Virginia · Census place 30208
Galax city, VA
Quick answer
Galax city has 6,698 residents, ranking #176 of 688 places in Virginia. Median household income is $41,438, the median home is worth $126,800 and median gross rent runs $692 a month.
- Population
- 6,698Galax city residents
- Median household income
- $41,438Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $126,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $692Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 61.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Galax city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Galax city median would spend about 20% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 23.4% of residents and 61.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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