Gibson County vs Wabash County

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

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

Gibson County has the higher population (32,986 vs 30,901 in Wabash County). Wabash County has the higher median household income ($68,414 vs $67,763 in Gibson County). Gibson County has the higher median home value ($170,500 vs $143,600 in Wabash County).

Population, income & housing

	Gibson County	Wabash County
Population	32,986	30,901
Median age	40.8 yrs	42.6 yrs
Median household income	$67,763	$68,414
Median home value	$170,500	$143,600
Median gross rent	$914	$752
Housing units	14,762	14,053
Homeownership rate	75.8%	80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.0%	21.6%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gibson County	Wabash County
Population	33,656 → 32,986 (-2.0%)	31,389 → 30,901 (-1.6%)
Median household income	$55,462 → $67,763 (+22.2%)	$54,259 → $68,414 (+26.1%)
Median home value	$116,100 → $170,500 (+46.9%)	$100,500 → $143,600 (+42.9%)
Median gross rent	$659 → $914 (+38.7%)	$706 → $752 (+6.5%)

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

Wabash County

Population

31,38930,901

Median household income

$54,259$68,414

Median home value

$100,500$143,600

Median gross rent

$706$752

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gibson County	Wabash County
Under 5	6.4%	5.3%
5 to 17	17.5%	15.8%
18 to 24	7.8%	8.9%
25 to 34	12.2%	11.3%
35 to 44	12.1%	11.2%
45 to 54	12.4%	12.0%
55 to 64	13.9%	14.2%
65 to 74	10.5%	11.7%
75 and over	7.2%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gibson County	Wabash County
White (non-Hispanic)	90.7%	92.9%
Black or African American	2.2%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.5%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race	0.8%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.5%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gibson County	Wabash County
No high school diploma	9.3%	8.2%
High school graduate	40.3%	42.0%
Some college or associate's	31.5%	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	7.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gibson County	Wabash County
Drove alone	82.2%	82.5%
Carpooled	9.4%	8.2%
Public transit	0.4%	0.1%
Walked	2.5%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.2%
Worked from home	4.1%	5.6%
Other means	1.5%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gibson County	Wabash County
1-unit, detached	78.5%	83.1%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	6.0%	4.8%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	3.5%
20 or more units	3.0%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	8.5%	5.3%

Poverty & households

	Gibson County	Wabash County
Poverty rate	10.2%	10.7%
Average household size	2.45	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	20	22
Median year structure built	1973	1959