Jury Pool Profile
Galax City City, Virginia
- County seat
- Galax
- Judicial district
- 27th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 6,670
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 6,726.
At a glance
Galax City is a 6,670-person venue. The city population is 80% White (Census race-alone categories). 14% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $38,922, $53,194 below the VA state median of $92,116; 19.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 10.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 36.5% of covered employment, average pay $50,580/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.75%, above the 3.66% state average. The city carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 68% to 72% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 6,726
- Median household income
- $38,675
- Unemployment
- 3.8%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This city: 80% / 5%.
Galax City has a population of 6,726, with a median age of 42.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 80.4%; Black residents 4.9%. Independently, 14.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $38,922; 19.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 21.6% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 36% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 36.5% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 19.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.75%, above the Virginia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this city in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 70%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Galax City was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 71.6% in 2024, 69.7% in 2020, 67.8% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 58% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 10.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
10.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Tagalog, Vietnamese. Veterans account for 9.4% of the adult civilian population (473 individuals).