Last official estimated population of Galax city was 7,077 (year 2014)[1]. This was 0.002% of total US population and 0.1% of total Virginia state population. Area of Galax city is 8.3 mi² (=21.4 km²), in this year population density was 854.71 p/mi². If population growth rate would be same as in period 2010-2014 (+0.12%/yr), Galax city population in 2025 would be 7,174 [0].
Historical population of Galax city for period 1960-2014 [1] , [2] , [3]:
Estimated population for 2014[1]. Population density is in p./sq.mi [4]. Changes are for period 2010-2015. Value is %/year. Boundary lines are approx. 2012 [5]. Click on flag to hide it.
Population • Density • Changes • Legends • Position

[1960-1970] +1.8 %/yr
[1970-1980] +0.39 %/yr
[1980-1990] +0.33 %/yr
[1990-2000] +0.24 %/yr
[2000-2005] -0.26 %/yr
[2005-2010] +0.64 %/yr
[2010-2014] +0.12 %/yr
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Population of Galax city by age groups male (M) and female (F)[1b]
| Age Gr. | (M) | (F) | Total |
| 0 to 4 | 263 | 257 | 520 |
| 5 to 9 | 212 | 214 | 426 |
| 10 to 14 | 213 | 216 | 429 |
| 15 to 19 | 242 | 224 | 466 |
| 20 to 24 | 200 | 201 | 401 |
| 25 to 29 | 177 | 205 | 382 |
| 30 to 34 | 179 | 185 | 364 |
| 35 to 39 | 173 | 182 | 355 |
| 40 to 44 | 221 | 192 | 413 |
| 45 to 49 | 237 | 263 | 500 |
| 50 to 54 | 202 | 203 | 405 |
| 55 to 59 | 248 | 261 | 509 |
| 60 to 64 | 212 | 229 | 441 |
| 65 to 69 | 157 | 232 | 389 |
| 70 to 74 | 113 | 193 | 306 |
| 75 to 79 | 102 | 122 | 224 |
| 80 to 84 | 68 | 138 | 206 |
| 85+ | 76 | 202 | 278 |
Galax city resident population estimates by Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin[1b]. For full list of abbrevations see: population.us/about page.
| Race | Male | Female | Total |
| WAC | 2996 | 3431 | 6,427 |
| WA | 2919 | 3375 | 6,294 |
| NH | 2794 | 3190 | 5,984 |
| NHWAC | 2550 | 2949 | 5,499 |
| NHWA | 2485 | 2903 | 5,388 |
| H | 501 | 529 | 1,030 |
| HWAC | 446 | 482 | 928 |
| HWA | 434 | 472 | 906 |
| BAC | 315 | 278 | 593 |
| NHBAC | 268 | 242 | 510 |
| BA | 256 | 237 | 493 |
| NHBA | 220 | 210 | 430 |
| TOM | 82 | 62 | 144 |
| NHTOM | 68 | 49 | 117 |
| HBAC | 47 | 36 | 83 |
| HBA | 36 | 27 | 63 |
| IAC | 29 | 34 | 63 |
| AAC | 27 | 31 | 58 |
| NHAAC | 25 | 29 | 54 |
| AA | 17 | 22 | 39 |
| NHIAC | 18 | 20 | 38 |
| NHAA | 16 | 22 | 38 |
| HTOM | 14 | 13 | 27 |
| HIAC | 11 | 14 | 25 |
| IA | 10 | 14 | 24 |
| NAC | 11 | 9 | 20 |
| NA | 11 | 9 | 20 |
| HNAC | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| HNA | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| HIA | 7 | 9 | 16 |
| NHIA | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| HAAC | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| NHNA | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| NHNAC | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| HAA | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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[0] Calculated by population.us from last known population growth rate, not official data.
[1] County population - 2014, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[1b] Annual County Resident Population Estimates by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin, (used only data for 2014) archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[2] County population - 2000-2010, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[3] Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790 to 1992, PDF, 15 Mb, census.gov, retrieved 02/23/2016
[4] County area, latitude longitude data, retrieved 02/23/2016
[5] County boundaries, CSV files on boundaries.us, retrived 03/18/2016
See note C16 Virginia Notes
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