Demographics of Galax city, Virginia

Galax city, Virginia had 6,670 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −46 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Galax city, in four figures

6,670
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −0.7%
Change since July 2020: −46 people.; 42.9 ±5.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $38,675 ±$8,836
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Galax city, Virginia's population shrank 0.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Galax city, Virginia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Galax city, Virginia's population shrank 0.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Galax city, Virginia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	6,716	100.0	100.0
2021	6,656	99.1	100.2
2022	6,720	100.1	100.7
2023	6,777	100.9	101.6
2024	6,701	99.8	102.5
2025	6,670	99.3	103.1

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Population of Galax city, Virginia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	6,716	−9	−7	0	−2
2021	6,656	−60	−49	−1	−15
2022	6,720	+64	−38	−3	+103
2023	6,777	+57	−6	−1	+64
2024	6,701	−76	−28	+1	−47
2025	6,670	−31	−30	−2	0

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.9 ±5.5: for men 46.3 ±4.2 and for women 38.8 ±7.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Galax city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Under 5	517 ±155	7.7% ±2.3	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,152 ±229	17.1% ±3.4	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	595 ±209	8.8% ±3.1	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,201 ±238	17.9% ±3.5	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,843 ±297	27.4% ±4.4	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,418 ±239	21.1% ±3.6	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $38,675 ±$8,836, and income per person $29,667 ±$6,082, in 2024 dollars. The median is $93,170 ±$458 in Virginia and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Galax city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	897 ±226	32.5% ±7.7	12.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	640 ±164	23.2% ±5.6	14.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	376 ±161	13.6% ±5.7	14.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	230 ±94	8.3% ±3.3	12.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	327 ±128	11.8% ±4.5	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	20 to 146	0.7% to 5.3%	11.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	61 to 359	2.2% to 13.0%	17.7% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Galax city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Virginia	United States
All ages	2,020 ±504	31.1% ±7.8	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	706 ±234	42.8% ±11.4	12.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	871 ±289	27.3% ±8.0	9.4% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	443 ±131	26.7% ±6.5	8.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Galax city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Galax city	Virginia	United States
Housing units	3,214 ±207	3,684,756 ±486	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	86.0% ±4.7	91.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	14.0% ±4.5	8.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	56.3% ±6.1	67.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	43.7% ±8.3	32.7% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$141,300 ±$23,066	$383,700 ±$1,024	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$743 ±$65	$1,579 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1967 ±3	1984 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Galax city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	950 ±217	14.1% ±3.2	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,165 ±286	76.8% ±4.3	58.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	331 ±140	4.9% ±2.1	18.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 48	0% to 0.7%	6.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 27	0% to 0.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 61	0% to 0.9%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	85 to 363	1.3% to 5.4%	4.7% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Galax city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Born in the state	4,377 ±304	65.1% ±4.5	48.8% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,892 ±308	28.1% ±4.6	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 180	0% to 2.7%	2.1% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	369 ±130	5.5% ±1.9	13.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	47 to 287	0.7% to 4.3%	7.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	94 to 310	1.4% to 4.6%	5.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Galax city among the counties of Virginia

124th of 133 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Virginia page.

Counties of Virginia near Galax city in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Franklin city	8,478	+4.1%
Lexington city	7,769	+6.2%
Rappahannock County	7,439	+1.6%
King and Queen County	6,743	+2.4%
Buena Vista city	6,672	+0.8%
Galax city	6,670	−0.7%
Charles City County	6,623	−1.8%
Surry County	6,603	+0.8%
Bland County	6,151	−1.7%
Covington city	5,680	−1.2%
Emporia city	5,447	−4.4%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Counties in Virginia by poverty rate
No. 4 Counties by poverty rate
No. 9 Counties in Virginia by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 15 Counties in Virginia by median age
No. 26 Counties in Virginia by foreign-born share
No. 66 Counties in Virginia by per capita income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026