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Population (year 2000): 6,837. Estimated
population in July 2005: 6,676 (-2.4% change)
Males: 3,250 (47.5%), Females: 3,587 (52.5%)
Zip code:
24333
Median resident age: 39.8 years
Median household income: $28,236 (year 2000)
Median house value: $70,300 (year 2000)
Races in Galax:
- 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: United States (20.1%), English
(10.5%), German (5.6%), Irish (4.5%), Scottish (2.0%),
Scotch-Irish (1.8%).
Elevation: 2382 feet
Land area: 8.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Galax
- High school or higher: 60.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
- Unemployed: 2.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 15.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Galax city
- Never married: 18.0%
- Now married: 55.5%
- Separated: 3.1%
- Widowed: 11.4%
- Divorced: 12.0%
8.6% Foreign born (7.9% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +104 (+1.5%).
Hospital/medical center in Galax:
- TWIN COUNTY REGIONAL HOSPITAL (200 HOSPITAL
DRIVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Galax:
- ALLEGHANY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles;
SPARTA, NC)
- WYTHE COUNTY COMM HOSP (about 23 miles; WYTHEVILLE,
VA)
- NORTHERN HOSPITAL OF SURRY COUNTY (about 24 miles;
MOUNT AIRY, NC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Galax:
- SMITH REYNOLDS (about 61 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC;
ID: INT)
- HICKORY REGIONAL (about 72 miles; HICKORY, NC; ID:
HKY)
- RALEIGH COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 79 miles; BECKLEY,
WV; ID: BKW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Galax:
- TWIN COUNTY (about 10 miles; GALAX HILLSVILLE, VA;
ID: HLX)
- ELKIN MUNI (about 29 miles; ELKIN, NC; ID: ZEF)
- MOUNT AIRY/SURRY COUNTY (about 30 miles; MOUNT AIRY,
NC; ID: MWK)
College/University 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 35 miles; DUBLIN,
VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,262)
- RADFORD UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; RADFORD, VA; FT
enrollment: 8,034)
- BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 47 miles; BLUEFIELD,
WV; FT enrollment: 2,096)
- VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIV (about
53 miles; BLACKSBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 25,754)
- CONCORD COLLEGE (about 55 miles; ATHENS, WV; FT
enrollment: 2,723)
- WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; WINSTON
SALEM, NC; FT enrollment: 5,944)
- FORSYTH TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles;
WINSTON SALEM, NC; FT enrollment: 3,271)
Public high school in Galax:
- GALAX HIGH (Students: 460; Location: 200
MAROON TIDE DR; Grades: 08 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Galax:
- GALAX ELEM. (Students: 549; Location: 225
ACADEMY DRIVE; Grades: KG - 04)
- GALAX MIDDLE (Students: 321; Location: MAROON
TIDE DR; Grades: 05 - 07)
- GLADEVILLE ELEM. (Students: 285; Location:
3117 GLENDALE RD; Grades: KG - 05)
- OAKLAND ELEM. (Students: 218; Location: 4930
PIPERS GAP ROAD; Grades: KG - 05)
- BAYWOOD ELEM. (Students: 151; Location: 247
GRAMMAR LANE; Grades: KG - 06)
- FAIRVIEW ELEM. (Students: 149; Location: 2323
FAIRVIEW RD; Grades: KG - 06)
- COOP CTR FOR EXCEP CHILDREN (Location: MAROON
TIDE DR; Grades: 00 - 00)
Private primary/middle school in Galax:
- NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 16;
Location: P O BOX 698; Grades: KG - 10)
Library in Galax:
- GALAX-CARROLL REGIONAL LIBRARY (Operating
income: $538,906; Location: 608 W. STUART DRIVE; 65,445
books; 1,596 audio materials; 1,786 video materials; 181
serial subscriptions)
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