Galax City County, VA Demographic Data
Galax City County, VA Summary
Galax City County is located in Virginia
- Population: 6,942
- Area: 8.28 sq. miles
- Land Area: 8.24 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.04 sq. miles
- Population Density: 838.40 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 2,440.94 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Galax City County, VA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
3,568
52%
50.8
Male
3,290
48%
49.2
Total Population
6,858
323,128,000
Galax City County, VA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
347
5.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
290
4.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
578
8.4%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
451
6.6%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
251
3.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
708
10.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
790
11.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,093
15.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
480
7.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
372
5.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
737
10.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
436
6.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
325
4.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
5,369
78.3%
77.2
Female
2,949
54.9%
51.3
Male
2,420
45.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
5,072
74.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,706
24.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,498
21.8%
15.2
Female
904
60.3%
55.8
Male
594
39.7%
44.2
Median Age (years)
45
0.0%
0.0
Galax City County, VA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
6,677
97.4%
96.8
White
6,097
88.9%
72.6
Black or African American
470
6.9%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
3
0.0%
0.8
Asian
8
0.1%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
4
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
4
0.1%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
99
1.4%
5.1
Two or More Races
181
2.6%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,197
17.5%
17.8
Mexican
1,053
15.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
10
0.1%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
134
2.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
5,661
82.5%
82.2
Galax City County, VA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
433
8.8%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
725
14.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,861
37.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,147
23.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
299
6.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
262
5.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
214
4.3%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,158
23.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
3,783
76.6%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
476
9.6%
31.2
Galax City County, VA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,449
25.7%
33.7%
Now Married
2,402
42.6%
47.5
Divorced
967
17.1%
11.0%
Separated
218
3.9%
2.0
Widowed
607
10.8
5.8%
Galax City County, VA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
5,675
87.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
836
12.8%
21.6%
Spanish
763
11.7%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
45
0.7%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
4
0.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
24
0.4%
1.1%
Galax City County, VA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
427
15.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
348
12.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
390
14.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
323
11.7%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
428
15.5%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
423
15.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
214
7.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
169
6.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
11
0.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
34
1.2%
6.4
Median household income
31,110
57,617
Per capita income
20,796
31,128
Galax City County, VA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
34
1.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
339
11.8%
9.8
Construction
87
3.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
571
19.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
94
3.3%
6.6
Information
32
1.1%
2.1
Manufacturing
702
24.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
148
5.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
183
6.4%
11.4
Public administration
113
3.9%
4.6
Retail trade
427
14.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
102
3.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
49
1.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
145
5.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
615
21.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
867
30.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
709
24.6%
23.3%
Service occupations
545
18.9%
18.1%
Galax City County, VA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
2,849
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
2,414
84.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
310
10.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
10
0.4%
5.1
Walked
43
1.5%
2.7
Other means
37
1.3%
1.8
Worked at home
35
1.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
20.9
26.6
Galax City County, VA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
481
17.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
914
33.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
902
32.6%
37.1
3 or more
470
17.0%
21.0
Galax City County, VA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
2,767
81.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,564
56.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,203
43.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
637
18.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
9
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
14
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
Galax City County, VA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,404
1 room
27
0.8%
2.4
2 rooms
133
3.9%
2.7
3 rooms
339
10.0%
9.1
4 rooms
614
18.0%
16.5
5 rooms
862
25.3%
19.8
6 rooms
483
14.2%
17.8
7 rooms
371
10.9%
12.0
8 rooms
313
9.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
262
7.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Galax City County, VA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,404
1-unit, detached
2,350
69.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
34
1.0%
5.9
2-units
254
7.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
105
3.1%
4.4
5 to 9 units
108
3.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
182
5.3%
4.4
20 or more units
95
2.8%
9.0
Mobile home
276
8.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Galax City County, VA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
292
8.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
330
9.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
624
18.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
465
13.7%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
552
16.2%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
352
10.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
581
17.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
193
5.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
15
0.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Galax City County, VA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
43
1.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
83
3.0%
4.7
Electricity
1,589
57.4%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
739
26.7%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
307
11.1%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
6
0.2%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Galax City County, VA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
768
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
39
5.1%
20.1%
$2,000 to $2,499
60
7.8%
11.8%
Less than $500
97
12.6%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
160
20.8%
28.8%
$500 to $999
412
53.6%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
291
37.9%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
107
13.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
159
20.7%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
59
7.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
152
19.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Galax City County, VA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,095
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
41
3.7%
28.3%
Less than $500
351
32.1%
10.7%
$500 to $999
703
64.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
108
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
542
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
137
14.2%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
108
11.2%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
132
13.7%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
122
12.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
17
1.8%
9.0%
35.0% or more
447
46.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
240
0.0%
0.0%
Galax City County, VA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,564
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
316
20.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
445
28.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
446
28.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
206
13.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
71
4.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
74
4.7%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
6
0.4%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
101,600
205,000
