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SheetIN-EVANSVILLE-IN · Evansville, IN 116,441 pop · income 23rd pct · 59 tracts
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Evansville
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Evansville on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Bloomington · lowest
48,918
Bloomington · lowest
48,918 median HH income
34.6% of the leader · rank #1
Ponce de Leon · near
52,250
Ponce de Leon · near
52,250 median HH income
37.0% of the leader · rank #2
Inverness · near
52,250
Inverness · near
52,250 median HH income
37.0% of the leader · rank #3
Hico · near
52,250
Hico · near
52,250 median HH income
37.0% of the leader · rank #4
Latah · near
52,250
Latah · near
52,250 median HH income
37.0% of the leader · rank #5
Evansville · this city
52,251
Evansville · this city
52,251 median HH income
37.0% of the leader · rank #6
The Woodlands · highest
141,353
The Woodlands · highest
141,353 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Evansville on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 116,441.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Evansville - the verdict
Nationally, Evansville sits in the 23rd percentile for household income and the 4th percentile for safety among US cities with a population of 1,000 or more. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
23rd
percentile, household income
20th
percentile, home value
27th
percentile, median rent
4th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Evansville, IN
Census ACS 2023 estimates count 116,441 residents in Evansville, a mid-sized U.S. city within Indiana. The typical household in Evansville brings in $52,251 a year, in the lower quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 13.1%. Typical homes in Evansville are valued around $129,100, and the median resident age is 38.1 years. Educational attainment runs 22.3% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 60.1% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
The Census Building Permit Survey recorded 191 residential units authorized here in 2024 (Rapid Growth), up 22% from five years earlier. Evansville's reported crime rate runs above the national norm: per-100,000 total crime stands at 4884.9 in FBI UCR data, above the national average (a voluntary reporting program, read this as reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).
Living costs in Indiana run below the national norm: the state registers 93.3 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Below Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $1,096 monthly. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts Indiana's average monthly utility costs around $235 (state average). Commute times here average 17.7 minutes, with 78.5% driving alone and 5.2% working from home, per Census ACS commuting data. Natural-hazard exposure scores 45.5 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Evansville's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from work and mobility to population change to reported crime to within-city variation to schools and households to comparison shortlist to housing and income; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Evansville, city-specific coverage includes matched public-school count, within-city Census tract profiles, local building permits, commute-mode shares, FBI reported-crime rates, annual population history.
All six city-specific enrichment layers used by this profile are present.
Question 1
What does the journey to work look like in Evansville?
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 78.5%. The reported mean trip to work is 17.7 minutes.
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Is Evansville growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Census PEP estimates show the population declined by -1,201 residents from 2020 to 2025, a -1.0% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 191 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Recent estimates point downward. A falling count can reflect migration, household size, annexation boundaries, or estimation noise, so it is a prompt to inspect the full series rather than a claim about local economic health.
What can 59 Census tracts reveal inside Evansville?
PlainCities matches 59 Census tracts to this city.
That layer breaks the citywide income, rent, and home-value medians into smaller Census geographies, which can reveal differences that one municipal median necessarily hides. A tract is a statistical area, not a locally defined neighborhood or a promise about conditions on a particular block. Start with the city profile for the broad comparison, then use the tract layer to test whether the same housing and income pattern is consistent across the city. Large within-city spreads are a reason to avoid treating any citywide median as a universal resident experience.
Which cities make useful reference points for Evansville?
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
Within Indiana, the closest population matches are South Bend (102,866 residents, $52,512 income); Fishers (100,918 residents, $128,141 income); Carmel (100,501 residents, $134,602 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Brandon, FL (116,365 residents); West Jordan, UT (116,277 residents); The Woodlands, TX (116,916 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Reported crime
What can the FBI record say about safety in Evansville?
The joined FBI UCR record reports 4884.9 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, above the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 114% higher in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
Total reported rate
4884.9
Violent rate
1206.2
Property rate
3678.7
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, incidents per 100,000. Voluntary agency reporting; not a danger score.
What does the education layer cover for Evansville?
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
The NCES join finds 41 public schools within the city match. 22.3% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
Poverty estimate
13.1%
Bachelor's degree+
22.3%
Matched public schools
41
NCES Common Core of Data school locations plus Census ACS resident characteristics.
How far does income reach against housing in Evansville?
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. The ratio makes housing the clearest place to start this profile, but a low multiple can coexist with slow demand, older stock, or household-level hardship. Compare the home-value distribution and same-state peer table before treating it as an advantage.
The home-value-to-income reference is relatively compact: the ACS median home value is 2.5 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 13.1%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
Value / income
2.5×
Home value
$129,100
Household income
$52,251
City-level Census ACS 2023 medians. The ratio divides two separate medians and is descriptive only.
Near national cost · BEA RPP 2024, Indiana average
F
City profile score · Evansville, IN
32/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Cost of living B
93.3 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Bachelor's+ share D
22.3%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Poverty rate F
13.1%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Household income F
$52,251
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Violent crime F
1,206 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Evansville profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Cost of living: 72/100 (B) · 93.3 index
Bachelor's+ share: 41/100 (D) · 22.3%
Poverty rate: 27/100 (F) · 13.1%
Household income: 23/100 (F) · $52,251
Violent crime: 0/100 (F) · 1,206 /100k
Where Evansville sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Evansville's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Evansville highlighted among 9 peers.Read the chart values
Evansville, IN (this city): home $129,100, crime 4,885/100k
West Jordan, UT : home $454,700, crime 1,653/100k
Broken Arrow, OK : home $229,300, crime 1,424/100k
South Bend, IN : home $124,500, crime 3,009/100k
Fishers, IN : home $370,200, crime 732/100k
Carmel, IN : home $455,500, crime 879/100k
Bloomington, IN : home $289,700, crime 3,005/100k
Hammond, IN : home $141,700, crime 3,814/100k
Noblesville, IN : home $321,800, crime 622/100k
How does Evansville compare to other US cities?
Evansville measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.
Household income23% higher than other cities
Home value20% pricier than other cities
Median rent27% pricier than other cities
Safety4% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
A national percentile can hide a lot of local variation: narrowed to Indiana alone, Evansville ranks #110 of 110 Indiana cities by lowest crime rate - a different, more locally useful comparison than stacking it against the entire country.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Evansville against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Indiana only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Indiana-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Evansville near the bottom of Indiana's cities
Among the 850 Indiana cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Evansville ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Evansville only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#556 of 766
27th percentile in Indiana
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 850
0th percentile in Indiana
Median Home Value
#405 of 771
47th percentile in Indiana
Poverty Rate
#197 of 849
77th percentile in Indiana
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#244 of 850
71st percentile in Indiana
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Indiana only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
23rd percentile nationally for median household income · 4th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Evansville's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Evansville's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Evansville's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$129,100Among the most affordablemore affordable than 80% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Evansville's home-value-to-income ratio: 2.5×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
affordable
< 3.0×
National rank
#3,851 of 15,516
More affordable than 75% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#29 of 750
Mid-size cities (50,000–199,999)
At 2.5×, Evansville sits in the affordable band:
national rank #3,851 of 15,516 and #29 of 750mid-size cities (50,000–199,999).
The multiple is comparatively compact among tracked cities, but a low ratio can still coexist with slow demand or household-level hardship.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$52,251Evansville, IN median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Evansville, IN median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Evansville, IN.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)22.3%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)13.1%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)60.1%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
116,441
Median Income
$52,251
Median Home Value
$129,100
Median Age
38.1
Poverty Rate
13.1%
Labor force participation
60.1%
Bachelor's Degree+
22.3%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
4884.9
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
1206.2
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
3678.7
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Schools
Total Schools
41
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Evansville's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
117,377 residents
2021
116,556 residents
2022
115,679 residents
2023
115,632 residents
2024
115,907 residents
2025
116,176 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📈 Rapid Growth
Total Permits (2024)
191
housing units authorized
Single-Family
165
detached homes
Multifamily
26
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
1.6
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
157
139
18
$28.8M
2020
186
166
20
$36.6M
2021
356
318
38
$92.4M
2022
286
244
42
$71.0M
2023
243
201
42
$67.2M
2024
191
165
26
$58.2M
Permit volume increased 22% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Average Commute Time
17.7 minutes
Drive Alone
78.5%
Carpool
10.4%
Public Transit
1.0%
Walk
3.1%
Work from Home
5.2%
Other
1.8%
Based on 55,302 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Indiana statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $235
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Indiana at $235 (electricity about $110 , water and sewer about $45 ).
These are Indiana statewide averages, not a meter reading for Evansville. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Indiana's BEA cost-of-living index is 93.3 (Below Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Evansville is $1,096/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Indiana statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 45.5 / 100 (Low).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Indiana statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Evansville sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Evansville compares to similar-size Indiana cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.