Jury Pool Profile
Gibson County, Indiana
- County seat
- Princeton
- Judicial district
- Gibson Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 33,091
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 33,000.
At a glance
Gibson County is a 33,091-person venue. The county population is 90% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $72,427; 18.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 49.5% of covered employment, average pay $92,696/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.78%, below the 3.42% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 72% to 75% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 33,000
- Median household income
- $67,573
- Unemployment
- 2.8%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 90% / 2%.
Gibson County has a population of 33,000, with a median age of 40.2. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 90.4%; Black residents 1.8%. Independently, 2.3% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $72,427; 18.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 10.3% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Manufacturing, about 49% of covered jobs.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 49.5% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 17.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.78%, below the Indiana state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 73%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Gibson County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 74.8% in 2024, 73.1% in 2020, 71.6% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 67% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.4% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Tagalog. Veterans account for 5.9% of the adult civilian population (1,475 individuals).