2022 population: 6,730 ( 312 from 2010 , 5 from 2020)
Land area: 8.2 square miles
Population density: 817.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	4,940	73.40%	10.2%
Black:	363	5.39%	10.8%
Indian:	12	0.18%	71.4%
Asian:	56	0.83%	40.0%
2+ races:	155	2.30%	70.3%
Hispanic:	1,204	17.89%	21.7%

Total non-White:	1,790	26.60%	16.2%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	246	18.3
Deaths:	331	24.6
Net Migration:	90	6.7
Net Immigration:	-5	-0.4

Change in White population:	-561	-8.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	249	3.5

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

[Display all years]

Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
7,042
5,501	78.12%
407	5.78%
7	0.10%
40	0.57%
91	1.29%
989	14.04%
1,541	21.88%

2000
6,837
5,549	81.16%
412	6.03%
21	0.31%
48	0.70%
50	0.73%
757	11.07%
1,288	18.84%

1990
6,670
6,186	92.74%
402	6.03%
8	0.12%
0	0.00%
n/a
74	1.11%
484	7.26%

1980
6,524
6,155	94.34%
307	4.71%
22	0.34%
21	0.32%
n/a
19	0.29%
369	5.66%

1970
6,278
5,853	93.23%
334	5.32%
7	0.11%
2	0.03%
n/a
83	1.32%
425	6.77%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
853	12.5
928	13.6
-106	-1.6
258	3.8

-48	-0.7
253	3.7

Number	Rate
1990's
961	14.4
1,216	18.2
89	1.3
20	0.3

-637	-9.6
804	12.1

Number	Rate
1980's
886	13.6
920	14.1
0	0.0
n/a

31	0.5
115	1.8

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
0	0.0
n/a

302	4.8
-56	-0.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Galax city, VA

[Display all years]

Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
42.6
1,698	25.2%
5,032	74.8%
1,259	18.7%

2,618
2.42

1,604	61.3%
1,209	75.4%
130	8.1%
1,014	38.7%

2010
Number	Percent
42.4
1,544	21.9%
5,498	78.1%
1,423	20.2%

2,922
2.28

1,801	61.6%
1,218	67.6%
244	13.5%
1,121	38.4%

2000
Number	Percent
39.7
1,583	23.2%
5,254	76.8%
1,273	18.6%

2,938
2.28

1,849	62.9%
1,405	76.0%
163	8.8%
1,089	37.1%

1990
Number	Percent
39.0
1,453	21.8%
5,217	78.2%
1,345	20.2%

2,755
2.31

1,885	68.4%
1,463	77.6%
226	12.0%
870	31.6%

1980
Number	Percent
37.5
1,523	23.3%
5,001	76.7%
1,143	17.5%

2,639
2.44

1,947	73.8%
1,553	79.8%
198	10.2%
692	26.2%

2022 Housing Data for Galax city, VA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	122	4.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	215	8.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	233	8.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	203	7.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	121	4.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	144	5.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	177	6.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	103	3.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	76	2.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	204	7.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	217	8.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	263	10.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	167	6.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	40	1.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	100	3.8%
$200,000 or more	233	8.9%

Median Household Income	44,612
Per Capita Income	29,802

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	69
Compared to U.S.	69

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	137	5.2%
Public Assistance	48	1.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	379	14.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,988	63.1%
Unemployed	112	3.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,100	66.6%
Not in Labor Force	1,052	33.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		36.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	754	1,087	41.0%
Non-Profit	81	123	39.7%
Self-Employed	103	59	63.6%

Local Government	72	126	36.4%
State Government	110	91	54.7%
Federal Government	179	11	94.2%

Total Private + Self	857	1,146	42.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	442	351	55.7%
Total	1,299	1,497	46.5%

Pct. Govt.	21.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	388	13.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	738	26.4%
Professional, Technical	474	17.0%
Service Occupations	537	19.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	17	0.6%
All others	659	23.6%

White Collar		57.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	442	15.8%
Manufacturing	390	13.9%
Health care and social assistance	366	13.1%
Public administration	318	11.4%
Accommodation and food services	272	9.7%
Educational services	202	7.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	163	5.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	137	4.9%
Construction	118	4.2%
Other services	97	3.5%
Finance and insurance	87	3.1%
Wholesale trade	65	2.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	60	2.1%
Transportation and warehousing	23	0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	21	0.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	14	0.5%
Information	13	0.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	8	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	961	14.37%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	311	4.65%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	233	3.48%
Honduran	78	1.17%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	107	1.60%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	107	1.60%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	13	0.19%
Indian	12	0.18%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	5,174	83.1%
Spanish	1,001	16.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	31	0.5%
Tagalog	13	0.2%
Other	8	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	1,563	23.4%
English	976	14.6%
German	617	9.2%
Irish	440	6.6%
Scotch-Irish	156	2.3%
Lithuanian	118	1.8%
Polish	94	1.4%
Scottish	54	0.8%
French	47	0.7%
Italian	47	0.7%
British	31	0.5%
European	31	0.5%
Welsh	25	0.4%
Swedish	14	0.2%
Scandinavian	11	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	6,376	95.3%
Not a citizen	311	4.7%

Native	6,167	92.2%
Foreign-born	520	7.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
324	7.3%	552	12.5%	1,138	25.7%	1,644	37.1%	453	10.2%	321	7.2%
Average years of education: 12.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	324	7.3%
9-12 Years	552	12.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,138	25.7%
Some College	1,644	37.1%
Bach. Degree	453	10.2%
Grad Degree	321	7.2%
Average years of education: 12.5

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	3,498	3,208	290	8.3%	4.4%
1991	3,478	3,205	273	7.8%	5.8%
1992	3,491	3,270	221	6.3%	6.2%
1993	3,330	3,190	140	4.2%	5.2%
1994	3,411	3,277	134	3.9%	4.8%
1995	3,415	3,284	131	3.8%	4.4%
1996	3,491	3,334	157	4.5%	4.3%
1997	3,425	3,324	101	2.9%	3.7%
1998	3,290	3,187	103	3.1%	2.8%
1999	3,248	3,107	141	4.3%	2.7%

2000	3,305	3,191	114	3.4%	2.3%
2001	3,197	3,001	196	6.1%	3.3%
2002	3,284	3,011	273	8.3%	4.4%
2003	3,284	3,064	220	6.7%	4.3%
2004	3,158	2,966	192	6.1%	4.1%
2005	3,122	2,949	173	5.5%	3.8%
2006	3,039	2,840	199	6.5%	3.3%
2007	3,133	2,942	191	6.1%	3.3%
2008	3,132	2,926	206	6.6%	4.3%
2009	3,250	2,929	321	9.9%	6.8%

2010	3,179	2,824	355	11.2%	7.3%
2011	3,099	2,781	318	10.3%	6.6%
2012	3,051	2,786	265	8.7%	5.9%
2013	3,018	2,764	254	8.4%	5.6%
2014	3,003	2,786	217	7.2%	5.1%
2015	2,957	2,798	159	5.4%	4.4%
2016	2,905	2,764	141	4.9%	4.0%
2017	3,021	2,896	125	4.1%	3.7%
2018	2,943	2,843	100	3.4%	2.9%
2019	2,935	2,844	91	3.1%	2.7%

2020	2,881	2,658	223	7.7%	6.2%
2021	2,823	2,705	118	4.2%	3.9%
2022	2,852	2,763	89	3.1%	2.9%
2023	2,902	2,790	112	3.9%	2.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	3,169
Median Value	$109,300

Occupied	2,618	82.6%
Vacant	551	17.4%

Owned	1,847	70.6%
Rented	771	29.4%
Median Rent	$660

Single-Family Units	2,398	75.7%
Detached	2,373	74.9%
Attached	25	0.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	254	8.0%
Mobile Homes	261	8.2%

Galax city, VA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Galax city, VA

2022 Housing Data for Galax city, VA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Galax city, VA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Galax city, VA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Galax city, VA

Historical Labor Force Data for Galax city, VA