Evansville is a somewhat small city located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 5,819 people and two associated neighborhoods, Evansville is the 146th largest community in Wisconsin. Much of the housing stock in Evansville was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Evansville economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Evansville, where the median household income is $81,149.00.Unlike some cities, Evansville isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Evansville are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Evansville is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Evansville who work in office and administrative support (15.84%), management occupations (9.86%), and teaching (9.21%). Also of interest is that Evansville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.92% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Evansville’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live. Being a small city, Evansville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Evansville are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 34.97% of adults in Evansville have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Evansville in 2022 was $43,602, which is upper middle income relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $174,408 for a family of four. The people who call Evansville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Evansville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Evansville include German, Irish, Swiss, English, and Norwegian. The most common language spoken in Evansville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
