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GALAX, VIRGINIA QUICK STATSCounty: Galax city
Incorporated: 1906
Elevation: 2382 feet
Land Area: 8.23 square miles
Population Density: 827 people per square mile
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (81.2%), Hispanic (11.1%), Black (6.3%), Other race (5.5%), Two or more races (1.0%), American Indian (0.8%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries (City): United States (20.1%), English (10.5%), German (5.6%), Irish (4.5%), Scottish (2.0%), Scotch-Irish (1.8%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Winston-Salem, NC (53.5 miles , pop. 185,776)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Greensboro, NC (73.4 miles , pop. 223,891)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (388.9 miles , pop. 1,517,550)
Nearest cities: Fries, VA (2.2 miles ), Woodlawn, VA (2.8 miles ), Fancy Gap, VA (3.5 miles ), Hillsville, VA (3.5 miles ), Independence, VA (3.6 miles ), Cana, VA (3.9 miles ), Sparta, NC (4.0 miles ), Fort Chiswell, VA (4.4 miles )
Galax Compared to State Average: Median household income below state average. Median house value below state average. Unemployed percentage below state average. Black race population percentage significantly below state average. Hispanic race population percentage above state average. Median age above state average. Length of stay since moving in above state average. Number of college students below state average. Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
GALAX, VIRGINIA EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 60.40%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.10%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.60%
Colleges/Universities in Galax:
CREATIONS HAIR ACADEMY Location: 225 S MAIN ST, Private, for-profit)
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Galax:
NEW RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 34 miles, DUBLIN, VA, Full-time enrollment: 2,262 RADFORD UNIVERSITY about 39 miles, RADFORD, VA, FT enrollment: 8,034 BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE about 46 miles, BLUEFIELD, WV, FT enrollment: 2,096 VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIV about 48 miles, BLACKSBURG, VA, FT enrollment: 25,754 WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY about 52 miles, WINSTON SALEM, NC, FT enrollment: 5,944 FORSYTH TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 54 miles, WINSTON SALEM, NC, FT enrollment: 3,271 APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY about 54 miles, BOONE, NC, FT enrollment: 12,245
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