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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Galax City County is $19,609, which is much lower than the state average of $32,145 and is lower than the national average of $27,334. Galax City County median household income is $22,333, which has shrunk by 20.91% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 29.99% and is much lower than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Galax City County residents spend 21.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 27.2 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.3 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #106

Galax City County	19,609 USD
Virginia	32,145 USD
U.S.	27,334 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Galax City County	23,543 USD
Virginia	33,027 USD
U.S.	29,701 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Galax City County	30,775 USD
Virginia	40,128 USD
U.S.	35,201 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Galax City County	17,627 USD
Virginia	26,948 USD
U.S.	24,139 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #132

Galax City County	22,333 USD
Virginia	61,406 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Galax City County	39,006 USD
Virginia	82,584 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #132

Galax City County		-20.91%
Virginia		29.99%
U.S.		19.17%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Galax City County		Virginia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	14.28%	$7,564, see rank	26.89%	$14,285	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	37.64%	$11,979, see rank	25.70%	$15,385	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	3.88%	$568, see rank	1.79%	$2,804	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	16.39%	$12,213, see rank	20.39%	$26,210	17.51%	$21,489

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Galax City County	38,513 USD
Virginia	73,514 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Galax City County	54,297 USD
Virginia	95,703 USD
U.S.	82,446 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Galax City County	Virginia	U.S.
White	$21,759, see rank	$66,357	$54,999
Black	$19,875, see rank	$42,468	$35,194
Hispanic	$26,471, see rank	$57,793	$41,534
American Indian, Alaska Native	$27,466, see rank	$49,234	$36,779

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Galax City County	Virginia	U.S.
less than 25	$30,889, see rank	$31,967	$26,465
25 to 44	$27,260, see rank	$67,089	$57,132
45 to 64	$25,920, see rank	$73,733	$63,398
65 or over	$14,580, see rank	$38,641	$33,906

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Galax City County	%	Virginia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	5,888	see rank	6,216,349	238,733,844
Male¹	2,554	43.38%, see rank	48.55%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,439	56.34%, see rank	73.12%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	3.40%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	1,439	56.34%, see rank	69.71%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,345	93.47%, see rank	93.93%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	94	6.53%, see rank	6.07%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,115	43.66%, see rank	26.88%	29.08%
Female¹	3,334	56.62%, see rank	51.45%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,679	50.36%, see rank	61.95%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.63%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	1,679	50.36%, see rank	61.32%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,507	89.76%, see rank	94.22%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	172	10.24%, see rank	5.78%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,655	49.64%, see rank	38.05%	40.60%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Galax City County	%	Virginia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	2,806	100%	3,851,989	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,143	76.37%, see rank	77.00%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	301	10.73%, see rank	10.78%	10.35%
Public Transportation	21	0.75%, see rank	4.26%	4.94%
Walked	64	2.28%, see rank	2.36%	2.85%
Other Means	86	3.06%, see rank	1.38%	1.72%
Worked at Home	191	6.81%, see rank	4.23%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Galax City County	21.7 minutes
Virginia	27.2 minutes
U.S.	25.3 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Galax City County	%	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,852	-	3,824,131	141,833,331
Male¹	1,345	47.16%, see rank	51.67%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	348	25.87%, see rank	39.00%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	106	7.88%, see rank	12.64%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	143	10.63%, see rank	15.97%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.77%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	275	20.45%, see rank	10.87%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	377	28.03%, see rank	14.63%	18.08%
Female¹	1,507	52.84%, see rank	48.33%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	553	36.70%, see rank	43.28%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	477	31.65%, see rank	18.64%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	339	22.50%, see rank	31.99%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	14	0.93%, see rank	0.41%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	124	8.23%, see rank	5.23%	6.07%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Galax City County	%	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,852	100%	3,824,131	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	7	0.25%, see rank	1.12%	1.86%
Construction	253	8.87%, see rank	7.54%	7.13%
Manufacturing	550	19.28%, see rank	8.15%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	40	1.40%, see rank	2.19%	3.06%
Retail Trade	231	8.10%, see rank	10.80%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	83	2.91%, see rank	4.25%	5.07%
Information	73	2.56%, see rank	2.54%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	107	3.75%, see rank	6.71%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	196	6.87%, see rank	14.24%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	722	25.32%, see rank	20.31%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	241	8.45%, see rank	8.01%	8.86%
Public Administration	139	4.87%, see rank	8.98%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	210	7.36%, see rank	5.16%	4.86%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Galax City County	%	Virginia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	2,065	32.35%, see rank	10.29%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	408	23.48%, see rank	7.19%	10.08%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical poverty level data.