Gibson County vs Jefferson County

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

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

Jefferson County has the higher population (33,074 vs 32,986 in Gibson County). Gibson County has the higher median household income ($67,763 vs $59,987 in Jefferson County). Jefferson County has the higher median home value ($180,600 vs $170,500 in Gibson County).

Population, income & housing

	Gibson County	Jefferson County
Population	32,986	33,074
Median age	40.8 yrs	41.6 yrs
Median household income	$67,763	$59,987
Median home value	$170,500	$180,600
Median gross rent	$914	$865
Housing units	14,762	14,446
Homeownership rate	75.8%	69.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.0%	18.1%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gibson County	Jefferson County
Population	33,656 → 32,986 (-2.0%)	32,201 → 33,074 (+2.7%)
Median household income	$55,462 → $67,763 (+22.2%)	$52,718 → $59,987 (+13.8%)
Median home value	$116,100 → $170,500 (+46.9%)	$132,900 → $180,600 (+35.9%)
Median gross rent	$659 → $914 (+38.7%)	$742 → $865 (+16.6%)

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

Jefferson County

Population

32,20133,074

Median household income

$52,718$59,987

Median home value

$132,900$180,600

Median gross rent

$742$865

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gibson County	Jefferson County
Under 5	6.4%	5.4%
5 to 17	17.5%	14.7%
18 to 24	7.8%	9.7%
25 to 34	12.2%	12.3%
35 to 44	12.1%	12.3%
45 to 54	12.4%	12.3%
55 to 64	13.9%	14.5%
65 to 74	10.5%	11.6%
75 and over	7.2%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gibson County	Jefferson County
White (non-Hispanic)	90.7%	91.7%
Black or African American	2.2%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.5%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.5%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gibson County	Jefferson County
No high school diploma	9.3%	11.4%
High school graduate	40.3%	38.8%
Some college or associate's	31.5%	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	11.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gibson County	Jefferson County
Drove alone	82.2%	84.4%
Carpooled	9.4%	6.8%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.1%
Worked from home	4.1%	4.9%
Other means	1.5%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gibson County	Jefferson County
1-unit, detached	78.5%	70.7%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	4.3%
2 to 4 units	6.0%	7.6%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	4.6%
20 or more units	3.0%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	8.5%	11.6%

Poverty & households

	Gibson County	Jefferson County
Poverty rate	10.2%	11.2%
Average household size	2.45	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	20	22
Median year structure built	1973	1972