Moving to Tell City, Indiana

Population: 7,845. Estimated population in July 2024: 7,690 (-2.0% change)
Males: 3,706 (47.2%), Females: 4,139 (52.8%)

Perry County

Zip code: 47586

Demographics

Median resident age: 40.6 years
Median household income: $31,045
Median house value: $69,800

Population by Race

Races in Tell City:

• White Non-Hispanic (97.9%)
• Hispanic (0.9%)

Ancestries: German (27.2%), United States (12.0%), Irish (12.0%), English (8.5%), French (5.8%), Swiss (1.9%).

Elevation: 436 feet

Land area: 4.6 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Tell City

• High school or higher: 72.2%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.1%
• Graduate or professional degree: 5.4%
• Unemployed: 4.8%
• Mean travel time to work: 20.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Tell City city

• Never married: 19.9%
• Now married: 55.5%
• Separated: 1.0%
• Widowed: 9.8%
• Divorced: 13.7%

0.2% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -364 (-4.4%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Tell City:

• PERRY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (ONE HOSPITAL ROAD)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Tell City:

• BRECKINRIDGE MEMORIAL HOSP (about 23 miles; HARDINSBURG, KY)
• OWENSBORO MERCY HEALTH SYSTEM (about 27 miles; OWENSBORO, KY)
• DEACONESS ST JOSEPH’S HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; HUNTINGBURG, IN)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Tell City:

• OWENSBORO-DAVIESS COUNTY (about 32 miles; OWENSBORO, KY; Abbreviation: OWB)
• EVANSVILLE REGIONAL (about 53 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; Abbreviation: EVV)
• LOUISVILLE INTL-STANDIFORD FIELD (about 73 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; Abbreviation: SDF)

Other public-use airports nearest to Tell City:

• PERRY COUNTY MUNI (about 7 miles; TELL CITY, IN; Abbreviation: TEL)
• HUNTINGBURG (about 24 miles; HUNTINGBURG, IN; Abbreviation: HNB)
• BRECKINRIDGE COUNTY (about 26 miles; HARDINSBURG, KY; Abbreviation: I93)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tell City:

• TRINITY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY-TRINITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; NEWBURGH, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,986)
• UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE (about 55 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,440)
• UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA (about 61 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 7,510)
• ELIZABETHTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles; ELIZABETHTOWN, KY; Full-time enrollment: 2,217)
• WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Full-time enrollment: 12,806)
• INDIANA UNIVERSITY-SOUTHEAST (about 70 miles; NEW ALBANY, IN; Full-time enrollment: 4,355)
• VINCENNES UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles; VINCENNES, IN; Full-time enrollment: 6,201)

Schools

Public high school in Tell City:

• TELL CITY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 496; Location: 900 12TH ST; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Tell City:

• WILLIAM TELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 755; Location: 1235 31ST ST; Grades: PK – 05)
• TELL CITY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 437; Location: 3515 MOZART ST; Grades: 06 – 08)

Libraries

Library in Tell City:

• TELL CITY-PERRY COUNTY PL (Operating income: $567,845; Location: 909 FRANKLIN ST; 57,757 books; 1,463 audio materials; 957 video materials; 215 serial subscriptions)