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A profile of Galax city from official statistics: 19 figures in 4 sections, each with its period, its change from a year earlier, its rank among similar places where a ranking exists, and its source.

Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

People

Population in Galax city was 6,670 in 2025, down 0.5% from 2024, and the 10th lowest of 133 counties in Virginia.

Population6,6702025Down 0.5% from 2024The 10th lowest of 133 counties in Virginia
Median age42.9 years2024Up 1 year from 2023Tied for the 65th lowest of 133 counties in Virginia
Population aged 65 and over22.1%2025Down less than 0.1 percentage points from 2024The 62nd lowest of 133 counties in Virginia
Foreign-born population share5.5%2024Down 0.1 percentage points from 2023
Population density312.7 inhabitants per km²2025Down 0.5% from 2024
Net domestic migration, July to June02025, estimatedCompared with -47 in 2024
6,6506,6756,7006,7256,7506,7756,8002020202120222023202420252020: 6,716 persons2021: 6,656 persons2022: 6,720 persons2023: 6,777 persons2024: 6,701 persons2025: 6,670 persons
Population, 2020 to 2025. persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program).

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex (cc-est agesex): residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the total, 1 July; states and the nation summed from counties; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km²; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Population and demography statistics and rankings

Work and income

Unemployment rate in Galax city was 3.5% (provisional) in August 2026, unchanged from August 2025, and tied for the 55th lowest of 133 counties in Virginia.

Unemployment rate3.5%August 2026, provisionalUnchanged from August 2025Tied for the 55th lowest of 133 counties in Virginia
Median household income$38,6752024Down 6.7% from 2023The lowest of 133 counties in Virginia
Poverty rate (US official measure)21.6%2024Up 0.8 percentage points from 2023The 11th highest of 133 counties in Virginia
Gini index54.22024Up 1 point from 2023
2345672021-072022-042023-012023-102024-072025-042026-082021-07: 4.5 %2021-08: 4.2 %2021-09: 4.1 %2021-10: 4 %2021-11: 2.2 %2021-12: 2.9 %2022-01: 3 %2022-02: 3 %2022-03: 3 %2022-04: 2.7 %2022-05: 3 %2022-06: 3.4 %2022-07: 3.4 %2022-08: 3.4 %2022-09: 2.8 %2022-10: 2.8 %2022-11: 3 %2022-12: 2.8 %2023-01: 3.4 %2023-02: 3.6 %2023-03: 3.1 %2023-04: 2.7 %2023-05: 3.2 %2023-06: 5.3 %2023-07: 3.7 %2023-08: 6.1 %2023-09: 3.2 %2023-10: 3.3 %2023-11: 3.4 %2023-12: 3.1 %2024-01: 3.5 %2024-02: 3.2 %2024-03: 3.4 %2024-04: 2.7 %2024-05: 3.2 %2024-06: 3.7 %2024-07: 3.8 %2024-08: 6.4 %2024-09: 3.2 %2024-10: 3.3 %2024-11: 3.3 %2024-12: 3 %2025-01: 5.7 %2025-02: 3.7 %2025-03: 3.7 %2025-04: 2.9 %2025-05: 3.2 %2025-06: 3.8 %2025-07: 3.7 %2025-08: 3.5 %2025-09: 3.4 %2025-11: 4 %2025-12: 3.4 %2026-01: 4 %2026-02: 3.9 %2026-03: 3.8 %2026-04: 3.4 %2026-05: 3.9 %2026-06: 4.2 %2026-07: 3.7 %2026-08: 3.5 %
Unemployment rate, July 2021 to August 2026. %. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted.

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months; U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100). Labor market statistics and rankings

Prices and housing

Median home value in Galax city was $141,300 in 2024, up 11.4% from 2023, and the 14th lowest of 133 counties in Virginia.

Median home value$141,3002024Up 11.4% from 2023The 14th lowest of 133 counties in Virginia
County house price annual change, sales and refinances0.38%2025Down 7.39 percentage points from 2024The 14th lowest of 123 counties in Virginia
Median gross rent (monthly)$7432024Up 7.4% from 2023Tied for the 15th lowest of 133 counties in Virginia
Homeownership rate (US, housing units)56.3%2024Down 5.3 percentage points from 2023
Housing units authorized by building permits62025, estimatedDown 40% from 2024
100K110K120K130K140K150K20212022202320242021: 100,000 USD2022: 109,300 USD2023: 126,800 USD2024: 141,300 USD
Median home value, 2021 to 2024. USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units; Federal Housing Finance Agency, FHFA developmental all-transactions county house prices, published annual percent change, nominal, not seasonally adjusted; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs; U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey: final annual county estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation. Housing statistics and rankings

Business and tourism

Employer firms in Galax city were 280 in 2023, up 2.2% from 2022, and tied for the 41st lowest of 133 counties in Virginia.

Employer firms2802023Up 2.2% from 2022Tied for the 41st lowest of 133 counties in Virginia
Establishment entry rate7.718%2023Up 2.33 percentage points from 2022The 20th lowest of 131 counties in Virginia
Establishment exit rate5.034%2023Down 2.37 percentage points from 2022The 4th lowest of 133 counties in Virginia
Job creation rate6.804%2023Down 1.79 percentage points from 2022
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Employer firms, 1999 to 2023. count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties; U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010; U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010; U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Companies statistics and rankings

Sources and citations

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  1. U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  2. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b01002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  3. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex (cc-est agesex): residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the total, 1 July; states and the nation summed from counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/counties/asrh/cc-est2025-agesex-all.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  4. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  5. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km². https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  6. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  7. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  8. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  9. U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  10. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19083.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  11. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25077.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  12. Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). FHFA developmental all-transactions county house prices, published annual percent change, nominal, not seasonally adjusted. https://www.fhfa.gov/hpi/download/annual/hpi_at_county.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  13. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  14. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  15. U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual county estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/County/co2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  16. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  17. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  18. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  19. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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