Vanderburgh County, IN

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Vanderburgh County, Indiana. Population: 179.9K.

Median Home Price
$197.2K

Based on 9 cities

Median Household Income
$60.9K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio
3.2x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy
$51.3K

30-yr mortgage, 6.5% rate, 20% down

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax
$1,420

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate
0.72%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs
Mortgage (P&I)$997
Property Tax$118
Insurance$82.16
Total Monthly$1,198
Historical Home Prices
2015
$100.9K
2016
$106.7K
+5.8%%
2017
$112.4K
+5.3%%
2018
$118.3K
+5.2%%
2019
$124.2K
+5.1%%
2020
$135.8K
+9.3%%
2021
$153.6K
+13.2%%
2022
$166.0K
+8.0%%
2023
$174.0K
+4.8%%
2024
$182.6K
+5.0%%
2025
$189.6K
+3.8%%
Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate
3.6%%

Below national average

Population Density
771

People per square mile

Homicide Rate
8.2

Medium (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)
Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White
80.8%
Black
9.7%
Hispanic
3.6%
Asian
1.4%
Two or More Races
3.9%

Source: Census ACS 2023. Hispanic/Latino ethnicity counted separately from race.

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature
57°F

Annual average

Sunny Days
201

Days per year

Annual Rainfall
48.1"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk
High Risk

Score: 91/100