Gibson County vs Whitley County

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

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

Whitley County has the higher population (34,388 vs 32,986 in Gibson County). Whitley County has the higher median household income ($75,790 vs $67,763 in Gibson County). Whitley County has the higher median home value ($205,200 vs $170,500 in Gibson County).

Population, income & housing

	Gibson County	Whitley County
Population	32,986	34,388
Median age	40.8 yrs	41.8 yrs
Median household income	$67,763	$75,790
Median home value	$170,500	$205,200
Median gross rent	$914	$867
Housing units	14,762	14,940
Homeownership rate	75.8%	80.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.0%	22.8%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gibson County	Whitley County
Population	33,656 → 32,986 (-2.0%)	33,730 → 34,388 (+2.0%)
Median household income	$55,462 → $67,763 (+22.2%)	$61,741 → $75,790 (+22.8%)
Median home value	$116,100 → $170,500 (+46.9%)	$143,100 → $205,200 (+43.4%)
Median gross rent	$659 → $914 (+38.7%)	$722 → $867 (+20.1%)

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

Whitley County

Population

33,73034,388

Median household income

$61,741$75,790

Median home value

$143,100$205,200

Median gross rent

$722$867

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gibson County	Whitley County
Under 5	6.4%	6.1%
5 to 17	17.5%	16.9%
18 to 24	7.8%	7.3%
25 to 34	12.2%	12.1%
35 to 44	12.1%	11.9%
45 to 54	12.4%	12.8%
55 to 64	13.9%	14.2%
65 to 74	10.5%	11.6%
75 and over	7.2%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gibson County	Whitley County
White (non-Hispanic)	90.7%	92.7%
Black or African American	2.2%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.5%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.5%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gibson County	Whitley County
No high school diploma	9.3%	7.9%
High school graduate	40.3%	36.5%
Some college or associate's	31.5%	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gibson County	Whitley County
Drove alone	82.2%	82.8%
Carpooled	9.4%	7.3%
Public transit	0.4%	0.1%
Walked	2.5%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.1%	7.3%
Other means	1.5%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gibson County	Whitley County
1-unit, detached	78.5%	83.0%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	6.0%	3.2%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	4.9%
20 or more units	3.0%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	8.5%	5.8%

Poverty & households

	Gibson County	Whitley County
Poverty rate	10.2%	10.7%
Average household size	2.45	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	20	23
Median year structure built	1973	1981