County profile
Gallia County, OH
United States · GDP 2024
#1156 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-decile growthmore diversified than 17% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$2.3B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-10.7%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
9,393
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
572
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$46.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
29,072
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.0%
Median HH income
$56.8k±$4.4k
Bachelor's degree+
20.5%±2.4%
Poverty rate
16.4%±2.9%
Business applications
247 · 2025
Retail establishments
117
40.4/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Ohio Valley Banc Corp.Financial Services———HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care47%
Retail trade20%
Food & accommodation14%
Manufacturing8%
Education7%
Construction5%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
29,072
residents · 2025 · -0.5% since 2020
Income per capita $53.4k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+216
International migration+29
Natural change−406
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$2.3B2019
$2.1B2020
$2.4B2021
$2.4B2022
$2.6B2023
$2.3B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$155.6k±$9.7k
Median gross rent
$813/mo±$51/mo
Vacancy rate
13.7%±1.9%
Affordability
3.4× wages
Residential permits
$728.2k
7 units · 0.2/1k pop
FEMA risk score
48.3
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$973/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 87Heat wave 84Ice storm 67
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1612016
1662017
1742018
1812019
1882020
2042021
2122022
2552023
2542024
2732025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -50% since 2021142021
82022
102023
72024
72025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
44.3 km
I-64
Nearest freight rail
7.9 km
Freight rail
Nearest port
11.8 km
ARROW CONCRETE CO., GALLIPOLIS DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
54.9 km
TRI-STATE/MILTON J FERGUSON FLD
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$46.4k
avg. annual pay · +18% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Gallia?
Gallia's economy produced $2.3B in 2024, contracting 10.7% year over year — among the slowest-growing US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.