Gibson County, Indiana (IN)

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% of renters here:	22%
State:	29%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (23.8%), Educational,health and social services (16.9%), Retail trade (12.0%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Gibson County, Indiana:

Median resident age:	38.0 years
Indiana median age:	35.2 years

Males: 15,906	(48.9%)
Females: 16,594	(51.1%)

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Gibson County:	2.5 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

This county:	$42,822
Indiana:	$47,448

This county:	$370
State:	$518

Gibson County:	$95,252
Indiana:	$122,900

Detached houses: $119,351

Here:	$119,351
State:	$158,066

Townhouses or other attached units: $127,094

Here:	$127,094
State:	$148,761

In 2-unit structures: $155,119

Here:	$155,119
State:	$113,796

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $306,647

Here:	$306,647
State:	$114,735

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $61,223

Here:	$61,223
State:	$141,159

Mobile homes: $27,506

Here:	$27,506
State:	$33,761

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000

Here:	$5,000
State:	$52,440

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 2
• Burglaries: 0
• Thefts: 17
• Auto thefts: 6

This county:	8.2%
Whole state:	9.5%

This county:	2.9%
Whole state:	4.2%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Gibson County is $422 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $505 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $646 a month.

Cities in this county include: Princeton, Oakland City, Fort Branch, Haubstadt, Owensville, Patoka, Francisco, Somerville, Hazleton, Mackey.

2005 air pollution in Gibson County:

Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.006 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.030 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Knox County , Pike County , Posey County , Vanderburgh County , Warrick County , Wabash County, Illinois , White County, Illinois .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Gibson County: Millers Station (A), Fields Station (B), Oakland City Country Club (C), Princeton Country Club (D), Princeton Waterworks (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Gibson County include: Salem Church (A), Antioch Church (B), McCullough Grove Church (C), Shiloh Church (D), Maumee Church (E), Union Bethel Church (F), Blythe Chapel (G), Saint Stephen Church (H), Decker Chapel (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Albright Cemetery (1), Phillips Cemetery (2), Archer Cemetery (3), Armstrong Cemetery (4), Walnut Hill Cemetery (5), Old Union Cemetery (6), Barnett Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Burnet Pond (A), Maucks Pond (B), Goose Pond (C), Long Pond (D), Foote Pond (E), Old Lake (F), Old Oakland City Lake (G), Lake Gibson (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mauck Run (A), Keg Creek (B), Jordan Creek (C), Johnson Drain (D), Snake Run (E), Harbin Creek (F), Hand Branch (G), Halfmoon Creek (H), Book Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Gibson County: Camp Carson (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	10.6%
Indiana:	10.4%

Current college students: 1,215
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 298 (34% naturalized citizens)

Gibson County:	0.9%
Whole state:	3.1%

Mean travel time to work: 23.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 61.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 10,724
• One, attached: 79
• Two: 233
• 3 or 4: 250
• 5 to 9: 408
• 10 to 19: 157
• 20 or more: 353
• Mobile homes: 1,890
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 31

Housing units in Gibson County with a mortgage: 4,604 (643 second mortgage, 889 home equity loan, 25 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,161

Here:	59.3% with mortgage
State:	70.9% with mortgage

Gibson County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Indiana state average. It is 2.4 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 6 fatalities and 70 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/2/1990, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 6 people and injured 60 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Gibson County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Indiana state average. It is 31% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 20.0 miles away from Gibson County center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 39.0 miles away from the county center
On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 25.9 miles away from the county center
On 4/18/2008 at 15:14:16, a magnitude 4.8 (4.5 MB, 4.8 MW, 4.6 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 19.1 miles away from Gibson County center
On 4/3/1974 at 23:05:02, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG) earthquake occurred 34.7 miles away from the county center
On 4/21/2008 at 05:38:29, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 MB, 4.0 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 19.9 miles away from Gibson County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 13,066 (84%) Carpooled: 1,595 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 25 (0%) Ferryboat: 7 (0%) Motorcycle: 16 (0%) Bicycle: 19 (0%) Walked: 417 (3%) Other means: 97 (1%) Worked at home: 350 (2%)

5.44% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,463 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.44%
Indiana average:	6.54%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.40% relocated from other counties in Indiana ($24,119 average AGI)
2.04% relocated from other states ($14,344 average AGI)

Gibson County:	2.04%
Indiana average:	2.47%

from Vanderburgh County, IN	1.33% ($37,095 average AGI)
from Warrick County, IN	0.37% ($43,553)
from Knox County, IN	0.32% ($41,975)
from Wabash County, IL	0.29% ($34,973)
from Pike County, IN	0.21% ($29,963)
from Posey County, IN	0.20% ($33,120)
from Dubois County, IN	0.16% ($37,200)

6.04% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,956 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.04%
Indiana average:	6.56%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.06% relocated to other counties in Indiana ($21,871 average AGI)
1.98% relocated to other states ($12,084 average AGI)

Gibson County:	1.98%
Indiana average:	2.55%

to Vanderburgh County, IN	1.81% ($34,229 average AGI)
to Warrick County, IN	0.37% ($36,745)
to Pike County, IN	0.32% ($35,707)
to Posey County, IN	0.22% ($25,893)
to Wabash County, IL	0.20% ($35,640)
to Knox County, IN	0.20% ($30,200)
to Dubois County, IN	0.14% ($29,444)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 3.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,689 (4,957 aged, 732 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 27,539 (7,533 male householders, 1,577 female householders)

  7,550 spouses, 9,709 children (8,888 natural, 245 adopted, 576 stepchildren), 394 grandchildren, 100 brothers or sisters, 109 parents, 191 other relatives, 376 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 4,275 (1,624 male householders (1,320 living alone)), 2,104 female householders (1,976 living alone)), 547 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 686 (445 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,130 2-persons, 2,054 3-persons, 1,874 4-persons, 765 5-persons, 223 6-persons, 64 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,296 1-person, 374 2-persons, 32 3-persons, 15 4-persons, 11 5-persons.

97.4% of residents of Gibson County speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 31% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (74% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $174,778,000 ($5251 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,468,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $81,958,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $42,116,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $10,818,000
Federal grants: $33,687,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,347,000 ($100,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,852,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $112,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $7,274,000
Federal Government insurance: $28,647,000

Here:	64 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Here:	55 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+9 per 1000 residents

Here:	+18 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.93 millions of gallons per day (87% from ground, 13% from surface)

Here:	5.7
State:	6.1

Here:	4.3
State:	4.2

65% of Gibson County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in Indiana.

Gibson County:	64.9%
State average:	55.7%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 26042
• Northeast: 415
• Midwest: 2989
• South: 2209
• West: 468

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $43,900

Here:	12.1%
Indiana:	11.8%

Here:	6.3%
Indiana:	8.8%

Here:	34.3%
Indiana:	23.4%

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