It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Galax has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Galax has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Galax than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Galax may be for you.
Galax is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
In terms of college education, Galax is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 18.29% of adults 25 and older in Galax have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Galax in 2022 was $31,429, which is lower middle income relative to Virginia, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $125,716 for a family of four. However, Galax contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Galax is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Galax home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Galax residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Galax also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.78% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Galax include English, German, Irish, Scots-Irish, and Lithuanian.
The most common language spoken in Galax is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
