Gibson County vs. Posey County

	Gibson County (IN)	Posey County (IN)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	33,452	25,540
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-0.2%	-1.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	33,503	25,910
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	33,503	25,910
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.3%	5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.5%	22.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.6%	18.8%
Female persons, percent	50.0%	50.1%
White alone, percent	95.0%	96.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	2.1%	1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.3%
Asian alone, percent	0.5%	0.6%
Two or More Races, percent	2.0%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.7%	1.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	93.7%	95.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	2,127	1,756
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.4%	1.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	15,323	11,544
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	77.2%	81.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$110,300	$141,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,005	$1,076
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$372	$400
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$670	$708
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	9.9%	6.4%
Building permits, 2018	133	53
Households, 2014-2018	13,244	10,175
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.47	2.49
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	89.1%	91.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.1%	1.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	85.9%	88.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	76.7%	75.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	90.9%	93.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	17.4%	20.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	10.7%	8.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	6.7%	6.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	62.9%	62.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	56.4%	58.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	45,901	18,786
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	150,935	29,445
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	6,041,405	6,454,293
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	188,495	506,813
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	557,570	307,631
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$16,665	$12,017
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	21.7	22.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$52,620	$62,583
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$27,137	$30,572
Persons in poverty, percent	10.6%	9.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	711	512
Total employment, 2017	18,777	9,126
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	968,841	467,833
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.1%	1.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,675	1,437
All firms, 2012	2,415	1,753
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,279	915
Women-owned firms, 2012	569	499
Minority-owned firms, 2012	47	57
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,249	1,580
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	149	250
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	2,020	1,353
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	24.2%	25.1%
Population per square mile, 2010	68.7	63.3
Land area in square miles, 2010	487.49	409.57

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Gibson county (IN) and Posey county (IN) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.