Galax city, Virginia

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Galax city, Virginia is among the lowest in the country for median household income, and among the highest in the country for poverty rate (127th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Galax city, Virginia	Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	6,726	8,705,170	334,922,499	2755th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$38,675	$93,170	$80,734	3091st of 3,221
Median Age	42.9	39.0	38.9	1254th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	19.1%	42.2%	35.7%	2173rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$141,300	$383,700	$332,700	2374th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$743	$1,579	$1,413	2516th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	31.1%	9.9%	12.5%	127th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.1%	4.3%	5.2%	1195th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	816.3	220.5	n/a	223rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	5.5%	13.1%	14.1%	906th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	66.2	n/a	n/a	3039th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	56.3%	67.3%	65.2%	3088th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	22.6	27.3	26.4	2007th of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.8%	18.3%	15.1%	2475th of 3,222
Uninsured	12.9%	n/a	n/a	1062nd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	37.4%	48.7%	46.9%	2996th of 3,222
Broadband Access	83.2%	n/a	n/a	1620th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Galax city, Virginia

Statistic	Galax city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	76.8%	58.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	14.1%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	4.9%	18.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	6.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.3%	4.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	38.7	60.7	61.4

Age in Galax city, Virginia

Statistic	Galax city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Median Age	42.9	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	24.8%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.8%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	7.8%	13.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.1%	13.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.4%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	21.1%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Galax city, Virginia

Statistic	Galax city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Households	2,763	3,365,732	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.5	2.5
Family Households	57.9%	64.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	27.4%	30.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	20.5%	16.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	40.0%	28.5%	28.7%
Never Married	30.3%	33.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Galax city, Virginia

Statistic	Galax city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$29,667	$50,666	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	32.5%	12.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	13.6%	14.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	11.8%	18.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	7.6%	17.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	31.1%	9.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	48.1%	23.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	22.1%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Galax city, Virginia

Statistic	Galax city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Housing Units	3,214	3,684,756	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	71.9%	61.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	11.1%	18.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	14.0%	8.7%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,967.0	1,984.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	43.7%	32.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.5%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,072	$2,790	n/a

Education in Galax city, Virginia

Statistic	Galax city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Less than High School	15.6%	8.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	28.0%	23.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	37.3%	25.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	11.7%	23.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.3%	18.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Galax city, Virginia

Statistic	Galax city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	56.0%	65.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	83.4%	67.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	2.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.2%	2.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	52.6%	23.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	10.6%	8.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	8.4%	6.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Galax city, Virginia

Statistic	Galax city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	65.1%	48.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.5%	7.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.0%	5.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	90.0%	82.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	9.4%	7.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	5.0%	14.3%	16.7%

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