About Gibsonton

Gibsonton is a somewhat small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 7,407 people and just one neighborhood, Gibsonton is the 281st largest community in Florida.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Gibsonton is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 46.2% of the Gibsonton workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Gibsonton is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Gibsonton who work in sales jobs (12.91%), office and administrative support jobs (12.26%), and management occupations (5.59%).

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Gibsonton are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

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

Gibsonton Information and Demographics

Gibsonton ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 5.03% of people over 25 have a college degree.

The per capita income in Gibsonton in 2000 was $14,389, which is lower middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $57,556 for a family of four.

The people who call Gibsonton home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Gibsonton is White, followed by African-American. Gibsonton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.16% of the town's residents. Important ancestries of people in Gibsonton include German, Irish, English, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Gibsonton is English. Some people also speak Spanish.