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Galax city

6,739Population
0.2 %Change since 2020
66Net migration
3.7 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
6,739 (2024)
Change since 2020
0.2 %
Net migration
66 (2023)
Unemployment rate
3.7 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
6,727 (2020)
Births
127 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
18.8
Deaths
119 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
17.7
Natural change, 2023
8
International migration
-1 (2023)
Domestic migration
67 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
9.8
Postal code
VA
FIPS code
51640

Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020253.78.3
PeriodValue
20253.7 %
20243.6 %
20233.7 %
20223.0 %
20214.3 %
20208.3 %
20193.3 %
20183.5 %
20174.1 %
20164.6 %
20155.4 %
20147.1 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

202020246,7396,717
PeriodValue
20246,739
20236,799
20226,724
20216,657
20206,717