With 16,586 people, Vincennes is a city in Indiana. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 17% of adults. The typical home is worth $111,600, having more than doubled since 2000. Owners hold 52% of the housing stock. 3% of residents were born outside the United States. The average commute runs 15 minutes.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $53,637, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
17% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Vincennes
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree13.3% → 16.8%(+3.5 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$97,923 → $111,600(+14%)US over the same years: +67%
Population19,859 → 16,586(−16%)US over the same years: +35%
Vincennes's population equals 46% of Knox County's. Its number of households without a car equals 76% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 68% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)22.4%(184)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)28.1%(231)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35.2%(290)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.2%(18)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 823 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Vincennes, decade by decade
Vincennes population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
19,859
$45,191
$97,923
13.3%
10.0
2000
18,701
$47,889
$111,303
15.2%
14.6
2010
18,423
$45,719
$112,784
15.2%
21.3
2020
16,759
$48,474
$93,812
13.8%
29.2
2024
16,586
$53,637
$111,600
16.8%
33.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
