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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Galax City Public Schools, VA based on the 2009 American Community Survey. See related sections General Demographics, Economic Characteristics and Housing Characteristics. See usage notes located at the bottom of the report.

    -- Table/Item --ValuePercent
Total households 3,378 100.0
    Family households (families) 1,608 47.6
        With own children under 18 years 633 18.7
    Married-couple family 957 28.3
        With own children under 18 years 299 8.9
    Male householder, no wife present, family 95 2.8
        With own children under 18 years 19 0.6
    Female householder, no husband present, family 556 16.5
        With own children under 18 years 315 9.3
    Nonfamily households 1,770 52.4
    Householder living alone 1,510 44.7
        65 years and over 772 22.9
 
Households with one or more people under 18 years 776 23.0
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 1,222 36.2
 
Average household size 1.81
Average family size 2.42
 
RELATIONSHIP
Population in households 6,098 100.0
    Householder 3,378 55.4
        Spouse 951 15.6
        Child 1,031 16.9
        Other relatives 295 4.8
    Nonrelatives 443 7.3
        Unmarried partner 267 4.4
 
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over 2,473 100.0
    Never married 660 26.7
    Now married, except separated 1,084 43.8
    Separated 60 2.4
    Widowed 320 12.9
    Divorced 349 14.1
 
Females 15 years and over 3,410 100.0
    Never married 599 17.6
    Now married, except separated 1,098 32.2
    Separated 164 4.8
    Widowed 892 26.2
    Divorced 657 19.3
 
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo 103 100.0
    Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 0 0.0
        Per 1,000 unmarried women 0
    Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 69
        Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 0
        Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 155
        Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 0
 
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 84 100.0
    Responsible for grandchildren 13 15.5
Years responsible for grandchildren
        Less than 1 year 0 0.0
        1 or 2 years 0 0.0
        3 or 4 years 0 0.0
        5 or more years 13 15.5
 
    Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs 13 15.5
        Who are female 9 10.7
        Who are married 7 8.3
 
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 1,236 100.0
        Nursery school, preschool 63 5.1
        Kindergarten 11 0.9
        Elementary school (grades 1-8) 611 49.4
        High school (grades 9-12) 170 13.8
        College or graduate school 381 30.8
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over 5,185 100.0
        Less than 9th grade 936 18.1
        9th to 12th grade, no diploma 810 15.6
        High school graduate (includes equivalency) 1,489 28.7
        Some college, no degree 983 19.0
        Associate's degree 283 5.5
        Bachelor's degree 496 9.6
        Graduate or professional degree 188 3.6
 
Percent high school graduate or higher 66.3
Percent bachelor's degree or higher 13.2
 
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over 5,763 100.0
    Civilian veterans 934 16.2
 
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over 6,746 100.0
    Same house 5,500 81.5
    Different house in the U.S. 1,231 18.2
        Same county 358 5.3
        Different county 873 12.9
            Same state 721 10.7
            Different state 152 2.3
    Abroad 15 0.2
 
PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population 6,806 100.0
    Native 6,513 95.7
        Born in United States 6,503 95.5
            State of residence 4,629 68.0
            Different state 1,874 27.5
        Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s) 10 0.1
    Foreign born 293 4.3
 
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population 293 100.0
    Naturalized U.S. citizen 0 0.0
    Not a U.S. citizen 293 100.0
 
YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States 303 100.0
 
    Native 10 3.3
        Entered 2000 or later 0 0.0
        Entered before 2000 10 3.3
 
    Foreign born 293 96.7
        Entered 2000 or later 101 33.3
        Entered before 2000 192 63.4
 
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 293 100.0
    Europe 0 0.0
    Asia 0 0.0
    Africa 0 0.0
    Oceania 0 0.0
    Latin America 293 100.0
    Northern America 0 0.0
 
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over 6,574 100.0
    English only 6,134 93.3
    Language other than English 440 6.7
            Speak English less than "very well" 192 2.9
        Spanish 440 6.7
            Speak English less than "very well" 192 2.9
        Other Indo-European languages 0 0.0
            Speak English less than "very well" 0 0.0
        Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0 0.0
            Speak English less than "very well" 0 0.0
        Other languages 0 0.0
            Speak English less than "very well" 0 0.0
 
ANCESTRY
Total population 6,806 100.0
    American 1,867 27.4
    Arab 0 0.0
    Czech 16 0.2
    Danish 14 0.2
    Dutch 91 1.3
    English 541 7.9
    French (except Basque) 60 0.9
    French Canadian 0 0.0
    German 518 7.6
    Greek 0 0.0
    Hungarian 9 0.1
    Irish 578 8.5
    Italian 38 0.6
    Lithuanian 0 0.0
    Norwegian 0 0.0
    Polish 47 0.7
    Portuguese 0 0.0
    Russian 29 0.4
    Scotch-Irish 63 0.9
    Scottish 131 1.9
    Slovak 0 0.0
    Subsaharan African 0 0.0
    Swedish 0 0.0
    Swiss 0 0.0
    Ukrainian 0 0.0
    Welsh 28 0.4
    West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 0 0.0
Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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