Jury Pool Profile

Gallia County, Ohio

Republican +59 (2024)

Population: 29,162
Median household income: $56,455
Unemployment: 5.6%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 26,953 92.4%
Black or African American alone 582 2.0%
Asian alone 241 0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 0 0.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 503 1.7%
Two or more races 883 3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 300 1.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 41.3

Under 18 6,895 23.6%
18–24 2,436 8.4%
25–44 6,713 23.0%
45–64 7,471 25.6%
65 and over 5,647 19.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 5.6%; +1.17 pp vs. state
County GDP: $2.3B; 0.25% of state
Avg. annual pay: $48,285
Establishments: 757

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 5,091 45.2%
Trade, transportation & utilities 2,352 20.9%
Leisure & hospitality 982 8.7%
Professional & business services 703 6.2%
Construction 569 5.1%
Manufacturing 505 4.5%
Financial activities 381 3.4%
Public administration 332 2.9%
Other services 265 2.4%
Information 56 0.5%
Natural resources & mining 30 0.3%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 76.4%
Median gross rent: $798
Owner-occupied: 8,632
Renter-occupied: 2,673

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 13,000 votes cast

Republican 10,314 79.3%
Democratic 2,592 19.9%
Other / third-party 94 0.7%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

97.1% speak only English at home

German 469 1.7%
Spanish 158 0.6%
French (incl. Cajun) 55 0.2%
Other Indo-European 40 0.1%
Chinese 40 0.1%
Slavic languages 19 0.1%
Tagalog 13 0.0%
Korean 12 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 11,305
Family households: 7,633; 67.5% of households
Married w/ children: 5,843
Single-mother households: 695
Veterans: 1,501; 6.7% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

30.4% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 5,777 19.8%
Mainline Protestant 1,696 5.8%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 651 2.2%
Catholic 458 1.6%
Black Protestant 300 1.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 89.6%
With a disability: 19.7%
Bachelor's or higher: 17.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: Gallia County Court of Common Pleas
Judges: 1 (Court of Common Pleas General Division judges only; vintage 2026 supremecourt.ohio.gov roster. Domestic Relations / Juvenile / Probate Division judges separately allocated in urban counties and not counted (those divisions don't hear general civil jury trials). Small rural counties typically have 1-2 General Division judges who concurrently handle Domestic Relations and Juvenile dockets.)
Court seats: Gallipolis

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Ohio statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 8; 35.93 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 7

NHTSA FARS 2023