About Gibson

Gibson is a tiny city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 703 people and just one neighborhood, Gibson is the 369th largest community in Georgia.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Gibson is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 49.2% of the Gibson workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Gibson is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Gibson who work in office and administrative support jobs (11.81%), food service (5.51%), and teaching (5.12%).

A very large number of seniors call Gibson home: people 65 and over are 32.15% of the population. Because of the prominence of the retirement community, this is good place for the over-65 crowd to settle, as many of the city's services and social community are geared to this demographic.

Being a small city, Gibson does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Gibson Information and Demographics

The population of Gibson has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 7.41% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 14.96%.

The per capita income in Gibson in 2000 was $12,058, which is low income relative to Georgia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $48,232 for a family of four.

The people who call Gibson home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Gibson is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Gibson include Irish and English.

The most common language spoken in Gibson is English.