Giles County, Virginia

7 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 16,610
Median household income: $64,819
Median home value: $143,500

Home to 16,610 residents, Giles County is one of Virginia's counties. 7 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $64,819 is below the Virginia median ($90,974).

Between 2019 and 2023, Giles County's population held roughly steady from 16,772 to 16,610, while its median household income rose 18.9% from $54,520 to $64,819.

The typical home was built around 1971. 8.9% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,610
Median age: 45.8 yrs
Median household income: $64,819
Median home value: $143,500
Median gross rent: $780
Housing units: 8,316
Homeownership rate: 78.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.0%
Unemployment rate: 2.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,77216,610

Median household income

$54,520$64,819

Median home value

$123,200$143,500

Median gross rent

$700$780

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,772	$54,520	$123,200	$700
2020	16,760	$57,279	$127,800	$726
2021	16,764	$57,911	$133,700	$705
2022	16,711	$61,987	$141,900	$758
2023	16,610	$64,819	$143,500	$780

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1715.0%

18 to 247.1%

25 to 3411.3%

35 to 4411.0%

45 to 5413.9%

55 to 6414.8%

65 to 7412.7%

75 and over9.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	805	4.8%
5 to 17	2,492	15.0%
18 to 24	1,176	7.1%
25 to 34	1,882	11.3%
35 to 44	1,822	11.0%
45 to 54	2,315	13.9%
55 to 64	2,458	14.8%
65 to 74	2,112	12.7%
75 and over	1,548	9.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	15,666	94.3%
Black or African American	373	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.0%
Asian	84	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	19	0.1%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	186	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	280	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.8%

High school graduate43.8%

Some college or associate's29.4%

Bachelor's degree9.5%

Graduate or professional degree8.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,068	8.8%
High school graduate	5,318	43.8%
Some college or associate's	3,564	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	1,151	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1,036	8.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone84.0%

Carpooled9.8%

Public transit1.1%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.4%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,117	84.0%
Carpooled	717	9.8%
Public transit	77	1.1%
Walked	110	1.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	174	2.4%
Other means	86	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,950	27.4%
15 to 29 min	1,758	24.7%
30 to 44 min	1,964	27.6%
45 to 59 min	922	13.0%
60+ min	513	7.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 8.9% (1,468 of 16,473)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,106	60.7%
Nonfamily households	2,663	39.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,769	81.4%
Vacant	1,547	18.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,339	78.9%
Renter-occupied	1,430	21.1%

1-unit, detached73.5%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units3.0%

5 to 19 units2.2%

20 or more units1.7%

Mobile home & other18.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,110	73.5%
1-unit, attached	58	0.7%
2 to 4 units	246	3.0%
5 to 19 units	186	2.2%
20 or more units	145	1.7%
Mobile home & other	1,571	18.9%

Geography

County GEOID: 51071
State: Virginia
Land area: 357 sq mi
Water area: 4.34 sq mi
Center point: 37.3181, -80.6983

Cities & places

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