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. Evansville has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Evansville, where the median household income is $78,841.00.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 (14.68%), management occupations (11.14%), and sales jobs (8.23%). 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 8.51% 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. Because of many things, Evansville is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Evansville really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Evansville perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly 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 education level of Evansville citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 32.92% of adults in Evansville have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Evansville in 2022 was $40,299, which is upper middle income relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $161,196 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, Norwegian, and English. The most common language spoken in Evansville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
