Gibson County vs Jasper County

A side-by-side comparison of Gibson County and Jasper County: population, income, housing, and more.

Gibson County and Jasper County are counties in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Jasper County has the higher population (33,198 vs 32,986 in Gibson County). Jasper County has the higher median household income ($79,634 vs $67,763 in Gibson County). Jasper County has the higher median home value ($204,400 vs $170,500 in Gibson County).

Population, income & housing

	Gibson County	Jasper County
Population	32,986	33,198
Median age	40.8 yrs	41.4 yrs
Median household income	$67,763	$79,634
Median home value	$170,500	$204,400
Median gross rent	$914	$926
Housing units	14,762	13,708
Homeownership rate	75.8%	83.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.0%	18.1%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gibson County	Jasper County
Population	33,656 → 32,986 (-2.0%)	33,447 → 33,198 (-0.7%)
Median household income	$55,462 → $67,763 (+22.2%)	$63,892 → $79,634 (+24.6%)
Median home value	$116,100 → $170,500 (+46.9%)	$159,700 → $204,400 (+28.0%)
Median gross rent	$659 → $914 (+38.7%)	$796 → $926 (+16.3%)

Gibson County

Population

33,65632,986

Median household income

$55,462$67,763

Median home value

$116,100$170,500

Median gross rent

$659$914

Jasper County

Population

33,44733,198

Median household income

$63,892$79,634

Median home value

$159,700$204,400

Median gross rent

$796$926

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gibson County	Jasper County
Under 5	6.4%	5.5%
5 to 17	17.5%	17.7%
18 to 24	7.8%	7.8%
25 to 34	12.2%	12.0%
35 to 44	12.1%	12.2%
45 to 54	12.4%	12.4%
55 to 64	13.9%	14.2%
65 to 74	10.5%	11.0%
75 and over	7.2%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gibson County	Jasper County
White (non-Hispanic)	90.7%	87.4%
Black or African American	2.2%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gibson County	Jasper County
No high school diploma	9.3%	6.9%
High school graduate	40.3%	45.1%
Some college or associate's	31.5%	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gibson County	Jasper County
Drove alone	82.2%	83.4%
Carpooled	9.4%	9.2%
Public transit	0.4%	0.2%
Walked	2.5%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.2%
Worked from home	4.1%	5.0%
Other means	1.5%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gibson County	Jasper County
1-unit, detached	78.5%	83.4%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	6.0%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	1.8%
20 or more units	3.0%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	8.5%	3.7%

Poverty & households

	Gibson County	Jasper County
Poverty rate	10.2%	6.9%
Average household size	2.45	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	20	28
Median year structure built	1973	1983