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Giles County, VA

16,711 Population
357.2 square miles 46.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

45.4 ±0.6 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Virginia: 38.7 ±0.1
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.5 ±0.1

Economics

$31,917 ±$1,823 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Virginia: $47,210 ±$250
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $41,261 ±$112
$61,987 ±$3,840 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Virginia: $87,249 ±$428
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $75,149 ±$152

9.7% ±2.1% (1,596  ±342) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in Virginia: 10% 836,686 (±0.2% / ±13,817)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,521,584 (±0.1% / ±259,207)

29 minutes ±2.7 (210,555  ±22,192) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Virginia: 27.9 102,838,440 (±0.1 / ±510,749)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.7 3,689,928,200 (±0 / ±7,200,288)

Families

6,852 ±265 Number of households
  • Virginia: 3,289,776 ±7,149
  • United States: 125,736,350 ±198,714
2.4 ±0.1 (16,544  ±4) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Virginia: 2.6 8,387,705
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.6 322,994,300

3.9% ±2% (134  ±69) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Virginia: 4.9% 99,601 (±0.1% / ±2,603)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,982,404 (±0% / ±23,722)

Housing

8,309 ±31 Number of housing units
  • Virginia: 3,625,285 ±444
  • United States: 140,943,620 ±3,164

$141,900 ±$8,562 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Virginia: $339,800 ±$1,199
  • about half the amount in United States: $281,900 ±$221

6.5% ±1.6% (1,072  ±,267.9) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in Virginia: 14% 1,195,825 (±0.2% / ±13,298.2)
  • about half the rate in United States: 13.1% 42,965,005 (±0% / ±,138,498.5)

Social

90.4% ±5.5% (10,968  ±,664.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Virginia: 91.1% 5,393,325 (±0.3% / ±19,092.4)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.1% 202,001,292 (±0.1% / ±266,504)
19.3% ±2.5% (2,336  ±,302.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Virginia: 41% 2,424,822 (±0.2% / ±12,462.2)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 34.3% 77,751,346 (±0.1% / ±,166,366.8)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

1.5% (250  ±129) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Virginia: 12.6% 1,089,605
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 13.7% 45,281,072

6.7% ±1.3% (889  ±174) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Virginia: 9.9% 654,068 (±0.1% / ±5,127)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 6.6% 17,038,808 (±0% / ±48,952)
889 Total veterans ±174 784 Male ±169 105 Female ±76

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