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Gallia County, Ohio (OH)

County population in 2022: 29,229 (19% urban, 81% rural); it was 31,069 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 4,527
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 4,218
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 9,019
Renter-occupied apartments: 3,317 (it was 3,041 in 2000)
% of renters here:

25%
State:

32%

Land area: 469 sq. mi.

Water area: 2.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 62 people per square mile   (average).

March 2022 cost of living index in Gallia County: 83.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (31.5%), Manufacturing (12.6%), Retail trade (10.6%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 71%
  • Government: 24%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Gallia County, OH (2022)
    • 26,67591.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 1,0963.8%Two or more races
    • 5101.8%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 4481.5%Hispanic or Latino
    • 2560.9%Asian alone
    • 1010.3%Some other race alone
    • 220.08%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
Median resident age:

40.5 years
Ohio median age:

39.9 years
Males: 14,433  (49.4%)
Females: 14,796  (50.6%)
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Average household size:
Gallia County:

2.0 people
Ohio:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $54,480 ($30,191 in 1999)
This county:

$54,480
Ohio:

$65,720

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $570 (lower quartile is $482, upper quartile is $706)
This county:

$570
State:

$765


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $149,206 (it was $68,200 in 2000)
Gallia:

$149,206
Ohio:

$204,100
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $91,767 - $227,779
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,186
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $461

Institutionalized population: 564

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 9
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 8
  • Burglaries: 47
  • Thefts: 55
  • Auto thefts: 8

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 1
  • Rapes: 3
  • Robberies: 2
  • Assaults: 14
  • Burglaries: 75
  • Thefts: 164
  • Auto thefts: 25
Gallia County, OH map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 6 buildings, average cost: $148,200
  • 2021: 6 buildings, average cost: $164,100
  • 2020: 0 buildings
  • 2019: 5 buildings, average cost: $104,000
  • 2018: 5 buildings, average cost: $104,000
  • 2017: 3 buildings, average cost: $63,300
  • 2016: 6 buildings, average cost: $83,300
  • 2015: 5 buildings, average cost: $85,600
  • 2014: 3 buildings, average cost: $58,300
  • 2013: 3 buildings, average cost: $58,300
  • 2012: 3 buildings, average cost: $150,000
  • 2011: 2 buildings, average cost: $102,500
  • 2010: 1 building, cost: $56,000
  • 2009: 1 building, cost: $56,000
  • 2008: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 1 building, cost: $57,000
  • 2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $103,400
  • 2003: 4 buildings, average cost: $103,800
  • 2002: 1 building, cost: $250,000
  • 2001: 5 buildings, average cost: $76,400
  • 2000: 5 buildings, average cost: $84,000
  • 1999: 7 buildings, average cost: $59,200
  • 1998: 3 buildings, average cost: $88,300
  • 1997: 6 buildings, average cost: $266,700
Number of permits per 10,000 Gallia, OH residents
Average permit cost in Gallia, OH

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,572 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,127 (0.9%)

Distribution of median household income in Gallia, OH in 2022
Distribution of house value in Gallia, OH in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Gallia, OH in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 17.3%
Gallia County:

17.3%
Ohio:

13.4%
(15.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 34.7% for Black residents, 41.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 5.7% for other race residents, 54.2% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 40.5 years old
(Males: 39.2 years old, Females: 42.4 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 41.8 years old, Black residents: 36.5 years old, Asian residents: 26.1 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 33.6 years old, Other race residents: 41.2 years old)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Gallia County is $454 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $640 a month.

Cities in this county include: Gallipolis, Rio Grande, Crown City, Vinton, Cheshire, Kanauga.

Gallia County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Zip CodeCityTestsMax concentrationMin concentrationArithmetic meanGeometric meanStandard deviationCoefficient of variationMean concentrationFirst quartileThird quartile
45614Bidwell1310.60.32.621.632.95112.321.600.652.58
45620Cheshire64.11.62.722.610.8430.832.552.002.90
45623Crown City310.60.80.780.2250.800.850.85
45631Gallipolis849.20.22.812.112.0572.92.301.203.50
45658Patriot570.32.71.552.75101.941.900.383.25
45674Rio Grande45.20.92.41.91.9681.721.750.902.30
45685Thurman21.71.71.71.7001.704.551.70
45686Vinton83.70.51.611.410.9458.411.401.101.50

All concentrations are in units of pico-Curies of radiation per liter of air ( pCi/l ).

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Neighboring counties: Alpine County, California , Hamilton County , Ripley County, Indiana , Montgomery County, Missouri .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

4.1%
Ohio:

3.1%

Unemployment by year in Gallia, OH
County total employment by year in Gallia, OH
County average yearly wages by year in Gallia, OH

Current college students: 1,494
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 282 (73.8% naturalized citizens)

Gallia County:

1.0%
Whole state:

5.0%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1332010 or later
  • 552000 to 2009
  • 271990 to 1999
  • 621980 to 1989
  • 121970 to 1979
  • 97Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 88.8%

Gallia County marital status for males Gallia County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 9,127
  • One, attached: 107
  • Two: 169
  • 3 or 4: 418
  • 5 to 9: 298
  • 10 to 19: 49
  • 20 to 49: 116
  • 50 or more: 32
  • Mobile homes: 3,104
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 28

Housing units in Gallia County with a mortgage: 3,689 (234 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 238 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 36

Here:

7.7% with mortgage
State:

95.2% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Gallia County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant4,19542
Mainline Protestant3,38420
Catholic4821
Other3572
Black Protestant-1
None22,516-
Gallia County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 7
Gallia County:

2.27 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.89 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Here:

0.32 / 10,000 pop.
Ohio:

0.13 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 6
This county:

1.95 / 10,000 pop.
Ohio:

1.25 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 17
Gallia County:

5.52 / 10,000 pop.
Ohio:

2.93 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 5
This county:

1.62 / 10,000 pop.
State:

6.25 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Gallia County:

10.4%
Ohio:

10.3%

Adult obesity rate:
Gallia County:

29.1%
State:

29.1%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

13.2%
State:

11.9%

Agriculture in Gallia County:

Average size of farms: 126 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $15,272
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $184.01
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 1.30%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 62.85%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $14,483
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 24.47%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $26,612
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 95.62%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 16.53
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 4.74%
Corn for grain: 1613 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 188 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 2262 harvested acres
Vegetables: 117 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 80 acres

Earthquake activity:

Gallia County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Ohio state average. It is 0% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 99.9 miles away from Gallia County center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 244.2 miles away from the county center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 175.7 miles away from the county center
On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 209.0 miles away from the county center
On 9/7/1988 at 02:28:09, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 98.8 miles away from Gallia County center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 200.3 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • Ohio Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4507, Natural disaster type: Other
  • Ohio Severe Storms, Flooding, And Landslides, Incident Period: February 5, 2019 - February 13, 2019, FEMA Id: 4424, Natural disaster type: Storm, Landslide, Flood
  • Ohio Severe Storms, Landslides, And Mudslides, Incident Period: February 14, 2018 - February 25, 2018, FEMA Id: 4360, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide
  • Ohio Severe Storms and Straight-line Winds, Incident Period: June 29, 2012 to July 02, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4077: August 20, 2012, FEMA Id: 4077, Natural disaster type: Storm, Wind
  • Ohio Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: April 04, 2011 to May 15, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4002: July 13, 2011, FEMA Id: 4002, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • Ohio Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3250: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3250, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Ohio Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: August 27, 2004 to September 27, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1556: September 19, 2004, FEMA Id: 1556, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • Ohio Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: February 14, 2003 to March 18, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1453: March 14, 2003, FEMA Id: 1453, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
  • Ohio Severe Storms And Flooding, Incident Period: February 18, 2000 to March 02, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1321: March 07, 2000, FEMA Id: 1321, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • Ohio Severe Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: February 28, 1997 to March 17, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1164: March 04, 1997, FEMA Id: 1164, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • 5 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Gallia County (15) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 9, Floods: 8, Landslides: 2, Blizzard: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Mudslide: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Tornado: 1, Wind: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Gallia

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 9,484 (81.0%)
  • Carpooled: 718 (6.1%)
  • Bus: 16 (0.1%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 47 (0.4%)
  • Bicycle: 14 (0.1%)
  • Walked: 188 (1.6%)
  • Worked at home: 1,101 (9.4%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (29%)
  • Educational services (17%)
  • Retail trade (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Manufacturing (5%)
  • Other services, except public administration (5%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (32%)
  • Educational services (18%)
  • Retail trade (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Manufacturing (6%)
  • Other services, except public administration (6%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Production occupations (14%)
  • Transportation occupations (10%)
  • Management occupations (9%)
  • Sales and related occupations (9%)
  • Architecture and engineering occupations (7%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (6%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (18%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (10%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (9%)
  • Management occupations (8%)
  • Sales and related occupations (8%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (8%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (6%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Philippines (22%)
  • Kazakhstan (12%)
  • Russia (9%)
  • England (8%)
  • Brazil (7%)
  • Scotland (6%)
  • Canada (6%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Gallia County


  • English (23%)
  • American (22%)
  • German (13%)
  • Irish (10%)
  • Pennsylvania German (3%)
  • European (3%)
  • Welsh (2%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Gallia County, Ohio in 2010:

  • 505 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 305 people in college/university student housing
  • 43 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 35 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 24 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 5 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 4 people in other noninstitutional facilities

People in group quarters in Gallia County, Ohio in 2000:

  • 380 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 241 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the intellectually disabled
  • 228 people in nursing homes
  • 45 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 32 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 15 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
  • 4 people in other group homes
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $57,566.

4.80% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($44,000 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

4.80%
Ohio average:

5.68%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.03% relocated from other counties in Ohio ($27,497 average AGI)
1.77% relocated from other states ($16,505 average AGI)
Gallia County:

1.77%
Ohio average:

1.92%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Jackson County, OH  0.51% ($43,788 average AGI)
from Lawrence County, OH  0.49% ($38,860)
from Mason County, WV  0.45% ($31,609)
from Meigs County, OH  0.40% ($36,976)
from Franklin County, OH  0.32% ($40,182)


4.64% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($39,731 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

4.64%
Ohio average:

5.79%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.06% relocated to other counties in Ohio ($26,013 average AGI)
1.58% relocated to other states ($13,720 average AGI)
Gallia County:

1.58%
Ohio average:

2.05%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Jackson County, OH  0.61% ($53,113 average AGI)
to Meigs County, OH  0.46% ($34,234)
to Mason County, WV  0.43% ($35,545)
to Lawrence County, OH  0.33% ($36,000)
to Franklin County, OH  0.31% ($34,844)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.7

Births per 1000 population in Gallia County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 12.6

Deaths per 1000 population in Gallia County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 12.6

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Gallia County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 9.5%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 6.4%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Gallia County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Gallia County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Gallia County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Gallia County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Gallia County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Gallia County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 5,804 (4,486 aged, 1,318 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 387 (5%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Gallia County, Ohio in 1999 - 2019:

  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (613)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (554)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (500)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (419)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (212)
  • Unspecified dementia (96)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (75)
  • Congestive heart failure (58)
  • Cardiac arrest, unspecified (53)
  • Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (32)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 3.2
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 24,789
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 553
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 37,548

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,288
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,122
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 19

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 39
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 99

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 10
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 138.3. This is more than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 115.3
  • Other - 23.1

Household type by relationship:

Households: 29,229
  • Male householders: 5,228 (1,621 living alone), Female householders: 6,289 (1,700 living alone)
  • 6,148 spouses (6,148 opposite-sex spouses), 560 unmarried partners, (553 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 8,348 children (7,676 natural, 88 adopted, 569 stepchildren), 856 grandchildren, 169 brothers or sisters, 172 parents, 0 foster children, 345 other relatives, 426 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 668

Size of family households: 3,683 2-persons, 1,723 3-persons, 1,459 4-persons, 393 5-persons, 165 6-persons, 241 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,320 1-person, 449 2-persons, 43 3-persons.

4,867 married couples with children.
1,168 single-parent households (487 men, 681 women).

96.4% of residents of Gallia speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (89% speak English very well, 3% speak English well, 9% don't speak English at all).
2.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 1% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (41% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 33% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $203,505,000 ($6,511 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,182,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $82,717,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $46,503,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,288,000
Federal grants: $66,380,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,619,000 ($3,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,997,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $12,213,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,219,000
Federal Government insurance: $27,660,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 2,075
Here:

66 per 1000 residents
State:

69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,699
Here:

54 per 1000 residents
State:

50 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +15
Here:

+0 per 1000 residents
State:

+7 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -62
Here -2 per 1000 residents
State -15 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Gallia County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.60 millions of gallons per day (98% from ground, 2% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.1
State:

6.7

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.7
State:

4.4

Year house built in Gallia County, Ohio
  • Year house built in Gallia County, Ohio
  • 752020 or later
  • 9112010 to 2019
  • 1,8772000 to 2009
  • 2,1931990 to 1999
  • 1,5861980 to 1989
  • 2,6761970 to 1979
  • 1,2481960 to 1969
  • 1,0821950 to 1959
  • 6011940 to 1949
  • 1,2381939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Gallia County, Ohio
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Gallia County, Ohio
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Gallia County, Ohio
  • 271 room
  • 992 rooms
  • 1493 rooms
  • 1,0314 rooms
  • 2,0815 rooms
  • 1,8996 rooms
  • 1,5287 rooms
  • 8888 rooms
  • 1,1299+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gallia County, Ohio
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gallia County, Ohio
  • 681 room
  • 172 rooms
  • 3973 rooms
  • 7574 rooms
  • 7545 rooms
  • 3436 rooms
  • 1187 rooms
  • 2218 rooms
  • 369+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Gallia County, Ohio
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Gallia County, Ohio
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Gallia County, Ohio
  • 46no bedroom
  • 1891 bedroom
  • 1,8112 bedrooms
  • 4,9653 bedrooms
  • 1,4954 bedrooms
  • 2985+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gallia County, Ohio
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gallia County, Ohio
  • 70no bedroom
  • 4331 bedroom
  • 1,0602 bedrooms
  • 8453 bedrooms
  • 2764 bedrooms
  • 325+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Gallia County, Ohio in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Gallia County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Gallia County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 427no vehicle
  • 2,2831 vehicle
  • 3,3402 vehicles
  • 1,7723 vehicles
  • 7184 vehicles
  • 2485+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Gallia County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Gallia County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 593no vehicle
  • 9841 vehicle
  • 8082 vehicles
  • 1463 vehicles
  • 274 vehicles
  • 1445+ vehicles

91.2% of Gallia County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 82% lived in Ohio.

Gallia County:

91.2%
State average:

87.8%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 19,500
  • Other state: 9,285
  • Northeast: 582
  • Midwest: 861
  • South: 6,887
  • West: 850
Year householders moved into unit in Gallia County, OH
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Gallia County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 48.9%Electricity
  • 23.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 17.9%Utility gas
  • 7.5%Wood
  • 0.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.6%Other fuel
  • 0.4%Coal or coke
  • 0.2%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 55.3%Electricity
  • 29.3%Utility gas
  • 7.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 7.0%Wood
  • 0.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.2%No fuel used

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 513
Here:

16.8%
Ohio:

16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 147
Here:

10.6%
Ohio:

13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 123
Here:

13.7%
Ohio:

22.3%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Gallia County government finances - Expenditure in 2017:

  • Charges - Other: $4,617,000
    Sewerage: $701,000
    Regular Highways: $117,000
  • Construction - Sewerage: $6,488,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $8,190,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $7,787,000
    Police Protection: $5,489,000
    Health - Other: $2,941,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,511,000
    Financial Administration: $2,509,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,085,000
    Sewerage: $627,000
    General - Other: $108,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $136,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Sewerage: $418,000
    General - Other: $45,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $11,059,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,827,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $8,289,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,237,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $2,770,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,739,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $149,000
  • Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $3,628,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $677,000
    General Revenue - Other: $593,000
    Rents: $172,000
    Interest Earnings: $70,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $6,000
    Sale of Property: $5,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $36,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $11,041,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $8,289,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $7,598,000
    Public Welfare: $5,014,000
    Other: $3,343,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,117,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,101,000
    Sewerage: $63,000
  • Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $5,046,000
    Property: $3,629,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $88,000

Gallia County government finances - Revenue in 2017:

  • Charges - Other: $4,617,000
    Sewerage: $701,000
    Regular Highways: $117,000
  • Construction - Sewerage: $6,488,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $8,190,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $7,787,000
    Police Protection: $5,489,000
    Health - Other: $2,941,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,511,000
    Financial Administration: $2,509,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,085,000
    Sewerage: $627,000
    General - Other: $108,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $136,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Sewerage: $418,000
    General - Other: $45,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $11,059,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,827,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $8,289,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,237,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $2,770,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,739,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $149,000
  • Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $3,628,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $677,000
    General Revenue - Other: $593,000
    Rents: $172,000
    Interest Earnings: $70,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $6,000
    Sale of Property: $5,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $36,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $11,041,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $8,289,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $7,598,000
    Public Welfare: $5,014,000
    Other: $3,343,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,117,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,101,000
    Sewerage: $63,000
  • Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $5,046,000
    Property: $3,629,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $88,000

Gallia County government finances - Debt in 2017:

  • Charges - Other: $4,617,000
    Sewerage: $701,000
    Regular Highways: $117,000
  • Construction - Sewerage: $6,488,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $8,190,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $7,787,000
    Police Protection: $5,489,000
    Health - Other: $2,941,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,511,000
    Financial Administration: $2,509,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,085,000
    Sewerage: $627,000
    General - Other: $108,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $136,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Sewerage: $418,000
    General - Other: $45,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $11,059,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,827,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $8,289,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,237,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $2,770,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,739,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $149,000
  • Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $3,628,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $677,000
    General Revenue - Other: $593,000
    Rents: $172,000
    Interest Earnings: $70,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $6,000
    Sale of Property: $5,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $36,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $11,041,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $8,289,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $7,598,000
    Public Welfare: $5,014,000
    Other: $3,343,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,117,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,101,000
    Sewerage: $63,000
  • Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $5,046,000
    Property: $3,629,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $88,000

Gallia County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017:

  • Charges - Other: $4,617,000
    Sewerage: $701,000
    Regular Highways: $117,000
  • Construction - Sewerage: $6,488,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $8,190,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $7,787,000
    Police Protection: $5,489,000
    Health - Other: $2,941,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,511,000
    Financial Administration: $2,509,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,085,000
    Sewerage: $627,000
    General - Other: $108,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $136,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Sewerage: $418,000
    General - Other: $45,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $11,059,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,827,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $8,289,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,237,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $2,770,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,739,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $149,000
  • Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $3,628,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $677,000
    General Revenue - Other: $593,000
    Rents: $172,000
    Interest Earnings: $70,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $6,000
    Sale of Property: $5,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $36,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $11,041,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $8,289,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $7,598,000
    Public Welfare: $5,014,000
    Other: $3,343,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,117,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,101,000
    Sewerage: $63,000
  • Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $5,046,000
    Property: $3,629,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $88,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 1,610
  • Number of aged recipients: 75
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,535
  • Number of recipients under 18: 188
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,155
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 267
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 461
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 733
Most common first names in Gallia County, OH among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John22373.4 years
Charles19673.2 years
James19569.6 years
William17872.8 years
Mary17476.4 years
Robert11069.0 years
George8574.0 years
Helen7078.3 years
Margaret6079.0 years
Paul5770.6 years
Most common last names in Gallia County, OH among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Johnson10173.9 years
Smith8773.3 years
Sheets8277.4 years
Saunders7677.0 years
Williams7276.3 years
Davis6776.7 years
Miller5372.8 years
Brown5280.3 years
White5072.5 years
Thomas4978.2 years
Businesses in Gallia County, OH
NameCountNameCount
ALDI1Kmart1
AT&T1Little Caesars Pizza1
Arby's1Long John Silver's1
AutoZone1McDonald's2
Blockbuster1Papa John's Pizza1
Burger King1Pizza Hut1
CVS1RadioShack1
Curves1SAS Shoes1
Dairy Queen1Sears1
Fashion Bug1Subway4
FedEx1Super 81
GNC1Taco Bell1
GameStop1True Value1
H&R Block1U-Haul4
Hilton1UPS3
Holiday Inn1Walmart1
KFC1Wendy's1

Gallia County on our top lists:

  • #52 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"