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    People MapStats Galax city Virginia
Population definition and source info Population, 2008 estimate 6,8087,769,089
Population definition and source info Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 6,8377,079,025
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1 definition and source info Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 -0.4%9.7%
Population, change, April 1, 2000 to July 1 definition and source info Population, change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 -29690,064
Persons under 5 years old definition and source info Persons under 5 years old, 2007 419518,410
Persons under 5 years old, percent definition and source info Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2007 6.1%6.7%
Persons under 18 years old definition and source info Persons under 18 years old, 2007 1,5531,826,179
Persons under 18 years old, percent definition and source info Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2007 22.8%23.7%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent definition and source info Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2007 19.9%11.8%
Persons 65 years old and over definition and source info Persons 65 years old and over, 2007 1,359909,522
Female persons, percent definition and source info Female persons, percent, 2007 51.6%50.9%
 
White persons definition and source info White persons, 2007 (a) 6,1805,642,342
Black persons definition and source info Black persons, 2007 (a) 5111,537,603
American Indian and Alaska Native persons definition and source info American Indian and Alaska Native persons, 2007 (a) 3427,339
Asian persons definition and source info Asian persons, 2007 (a) 48371,405
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander definition and source info Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 2007 (a) 16,263
Persons reporting two or more races definition and source info Persons reporting two or more races, 2007 50127,139
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin definition and source info Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, 2007 (b) 1,052508,217
White persons not Hispanic definition and source info White persons not Hispanic, 2007 5,1935,186,726
White persons, percent definition and source info White persons, percent, 2007 (a) 90.6%73.2%
Black persons, percent definition and source info Black persons, percent, 2007 (a) 7.5%19.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent definition and source info American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2007 (a) 0.5%0.4%
Asian persons, percent definition and source info Asian persons, percent, 2007 (a) 0.7%4.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent definition and source info Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2007 (a) Z0.1%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent definition and source info Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2007 0.7%1.6%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent definition and source info Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2007 (b) 15.4%6.6%
White persons not Hispanic, percent definition and source info White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2007 76.1%67.3%
 
Births definition and source info Births, 2005 78104,555
Deaths definition and source info Deaths, 2005 9157,855
Infant deaths definition and source info Infant deaths, 2005 NA608
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000 definition and source info Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 53.5%52.2%
Foreign born persons, percent definition and source info Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 8.6%8.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+ definition and source info Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 11.0%11.1%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+ definition and source info High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 60.4%81.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+ definition and source info Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 11.1%29.5%
Persons with a disability, age 5+ definition and source info Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 1,7891,155,083
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+ definition and source info Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 15.727.0
 
Housing units definition and source info Housing units, 2007 3,2863,274,394
Housing units, net change, April 1, 2000 to July 1 definition and source info Housing units, net change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007 69369,962
Housing units percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1 definition and source info Housing units percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007 2.1%12.7%
Homeownership rate definition and source info Homeownership rate, 2000 66.2%68.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units definition and source info Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $70,300$125,400
Households definition and source info Households, 2000 2,9502,699,173
Persons per household definition and source info Persons per household, 2000 2.272.54
Median household income definition and source info Median household income, 2007 $32,676$59,575
Persons below poverty, percent definition and source info Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 19.0%9.9%
    Business MapStats Galax city Virginia
Personal income definition and source info Personal income, 2006 ($million) FN2302,098
Personal income per capita definition and source info Personal income per capita, 2006 FN2$39,540
Civilian labor force definition and source info Civilian labor force, 2007 3,0714,054,199
Unemployment rate definition and source info Unemployment rate, 2007 5.7%3.0%
Full-time and part-time employment by place of work definition and source info Full-time and part-time employment by place of work, 2006 FN24,859,015
Full-time and part-time employment definition and source info Full-time and part-time employment, net change 2000 to 2006 NA451,691
Employment in government definition and source info Employment in government, 2006 FN2858,321
Earnings definition and source info Earnings, 2006 ($1000) FN2240,897,590
Average earnings per job definition and source info Average earnings per job, 2006 NA$49,577
Private nonfarm establishments definition and source info Private nonfarm establishments, 2006 350197,2633
Private nonfarm employment definition and source info Private nonfarm employment, 2006 5,9793,174,3633
Private nonfarm employment definition and source info Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006 -25.4%9.3%3
 
Total number of firms definition and source info Total number of firms, 2002 824529,520
Black-owned firms, percent definition and source info Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 F7.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent definition and source info American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 F0.5%
Asian-owned firms, percent definition and source info Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 F5.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent definition and source info Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F0.1%
Women-owned firms, percent definition and source info Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 24.9%29.7%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent definition and source info Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 F3.6%
 
Manufacturers shipments definition and source info Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) 328,28083,952,547
Accommodation and foodservices sales definition and source info Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 14,88210,929,429
Wholesale trade sales definition and source info Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) D69,267,796
Retail sales definition and source info Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 142,85480,509,062
Retail sales per capita definition and source info Retail sales per capita, 2002 $21,475$11,069
Building permits definition and source info Building permits, 2007 338,362
Valuation of building permits definition and source info Valuation of building permits, 2007 ($1000) 8846,357,473
Farm land definition and source info Farm land, 2002 (acres) FN18,624,829
Federal spending definition and source info Federal spending, 2007 ($1000) 82,409110,104,8073
Federal spending per capita definition and source info Federal spending per capita, 2007 $12,076$14,2773
 
    Geography MapStats Galax city Virginia
Land area definition and source info Land area, 2000 (square miles) 8.2339,594.07
Persons per square mile definition and source info Persons per square mile, 2000 854.6178.8
Persons per square mile definition and source info FIPS Code 64051
Persons per square mile definition and source info Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area None 

1: Independent city of Galax included with Grayson County; data not available separately. **51640 incl. with 51077.
2: Independent city of Galax included with Carroll County; data not available separately. **51640 incl. with 51035.
3: Includes data not distributed by county.

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(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

Figures are in absolute numbers unless otherwise indicated.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms


Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Agricultural Statistics Service, National Center for Health Statistics, U.S. Census Bureau.
Last Revised: Thursday, 02-Jul-2009 12:01:11 EDT
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