Gibson County, IN
Housing, jobs, water, deposits and federal obligations for this county, each figure with the release it came from. Internal point 38.32, -87.58.
Assembled 2026-10-06. Read the brief.
- 40th pct · 1,808th of 3,063 US counties · median $234,566
- 34th pct · 61st of 92 Indiana counties · median $234,055
- 78th pct · 651st of 3,063 US counties · median +2.9%
- 75th pct · 23rd of 92 Indiana counties · median +4.2%
- 14th pct · 1,194th of 1,399 US counties · median $1,496
- 33rd pct · 25th of 37 Indiana counties · median $1,174
- 72nd pct · 885th of 3,221 US counties · median 8,232
- 70th pct · 28th of 92 Indiana counties · median 12,958
- 90th pct · 301st of 3,221 US counties · median $1,039
- 93rd pct · 7th of 92 Indiana counties · median $1,045
- 16th pct · 2,573rd of 3,063 US counties · median 4.3
- 4th pct · 88th of 92 Indiana counties · median 4.2
Typical home value divided by the average annual wage of one covered job.
A percentile here is a min-max scaling of average rank: the smallest published value in the cohort is 0 and the largest is 100, and tied values share the average of the ranks they span. It is not the share of entities below the value, so 0 means smallest, not none below. Entities that did not publish the metric are outside the cohort entirely and are counted in neither the rank nor its denominator.
Home values #
Typical home $211,316 (Aug 2026), +5.8% over one year, +30.9% over five
- 40th pct · 1,808th of 3,063 US counties · median $234,566
- 34th pct · 61st of 92 Indiana counties · median $234,055
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Gibson County, IN | $211,316 · +5.8% 1-yr |
Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), typical value of homes in the 35th to 65th percentile, smoothed and seasonally adjusted; a model estimate of value, not a sale price. Data through Zillow Research.
Rents #
Typical rent $1,091/mo (Aug 2026), n/a over one year; price-to-rent 16.1
- 14th pct · 1,194th of 1,399 US counties · median $1,496
- 33rd pct · 25th of 37 Indiana counties · median $1,174
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Gibson County, IN | $1,091/mo · n/a 1-yr |
Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), smoothed, all homes and multifamily; price-to-rent = typical home / (typical rent × 12).
What the typical home costs to carry #
Principal and interest of $1,157 a month on $211,316 at 7.28%, against an average weekly wage worth $6,223 a month: 18.6% of one job’s pay.
- payment = P·r / (1 − (1+r)^−n), P = $211,316 × 80% = $169,053, r = 7.28%/12 (Freddie Mac PMMS via FRED, 2026-10-01), n = 360 → $1,157/mo principal and interest
- wage share = payment / (avg weekly wage $1,436 × 52 / 12 = $6,223) = 19% of one average job's pay (BLS QCEW 2026 Q1, all covered jobs)
- years of wages = $211,316 / ($1,436 × 52) = 2.8
- price-to-rent = $211,316 / ($1,091 × 12) = 16.1
The wage is one covered job’s average, not a household’s income, so this is the share of a single paycheque and not a mortgage underwriting ratio.
Estimate. Principal and interest on the typical home with 20% down over 30 years at this week's Freddie Mac average rate; compared with the average weekly wage of all jobs covered by unemployment insurance in the area (BLS QCEW), which is pay per job, not household income.
Jobs & wages #
21,217 jobs at 817 employers (2026 Q1); -1.8% jobs and +9.2% average weekly wage over the year
- 72nd pct · 885th of 3,221 US counties · median 8,232
- 70th pct · 28th of 92 Indiana counties · median 12,958
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Gibson County, IN | 21,217 jobs · $1,436/wk · -1.8% YoY |
| NAICS sector | Jobs | Avg weekly wage | Location quotient | Jobs over the year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 10,682 | $1,828 | 6.26 | +0.0% |
| Retail trade | 1,507 | $676 | 0.73 | -1.8% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 1,043 | $1,194 | 1.17 | -11.0% |
| Accommodation and food services | 937 | $413 | 0.49 | +2.0% |
| Administrative and waste services | 935 | $877 | 0.78 | -15.8% |
| Wholesale trade | 563 | $1,159 | 0.69 | -0.5% |
| Construction | 391 | $1,251 | 0.35 | +13.0% |
| Utilities | 354 | $3,065 | 4.22 | -2.7% |
| Other services | 338 | $951 | 0.53 | -0.9% |
| Finance and insurance | 178 | $1,664 | 0.21 | +7.2% |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 33 | $266 | 0.09 | +65.0% |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing | withheld |
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, all ownerships, total covered employment in the quarter's third month; over-the-year changes as published. Suppressed cells stay blank.
Drought #
D0 abnormally dry
Sites found: 5, searched within 0 km of this place’s internal point. That is a disc around a point, not the area itself: sites outside the boundary are included, and sites inside it further than 0 km away are not.
US Drought Monitor current week; the highest class of any polygon containing the point.
Reservoirs #
No reservoir gauges within 150 km (or the camera is above the gauge altitude)
Sites found: 0, searched within 150 km of this place’s internal point. That is a disc around a point, not the area itself: sites outside the boundary are included, and sites inside it further than 150 km away are not.
Σ(capacity × percent full) / Σ capacity over TWDB reservoirs within 150 km. Texas only; elsewhere USGS reservoir elevation/storage is listed without a capacity to normalise by.
Stream gauges #
33 gauges · 0 flooding · 7 with quality panels averaging 96 % · 5 stale
Sites found: 33, searched within 75 km of this place’s internal point. That is a disc around a point, not the area itself: sites outside the boundary are included, and sites inside it further than 75 km away are not.
| Site | Reading | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| PATOKA RIVER NEAR PRINCETON, IN | flow 137.0 ft³/s | 9 km |
| PIGEON CREEK NEAR FORT BRANCH | flow 2.20 ft³/s | 10 km |
| WABASH RIVER AT MT. CARMEL, IL | flow 13,000 ft³/s | 18 km |
| WHITE RIVER AT HAZLETON, IN | flow 3,070 ft³/s · quality 100 % (5) | 19 km |
| SOUTH FORK PATOKA RIVER NEAR SPURGEON, IND. | flow 9.10 ft³/s · STALE | 28 km |
| BIG CREEK NEAR WADESVILLE, IN | flow 1.92 ft³/s | 31 km |
| PATOKA RIVER AT WINSLOW, IN | flow 86.5 ft³/s | 32 km |
| WHITE RIVER AT PETERSBURG, IN | flow 3,800 ft³/s · quality 100 % (1) | 33 km |
| PIGEON CREEK NEAR EVANSVILLE, IN | stage 5.06 ft | 35 km |
| BONPAS CREEK AT BROWNS, IL | flow 0.19 ft³/s | 35 km |
USGS latest readings screened against EPA freshwater criteria (DO ≥ 5 mg/L, pH 6.5–9, conductance, turbidity, temperature); NWS flood categories where a NWPS gauge is co-located.
Groundwater #
8 wells in 0 named aquifers:
Sites found: 8, searched within 75 km of this place’s internal point. That is a disc around a point, not the area itself: sites outside the boundary are included, and sites inside it further than 75 km away are not.
| Site | Reading | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| USGS-380626087344401 | depth 23.9 ft · 2026-10-05 | 23 km |
| USGS-383247087361001 | depth 11.2 ft · 2026-10-05 | 26 km |
| USGS-380758087551001 | depth 17.6 ft · 2026-10-05 | 36 km |
| USGS-384047087142702 | depth 9.81 ft · 2025-06-03 | 50 km |
| USGS-375406087105401 | depth 2.35 ft · 2025-02-23 | 58 km |
| USGS-384951087202501 | depth 14.3 ft · 2026-10-05 | 61 km |
| USGS-383659086545901 | depth 26.3 ft · 2026-10-05 | 67 km |
| USGS-383655086504601 | depth 13.4 ft · 2018-04-16 | 72 km |
USGS latest daily water levels. A single latest reading says where the table is, not which way it is moving; select a well for its 365-day trace.
Water stress #
low (0.02)
Σ wᵢ·termᵢ / Σ wᵢ = 0.35×0.00 + 0.2×0.04 / 0.55
Banks & federal dollars #
$590.9 m in deposits at 11 offices of 8 banks (SOD June 2026); HHI 2,131, highly concentrated. $223.6 m federal obligations in FY2026 (direct payments $207.3 m, grants $14.4 m), $10,539 per covered job
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Fifth Third Bank, National Association | $193.6 m · 32.8% share · 2 offices | |
| Old National Bank | $142.3 m · 24.1% share · 1 office | |
| German American Bank | $100.8 m · 17.1% share · 2 offices | |
| Gibson, IN | $223.6 m FY2026 · $10,539/job | |
| MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS | $197.0 m · top recipient FY2026 |
| Institution | Deposits | Share | Offices |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fifth Third Bank, National Association | $193,553,000 | 32.8% | 2 |
| Old National Bank | $142,317,000 | 24.1% | 1 |
| German American Bank | $100,758,000 | 17.1% | 2 |
| The First National Bank of Carmi | $59,875,000 | 10.1% | 2 |
| Regions Bank | $36,565,000 | 6.2% | 1 |
| United Fidelity Bank, fsb | $32,241,000 | 5.5% | 1 |
| Springs Valley Bank & Trust Company | $23,855,000 | 4.0% | 1 |
| Woodforest National Bank | $1,768,000 | 0.3% | 1 |
Deposit concentration is 2,131 across 8 banks, which the 1995 Department of Justice bank merger screen calls highly concentrated.
HHI = Σ (share %)² over 8 banks with deposits in the county = 32.8² + 24.1² + 17.1² + … (5 more) = 2,131
FDIC Summary of Deposits: deposits at every insured office as of June 30, annual; HHI is the sum of squared county deposit shares (DOJ 1995 bank merger screen: 1000 / 1800). USAspending: obligations by place of performance for the latest complete federal fiscal year (Oct 1 to Sep 30), what agencies committed, not what they paid out; recipients are legal entities. Per-job divides obligations by BLS QCEW covered employment.
Federal obligations #
USAspending place-of-performance obligations for FY2026, by awarding agency.
| Awarding agency | Obligations |
|---|---|
| Social Security Administration | $176,524,180 |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $15,175,855 |
| Department of Transportation | $13,760,124 |
| Department of Agriculture | $7,722,797 |
| Railroad Retirement Board | $5,343,114 |
| Department of Defense | $1,729,037 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | $1,552,970 |
| Department of Education | $761,771 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $650,000 |
| Federal Communications Commission | $294,134 |
| Department of the Interior | $55,174 |
| Department of Energy | $38,030 |
That is $10,539 per covered job, against 21,217 jobs in the 2026 Q1 QCEW quarter.
per job = FY2026 obligations $223.6 m / 21,217 covered jobs (BLS QCEW 2026 Q1, all ownerships) = $10,539
USAspending obligations are recorded where the work is performed, so a prime award performed here is counted here even when the recipient is headquartered elsewhere. Recipients are legal entities, never people.
National context, not this county #
These are United States, single-gauge, single-state and port series. None of them is keyed to this county.
| Series | Latest | As of | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi River at Memphis, stage · ft | not published | not published | |
| Mississippi River at St. Louis, stage · ft | not published | not published | |
| Ohio River at Louisville, stage · ft | 12.69 | 2026-10-05 | +3.3% |
| Missouri River at St. Joseph, stage · ft | not published | not published | |
| Colorado River below Hoover Dam, flow (Hoover releases) · ft³/s | 5,170.00 | 2026-02-05 | -25.3% |
| Texas reservoirs, statewide percent full · % | 72.60 | 2026-10-06 | +0.0% |
| Laredo truck crossings, monthly · trucks | 258,700.00 | 2026-08-01 | -0.4% |
| Los Angeles + Long Beach container volume, annual · TEU | 10,513,167.00 | 2023-01-01 | -13.5% |
| Containerships waiting for a berth, all US ports · ships | 6.00 | 2026-09-22 | -14.3% |
| Shanghai to Los Angeles container rate · $ per 40 ft box | 6,830.00 | 2026-08-01 | +7.4% |
| US diesel retail price · $ per gallon | unavailable | not published | |
| WTI crude oil, spot · $ per barrel | 96.16 | 2026-09-29 | -3.2% |
| 30-year fixed mortgage rate · % | 7.28 | 2026-10-01 | +3.6% |
| Housing starts, annual rate · thousands of units | 1,275.00 | 2026-08-01 | -2.6% |
| Building permits, annual rate · thousands of units | 1,403.00 | 2026-08-01 | -2.1% |
| Case-Shiller US home price index · index, Jan 2000 = 100 | 337.31 | 2026-07-01 | +0.1% |
| Unemployment rate · % | 4.20 | 2026-09-01 | +2.4% |
| US goods and services trade balance, monthly · $ millions | -88,576.00 | 2026-07-01 | -24.4% |
| Retail sales excluding food services, monthly · $ millions | 646,347.00 | 2026-08-01 | +1.1% |
The indicator registry has no county-keyed series and no geographic selection: every entry is national, a named gauge, a single state or a port. They are here as the backdrop the county's own numbers move against, and they are never this county's readings.
What changed #
Gibson County, IN: 9 findings, 1 at a watch level and 8 noted
watchGibson County, IN's covered employment is -1.8% against a year earlier, a watch level here: covered employment below the same quarter a year earlier (BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level). The previous published period is not in this table, so this is a standing level rather than a change.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- test: jobs.yoy.emp = -1.8 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
noteGibson County, IN's average weekly wage was 9.2% higher than the same quarter a year earlier in 2026 Q1, on BLS QCEW's published over-the-year change.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- +9.2 % = BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change for 2026 Q1, as published
- the newest QCEW file carries no year-earlier level, so no move from one level to another is printed
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published
noteGibson County, IN's covered employment was 1.8% lower than the same quarter a year earlier in 2026 Q1, on BLS QCEW's published over-the-year change.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- -1.8 % = BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change for 2026 Q1, as published
- the newest QCEW file carries no year-earlier level, so no move from one level to another is printed
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published
notetypical asking rent (rent.latest) and typical asking rent (rent.momPct) for Gibson County, IN could not be lined up against the previous published period this run, so no change is printed for them.
Show the arithmetic
- not comparable this run: rent.latest, rent.momPct
the two newest month columns in the published file are not the two this table carries
noteGibson County, IN's years of wages of 2.8 ranks 88th of 92 Indiana counties, against a median of 4.2.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 4 on the 0-to-100 scale across 92 Indiana counties that published yearsOfWages
- typical home value / (average weekly wage × 52); one average covered job, not a household
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
Read all 9 findings in the full brief
Every finding is produced by a fixed rule table and a fixed sentence for each rule. Nothing here is generated prose.