Community Stats

Vanderburgh County has a Population of approximately 180,858 people. There are approximately 240 square miles in Vanderburgh County including 477 miles of County Roads and 75 miles of Highways.
Revolutionary War hero William Henry Vanderburgh gave this county its name, formed in 1818
County Seat: Evansville
Largest City: Evansville
Population per Square Mile: 774.55
Square Miles: 240

Population over Time	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Yesterday (2010)	179,703	7	2.8%	6,483,800
Today (2012)	180,858	7	2.8%	6,537,334
Tomorrow (2020 projection)*	186,480	8	2.7%	6,852,121
Percent Change 2010 to Today	0.6%	21		0.8%

*Projection based on 2010 Census counts. Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; Indiana Business Research Center

Components of Population Change, 2011-2012	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Net Domestic Migration	-9	19		-13,291
Net International Migration	128	12		8,708
Natural Increase (births minus deaths)	425	13	1.7%	25,645

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Population Estimates by Age, 2012	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	11,496	7	6.4%	6.5%
School Age (5 to 17)	28,265	9	15.6%	17.8%
College Age (18 to 24)	20,513	8	11.3%	10.1%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	45,492	7	25.2%	25.4%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	48,472	7	26.8%	26.5%
Seniors (65 and older)	26,620	6	14.7%	13.6%
Median Age	37.6			Median Age = 37.0

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

Population Estimates by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2012	Number	Rank of	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
American Indian or Alaska Native Alone	525	9	0.3%	0.4%
Asian Alone	2,156	13	1.2%	1.8%
Black Alone	16,650	5	9.2%	9.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	126	7	0.1%	0.1%
White	157,294	7	87.0%	86.6%
Two or More Race Groups	4,107	7	2.3%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino Origin (can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic	176,589	6	97.6%	93.7%
Hispanic	4,269	20	2.4%	6.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Household Types	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist.in State
Households in 2011 (Includes detail not shown below)	73,927	6	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	12,335	11	16.7%	20.5%
Married Without Children	19,823	8	26.8%	30.1%
Single Parents	7,669	6	10.4%	9.8%
Living Alone	24,300	5	32.9%	27.5%

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

Housing	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Total Housing Units in 2011 (estimate)	83,205	6	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2011 (includes vacant units)	82,838	6	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	47,381	8	57.2%	63.0%
Median Value (2011)	$112,800	42
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	26,546	6	32.0%	25.6%
Median Rent (2011)	$526	23

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

Education	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2012/2013 Total Reported)	28,373	9	2.5%	1,115,499
Public	23,601	10	2.3%	1,039,411
Adults (25+ in 2011 ACS)	118,341	7	2.8%	4,199,481
with High School diploma or higher	87.9%	24		86.6%
with B.A. or higher degree	21.9%	16		22.7%

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

Income and Poverty	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Per Capita Personal Income (annual) in 2011	$38,608	11	108.2%	35,689
Median Household Income in 2011	43,570	56	93.9%	$46,410
Poverty Rate in 2011	15.5%	30	98.1%	15.8%
Poverty Rate among Children under 18	22.1%	38	97.8%	22.6%
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2011	561	6	2.4%	23,162
Food Stamp Recipients in 2011	26,165	6	3.0%	884,135
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2013	13,480	6	2.6%	509,427

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	Percent of State	Indiana
Births, 2010	2,346	7	2.8%	83,867
Births to Teens, 2009	228	6	2.4%	9,484
Deaths, 2010	1,798	5	3.2%	56,635

Source: Indiana State Department of Health.

Labor Force, 2012	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	91,244	7	2.9%	3,149,743
Employed	84,269	6	2.9%	2,885,750
Unemployed	6,975	7	2.6%	263,993
Annual Unemployment Rate	7.6	67	90.5%	8.4
May 2013 Unemployment Rate	7.8	52	96.3%	8.1

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

Employment and Earnings by Industry, 2011	Employment	Pct Dist. in County	Earnings ($000)	Pct Dist. In County	Avg. Earnings Per Job
Total by place of work	125,308	100.0%	$6,234,047	100.0%	$49,750
Wage and Salary	113,686	90.7%	$4,580,053	73.5%	$40,287
Farm Proprietors	282	0.2%	$10,629	0.2%	$37,691
Nonfarm Proprietors	11,340	9.0%	$565,413	9.1%	$49,860
Farm	331	0.3%	$12,820	0.2%	$38,731
Nonfarm	124,977	99.7%	$6,221,227	99.8%	$49,779
Private	113,864	90.9%	$5,614,110	90.1%	$49,305
Accommodation, Food Serv.	10,520	8.4%	$181,808	2.9%	$17,282
Arts, Ent., Recreation	2,714	2.2%	$63,989	1.0%	$23,577
Construction	8,902	7.1%	$740,992	11.9%	$83,239
Health Care, Social Serv.	19,536	15.6%	$1,033,397	16.6%	$52,897
Information	2,078	1.7%	$115,310	1.8%	$55,491
Manufacturing	11,476	9.2%	$894,252	14.3%	$77,924
Professional, Tech. Serv.	5,282	4.2%	$333,099	5.3%	$63,063
Retail Trade	14,021	11.2%	$397,954	6.4%	$28,383
Trans., Warehousing	5,057	4.0%	$252,754	4.1%	$49,981
Wholesale Trade	4,976	4.0%	$315,461	5.1%	$63,397
Other Private (not above)	28,721*	22.9%*	$1,179,932*	18.9%*	$41,083*
Government	11,113	8.9%	$607,117	9.7%	$54,631

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, 2012	Units	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State	Cost ($000)	State Cost ($000)
Total Permits Filed	303	100.0%	100.0%	$32,538	$2,349,911
Single-Family	279	92.1%	73.4%	$31,004	$2,063,972
2-Family	4	1.3%	1.9%	344	$23,703
3- and 4-Family	0	0.0%	1.6%	$0	$15,508
5+ Family	20	6.6%	23.1%	$1,190	$246,728

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