2024 population: 33,038 ( 22 from 2020)
Land area: 487.4 square miles
Population density: 67.8 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	30,207	91.43%	1.1%
Black:	825	2.50%	7.1%
Indian:	80	0.24%	31.1%
Asian:	251	0.76%	26.8%
2+ races:	787	2.38%	17.1%
Hispanic:	888	2.69%	36.0%

Total non-White:	2,831	8.57%	14.5%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	1,549	11.7
Deaths:	1,633	12.4
Net Migration:	-2	-0.0
Net Immigration:	96	0.7

Change in White population:	-337	-1.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	359	1.1

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
33,016
30,544	92.51%
888	2.69%
61	0.18%
198	0.60%
672	2.04%
653	1.98%
2,472	7.49%

2010
33,503
31,752	94.77%
589	1.76%
59	0.18%
157	0.47%
474	1.41%
441	1.32%
1,751	5.23%

2000
32,500
31,208	96.02%
621	1.91%
57	0.18%
168	0.52%
205	0.63%
229	0.70%
1,292	3.98%

1990
31,913
31,108	97.48%
539	1.69%
120	0.38%
87	0.27%
n/a
59	0.18%
805	2.52%

1980
33,156
32,302	97.42%
561	1.69%
30	0.09%
103	0.31%
n/a
154	0.46%
854	2.58%

1970
30,444
29,627	97.32%
651	2.14%
14	0.05%
17	0.06%
n/a
118	0.39%
817	2.68%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
3,773	11.3
3,355	10.0
-496	-1.5
260	0.8

-1,208	-3.6
721	2.2

Number	Rate
2000's
3,828	11.8
3,046	9.4
-443	-1.4
104	0.3

544	1.7
459	1.4

Number	Rate
1990's
4,118	12.9
3,384	10.6
110	0.3
79	0.2

100	0.3
487	1.5

Number	Rate
1980's
4,728	14.3
3,388	10.2
-2,447	-7.4
n/a

-1,194	-3.6
-49	-0.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
1,634	5.4
n/a

2,675	8.8
37	0.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Gibson County, IN

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
40.4
7,893	23.9%
25,145	76.1%
5,756	17.4%

12,978
2.48

8,697	67.0%
6,777	77.9%
563	6.5%
4,281	33.0%

2010
Number	Percent
39.9
8,145	24.3%
25,358	75.7%
5,122	15.3%

13,255
2.47

9,168	69.2%
7,293	79.5%
771	8.4%
4,087	30.8%

2000
Number	Percent
37.7
8,075	24.8%
24,425	75.2%
5,066	15.6%

12,838
2.48

9,110	71.0%
7,616	83.6%
713	7.8%
3,728	29.0%

1990
Number	Percent
35.1
8,267	25.9%
23,646	74.1%
5,044	15.8%

12,163
2.58

8,935	73.5%
7,868	88.1%
497	5.6%
3,228	26.5%

1980
Number	Percent
32.0
9,262	27.9%
23,894	72.1%
4,719	14.2%

12,171
2.68

9,380	77.1%
8,308	88.6%
532	5.7%
2,791	22.9%

2022 Housing Data for Gibson County, IN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	498	3.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	397	3.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	573	4.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	310	2.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	638	4.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	550	4.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	803	6.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	460	3.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	571	4.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	1,327	10.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	1,159	8.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	2,004	15.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	1,388	10.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	1,013	7.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	807	6.2%
$200,000 or more	480	3.7%

Median Household Income	64,153
Per Capita Income	31,602

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	89
Compared to U.S.	76

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	741	5.7%
Public Assistance	156	1.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,007	7.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	14,576	73.1%
Unemployed	418	2.1%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	14,994	75.2%
Not in Labor Force	4,939	24.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		26.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	7,405	4,613	61.6%
Non-Profit	409	1,013	28.8%
Self-Employed	722	347	67.5%

Local Government	295	665	30.7%
State Government	118	131	47.4%
Federal Government	16	85	15.8%

Total Private + Self	8,127	4,960	62.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	838	1,894	30.7%
Total	8,965	6,854	56.7%

Pct. Govt.	8.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,708	10.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	2,498	15.8%
Professional, Technical	2,887	18.2%
Service Occupations	2,166	13.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	266	1.7%
All others	6,600	41.6%

White Collar		44.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	4,511	28.4%
Retail trade	1,890	11.9%
Health care and social assistance	1,855	11.7%
Educational services	1,220	7.7%
Construction	983	6.2%
Accommodation and food services	959	6.0%
Transportation and warehousing	903	5.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	542	3.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	437	2.8%
Other services	421	2.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	407	2.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	375	2.4%
Public administration	318	2.0%
Wholesale trade	283	1.8%
Utilities	250	1.6%
Information	182	1.1%
Finance and insurance	171	1.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	120	0.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	28	0.2%
Management	4	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	481	1.46%
Puerto Rican	71	0.22%
Cuban	27	0.08%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	45	0.14%
Costa Rican	9	0.03%
Guatemalan	2	0.01%
Honduran	31	0.09%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	3	0.01%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	8	0.02%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	8	0.02%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	17	0.05%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	42	0.13%
Burmese	31	0.09%
Hmong	24	0.07%
Filipino	24	0.07%
Chinese	13	0.04%
Vietnamese	6	0.02%
Indonesian	2	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	30,249	97.6%
Spanish	518	1.7%
German, other Germanic	78	0.3%
Other Asian	51	0.2%
Other Indo-European	46	0.1%
Tagalog	28	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	17	0.1%
Chinese	7	0.0%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	5	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	9,356	28.3%
Irish	4,048	12.3%
English	3,417	10.4%
American	3,114	9.4%
French	574	1.7%
Scottish	493	1.5%
Scotch-Irish	359	1.1%
Italian	356	1.1%
Welsh	260	0.8%
Polish	232	0.7%
Dutch	213	0.6%
European	178	0.5%
British	92	0.3%
Norwegian	91	0.3%
Swiss	85	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	32,668	99.0%
Not a citizen	338	1.0%

Native	32,464	98.4%
Foreign-born	542	1.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
513	2.3%	1,591	7.1%	9,142	40.8%	7,144	31.9%	2,907	13.0%	1,120	5.0%
Average years of education: 13.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	513	2.3%
9-12 Years	1,591	7.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	9,142	40.8%
Some College	7,144	31.9%
Bach. Degree	2,907	13.0%
Grad Degree	1,120	5.0%
Average years of education: 13.0

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	15,861	14,892	969	6.1%	5.1%
1991	15,716	14,780	936	6.0%	5.7%
1992	16,379	15,232	1,147	7.0%	6.1%
1993	16,494	15,319	1,175	7.1%	5.1%
1994	16,346	15,177	1,169	7.2%	4.7%
1995	16,138	15,170	968	6.0%	4.4%
1996	15,764	14,977	787	5.0%	4.0%
1997	15,736	14,878	858	5.5%	3.4%
1998	16,166	15,539	627	3.9%	3.0%
1999	16,901	16,169	732	4.3%	2.9%

2000	16,728	16,176	552	3.3%	3.0%
2001	17,068	16,385	683	4.0%	4.2%
2002	17,220	16,462	758	4.4%	5.2%
2003	17,361	16,560	801	4.6%	5.3%
2004	17,073	16,255	818	4.8%	5.4%
2005	17,290	16,443	847	4.9%	5.4%
2006	17,289	16,521	768	4.4%	5.0%
2007	16,732	15,960	772	4.6%	4.6%
2008	16,895	16,018	877	5.2%	5.9%
2009	16,857	15,356	1,501	8.9%	10.5%

2010	16,911	15,593	1,318	7.8%	10.1%
2011	17,326	16,084	1,242	7.2%	8.9%
2012	17,415	16,240	1,175	6.7%	8.2%
2013	18,050	17,013	1,037	5.7%	7.5%
2014	18,440	17,615	825	4.5%	5.9%
2015	18,859	18,147	712	3.8%	4.8%
2016	19,219	18,532	687	3.6%	4.4%
2017	19,075	18,521	554	2.9%	3.5%
2018	19,411	18,904	507	2.6%	3.4%
2019	19,565	19,085	480	2.5%	3.2%

2020	19,537	18,332	1,205	6.2%	7.1%
2021	19,355	18,826	529	2.7%	3.9%
2022	20,038	19,588	450	2.2%	3.0%
2023	19,625	19,152	473	2.4%	3.3%
2024	17,172	16,565	607	3.5%	4.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	14,658
Median Value	$159,700

Occupied	12,978	88.5%
Vacant	1,680	11.5%

Owned	9,871	76.1%
Rented	3,107	23.9%
Median Rent	$818

Single-Family Units	11,358	77.5%
Detached	11,234	76.6%
Attached	124	0.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	1,128	7.7%
Mobile Homes	1,378	9.4%

Gibson County, IN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Gibson County, IN

2022 Housing Data for Gibson County, IN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Gibson County, IN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Gibson County, IN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Gibson County, IN

Historical Labor Force Data for Gibson County, IN