• county
  • FIPS 18051
  • Largest town: Princeton

Gibson County, Indiana

Gibson County had 33,038 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 487.4 square miles of land. It ranks 50th of 92 in Indiana by population and 13th by land area.

Population
33,038
#50 of 92 in Indiana · #1,368 in US
Area
487.4 sq mi
#13 of 92 in Indiana · #2,133 in US
Density
68 / sq mi
#61 of 92 in Indiana · #1,202 in US
Median household income
$67,497
#42 of 92 in Indiana · #1,167 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Gibson County within Indiana. Pin: Indianapolis.

Measure from here

Tools and pages that start from Gibson County

Gibson County population, land area and income

Gibson County had 33,038 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 487.4 square miles of land. It ranks 50th of 92 in Indiana by population and 13th by land area. That works out to 67.8 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Indiana has 34,874 residents, about the same as Gibson County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $67,497 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

33,038

3144th1st

1368th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

487 sq mi

3144th1st

2133rd of 3,144 (US)

Density

67.8 / sq mi

3144th1st

1202nd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$67,497

3143rd1st

1167th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Indiana (92)

Population

33,038

92nd1st

50th of 92 (IN)

Land area

487 sq mi

92nd1st

13th of 92 (IN)

Density

67.8 / sq mi

92nd1st

61st of 92 (IN)

Median household income

$67,497

92nd1st

42nd of 92 (IN)

How Gibson County's population changed since 2020

Gibson County lost 20 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.1%. That ranks 70th of 92 in Indiana for growth. The median Indiana county changed by +0.8%, and the state as a whole by +2.0%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Gibson County recorded 1,549 births and 1,633 deaths, a natural change of -84. Net international migration added +96 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -2. The largest single component was international migration, which added 96 people.

33.1k202033.0k202133.0k202232.9k202333.0k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
1,549
Deaths
1,633
Net international migration
+96
Net domestic migration
-2
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+119

Where Gibson County is

The Census internal point of Gibson County is at 38.317400, -87.580500. It sits in UTM zone 16N. The map shades Indiana's 92 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Gibson County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Vigo County: +0.0%Fayette County: -0.1%Grant County: -0.1%Noble County: +0.7%Clay County: -0.0%Fulton County: -2.3%Henry County: +0.3%Jasper County: +1.5%Carroll County: +2.0%Huntington County: +0.8%Howard County: +0.6%Tipton County: -0.4%Starke County: +0.3%Lawrence County: +0.4%Jennings County: +0.2%Jay County: -1.5%Greene County: +1.3%Blackford County: -2.4%Madison County: +3.1%Parke County: +2.1%DeKalb County: +2.4%Scott County: +1.5%Benton County: +1.7%Wells County: +2.3%Wabash County: -0.5%Union County: -2.8%Marshall County: +0.8%Putnam County: +3.1%Clinton County: -0.8%Hamilton County: +8.8%Hancock County: +10.8%Jackson County: +2.0%Hendricks County: +8.5%Johnson County: +5.1%Decatur County: -0.2%Lake County: +0.8%Newton County: +2.5%Fountain County: +2.1%Crawford County: +0.0%Perry County: +0.9%Martin County: +0.6%Dearborn County: +1.3%Morgan County: +2.8%Monroe County: +0.0%Switzerland County: +2.5%Ohio County: +1.2%Sullivan County: -0.2%Franklin County: +1.5%Adams County: +2.0%Jefferson County: -0.5%Knox County: -1.1%Ripley County: +0.8%Vanderburgh County: +0.0%Gibson County: -0.1%LaGrange County: +1.5%Dubois County: -0.0%Harrison County: +0.8%Randolph County: -0.3%Brown County: +1.1%Shelby County: +1.3%Tippecanoe County: +2.8%Daviess County: +2.2%Delaware County: +1.1%Elkhart County: +0.2%Whitley County: +1.6%Allen County: +3.4%Montgomery County: +1.8%Miami County: -0.8%St. Joseph County: +0.4%Kosciusko County: +0.6%Floyd County: +1.8%Rush County: -0.1%Wayne County: -0.2%Posey County: -0.5%Clark County: +5.0%Orange County: -0.1%Marion County: +0.5%Boone County: +10.7%Porter County: +1.5%Steuben County: +1.2%Vermillion County: +0.8%Cass County: -0.6%Owen County: +2.5%White County: +0.6%Washington County: +0.4%Pulaski County: -0.8%Pike County: -1.1%Warren County: +0.3%Warrick County: +3.7%Spencer County: +1.8%LaPorte County: -0.8%Bartholomew County: +3.1%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -0.2%
  2. < +0.4%
  3. < +1.2%
  4. < +2.1%
  5. ≥ +2.1%
no data

Orange pin: Gibson County internal point. Dark pin: Indianapolis.

Internal point

Decimal
38.317400, -87.580500
DMS
38°19'2.64"N 87°34'49.80"W
UTM
16N 449253.9E 4241191.6N
Geohash
dnc9zp3z4
Plus code
86CJ8C89+XQ

Towns in Gibson County

5 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Gibson County, 16,638 people together, or 50% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Gibson County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Princeton with 8,481.

  1. 01Princeton8,481
  2. 02Fort Branch2,935
  3. 03Oakland City2,269
  4. 04Haubstadt1,621
  5. 05Owensville1,332
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Gibson County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Gibson County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Vanderburgh County, IN, with 180,387 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Indianapolis and the nearest big city

Indianapolis is 126.0 miles NE of Gibson County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Evansville, IN (population 115,395), 22.9 miles away.

Gibson County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Gibson County is 18051: state code 18 for Indiana plus county code 051. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $67,497.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Gibson County, Indiana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 33,038. That is down 20 people (0.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 33,058.

What is the FIPS code of Gibson County?

18051. The first two digits (18) are Indiana; the last three (051) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Gibson County?

Princeton, with 8,481 residents inside Gibson County in 2024.

Which counties border Gibson County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Vanderburgh County, IN; Warrick County, IN; Knox County, IN; Posey County, IN; White County, IL; Pike County, IN; Wabash County, IL.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.