Galax city, Virginia (VA)

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County population in 2005: 6,676 (91% urban, 9% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 1,949
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,001

% of renters here:	34%
State:	32%

Land area: 8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 811 people per square mile

(high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	18.6%
Whole state:	9.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	4.1%
Whole state:	4.3%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (39.3%), Educational,health and social services (15.6%), Retail trade (14.0%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 85%
Government: 11%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 4%
Unpaid family work: 1%

Galax city, Virginia business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Galax city, Virginia:

White Non-Hispanic (81.2%)
Hispanic (11.1%)
Black (6.3%)
Other race (5.5%)
Two or more races (1.0%)
American Indian (0.8%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	39.8 years
Virginia median age:	35.7 years

Males: 3,250	(47.5%)
Females: 3,587	(52.5%)

Total labor force in 2004: 3,236
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.5%

Average household size:

Galax city:	2.3 people
Virginia:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $32,811 ($28,236 in 2000)

This county	$32,811
Virginia:	$54,240

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $125,629

Galax city	$125,629
Virginia:	$212,300

Median montly rent in 2000: $346
Institutionalized population: 135
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Galax city in 2000: $650

Galax city races chart

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $429 (0.6%)

Area name: Carroll County-Galax city, VA HUD Nonmetro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Galax city is $436 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $483 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $579 a month.

Neighboring counties: Carroll County , Grayson County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	6.1%
Virginia:	2.8%

Unemployment by year (%)

Current college students: 195
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 60.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 588 (6% naturalized citizens)

Galax city:	8.6%
Whole state:	8.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 170
1990 to 1994: 183
1985 to 1989: 79
1980 to 1984: 73
1975 to 1979: 55
1970 to 1974: 0
1970 to 1974: 0
1965 to 1969: 28

Mean travel time to work: 15.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 59.7%

Galax city marital status for males

Galax city marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,121
One, attached: 53
Two: 168
3 or 4: 117
5 to 9: 139
10 to 19: 202
20 or more: 58
Mobile homes: 359

Housing units in Galax city with a mortgage: 820 (68 second mortgage, 116 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 792

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Furniture and related products (20%)
Textile mills and textile products (9%)
Construction (8%)
Wood products (6%)
Health care (6%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (5%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (16%)
Furniture and related products (10%)
Textile mills and textile products (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
Social assistance (5%)
Apparel (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
Woodworkers (9%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Cashiers (7%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (75%)
Honduras (11%)
United Kingdom (3%)
Guatemala (3%)
Spain (3%)
Cuba (2%)
Egypt (2%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Galax city:

United States or American (33%)
English (16%)
German (7%)
Irish (6%)
Scotch-Irish (3%)
Scottish (2%)
Dutch (2%)

Galax city mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,305 (77%)
Carpooled: 579 (19%)
Taxi: 8 (0%)
Walked: 64 (2%)
Other means: 12 (0%)
Worked at home: 45 (1%)

135 people in nursing homes
4 people in other nonhousehold living situations

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $40,082.

6.88% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($24,621 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.88%
Virginia average:	11.06%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.43% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($15,310 average AGI)
2.45% relocated from other states ($9,316 average AGI)
Galax city: 2.45%
Virginia average: 4.24%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Carroll County, VA	1.86% ($20,830 average AGI)
from Grayson County, VA	1.38% ($24,171)

6.70% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,751 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.70%
Virginia average:	10.78%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.24% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($20,414 average AGI)
2.46% relocated to other states ($11,331 average AGI)
Galax city: 2.46%
Virginia average: 4.13%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Carroll County, VA	1.66% ($30,262 average AGI)
to Grayson County, VA	0.83% ($15,143)
to Wythe County, VA	0.40% ($32,100)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 16.0

Births per 1000 population in Galax city

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 16.5

Deaths per 1000 population in Galax city

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Galax city

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,423 (2,774 aged, 649 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%

Household type by relationship

Households: 6,699

In family households: 5,504 (1,454 male householders, 395 female householders)
1,483 spouses, 1,790 children (1,593 natural, 73 adopted, 124 stepchildren), 123 grandchildren, 28 brothers or sisters, 65 parents, 57 other relatives, 109 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,195 (417 male householders (359 living alone)), 672 female householders (643 living alone)), 106 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 138 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 904 2-persons, 461 3-persons, 272 4-persons, 130 5-persons, 56 6-persons, 26 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,002 1-person, 71 2-persons, 16 3-persons.

963 married couples with children.
464 single-parent households (81 men, 383 women).

89.0% of residents of Galax city speak English at home.
10.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (27% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 25% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (51% speak English very well, 49% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $74,958,000 ($11260 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,753,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $43,001,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $18,254,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,000
Federal grants: $10,488,000
Federal procurement contracts: $560,000 ($72,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,650,000 ($681,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $0,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,455,000
Federal Government insurance: $0,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 543

Here:	81 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 545

Here:	82 per 1000 residents
State:	40 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +149

Here:	+22 per 1000 residents
State:	+18 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -293

Here:	-44 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Galax city

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.86 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.7
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.0
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 66
1995 to 1998: 139
1990 to 1994: 209
1980 to 1989: 429
1970 to 1979: 650
1960 to 1969: 492
1950 to 1959: 497
1940 to 1949: 307
1939 or earlier: 428

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Galax city, Virginia:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 24
3 rooms: 98
4 rooms: 187
5 rooms: 588
6 rooms: 345
7 rooms: 367
8 rooms: 214
9 or more rooms: 126

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Galax city, Virginia:

1 room: 37
2 rooms: 118
3 rooms: 189
4 rooms: 346
5 rooms: 196
6 rooms: 67
7 rooms: 28
8 rooms: 10
9 or more rooms: 10

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Galax city:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 66
2 bedrooms: 543
3 bedrooms: 1,003
4 bedrooms: 277
5 or more bedrooms: 60

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Galax city:

no bedroom: 37
1 bedroom: 262
2 bedrooms: 490
3 bedrooms: 166
4 bedrooms: 46
5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Galax city in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 138
1 vehicle: 693
2 vehicles: 755
3 vehicles: 267
4 vehicles: 63
5 or more vehicles: 33

Cars and other vehicles available in Galax city in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 307
1 vehicle: 483
2 vehicles: 145
3 vehicles: 56
4 vehicles: 10
5 or more vehicles: 0

55% of Galax city residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 78% lived in Virginia.

Galax city:	54.7%
State average:	53.8%

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

This state: 4718
Northeast: 104
Midwest: 173
South: 1130
West: 115

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $45,600

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (47%)
Electricity (41%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
Wood (5%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (56%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (37%)
Wood (3%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
Utility gas (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Virginia:	9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 17

Here:	4.8%
Virginia:	8.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 9

Here:	4.6%
Virginia:	20.6%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

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