of Evansville
609 degrees awarded
The Salon Professional Academy-Evansville
105 degrees awarded
Ross Medical Education Center-Evansville
51 degrees awarded

In 2020, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was University of Evansville with 609 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2020, 256 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Evansville, IN, which is 0.463 times less than the 553 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2020 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 578 degrees mean that there were 11.1 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 52 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($37,500) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2020.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,186) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2020.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,200) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Indiana.

Measure

In 2020, 0.655% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.645% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Indiana.

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2020 were High School or Equivalent (1.72M), Some college (1.14M), and Bachelors Degree (831k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Evansville, IN was $98,600 in 2020, which is 0.429 times smaller than the national average of $229,800. Between 2019 and 2020 the median property value increased from $94,200 to $98,600, a 4.67% increase. The homeownership rate in Evansville, IN is 54.8%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.4%.

People in Evansville, IN have an average commute time of 18.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Evansville, IN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Evansville, IN is $42,623. In 2020, the place with the highest median household income in Evansville, IN was Census Tract 104.04 with a value of $97,071, followed by Census Tract 38.03 and Census Tract 18, with respective values of $78,649 and $77,083.

Housing

Property

$98,600

Median Property Value 2020

±$2,024

$28,330

Median Property Taxes

±$1,198

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Evansville, IN the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Evansville, IN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

54.8%

Homeownership

2020

61.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2020

In 2020, 54.8% of the housing units in Evansville, IN were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 55.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Evansville, IN compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 104.04
Census Tract 38.03
Census Tract 18

In 2020, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Evansville, IN was Census Tract 104.04 with a value of $97,071, followed by Census Tract 38.03 and Census Tract 18, with respective values of $78,649 and $77,083.

The following map shows all of the places in Evansville, IN colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$42,623

Median Household Income

± $1,572

51.7k

Number of Households

± 1,704

In 2020, the median household income of the 51.7k households in Evansville, IN grew to $42,623 from the previous year's value of $40,178.

The following chart displays the households in Evansville, IN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Evansville, IN is from Indiana.

0.451

2020 Wage GINI in Indiana

0.455

2019 Wage GINI in Indiana

In 2020, the income inequality in Indiana was 0.451 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.725% decline from 2019 to 2020, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Indiana was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Indiana in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Indiana across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2020

Drove Alone (82.9%)
Carpooled (8.42%)
Walked (3.01%)

In 2020, 82.9% of workers in Evansville, IN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.42%) and those who walked to work (3.01%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

18.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Evansville, IN have a shorter commute time (18.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.9 minutes). Additionally, 1.68% of the workforce in Evansville, IN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Evansville, IN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Evansville, IN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Evansville, IN have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

21% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Evansville, IN (24k out of 114k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.8%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Evansville, IN is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

90% of the population of Evansville, IN has health coverage, with 43.2% on employee plans, 21.8% on Medicaid, 12.4% on Medicare, 11% on non-group plans, and 1.55% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in Indiana was $8,300 in 2014. This is a 4.76% increase from the previous year ($7,923).

Primary care physicians in Vanderburgh County, IN see 1168 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.933% decrease from the previous year (1179 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1354 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 456 patients per year.

COVID-19

Daily New Cases by Date

Showing data at the state level for Indiana. Hospitalization data for some states may be delayed or not reported.

Y-Axis

This chart shows the number of COVID-19 daily new cases by date in Indiana, as a 7-day rolling average, compared with the four states with the most similar number of confirmed cases.

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Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the country level. Showing data for Vanderburgh County, IN.

1,168 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Vanderburgh County, IN

Primary care physicians in Vanderburgh County, IN see an average of 1,168 patients per year. This represents a 0.933% decrease from the previous year (1,179 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Vanderburgh County, IN in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Community Mobility

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Indiana.

This chart presents movement trends over time in the state of Indiana across different categories of places such as retail and recreation, groceries and pharmacies, parks, transit stations, workplaces, and residential.

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Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2020, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.8% under 18 years, 24.2% between 18 and 34 years, 37.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.2% were men and 52.8% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

10%

Uninsured

43.2%

Employer Coverage

21.8%

Medicaid

12.4%

Medicare

11%

Non-Group

1.55%

Military or VA

Between 2019 and 2020, the percent of uninsured citizens in Evansville, IN grew by 1.71% from 9.87% to 10%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Evansville, IN changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.