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.
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.
A relatively large number of people in Evansville telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.92% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.
Overall, Evansville’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.
Being a small city, Evansville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The education level of Evansville citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 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.