Demographics of Vanderburgh County, Indiana

Vanderburgh County, Indiana had 181,995 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,654 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Vanderburgh County, in four figures

181,995
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +0.9%
Change since July 2020: +1,654 people.; 38.7 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $61,648 ±$1,420
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Vanderburgh County, Indiana's population grew 0.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Vanderburgh County, Indiana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Vanderburgh County, Indiana's population grew 0.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Vanderburgh County, Indiana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	180,341	100.0	100.0
2021	180,098	99.9	100.2
2022	179,604	99.6	100.7
2023	180,246	99.9	101.6
2024	181,140	100.4	102.5
2025	181,995	100.9	103.1

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Population of Vanderburgh County, Indiana on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	180,341	+209	−47	+7	+212
2021	180,098	−243	−382	+114	−128
2022	179,604	−494	−186	+368	−556
2023	180,246	+642	−53	+713	+24
2024	181,140	+894	+73	+764	+74
2025	181,995	+855	+49	+222	+575

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.7 ±0.3: for men 37.6 ±0.3 and for women 39.7 ±0.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Vanderburgh County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Under 5	10,440 ±74	5.8% ±<0.1	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	28,607 ±697	15.9% ±0.4	17.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	17,286 ±705	9.6% ±0.4	9.6% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	47,616 ±952	26.4% ±0.5	25.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	43,207 ±1,045	24.0% ±0.6	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	32,961 ±1,123	18.3% ±0.6	16.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $61,648 ±$1,420, and income per person $36,840 ±$1,190, in 2024 dollars. The median is $71,957 ±$352 in Indiana and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Vanderburgh County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Indiana	United States
Under $25,000	12,915 ±840	16.5% ±1.1	15.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	18,190 ±1,146	23.2% ±1.4	19.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	15,703 ±952	20.1% ±1.2	17.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	10,137 ±647	13.0% ±0.8	13.9% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	11,856 ±903	15.1% ±1.1	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	4,921 ±553	6.3% ±0.7	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	4,548 ±549	5.8% ±0.7	8.2% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Vanderburgh County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Indiana	United States
All ages	24,842 ±1,725	14.3% ±1.0	12.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	7,459 ±819	19.5% ±2.0	16.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	12,555 ±920	13.6% ±1.0	11.9% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	4,828 ±522	11.0% ±1.2	9.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Vanderburgh County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Vanderburgh County	Indiana	United States
Housing units	85,319 ±89	2,976,568 ±617	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.7% ±0.9	91.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.3% ±0.9	8.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	65.0% ±1.2	70.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	35.0% ±1.2	29.4% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$184,000 ±$5,615	$218,200 ±$739	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$985 ±$17	$1,062 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1970 ±1	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Vanderburgh County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Hispanic or Latino	6,830 ±0	3.8% ±<0.1	8.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	144,554 ±527	80.3% ±0.3	75.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	15,182 ±848	8.4% ±0.5	9.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	2,480 ±228	1.4% ±0.1	2.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	32 to 206	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	569 ±61	0.3% ±<0.1	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1,203 ±486	0.7% ±0.3	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	9,180 ±993	5.1% ±0.6	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Vanderburgh County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Born in the state	128,985 ±1,874	71.6% ±1.0	67.0% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	43,848 ±1,973	24.3% ±1.1	25.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	999 ±252	0.6% ±0.1	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	6,285 ±651	3.5% ±0.4	6.3% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	2,421 ±405	1.3% ±0.2	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	3,864 ±661	2.1% ±0.4	3.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Vanderburgh County among the counties of Indiana

9th of 92 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Indiana page.

Counties of Indiana near Vanderburgh County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Hamilton County	387,036	+10.9%
St. Joseph County	272,861	+0.1%
Elkhart County	208,774	+0.9%
Hendricks County	193,510	+10.2%
Tippecanoe County	190,456	+2.2%
Vanderburgh County	181,995	+0.9%
Porter County	176,049	+1.6%
Johnson County	174,262	+7.4%
Monroe County	143,345	+1.9%
Madison County	135,088	+3.8%
Clark County	130,451	+7.5%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026