VincennesIN
A town of 16,586, settled in 1732. Home to 10 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Population
16,586
−9% since 2010
Median home value
$112K
Census ACS
Household income
$54K
median
Jobs based here
9,546
Balanced
What makes Vincennes stand out The 3 things Vincennes does most differently from other towns.
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Vincennes’s story
294 years in pictures
12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 10 places on the National Register.
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From the archive · today’s picture 109 years ago in Vincennes Indiana
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Work & commute
About one in three working residents works right in Vincennes About one in 3 of Vincennes’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Vincennes (11%), Patoka (4%) and Washington (3%). Half commute less than 4 miles.
38% work in town
Where working residents work In Vincennes 38%
Vincennes 11%
Patoka 4%
Washington 3%
Terre Haute 2%
4 mi
median commute distance
9,546
jobs based in Vincennes
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Outdoors
6% of Vincennes is conserved land 3.8 miles of trails across 11 parks and preserves.
#103 for trails in IN
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below 6%
conserved · 285 of 4,788 acres
3.8 mi
of trails · 0.5 per sq mi
#94
most conserved land in IN
Biggest places to walk Trails Acres 1. Gregg Park 1.1 mi 29 2. George Rogers Clark National Historical Park 0.8 mi 25 3. Kimmell Park — 22
Housing
Homes in Vincennes sell for about $134K The median sale price was $134,000 in May 2026.
$134K median sale price
Market temperature
Seller’s market A seller's market Buyer’s Seller’s Health
Healthier than 24% of U.S. towns Vincennes beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6.
C− Health Grade
32 measures vs. Indiana
What stands out Vincennes IN More adults without reliable transportation 9.3% 7.7% More adults with COPD 9.6% 8.1% More smokers 18.4% 15.7%
Good Samaritan Hospital
1.2 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
34th
percentile among IN towns
Safety
Less crime per resident than 31% of U.S. towns Vincennes reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 69% report less.
C Safety Grade
Violent crime per 1,000 residents Vincennes 0.8
Indiana 3
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000 residents Vincennes 20.1
Indiana 12.5
U.S. 15.5
31st
percentile among U.S. towns we grade
26th
percentile among IN towns
13
violent crimes reported in 2025
331
property crimes reported in 2025
Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers Vincennes has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 23°, and about 9 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
9″ snow a winter
Typical low → high °F Winter 25–42°
Spring 45–66°
Summer 65–86°
Fall 46–68°
Oct 26
typical first frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
Natural hazards
Moderate risk, with earthquakes at the top Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 41% of U.S. communities.
41 risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
41 Moderate risk Lower Higher Earthquakes Inland flooding Tornadoes
31
paid flood claims since 1979
5
federal disasters paid out here
College town
Vincennes University calls Vincennes home
Landmarks 10 places in Vincennes on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Vincennes is a city in and the county seat of Knox County, Indiana, United States. It is located on the lower Wabash River in the southwestern part of the state, nearly halfway between Evansville and Terre Haute. It was founded in 1732 by French fur traders, including the namesake François-Marie Bissot, Sieur de Vincennes. It is the oldest continually inhabited European settlement in Indiana and was its longest serving territorial capital. It is one of the oldest settlements west of the Appalachians. The population was 16,759 at the 2020 census.
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Established 1732
Population 16,759
Area 7.5 sq mi
Elevation 420 ft
ZIP code 47591
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