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Gibson County, IN

Demographic and economic profile of Gibson County, IN, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Gibson County is a small southwestern Indiana county of roughly 33,000 residents with a notably high GDP per capita of $114,136 relative to its median household income of $67,573, suggesting a capital- or industry-intensive local economy. The labor force participation rate of 62.5% draws from a workforce where 90.7% hold at least a high school diploma but only 19.0% hold a bachelor's degree, with median worker earnings of $42,373 and an unemployment rate of 2.9%. Housing costs are low—median home value of $170,500 and median gross rent of $914/month—though the county's population has declined 1.8% over five years.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

32,986

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$67,573

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.8% since 2018

Gibson County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone29,840 (90.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,002 (3.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone807 (2.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone606 (1.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race510 (1.5%)
  • Asian Alone189 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish556
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic77
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island64
  4. 4.Other Indo-European50
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)30

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,475

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$114,136

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$33,358

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

10.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)4,859
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,122
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,637
  4. 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities1,072
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services988

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations4,756
  2. 2.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,699
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations2,437
  4. 4.Service Occupations2,269
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,691

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.60×)904
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 2.98×)4,671
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.26×)1,158
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.04×)1,790
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 0.84×)913

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$170,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$914/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

76.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,488 (14.4%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,327 (12.9%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,044 (10.1%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999934 (9.1%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999802 (7.8%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999781 (7.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

19.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

62.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$42,373

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

20.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone12,855 (82.6%)
  • Carpooled1,453 (9.3%)
  • Worked At Home567 (3.6%)
  • Walked360 (2.3%)
  • Other238 (1.5%)
  • Public Transit66 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.