Gibson County is a county of 33,000 people in Indiana. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 19% of adults. The foreign-born share is 2%. 77% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $180,000, having more than doubled since 2000. Median rent is $935 a month.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $67,573, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
19% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 39%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Gibson County
What changed most since 1990
White share97.5% → 90.1%(−7.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree9.1% → 18.5%(+9.4 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)19.3%(284)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22.4%(330)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era40.7%(601)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War11.1%(164)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.6%(9)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,475 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Gibson County, decade by decade
Gibson County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
31,913
$62,366
$106,083
9.1%
6.2
2000
32,500
$68,339
$129,702
12.4%
9.7
2010
33,503
$67,429
$142,562
14.3%
12.6
2020
33,011
$68,647
$150,172
18.6%
20.5
2024
33,000
$67,573
$180,000
18.5%
23.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
