Jury Pool Profile
Gila County, Arizona
- County seat
- Globe
- Judicial district
- Gila County Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 53,801
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 53,795.
At a glance
Gila County is a 53,801-person venue. The county population is 65% White (Census race-alone categories). 18% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $59,678, $21,726 below the AZ state median of $81,404; 18.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 14.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish, then other and unspecified languages (5.5%), a group the Census does not break out. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 22.5% of covered employment, average pay $64,678/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.46%, below the 4.61% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 64% to 68% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 53,795
- Median household income
- $61,986
- Unemployment
- 4.5%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 65% / 1%.
Gila County has a population of 53,795, with a median age of 51.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 65.4%; Black residents 0.5%. Independently, 18.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $59,678; 18.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 19.1% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 22% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 22.5% of covered employment, followed by Leisure & hospitality at 17.5%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.46%, below the Arizona state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 66%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Gila County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 68.4% in 2024, 66.4% in 2020, 63.9% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 61% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 14.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
14.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Tagalog. Veterans account for 10.7% of the adult civilian population (4,677 individuals).