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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (39.3%), Educational,health and social services (15.6%), Retail trade (14.0%).
Type of workers:
Galax city, Virginia business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...
Races in Galax city, Virginia:
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:
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)
Mean travel time to work: 15.7 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 59.7%
Housing units in structures:
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
Means of transportation to work
6.88% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($24,621 average adjusted gross income)
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%
6.70% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,751 average adjusted gross income)
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%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.9 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 16.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.5 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 16.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.5 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.3
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
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
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
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.86 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)
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.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $45,600
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