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Jury Pool Profile

Gila County, Arizona

Republican +38 (2024)
Population
53,610
Median household income
$59,089
Unemployment
4.3%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 36,305 67.7%
  • Black or African American alone 337 0.6%
  • Asian alone 413 0.8%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 7,087 13.2%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 33 0.1%
  • Some other race alone 2,393 4.5%
  • Two or more races 7,042 13.1%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 9,529 17.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 51.4

  • Under 18 10,195 19.0%
  • 18–24 3,287 6.1%
  • 25–44 10,289 19.2%
  • 45–64 13,550 25.3%
  • 65 and over 16,289 30.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.3%
-0.06 pp vs. state
County GDP
$2.4B
0.42% of state
Avg. annual pay
$56,684
Establishments
1,138

U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 3,456 21.6%
  • Leisure & hospitality 2,694 16.9%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 2,484 15.6%
  • Public administration 2,189 13.7%
  • Professional & business services 1,199 7.5%
  • Manufacturing 1,166 7.3%
  • Natural resources & mining 889 5.6%
  • Construction 761 4.8%
  • Financial activities 421 2.6%
  • Other services 158 1.0%
  • Information 149 0.9%
  • Unclassified 5 0.0%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
77.2%
Median gross rent
$1,001
Owner-occupied
17,944
Renter-occupied
5,309

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 27,648 votes cast

  • Republican 18,901 68.4%
  • Democratic 8,504 30.8%
  • Other / third-party 243 0.9%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

85.5% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 3,607 7.0%
  • Other 3,156 6.2%
  • German 231 0.5%
  • Other Indo-European 165 0.3%
  • Tagalog 118 0.2%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 88 0.2%
  • Korean 33 0.1%
  • Slavic languages 19 0.0%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 11 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
23,253
Family households
14,580
62.7% of households
Married w/ children
10,919
Single-mother households
1,219
Veterans
4,917
11.3% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

33.1% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 6,689 12.6%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 5,259 9.9%
  • Catholic 4,821 9.0%
  • Mainline Protestant 842 1.6%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
90.0%
With a disability
21.9%
Bachelor's or higher
18.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
Gila County Superior Court
Judges
2 (Superior Court judges + commissioners; vintage 2026 azcourts.gov roster)
Court seats
Globe
Court reference
Traffic safety context

Arizona statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
17
39.16 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
16

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Gila County, Arizona to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2023 · US Religion Census 2020.