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Posey County, Indiana

Posey County, Indiana. Posey County had 24,988 residents in 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, down 0.9% since 2020, while Indiana grew 2.8%. It holds 20 places (5 cities, villages and boroughs, 10 towns and townships and 5 census-designated) and 7 census tracts. GEOID 18129.

Posey County is one of the 3 counties of the Evansville, IN metropolitan statistical area (the Census Bureau's July 2023 delineation).

Residents, July 2025 estimate

24,988

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 25,222 · ACS 2020-2024: 25,116

Median household income

$78,129

±$4,823 (90% margin)
Indiana: $71,957

Median home value

$222,900

±$11,069 (90% margin)
Indiana: $218,200

Median gross rent

$782

±$86 (90% margin)
Indiana: $1,062

How many people live in Posey County, and is it growing?

The 2020 Census counted 25,222 residents in Posey County. The Census Bureau estimates 24,988 for July 1, 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, while Indiana grew 2.8%. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts the population at 25,116 over 409 square miles of land.

July 2020→2021 −30 (25,160)
2021→2022 −79 (25,081)
2022→2023 −57 (25,024)
2023→2024 +34 (25,058)
2024→2025 −70 (24,988)

Posey County in Indiana. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, with the change from 2015-2019
Measure	Posey County	Indiana	Change since 2015-2019
Total population	25,116	6,851,073	−444
Households	10,533±199	2,716,009	+378
Average household size	2.36±0.04	2.46	−0.13
Housing units	11,105±38	2,976,568	−403

Posey County's population since 2000

From 27,061 in 2000 to 24,988 in 2025: down 7.7%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

2000 Census 27,061
2005 (estimate) 26,488
2010 Census 25,910
2015 (estimate) 25,621
2020 Census 25,222
2025 (estimate) 24,988

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); PEP Vintage 2025 (CO-EST2025); 2020 Census · Check it at data.census.gov

What cities and towns are in Posey County?

Posey County holds 20 places: 5 cities, villages and boroughs (incorporated places), 10 towns and townships (county subdivisions with their own government) and 5 census-designated places. The largest is Black Township with 8,813 residents (2025 estimate). Places that cross a county line are listed with the share of their 2020 residents who live in this county.

Places in Posey County, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Ring: estimate with a coefficient of variation over 40%.

Black Township	township	9,032	8,904±23	$71,183	$177,100	15.1%	100%
Mount Vernon	city	6,493	6,400±22	$62,263	$163,300	14.9%	100%
Marrs Township	township	5,388	5,392±17	$103,750	$299,200	7.3%	100%
Robinson Township	township	3,855	3,881±23	$98,135	$267,400	8.2%	100%
Robb Township	township	1,743	1,943±320	$59,150	$122,400	6.6%	100%
Center Township, Posey County	township	1,479	1,493±288	$86,974	$284,100	4.4%	100%
Harmony Township, Posey County	township	1,245	1,577±228	$64,271	$184,800	10.1%	100%
Smith Township, Posey County	township	1,119	774±257	$66,667	$120,700	10.7%	100%
Poseyville	town	966	1,270±302	$62,500	$144,400	6.6%	100%
Lynn TownshipGEOID 1812945450	township	810	814±228	$89,185	$232,600	6.3%	100%
New Harmony	town	690	845±192	$57,875	$184,400	7.0%	100%
WadesvilleGEOID 1879442	CDP	–	672±225	$100,625	$231,700	7.1%	100%
St. WendelGEOID 1867284	CDP	–	923±238	$86,455	$220,200	2.2%	73%
Parkers SettlementGEOID 1858050	CDP	661	605±189	$91,563	$238,200	7.8%	100%
Cynthiana	town	552	716±256	$74,688	$141,500	9.2%	100%
Point TownshipGEOID 1812960858	township	306	114±65	$48,000	$157,500	0.0%	100%
Bethel TownshipGEOID 1812905014	township	245	224±111	$79,583	$122,900	5.8%	100%
StewartsvilleGEOID 1873160	CDP	–	206±122	not published	not published	0.0%	100%
BlairsvilleGEOID 1805644	CDP	–	203±152	$97,589	$275,500	15.8%	100%
GriffinGEOID 1830024	town	143	148±80	$82,500	$127,700	8.8%	100%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 place-by-county parts · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Posey County?

The median resident of Posey County is 43.0 years old; 21.6% are under 18 and 20.9% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 93.2%, then non-Hispanic residents of two or more races at 2.9%. 1.1% of residents were born outside the United States.

Age, origin and education, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure	Posey County	Indiana	Change since 2015-2019
Median age	43.0±0.6	38.1	no clear change
Under 18 years	21.6%±0.3 pts	23.3%	–
65 years and over	20.9%±0.2 pts	16.8%	–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.5%	8.6%	+0.3 pts
White alone, not Hispanic	93.2%±0.9 pts	75.4%	−2.7 pts
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic	0.7%±0.4 pts	9.1%	−0.8 pts
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0.3%±0.1 pts	2.6%	–
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0.1%±0.1 pts	0.1%	–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0.0%±0.1 pts	0.0%	–
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2.9%±0.6 pts	3.8%	–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1.3%±0.8 pts	0.4%	–
Born outside the United States	1.1%±0.5 pts	6.3%	no clear change
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)	1.2%±0.5 pts	10.3%	–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)	7.2%±1.1 pts	6.3%	–
With a disability	14.0%±1.6 pts	14.2%	–
No health insurance coverage	3.2%±0.9 pts	7.4%	−1.6 pts
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)	93.0%±1.3 pts	90.4%	–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)	25.2%±2.4 pts	29.5%	+3.3 pts
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)	9.1%±1.2 pts	10.8%	–
Moved from another state in the past year	2.5%±0.8 pts	2.1%	–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Posey County earn?

Half of Posey County's 10,533 households earn less than $78,129 a year (±$4,823), against $71,957 in Indiana. In 2015-2019 it was $79,006 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart. 10.1% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Posey County	Indiana	Change since 2015-2019
Median household income	$78,129±$4,823	$71,957	no clear change
Mean household income	$96,707±$4,977	$95,247	–
Per capita income	$40,307±$2,166	$38,351	no clear change
People below the poverty line	10.1%±2.5 pts	12.3%	no clear change
Children under 18 below the poverty line	13.4%±4.9 pts	16.0%	no clear change
Households receiving SNAP	7.0%±1.4 pts	9.1%	–
Households with a broadband subscription	90.4%±2.0 pts	89.9%	–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Posey County?

Owners occupy 82.3% of Posey County's occupied homes and renters 17.7%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $222,900 by its owner (±$11,069). The median renter pays $782 a month including utilities, and 37.7% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Posey County	Indiana	Change since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)	$222,900±$11,069	$218,200	+$45,434
Median gross rent	$782±$86	$1,062	no clear change
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent	37.7%±8.5 pts	38.9%	no clear change
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage	$1,427±$77	$1,404	–
Owner-occupied homes	82.3%±2.7 pts	70.6%	no clear change
Housing units	11,105±38	2,976,568	−403
Homeowner vacancy rate	0.4%±0.5 pts	0.8%	–
Rental vacancy rate	1.4%±1.5 pts	5.6%	–
Single-family detached homes	83.7%±2.6 pts	72.6%	–
Mobile homes	7.0%±2.1 pts	4.4%	–
Built 2020 or later	0.4%±0.4 pts	1.7%	–
Built 1939 or earlier	12.7%±1.9 pts	16.0%	–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How many new homes is Posey County building?

Builders took permits for 41 new housing units across Posey County in 2025 (41 single-family), 1.6 per 1,000 residents.

2019 48 units
2020 52 units
2021 47 units
2022 25 units
2023 29 units
2024 46 units
2025 41 units

Source: Building Permits Survey, annual county files 2019-2025, U.S. Census Bureau · Census Building Permits Survey

How do people in Posey County get to work?

82.7% of Posey County's workers drive alone and 6.0% work from home. The average trip to work takes 23.4 minutes. The unemployment rate in 2020-2024 averaged 1.8%.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Posey County	Indiana	Change since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)	62.4%±1.8 pts	63.8%	–
Unemployment rate	1.8%±0.9 pts	4.3%	−2.3 pts
Drove alone to work	82.7%±2.6 pts	76.3%	–
Carpooled	8.1%±2.1 pts	9.1%	–
Public transportation	0.1%±0.1 pts	0.6%	–
Walked	2.1%±1.0 pts	1.9%	–
Worked from home	6.0%±1.7 pts	10.7%	+2.6 pts
Mean travel time to work	23.4 min±1.0	24.1 min	no clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What are Posey County's census tracts?

Posey County is divided into 7 census tracts. Among those with a reliable estimate, median household income runs from $56,615 (Tract 406) to $110,028 (Tract 404).

Census tracts of Posey County, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; sort by any column

Tract 40118129040100	Poseyville (18%)	5,563	5,550±373	$77,959	$169,800	$732	8.9%
Tract 40218129040200	New Harmony (33%)	2,160	2,476±281	$67,115	$200,600	$859	8.4%
Tract 40318129040300	Parkers Settlement (11%)	2,436	2,380±255	$95,598	$269,700	$920	5.0%
Tract 40418129040400	–	5,860	5,819±255	$110,028	$300,700	$682	6.7%
Tract 40518129040500	Mount Vernon (13%)	3,061	3,048±242	$101,273	$228,700	not published	12.1%
Tract 40618129040600	Mount Vernon (96%)	3,287	3,037±280	$56,615	$163,500	$904	22.4%
Tract 40718129040700	Mount Vernon (91%)	2,855	2,806±294	$62,909	$144,500	$696	10.4%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov

How does Posey County compare with Indiana's other counties?

Posey County's rank among Indiana's counties with a reliable estimate (1 = highest)
Measure	Rank
Population	61st of 92
Growth 2020-2025	84th of 92
Residents per square mile	63rd of 92
Median household income	16th of 92
Median home value	21st of 92
Median gross rent	75th of 92
Poverty rate	64th of 92
Bachelor's degree or higher	24th of 92
Median age	15th of 92

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Source: PlainCities ranks from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

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