CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Evansville

Wisconsin · 3,174 residents · 3.26 sq mi

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With 3,174 people, Evansville is a city in Wisconsin. The typical home is worth $49,400. The poverty rate is 5.1%, under the national 13.2%. The population has fallen 21% since 2000. Households here earn about 16% less than in Wisconsin as a whole. The median household earns $24,854, about 18% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.3

US median: 33.0

Average education

18% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 42%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,174

−21%vs 2000

vs 4,039 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.3

−2%vs 2000

vs 34.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.26 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.2%(227)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.2%(260)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.5%(237)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.2%(197)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.8%(185)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.9%(569)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.8%(376)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.9%(314)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.2%(259)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748%(255)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.4%(203)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.9%(92)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,854

−26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $44,229 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,931

−43%vs 2000

vs $20,766 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

5.1%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$49,400

−42%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $111,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$343

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $496 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

63.8%

−4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.9% in 2000

36.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.7%(3,905)

Black0.1%(5)

Hispanic / Latino1.8%(72)

Asian0.2%(7)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.9%(3,139)

Black0.3%(9)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(34)

Asian0.6%(20)

Other0.2%(6)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.8%(104)

South American0.5%(31)

Colombian0.5%(31)

Spaniard0.3%(19)

Asian origin

Korean0.4%(24)

Filipino0.2%(12)

Chinese0.2%(11)

Japanese0%(2)

Ancestry

German40%(2,312)

Irish15.4%(892)

Swiss12.4%(719)

English10.3%(593)

Norwegian8%(463)

American6%(346)

Polish6%(345)

Italian4.9%(283)

Scottish2.1%(122)

French2.1%(119)

Swedish1.8%(103)

British1%(56)

+ 15 more ancestry groups with data

Czech0.9%(54)

Dutch0.8%(46)

Slovak0.8%(46)

Finnish0.5%(27)

Lithuanian0.4%(24)

French Canadian0.4%(23)

Latvian0.3%(20)

Danish0.3%(19)

Russian0.3%(18)

Welsh0.3%(15)

Belgian0.2%(12)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(11)

Greek0.2%(10)

Austrian0.2%(9)

Ukrainian0.1%(3)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Swiss population · Largest English population · Largest Norwegian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

17.5%

−4.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

82.0%

−5.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.4%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.4 min

+32%vs 2000

vs 17.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married27%(661)

Married53%(1,300)

Widowed1.8%(43)

Divorced18.3%(448)

Women 15+

Never married23.3%(533)

Married52%(1,188)

Widowed11.7%(267)

Divorced12.9%(295)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.3%

−5.4 ptssince 2013

from 6.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

73.3%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 74.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.3%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 13.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.0%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 16.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

14.2%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 13.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.0%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 1.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

81.5%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 84.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

29.9%

+4.5 ptssince 2020

from 25.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)25.8%(127)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)16.2%(80)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era23.5%(116)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.4%(12)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 493 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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