Galax, VA Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 6,981
| Galax, VA | % | Virginia | U.S. | |
| English | 2,617 | 88.17%, see rank | 84.46% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 312 | 10.51%, see rank | 6.31% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 28 | 0.94%, see rank | 4.18% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 3.67% | 3.36% |
| Other | 11 | 0.37%, see rank | 1.38% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 6,942
| Galax, VA | % | Virginia | U.S. | |
| English | 3,019 | 90.01%, see rank | 84.74% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 320 | 9.54%, see rank | 6.25% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 15 | 0.45%, see rank | 4.11% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 3.63% | 3.24% |
| Other | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 1.28% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 6,936
| Galax, VA | % | Virginia | U.S. | |
| English | 2,799 | 84.16%, see rank | 85.17% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 527 | 15.84%, see rank | 6.18% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 3.98% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 3.55% | 3.14% |
| Other | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 1.12% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 6,806
| Galax, VA | % | Virginia | U.S. | |
| English | 3,024 | 89.52%, see rank | 85.86% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 354 | 10.48%, see rank | 5.86% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 3.90% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 3.33% | 2.95% |
| Other | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 1.05% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 6,837
| Galax, VA | % | Virginia | U.S. | |
| English | 2,661 | 90.57%, see rank | 87.25% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 238 | 8.10%, see rank | 5.24% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 29 | 0.99%, see rank | 4.03% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 10 | 0.34%, see rank | 2.64% | 2.61% |
| Other | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.85% | 0.82% |
* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.