Grove Street Historic District · Photo: TheCatalyst31 · CC0How is Evansville run?
Evansville’s city government spent $7 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,195 per resident. Water and other utilities ($10.2 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Evansville is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,195 per resident a year, or $3.27 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 27%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$1,282 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Evansville’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,282 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 134 Wisconsin cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,174, and the middle half spent $990–$1,415. Evansville spent more than 61% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($1.9 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 →
Wisconsin cities of 2,500–9,999 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 down 2% 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: $1,282 · 2023: $1,051 · 2024: $1,195.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $5,018 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.82% of the home’s value, vs 1.42% across Wisconsin.
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 →
Who’s in charge in Evansville
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Evansville’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on ci.evansville.wi.gov ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 142 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (5,820).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
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 Community School District
Evansville’s K–12 school district, shared with Union, Magnolia, Center, Porter. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,493 per pupil, $8,316 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.
Wisconsin districts overall: 39% local, 50% state, 11% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
How Evansville voted in 2024
Official results for Evansville’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat63.6%2,192 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican34.8%1,198 votesOthers: 1.6% (54 votes).
Most votes in Evansville: Kamala D Harris
Rock County: Harris 52.8%, Trump 45.5% · Wisconsin: Trump 49.6%, Harris 48.7%
of Evansville’s 4,549 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Wisconsin: 76%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Evansville: Tammy Baldwin
Rock County: Baldwin 53.8%, Hovde 43.6% · Wisconsin: Baldwin 49.3%, Hovde 48.5%
Most votes in the district: Mark Pocan
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Evansville, its county and the state
| Harris | Trump | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evansville | 63.6% | 34.8% | 1.6% | 3,444 |
| Rock County | 52.8% | 45.5% | 1.6% | 88,310 |
| Wisconsin | 48.7% | 49.6% | 1.7% | 3,422,918 |
Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Evansville.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: ci.evansville.wi.gov ↗
- 2Wisconsin AssemblyState representatives
- 3Wisconsin SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Wisconsin
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Evansville compares with the towns next door
Evansville spent $1,282 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Union | $429 | $5,479 |
| Evansville | $1,282 | $5,018 |
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 $1,195 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,282 was more than 61% of 134 Wisconsin cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Evansville?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $5,018 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.82% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.42% across Wisconsin. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see ci.evansville.wi.gov.
Who runs Evansville’s government?
See ci.evansville.wi.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Evansville yet.
How did Evansville vote in 2024?
For president, Kamala D Harris 63.6%, Donald J Trump 34.8% (3,444 votes, official results). Rock County: Harris 52.8%, Trump 45.5%. Wisconsin: Trump 49.6%, Harris 48.7%.
How many people work for Evansville?
41 full-time and 37 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $276,250 (about $3.3M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Evansville in the state legislature?
State Senate District 15 (Mark Spreitzer) and Assembly District 45 (Clint Anderson). The Assembly district also covers nine other towns. 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 →