Galax city vs King and Queen County

A side-by-side comparison of Galax city and King and Queen County: population, income, housing, and more.

Galax city and King and Queen County are counties in Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Galax city has the higher population (6,698 vs 6,676 in King and Queen County). King and Queen County has the higher median household income ($72,851 vs $41,438 in Galax city). King and Queen County has the higher median home value ($240,900 vs $126,800 in Galax city).

Population, income & housing

	Galax city	King and Queen County
Population	6,698	6,676
Median age	41.9 yrs	49.0 yrs
Median household income	$41,438	$72,851
Median home value	$126,800	$240,900
Median gross rent	$692	$982
Housing units	3,213	3,485
Homeownership rate	61.6%	77.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.3%	19.5%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Galax city	King and Queen County
Population	6,517 → 6,698 (+2.8%)	7,042 → 6,676 (-5.2%)
Median household income	$33,575 → $41,438 (+23.4%)	$63,982 → $72,851 (+13.9%)
Median home value	$96,600 → $126,800 (+31.3%)	$183,200 → $240,900 (+31.5%)
Median gross rent	$574 → $692 (+20.6%)	$968 → $982 (+1.4%)

Galax city

Population

6,5176,698

Median household income

$33,575$41,438

Median home value

$96,600$126,800

Median gross rent

$574$692

King and Queen County

Population

7,0426,676

Median household income

$63,982$72,851

Median home value

$183,200$240,900

Median gross rent

$968$982

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Galax city	King and Queen County
Under 5	8.0%	4.5%
5 to 17	16.4%	13.3%
18 to 24	9.0%	4.0%
25 to 34	7.9%	10.9%
35 to 44	10.5%	11.3%
45 to 54	13.1%	14.7%
55 to 64	15.2%	17.7%
65 to 74	11.6%	15.6%
75 and over	8.3%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Galax city	King and Queen County
White (non-Hispanic)	75.8%	66.3%
Black or African American	4.9%	23.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.2%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.7%
Two or more races	2.3%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	15.8%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Galax city	King and Queen County
No high school diploma	17.0%	10.0%
High school graduate	25.3%	38.7%
Some college or associate's	39.4%	31.9%
Bachelor's degree	11.9%	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Galax city	King and Queen County
Drove alone	80.1%	77.9%
Carpooled	16.6%	9.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	0.4%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.0%	11.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Galax city	King and Queen County
1-unit, detached	72.1%	80.3%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.1%
2 to 4 units	9.2%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	7.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.9%	18.5%

Poverty & households

	Galax city	King and Queen County
Poverty rate	23.4%	18.5%
Average household size	2.34	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	20	36
Median year structure built	1968	1990