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Real estate businesses in Gibson County, IN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in Gibson County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #537 of 2,229 scored counties
#14 of 82 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
19
1 chain location (5%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$180.1M
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,405 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
219
2.2 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.1
63% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
33,091
+0.1% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 19 real estate businesses in Gibson County. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 14.1 for every 10,000 households, 63% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

At $13,405 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in Gibson County spend about $180.1M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 2.2 times the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money real estate businesses take in.

Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Gibson County in 2023. That is one for every 2,240 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts list 83 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Gibson County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in Gibson County is 61 (upper middle), #537 of 2,229 scored counties and #14 of 82 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Gibson County compares

The same measures for Indiana and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.

Real estate in Gibson County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureGibson CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.128.438.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)219112100
Households per official establishment2,240589414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+17.5%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.1%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,405$13,818$16,661
Median household income$67,573$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score6151

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 6
Employees, 2023
19
Annual payroll, 2023
$718K
One-person businesses, 2023
83Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
191 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
42The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Gibson County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in Gibson County

Population, 2025 estimate
33,091+0.1% since 2020
Households
13,438
Median age
40.5
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
487 sq. mi.
People per square mile
68
Median household income
$67,573+21.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,069
Median home value
$180,000
Jobs located here
20,356
Daytime population
37,868Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate across Indiana

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The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Gibson County marked.

Top counties in Indiana

Counties in Indiana ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Franklin County, IN751010.9303+2.2%#101 of 2,229
2LaGrange County, IN731310.1329+1.9%#137 of 2,229
3Daviess County, IN691613.5227+2.5%#236 of 2,229
4Posey County, IN6898.5384−0.8%#259 of 2,229
5Clinton County, IN661411.2271+0.4%#332 of 2,229
6Clay County, IN661312.3254−0.1%#334 of 2,229
7Jennings County, IN65109.1331+0.1%#364 of 2,229
8Ripley County, IN651613.9224+1.6%#377 of 2,229
9Tipton County, IN63812.8249−0.4%#438 of 2,229
10Carroll County, IN631012.4247+1.6%#440 of 2,229
14Gibson County, IN611914.1219+0.1%#537 of 2,229

Other business types in Gibson County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in Gibson County, IN?

Gibson County has 19 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023. Official counts also show 83 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Gibson County, IN spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $180.1M a year, or $13,405 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 19 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 2.2 times the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate businesses take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,438 households in Gibson County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Gibson County, IN compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

Gibson County has 14.1 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 63% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 219, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Gibson County would have about 42, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,240 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S.

How fast is Gibson County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Gibson County at 33,091 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,438 households. The median household income in Gibson County is $67,573 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.8% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Gibson County scores 61 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #537 of 2,229 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for real estate businesses · All 56 business types in Gibson County

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