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Gallia County, OH

Demographic and economic profile of Gallia County, OH, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Gallia County is a small rural Ohio county of 29,162 residents with a labor force participation rate of just 53.9% and a relatively low share of bachelor's degree holders at 17.9%, though the unemployment rate stands at 3.6% and median worker earnings reach $37,302. Housing costs are modest, with a median home value of $135,000 and median gross rent of $798/month, supporting a homeownership rate of 76.4%. The county has shed 3.4% of its population over five years, and a poverty rate of 14.8% alongside a per capita income of $30,683 reflect the constrained household economics typical of southeastern Ohio's rural corridor.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

29,162

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$56,830

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-3.4% since 2018

Gallia County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone27,012 (92.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races660 (2.3%)
  • Black or African American Alone590 (2.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone332 (1.1%)
  • Asian Alone237 (0.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race202 (0.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.German or other West Germanic469
  2. 2.Spanish158
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)55
  4. 4.Other Indo-European40
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)40

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,476

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$69,360

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$30,683

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

14.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance4,046
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,591
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,095
  4. 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities991
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services888

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,952
  2. 2.Service Occupations2,461
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,302
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations1,946
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,068

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.50×)4,194
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.41×)985
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.28×)1,526
  4. 4.Public Administration (LQ 0.94×)533
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 0.92×)965

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$135,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$798/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

74.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,999991 (11.4%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999984 (11.3%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999966 (11.1%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999724 (8.3%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999687 (7.9%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999515 (5.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

17.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

86.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

53.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$37,302

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

8.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone9,205 (79.5%)
  • Carpooled1,045 (9.0%)
  • Worked At Home930 (8.0%)
  • Walked191 (1.7%)
  • Other116 (1.0%)
  • Public Transit88 (0.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.