Stark Differences in City and County Exposed along with the Myth that Evansville is Keeping Pace with Other Places
The census data is out an we found a wonderful interactive map that is on the New York Times website. To access Evansville information first type an Evansville zip code in the box provided then click on the word “go”. After that you can resize the map to suit your own purposes by adjusting the scroll bar to the right of the zip code input box. You can then click on the “view more maps” pull down and study economic, educational, housing and race data as much as you like.
This is quite captivating but also terrifying from a perspective of the educational and economic condition of in particular the City of Evansville. Of the over 30 census tracts in the City of Evansville only 5 saw income gains from 2000 to 2009 and those were in very low income areas. One census tract registers ZERO for college graduates and ten others have less than 10% college graduates living in them. The housing data is typically flat over the 10 year period with the exception of tract 17 where the new Evansville Arena is that saw a 22% drop in values and the historic district that has seen much reclamation work that enjoyed a 38% increase.
The most sobering statistic that jumps out after looking over all of the maps is the stark differences between the state of the City of Evansville as compared to the state unincorporated Vanderburgh County. The County has sharply higher incomes, housing values, and levels of education. The County added a couple of thousand people while the City of Evansville continued to experience declines in population in spite of a couple of annexations.
Thank you for this link, it sure gives the “Big Picture” of this area.
CCO continues to example what a good source/resource can add to this community and it’s future goals.
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