COMPARING TWO PLACES
Evansville vs Amarillo
PLACE A
Evansville, IN
VS
PLACE B
Amarillo, TX
Evansville and Amarillo are close in size. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Amarillo has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs 1%).
EVANSVILLEAMARILLODIFFERENCE
Total population273,786276,235−1% vs Amarillo
Population density26654+213
Population growth1.5%6.7%−5.2 pts
Median age39.736.1+3.6
Male49.1%50.2%−1.1 pts
Female50.9%49.8%+1.1 pts
Foreign-born3.2%9.1%−5.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic83.7%56.5%+27.2 pts
Black6.1%6.1%−0.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.3%30.5%−27.2 pts
Asian1.4%2.9%−1.6 pts
Other5.6%3.9%+1.7 pts
Median household income$69,981$70,728−$747
Per capita income$39,665$36,873+$2,792
Poverty rate12.1%14.5%−2.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4550.458Even
Bachelor's degree or higher29.3%26.9%+2.4 pts
Graduate degree10.5%9.1%+1.4 pts
Unemployment rate3.7%3.2%+0.4 pts
Labor force participation63.5%63.3%+0.2 pts
Median home value$201,726$196,651+$5,075
Median gross rent$984$1,101−$116
Owner-occupied70.8%63.7%+7.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.5%10.8%−3.2 pts
Rent-burdened households42.4%42.6%−0.2 pts
Average commute20.920.6+0.3
Worked from home7.2%6.9%+0.4 pts
Public transit to work0.6%0.6%+0.0 pts
Uninsured5.7%14.6%−8.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025