Photo: Nyttend · Public domainEvansville runs its own hospital
Evansville’s city government spent $286 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,471 per resident. It also runs a hospital ($27.4 million) and water utilities ($54.8 million), counted separately. Census Bureau figures.
What stands out about how Evansville is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $2,471 per resident a year, or $6.77 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 18%.
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$1,299 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Evansville’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,299 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 16 Indiana cities of 100,000–249,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,218, and the middle half spent $930–$1,647. Evansville spent more than 56% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($41.3 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Indiana cities of 100,000–249,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Evansville itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 86% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Evansville reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $1,299 · 2023: $1,220 · 2024: $2,471.
full-time in March 2025 (hospital, health & welfare left out), up from 1,152 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
Who’s in charge in Evansville
From public records with a current term; a name is hidden the day its term ends.
Council members and agencies: evansvillegov.org ↗
Evansville’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on evansvillegov.org ↗.
The typical homeowner pays $1,153 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.81% of the home’s value, vs 0.74% across Indiana.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Evansville’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Evansville’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Evansville →
One full-time city employee for every 96 residents, not counting hospital, health & welfare staff
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (115,749).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation
Evansville’s K–12 school district, shared with Armstrong Township, Center Township, Darmstadt, German Township, Knight Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,945 per pupil, $7,333 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Indiana districts overall: 33% local, 56% state, 11% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Evansville.
- 1Your cityMayorStephanie Terryas listed by Open States, October 9, 2026
- 2Indiana HouseEvansville is split between 3 districts
- 3Indiana SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Indiana
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Evansville compares with the towns next door
Evansville spent $1,299 per resident in 2022. Most of its neighbors are townships, a different kind of government, so the like-for-like comparison is with similar cities, above. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Knight Township | $6 | $1,263 |
| Center Township | $24 | $1,809 |
| Ohio Township | $27 | $1,673 |
| Pigeon Township | estimate | $628 |
| Evansville | $1,299 | $1,153 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Evansville’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Evansville’s government
How much does Evansville spend per resident?
About $2,471 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. Evansville also runs a hospital ($27.4 million), counted separately. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,299 was more than 56% of 16 Indiana cities of 100,000–249,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Evansville?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,153 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.81% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.74% across Indiana. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see evansvillegov.org.
Who is the mayor of Evansville?
Stephanie Terry, as listed by Open States (checked October 9, 2026). The council and agencies are listed on evansvillegov.org.
How many people work for Evansville?
1,209 full-time and 108 part-time employees in March 2025 (plus 24 full-time hospital, health & welfare staff), with a March payroll of $8.1M (about $97.3M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Evansville in the state legislature?
Evansville is split among 3 State House districts and 2 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Indiana Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Evansville’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →