Grayson County vs. Galax city County

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

Source: United States Census Bureau

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