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Data:
Races - White alone (%)
Races - White alone (% change since 2000)
Races - Black alone (%)
Races - Black alone (% change since 2000)
Races - American Indian alone (%)
Races - American Indian alone (% change since 2000)
Races - Asian alone (%)
Races - Asian alone (% change since 2000)
Races - Hispanic (%)
Races - Hispanic (% change since 2000)
Races - Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone (%)
Races - Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone (% change since 2000)
Races - Two or more races(%)
Races - Two or more races(% change since 2000)
Races - Other race alone (%)
Races - Other race alone (% change since 2000)
Place of birth - Born in state of residence (%)
Place of birth - Born in state of residence (%) - White
Place of birth - Born in state of residence (%) - Black or African American
Place of birth - Born in state of residence (%) - Asian
Place of birth - Born in state of residence (%) - Hispanic or Latino
Place of birth - Born in state of residence (%) - American Indian and Alaska Native
Place of birth - Born in state of residence (%) - Multirace
Place of birth - Born in state of residence (%) - Other
Place of birth - Born in other state (%)
Place of birth - Born in other state (%) - White
Place of birth - Born in other state (%) - Black or African American
Place of birth - Born in other state (%) - Asian
Place of birth - Born in other state (%) - Hispanic or Latino
Place of birth - Born in other state (%) - American Indian and Alaska Native
Place of birth - Born in other state (%) - Multirace
Place of birth - Born in other state (%) - Other
Place of birth - Native, outside of US (%)
Place of birth - Native, outside of US (%) - White
Place of birth - Native, outside of US (%) - Black or African American
Place of birth - Native, outside of US (%) - Asian
Place of birth - Native, outside of US (%) - Hispanic or Latino
Place of birth - Native, outside of US (%) - American Indian and Alaska Native
Place of birth - Native, outside of US (%) - Multirace
Place of birth - Native, outside of US (%) - Other
Place of birth - Foreign born (%)
Place of birth - Foreign born (%) - White
Place of birth - Foreign born (%) - Black or African American
Place of birth - Foreign born (%) - Asian
Place of birth - Foreign born (%) - Hispanic or Latino
Place of birth - Foreign born (%) - American Indian and Alaska Native
Place of birth - Foreign born (%) - Multirace
Place of birth - Foreign born (%) - Other
Residents speaking English at home (%)
Residents speaking English at home - Born in the United States (%)
Residents speaking English at home - Native, born elsewhere (%)
Residents speaking English at home - Foreign born (%)
Residents speaking Spanish at home (%)
Residents speaking Spanish at home - Born in the United States (%)
Residents speaking Spanish at home - Native, born elsewhere (%)
Residents speaking Spanish at home - Foreign born (%)
Residents speaking other language at home (%)
Residents speaking other language at home - Born in the United States (%)
Residents speaking other language at home - Native, born elsewhere (%)
Residents speaking other language at home - Foreign born (%)
Marital status - Never married (%)
Marital status - Now married (%)
Marital status - Separated (%)
Marital status - Widowed (%)
Marital status - Divorced (%)
Ancestries Reported - Arab (%)
Ancestries Reported - Czech (%)
Ancestries Reported - Danish (%)
Ancestries Reported - Dutch (%)
Ancestries Reported - English (%)
Ancestries Reported - French (%)
Ancestries Reported - French Canadian (%)
Ancestries Reported - German (%)
Ancestries Reported - Greek (%)
Ancestries Reported - Hungarian (%)
Ancestries Reported - Irish (%)
Ancestries Reported - Italian (%)
Ancestries Reported - Lithuanian (%)
Ancestries Reported - Norwegian (%)
Ancestries Reported - Polish (%)
Ancestries Reported - Portuguese (%)
Ancestries Reported - Russian (%)
Ancestries Reported - Scotch-Irish (%)
Ancestries Reported - Scottish (%)
Ancestries Reported - Slovak (%)
Ancestries Reported - Subsaharan African (%)
Ancestries Reported - Swedish (%)
Ancestries Reported - Swiss (%)
Ancestries Reported - Ukrainian (%)
Ancestries Reported - United States (%)
Ancestries Reported - Welsh (%)
Ancestries Reported - West Indian (%)
Ancestries Reported - Other (%)
Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%)
Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%) - White
Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%) - Black or African American
Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%) - Asian
Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%) - Hispanic or Latino
Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%) - American Indian and Alaska Native
Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%) - Multirace
Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%) - Other
Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%) - White
Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%) - Black or African American
Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%) - Asian
Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%) - Hispanic or Latino
Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%) - American Indian and Alaska Native
Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%) - Multirace
Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%) - Other
Geographical mobility - Moved from different county within same state (%)
Geographical mobility - Moved from different county within same state (%) - White
Geographical mobility - Moved from different county within same state (%) - Black or African American
Geographical mobility - Moved from different county within same state (%) - Asian
Geographical mobility - Moved from different county within same state (%) - Hispanic or Latino
Geographical mobility - Moved from different county within same state (%) - American Indian and Alaska Native
Geographical mobility - Moved from different county within same state (%) - Multirace
Geographical mobility - Moved from different county within same state (%) - Other
Geographical mobility - Moved from different state (%)
Geographical mobility - Moved from different state (%) - White
Geographical mobility - Moved from different state (%) - Black or African American
Geographical mobility - Moved from different state (%) - Asian
Geographical mobility - Moved from different state (%) - Hispanic or Latino
Geographical mobility - Moved from different state (%) - American Indian and Alaska Native
Geographical mobility - Moved from different state (%) - Multirace
Geographical mobility - Moved from different state (%) - Other
Geographical mobility - Moved from abroad (%)
Geographical mobility - Moved from abroad (%) - White
Geographical mobility - Moved from abroad (%) - Black or African American
Geographical mobility - Moved from abroad (%) - Asian
Geographical mobility - Moved from abroad (%) - Hispanic or Latino
Geographical mobility - Moved from abroad (%) - American Indian and Alaska Native
Geographical mobility - Moved from abroad (%) - Multirace
Geographical mobility - Moved from abroad (%) - Other
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - England (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Scotland (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Ireland (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Denmark (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Norway (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Sweden (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Other Northern Europe (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Austria (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Belgium (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - France (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Germany (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Netherlands (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Switzerland (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Other Western Europe (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Greece (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Italy (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Portugal (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Spain (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Other Southern Europe (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Albania (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Belarus (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Bulgaria (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Croatia (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Czechoslovakia (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Hungary (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Latvia (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Lithuania (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Macedonia (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Moldova (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Poland (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Romania (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Russia (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Ukraine (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Bosnia and Herzegovina (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Yugoslavia (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Serbia (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Other Eastern Europe (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - China (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Hong Kong (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Taiwan (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Japan (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Korea (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Other Eastern Asia (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Afghanistan (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Bangladesh (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - India (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Iran (%)
Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Other (%)
2009
2000
Races in Galax, VA (2009)
White alone - 5,801 (85.2%)
Hispanic - 530 (7.8%)
Black alone - 436 (6.4%)
American Indian alone - 39 (0.6%)
Races in Galax, VA (2000)
White alone - 5,549 (81.2%)
Hispanic - 757 (11.1%)
Black alone - 412 (6.0%)
Asian alone - 47 (0.7%)
Two or more races - 50 (0.7%)
American Indian alone - 21 (0.3%)
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone - 1 (0.01%)
2009
2000
White alone - 5,212,297 (66.1%)
Black alone - 1,514,779 (19.2%)
Hispanic - 564,239 (7.2%)
Asian alone - 389,180 (4.9%)
Two or more races - 155,817 (2.0%)
Other race alone - 21,838 (0.3%)
American Indian alone - 18,544 (0.2%)
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone - 5,896 (0.07%)
White alone - 4,965,637 (70.2%)
Black alone - 1,376,378 (19.4%)
Hispanic - 329,540 (4.7%)
Asian alone - 259,277 (3.7%)
Two or more races - 114,022 (1.6%)
American Indian alone - 18,596 (0.3%)
Other race alone - 11,685 (0.2%)
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone - 3,380 (0.05%)
English speakers - Total:
93.3% of residents of Galax speak English at home.
6.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well , 44% speak English less than very well ).
English speakers - Born in the United States:
97.6% of residents of Galax speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well ).
English speakers - Native, born elsewhere:
All residents speak only English at home
English speakers - Foreign born:
0.0% of residents of Galax speak English at home.
100.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (34% speak English very well , 66% speak English less than very well ).
White - Speak another language Native:
1.7% (100)Foreign born:
100.0% (293)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak another language Native:
28.3% (62)Foreign born:
100.0% (293)
588 residents are foreign born (7.9% Latin America ).
This city: 8.6%Virginia: 8.1%
Median age by place of birth - Galax
Place of birth - Galax White
Place of birth - Galax Black or African American
Place of birth - Galax White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
Place of birth - Galax Hispanic or Latino
Place of birth by age - Galax
Marital status for White population 15 years and over: Males:
Never married: 26.9%Now married: 44.2%Separated: 2.5%Widowed: 12.3%Divorced: 14.0%
Females:
Never married: 17.6%Now married: 33.2%Separated: 3.1%Widowed: 26.4%Divorced: 19.7%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months Now married:
100.0% (103)Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months Now married:
40.2% (504)Unmarried:
59.8% (749)
Marital status for Black or African American population 15 years and over: Males:
Never married: 21.0%Now married: 36.2%Separated: 0.0%Widowed: 26.7%Divorced: 16.2%
Females:
Never married: 20.9%Now married: 19.6%Separated: 43.2%Widowed: 16.2%Divorced: 0.0%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months Now married:
75.0% (93)Unmarried:
25.0% (31)
Marital status for White alone, not Hispanic / Latino population 15 years and over: Males:
Never married: 19.3%Now married: 48.4%Separated: 2.8%Widowed: 13.8%Divorced: 15.7%
Females:
Never married: 14.7%Now married: 34.4%Separated: 3.3%Widowed: 26.4%Divorced: 21.2%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months Now married:
100.0% (90)Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months Now married:
43.5% (478)Unmarried:
56.5% (621)
Marital status for Hispanic or Latino population 15 years and over: Males:
Never married: 92.3%Now married: 7.7%Separated: 0.0%Widowed: 0.0%Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 56.1%Now married: 17.1%Separated: 0.0%Widowed: 26.8%Divorced: 0.0%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months Now married:
100.0% (13)Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months Now married:
16.9% (26)Unmarried:
83.1% (128)
United States - 1,374 (20.1%)
Other - 1,255 (18.4%)
English - 716 (10.5%)
German - 385 (5.6%)
Irish - 310 (4.5%)
Scottish - 134 (2.0%)
Scotch-Irish - 120 (1.8%)
Dutch - 107 (1.6%)
Swedish - 80 (1.2%)
Italian - 76 (1.1%)
Slovak - 20 (0.3%)
Welsh - 20 (0.3%)
Arab - 11 (0.2%)
Norwegian - 9 (0.1%)
Russian - 9 (0.1%)
Ukrainian - 9 (0.1%)
Polish - 8 (0.1%)
Portuguese - 6 (0.09%)
Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%)
White: 5,036 (80.3%)
Black or African American: 425 (97.5%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 39 (100.0%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 4,735 (82.5%)
Hispanic or Latino: 301 (56.8%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%)
White: 358 (5.7%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 157 (2.7%)
Hispanic or Latino: 201 (37.9%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same state (%)
White: 721 (11.5%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 721 (12.6%)
Geographical mobility - Moved from different state (%)
White: 141 (2.2%)
Black or African American: 11 (2.5%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 113 (2.0%)
Hispanic or Latino: 28 (5.3%)
Geographical mobility - Moved from abroad (%)
White: 15 (0.2%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 15 (0.3%)
Children Nativity - Galax, VA
Under 6 years
6 to 17 years
Living with two parents:
122 Native
Living with one parent:
87 Native
Living with two parents:
264 Native
Living with one parent:
387 Native
Grandparents responsible for own grandchildren - White: Grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 30 to 59 years :
42.9% (3)60 years and over:
57.1% (4)
Grandparents not responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years: 30 to 59 years:
62.0% (44)60 years and over:
38.0% (27)
Grandparents responsible for own grandchildren - Black or African American: Grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 30 to 59 years :
100.0% (6)60 years and over:
0.0% (0)
Grandparents responsible for own grandchildren - White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: Grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 30 to 59 years :
42.9% (3)60 years and over:
57.1% (4)
Grandparents not responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years: 30 to 59 years:
62.0% (44)60 years and over:
38.0% (27)
Zip codes: 24333 .