Carroll County vs. Galax city County

	Carroll County (VA)	Galax city County (VA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	29,636	6,423
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-1.5%	-8.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	30,076	6,989
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	30,042	7,042
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.4%	3.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	18.2%	21.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	24.5%	22.7%
Female persons, percent	50.5%	52.2%
White alone, percent	97.3%	87.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.8%	9.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.0%
Asian alone, percent	0.2%	0.3%
Two or More Races, percent	1.3%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	3.7%	16.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	94.3%	75.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,832	485
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.1%	9.9%
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	77.0%	65.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$109,200	$101,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$997	$997
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$290	$327
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$556	$585
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	3.3%	20.3%
Households, 2014-2018	12,375	2,742
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.39	2.28
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	91.4%	90.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.9%	13.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	75.7%	77.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	65.2%	66.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	80.8%	71.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	13.1%	12.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	12.9%	18.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.6%	19.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	54.4%	55.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	47.7%	53.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	34,380	22,701
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	40,239	117,541
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	285,688	259,619
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$9,570	$37,582
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	26.3	22.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$43,532	$31,938
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$24,868	$21,722
Persons in poverty, percent	15.7%	25.5%
All firms, 2012	2,103	780
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,358	343
Women-owned firms, 2012	513	298
Minority-owned firms, 2012	78	48
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,988	680
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	257	124
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,752	599
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	63.3	854.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	474.69	8.24

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Carroll county (VA) and Galax city county (VA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.