Posey County vs. Gibson County

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

Source: United States Census Bureau

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