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People QuickFacts | Galax | Virginia
Population, 2013 estimate | 7,035 | 8,260,405
Population, 2012 estimate | 6,928 | 8,186,628
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 7,042 | 8,001,031
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 | -0.1% | 3.2%
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | -1.6% | 2.3%
Population, 2010 | 7,042 | 8,001,024
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 5.9% | 6.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 21.9% | 23.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent,  2010 | 20.2% | 12.2%
Female persons, percent, 2010 | 52.9% | 50.9%
White alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 85.8% | 68.6%
Black or African American alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 6.2% | 19.4%
American Indian and [NAME] alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.1% | 0.4%
Asian alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.5% | 5.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent, 2010 | 2.0% | 2.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2010 (b) | 14.0% | 7.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2010 | 78.1% | 64.8%
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 | 85.3% | 84.7%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 | 6.1% | 11.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 | 9.0% | 14.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 76.0% | 86.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 15.0% | 34.7%
Veterans, 2008-2012 | 639 | 734,151
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 | 26 | 27.5
Housing units, 2010 | 3,252 | 3,364,939
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 | 64.6% | 67.8%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 | 20.0% | 21.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 | $107,000 | $249,700
Households, 2008-2012 | 3,354 | 3,006,219
Persons per household, 2008-2012 | 2 | 2.59
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 | $20,039 | $33,326
Median household income, 2008-2012 | $24,059 | $63,636
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 | 28.3% | 11.1%
Business QuickFacts | Galax | Virginia
Total number of firms, 2007 | 589 | 638,643
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 9.9%
American Indian- and [NAME] firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.5%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 7.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 4.5%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 30.1%
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 204,060 | 92,417,797
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 36,907 | 60,513,396
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 227,492 | 105,663,299
Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $33,474 | $13,687
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 22,522 | 15,340,483
Geography QuickFacts | Galax | Virginia
Land area in square miles, 2010 | 8.24 | 39,490.09
Persons per square mile, 2010 | 854.6 | 202.6
FIPS Code | 30208 | 51
Counties | Galax city
(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.
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: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts