Gallia County vs Jackson County

A side-by-side comparison of Gallia County and Jackson County: population, income, housing, and more.

Gallia County and Jackson County are counties in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Jackson County has the higher population (32,588 vs 29,162 in Gallia County). Jackson County has the higher median household income ($58,409 vs $56,455 in Gallia County). Jackson County has the higher median home value ($140,400 vs $135,000 in Gallia County).

Population, income & housing

	Gallia County	Jackson County
Population	29,162	32,588
Median age	41.3 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$56,455	$58,409
Median home value	$135,000	$140,400
Median gross rent	$798	$773
Housing units	13,454	14,490
Homeownership rate	76.4%	73.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.9%	16.6%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gallia County	Jackson County
Population	30,088 → 29,162 (-3.1%)	32,450 → 32,588 (+0.4%)
Median household income	$44,858 → $56,455 (+25.9%)	$47,550 → $58,409 (+22.8%)
Median home value	$110,200 → $135,000 (+22.5%)	$97,400 → $140,400 (+44.1%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $798 (+18.2%)	$704 → $773 (+9.8%)

Gallia County

Population

30,08829,162

Median household income

$44,858$56,455

Median home value

$110,200$135,000

Median gross rent

$675$798

Jackson County

Population

32,45032,588

Median household income

$47,550$58,409

Median home value

$97,400$140,400

Median gross rent

$704$773

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gallia County	Jackson County
Under 5	6.2%	6.4%
5 to 17	17.5%	17.1%
18 to 24	8.4%	7.7%
25 to 34	11.6%	12.1%
35 to 44	11.4%	12.2%
45 to 54	11.8%	13.3%
55 to 64	13.8%	13.5%
65 to 74	11.4%	11.2%
75 and over	8.0%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gallia County	Jackson County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.2%	95.6%
Black or African American	2.0%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.8%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gallia County	Jackson County
No high school diploma	13.1%	12.5%
High school graduate	41.9%	47.0%
Some college or associate's	27.1%	23.8%
Bachelor's degree	10.2%	10.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.7%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gallia County	Jackson County
Drove alone	83.4%	81.8%
Carpooled	7.2%	7.5%
Public transit	0.5%	0.3%
Walked	1.9%	3.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	6.4%	5.8%
Other means	0.6%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gallia County	Jackson County
1-unit, detached	67.0%	71.7%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	4.8%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	4.4%
20 or more units	0.8%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	24.0%	18.3%

Poverty & households

	Gallia County	Jackson County
Poverty rate	14.8%	17.7%
Average household size	2.52	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	27	27
Median year structure built	1979	1977