Galax city County vs. Grayson County

	Galax city County (VA)	Grayson County (VA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	6,423	15,631
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-8.1%	0.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	6,989	15,554
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	7,042	15,533
Persons under 5 years, percent	3.9%	4.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.3%	16.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	22.7%	24.5%
Female persons, percent	52.2%	48.5%
White alone, percent	87.7%	92.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	9.2%	5.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.0%	0.3%
Asian alone, percent	0.3%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	0.7%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	16.6%	3.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	75.3%	89.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018	485	1,014
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	9.9%	2.1%
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	65.6%	79.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$101,100	$95,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$997	$864
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$327	$266
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$585	$530
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	20.3%	3.4%
Households, 2014-2018	2,742	6,542
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.28	2.28
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	90.1%	89.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	13.9%	4.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	77.0%	74.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	66.8%	64.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	71.4%	82.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	12.4%	12.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	18.9%	13.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	19.1%	13.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	55.4%	51.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.5%	50.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	22,701	4,419
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	259,619	40,503
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$37,582	$2,668
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	22.0	26.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$31,938	$33,969
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$21,722	$20,930
Persons in poverty, percent	25.5%	18.4%
All firms, 2012	780	1,476
Men-owned firms, 2012	343	861
Women-owned firms, 2012	298	387
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	680	1,416
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	124	113
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	599	1,269
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	854.6	35.1
Land area in square miles, 2010	8.24	442.18

Source: United States Census Bureau

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