Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,936. 77% more nonprofits per person than the typical Indiana town.
Fort Branch gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $232K, 3.4 years of the county’s $68K median household income. It grades A− overall, ranked 151st of 585 in Indiana. On the plus side, its schools rank ahead of 89% of Indiana towns. Fort Branch's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 96% of U.S. towns. Fort Branch’s average trip to work is 17 minutes, where Indiana’s towns sit at 24 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes.
Where Fort Branch beats most towns.
Where Fort Branch’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Fort Branch is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 778 in 1880, 2,965 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2010 and 2 maps from 1903 on.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Fort Branch, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Fort Branch.
Fort Branch pairs an A− overall with homes cheaper than the Indiana norm and is healthier than towns with similar incomes, but it has lost a quarter or more of its jobs in ten years.
Jobs based here fell from 745 in 2013 to 497. The average commute for its 1,477 working residents takes 17.2 minutes, against 24.1 across Indiana.
Most working residents leave Fort Branch for work: only 5% work in town. 17% of residents live below the poverty line in Fort Branch. Since 2013, Fort Branch has lost 248 jobs, to 497 in 2023.
| Fort Branch | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $59,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.9% | 11% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Adults 18 to 34 are 31% of residents (23% statewide); children under 18 are 19% of residents (23% statewide). The median age in Fort Branch is 35.1 years. 24% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 30% across Indiana.
| Fort Branch | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 19% | 23% | 22% |
| Median age | 35.1 years | 39.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 24% | 22% | 29% |
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.9 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Fort Branch | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.7% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.9% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 21.3% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.2% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 7.5% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.9% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.1% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.3% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.4% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 37.1% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.7% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.6% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.7% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.5% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,900, single groups can be off by several points
Fort Branch has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Fort Branch’s July high is 88°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 59% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Fort Branch grades A− overall with a typical home of about $232K, below the Indiana typical value; only 18 of the 64 Indiana towns graded A− or better can say that.
Typical home values rose 5.3% in the year to September 2026.
| Fort Branch | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 69% | 76% | 73% |
| Median rent | $877 a month | $947 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Against the 8,567 U.S. towns with household incomes like Fort Branch’s, it is healthier than 69%, so its C+ isn’t only a matter of income. Within Indiana it is healthier than 63% of the 589 graded towns: much of Indiana scores lower on these measures.
Fort Branch tracks Indiana closely on all 32 CDC measures. 27% of Fort Branch adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Fort Branch | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 37% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 16% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Fort Branch. Close and well known come first.
19 mi MuseumUSS LST-325
37 mi Theme parkHoliday World & Splashin' Safari
22 mi Ancient siteAngel Mounds
19 mi Stadium & arenaFord Center
32 mi National MemorialLincoln Boyhood National Memorial116K visitors a year
30 mi National Historical ParkGeorge Rogers Clark National Historical Park113K visitors a yearUSS LST-325: Wikideas1, CC0 · Holiday World & Splashin' Safari: Holiday World & Splashin' Safari, Public domain · Angel Mounds: Heironymous Rowe (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ford Center: Nyttend, Public domain · Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial: Rene Sturgell, CC BY-SA 3.0 · George Rogers Clark National Historical Park: The original uploader was Agentmoose at English Wikipedia. on 2006-07-08., CC BY-SA 2.5
1 within 15 miles of the center of Fort Branch
About 7 of every 100 Fort Branch residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Indiana.
Town in Indiana, United States
Fort Branch is the largest town and 2nd largest community in Gibson County, Indiana after Princeton. The population was 2,965 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Evansville, Indiana, Metropolitan Area.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Fort Branch grades A− overall, better than 79% of U.S. towns and #151 of 585 in Indiana. It grades C+ for health and A for schools.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.
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