Gibson County Data

Gibson County, IN

Population 2000: 32,500

 
County seat: Princeton

Named for John Gibson, territorial governor

 

POPULATION
GIBSON COUNTY   IN   US
POPULATION
    Number       Number   Number
Total population   32,500            
Square miles (land)   488.78            
Population per square mile   66.49       169.53   79.56
GENDER
GIBSON COUNTY   IN   US
    Number   %   %   %
Male   15,906   48.9   49.0   49.1
Female   16,594   51.1   51.0   50.9
AGE
GIBSON COUNTY   IN   US
    Number   %   %   %
15 or younger   6,571   20.2   21.5   21.4
16-24   4,213   13.0   14.5   13.9
25-44   9,159   28.2   29.5   30.2
45-64   7,511   23.1   22.1   22.0
65+   5,046   15.5   12.4   12.4
GIBSON COUNTY   IN   US
    Number       Number   Number
Average age (years)   38.31       36.11   36.22
RACE AND ETHNICITY
GIBSON COUNTY   IN   US
    Number   %   %   %
White   31,350   96.5   87.5   75.1
Black or African American   622   1.9   8.4   12.3
American Indian and Alaska native   61   0.2   0.3   0.9
Asian   168   0.5   1.0   3.6
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific islander   1   0.0   0.0   0.1
Some other race   73   0.2   1.6   5.5
Two or more races   225   0.7   1.2   2.4
Hispanic or Latino   229   0.7   3.5   12.5
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census; ePodunk

 

INCOME
GIBSON COUNTY   IN   US
MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME BY AGE ($ IN 1999)
    Number   Number   Number
Median household income   37,515   41,567   41,994
Householder under 25   22,650   23,468   22,679
Householder 25-34   37,476   41,914   41,414
Householder 35-44   47,966   50,792   50,654
Householder 45-54   54,375   56,875   56,300
Householder 55-64   38,534   46,554   47,447
Householder 65-74   28,704   29,284   31,368
Householder 75 and older   17,440   20,774   22,259
PER CAPITA INCOME BY RACE OR ETHNICITY ($)
GIBSON COUNTY   IN   US
    Number   Number   Number
Per capita income   18,169   20,397   21,587
White   18,381   21,198   23,918
Black or African American   8,924   15,049   14,437
Native American   8,287   16,578   12,893
Asian   28,287   22,421   21,823
Native Hawaiian and Pacific islander   23,495   15,504   15,054
Some other race   20,240   11,883   10,813
Two or more races   7,351   11,352   13,405
Hispanic or Latino   10,639   12,921   12,111
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census; ePodunk

 

HOUSING UNITS
GIBSON COUNTY   IN   US
HOUSING UNITS
    Number       Number   Number
Total housing units   14,125            
RENTER-OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS
GIBSON COUNTY   IN   US
    Number   %   %   %
Renter-occupied housing units   2,837   20.1   26.3   30.8
GIBSON COUNTY   IN   US
    Number       Number   Number
Average number of household members   2.08       2.19   2.36
Average number of rooms   4.38       4.34   4.04
Average number of vehicles   1.34       1.28   1.19
Median year structure was built   1967       1968   1969
Median year householder moved in   1998       1998   1998
Median rent ($)   309       432   519
Median rent asked for vacant units ($)   376       439   469
GIBSON COUNTY   IN   US
    Number   %   %   %
Rent includes utilities   395   13.9   17.6   16.5
    Number       Number   Number
Rent as a pct of household revenue   22.0       23.9   25.5
OWNER-OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS
GIBSON COUNTY   IN   US
    Number   %   %   %
Owner-occupied housing units   10,010   70.9   65.9   60.2
    Number       Number   Number
Average number of household members   2.59       2.66   2.71
Average number of rooms   5.98       6.39   6.30
Average number of vehicles   1.39       1.51   1.64
Median year structure was built   1962       1966   1971
Median year householder moved in   1988       1991   1991
Median value ($)   71,200       92,500   111,800
GIBSON COUNTY   IN   US
    Number   %   %   %
With mortgage or contract to purchase   4,604   46.0   58.6   55.4
With second mortgage, equity loan   1,557   15.6   14.4   12.7
    Number       Number   Number
Median price asked for vacant housing ($)   43,900       78,600   89,600
Monthly cost, with mortgage ($)   757       869   1,088
Monthly cost, without mortgage ($)   249       255   295
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census; ePodunk

 

Religious Affiliations, 2000
  -------------1990------------ -------------2000------------ --1990-2000 Increase/Decrease
Religious Bodies Congregations Adherents Congregations Adherents Congregations Adherents Adherents
          # # %
Participants in 1990 and 2000 studies          
Assemb of God 2 319 3 833 1 514 161.1%
Catholic 7 6,367 6 6,068 -1 -299 -4.7%
Chr Ch (Disc) 2 350 2 372 0 22 6.3%
Chr Chs&Chs Cr 3 608 2 432 -1 -176 -28.9%
Ch God (Ander) 2 205 2 168 0 -37 -18.0%
L-D Saints 1 108 N.A.
Ch of Brethren 1 165 N.A.
Ch of Nazarene 6 1,160 6 1,019 0 -141 -12.2%
Chs of Christ 2 62 2 62 0 0 0.0%
Cumber Presb 1 28 N.A.
E.L.C.A. 1 267 1 165 0 -102 -38.2%
Presb Ch (USA) 7 736 6 605 -1 -131 -17.8%
Salvation Army 1 59 1 149 0 90 152.5%
So Bapt Conv 5 847 3 326 -2 -521 -61.5%
Un C of Christ 5 662 5 651 0 -11 -1.7%
Un Methodist 17 3,044 14 2,466 -3 -578 -19.0%
Wesleyan 3 147 3 497 0 350 238.1%
   Subtotal: 65 15,026 57 13,921 -8 -1,105 -7.4%
           
Participants in 1990 only          
Black Bapt Est 160          
Ch Cr,Scientst 1          
IFCA 1          
           
Participants in 2000 only          
Baha'i     0 1      
Reg Bapt Gen As     1 407      
           
TOTALS: 67 15,186 58 14,329      

 

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