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  • FIPS 18163
  • Largest town: Evansville

Vanderburgh County, Indiana

Vanderburgh County had 180,387 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 233.4 square miles of land. It ranks 9th of 92 in Indiana by population and 85th by land area.

Population
180,387
#9 of 92 in Indiana · #386 in US
Area
233.4 sq mi
#85 of 92 in Indiana · #2,942 in US
Density
773 / sq mi
#4 of 92 in Indiana · #198 in US
Median household income
$60,923
#71 of 92 in Indiana · #1,746 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Vanderburgh County within Indiana. Pin: Indianapolis.

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Vanderburgh County population, land area and income

Vanderburgh County had 180,387 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 233.4 square miles of land. It ranks 9th of 92 in Indiana by population and 85th by land area. That works out to 772.9 people per square mile, 8.0 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top tenth nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Indiana has 34,874 residents, so Vanderburgh County is 5.2 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $60,923 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

180,387

3144th1st

386th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

233 sq mi

3144th1st

2942nd of 3,144 (US)

Density

772.9 / sq mi

3144th1st

198th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$60,923

3143rd1st

1746th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Indiana (92)

Population

180,387

92nd1st

9th of 92 (IN)

Land area

233 sq mi

92nd1st

85th of 92 (IN)

Density

772.9 / sq mi

92nd1st

4th of 92 (IN)

Median household income

$60,923

92nd1st

71st of 92 (IN)

How Vanderburgh County's population changed since 2020

Vanderburgh County gained 42 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.0%. That ranks 65th of 92 in Indiana for growth. The median Indiana county changed by +0.8%, and the state as a whole by +2.0%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Vanderburgh County recorded 8,917 births and 9,652 deaths, a natural change of -735. Net international migration added +1,170 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -210. The largest single component was international migration, which added 1,170 people.

180.3k2020180.2k2021179.7k2022179.9k2023180.4k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
8,917
Deaths
9,652
Net international migration
+1,170
Net domestic migration
-210
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+445

Where Vanderburgh County is

The Census internal point of Vanderburgh County is at 38.020100, -87.586200. It sits in UTM zone 16N. The map shades Indiana's 92 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Vanderburgh County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Vigo County: +0.0%Fayette County: -0.1%Grant County: -0.1%Noble County: +0.7%Clay County: -0.0%Fulton County: -2.3%Henry County: +0.3%Jasper County: +1.5%Carroll County: +2.0%Huntington County: +0.8%Howard County: +0.6%Tipton County: -0.4%Starke County: +0.3%Lawrence County: +0.4%Jennings County: +0.2%Jay County: -1.5%Greene County: +1.3%Blackford County: -2.4%Madison County: +3.1%Parke County: +2.1%DeKalb County: +2.4%Scott County: +1.5%Benton County: +1.7%Wells County: +2.3%Wabash County: -0.5%Union County: -2.8%Marshall County: +0.8%Putnam County: +3.1%Clinton County: -0.8%Hamilton County: +8.8%Hancock County: +10.8%Jackson County: +2.0%Hendricks County: +8.5%Johnson County: +5.1%Decatur County: -0.2%Lake County: +0.8%Newton County: +2.5%Fountain County: +2.1%Crawford County: +0.0%Perry County: +0.9%Martin County: +0.6%Dearborn County: +1.3%Morgan County: +2.8%Monroe County: +0.0%Switzerland County: +2.5%Ohio County: +1.2%Sullivan County: -0.2%Franklin County: +1.5%Adams County: +2.0%Jefferson County: -0.5%Knox County: -1.1%Ripley County: +0.8%Vanderburgh County: +0.0%Gibson County: -0.1%LaGrange County: +1.5%Dubois County: -0.0%Harrison County: +0.8%Randolph County: -0.3%Brown County: +1.1%Shelby County: +1.3%Tippecanoe County: +2.8%Daviess County: +2.2%Delaware County: +1.1%Elkhart County: +0.2%Whitley County: +1.6%Allen County: +3.4%Montgomery County: +1.8%Miami County: -0.8%St. Joseph County: +0.4%Kosciusko County: +0.6%Floyd County: +1.8%Rush County: -0.1%Wayne County: -0.2%Posey County: -0.5%Clark County: +5.0%Orange County: -0.1%Marion County: +0.5%Boone County: +10.7%Porter County: +1.5%Steuben County: +1.2%Vermillion County: +0.8%Cass County: -0.6%Owen County: +2.5%White County: +0.6%Washington County: +0.4%Pulaski County: -0.8%Pike County: -1.1%Warren County: +0.3%Warrick County: +3.7%Spencer County: +1.8%LaPorte County: -0.8%Bartholomew County: +3.1%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -0.2%
  2. < +0.4%
  3. < +1.2%
  4. < +2.1%
  5. ≥ +2.1%
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Orange pin: Vanderburgh County internal point. Dark pin: Indianapolis.

Internal point

Decimal
38.020100, -87.586200
DMS
38°01'12.36"N 87°35'10.32"W
UTM
16N 448547.0E 4208207.3N
Geohash
dnc8qcmej
Plus code
86CJ2CC7+2G

Towns in Vanderburgh County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Vanderburgh County, 116,813 people together, or 65% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Vanderburgh County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Evansville with 115,395.

  1. 01Evansville115,395
  2. 02Darmstadt1,418
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Vanderburgh County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 4 neighbors for Vanderburgh County, including 1 across a state line. The most populous is Warrick County, IN, with 66,339 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Indianapolis and the nearest big city

Indianapolis is 143.2 miles NNE of Vanderburgh County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Evansville, IN (population 115,395), 3.6 miles away.

Vanderburgh County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Vanderburgh County is 18163: state code 18 for Indiana plus county code 163. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $60,923.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Vanderburgh County, Indiana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 180,387. That is up 42 people (0.0%) from the July 2020 estimate of 180,345.

What is the FIPS code of Vanderburgh County?

18163. The first two digits (18) are Indiana; the last three (163) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Vanderburgh County?

Evansville, with 115,395 residents inside Vanderburgh County in 2024.

Which counties border Vanderburgh County?

4 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Warrick County, IN; Henderson County, KY; Gibson County, IN; Posey County, IN.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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