Twin Counties CHNA Report Report Area

Twin Counties CHNA report

Report Area

Carroll County, VA; Galax city, VA; Grayson County, VA

Data Category

Demographics | Social & Economic Factors | Physical Environment | Clinical Care | Health Behaviors | Health Outcomes

Demographics

Current population demographics and changes in demographic composition over time play a determining role in the types of health and social services needed by communities.

Data Indicators: Demographics
§  Total Population
§  Foreign-Born Population
§  Hispanic Population

Total Population

A total of 52,333 people live in the 924.86 square mile report area defined for this assessment according to the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2009-13 5-year estimates. The population density for this area, estimated at 56.58 persons per square mile, is less than the national average population density of 88.23 persons per square mile.

Report Area / Total Population / Total Land Area
(Square Miles) / Population Density
(Per Square Mile) /
Report Area / 52,333 / 924.86 / 56.58
Carroll County, VA / 29,979 / 474.56 / 63.17
Grayson County, VA / 15,377 / 442.06 / 34.79
Galax City, VA / 6,977 / 8.24 / 846.99
Virginia / 8,100,653 / 39,479.64 / 205.19
United States / 311,536,591 / 3,530,997.6 / 88.23

Data Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Source geography: Tract

/ Population, Density (Persons per Sq Mile) by Tract, ACS 2009-13
Over 5,000
1,001 - 5,000
501 - 1,000
51 - 500
Under 51
No Data or Data Suppressed
Report Area

Total Population by Gender

Report Area / Male / Female / Percent Male / Percent Female /
Report Area / 25,670 / 26,663 / 49.05% / 50.95%
Carroll County, VA / 14,998 / 14,981 / 50.03% / 49.97%
Grayson County, VA / 7,460 / 7,917 / 48.51% / 51.49%
Galax City, VA / 3,212 / 3,765 / 46.04% / 53.96%
Virginia / 3,977,926 / 4,122,727 / 49.11% / 50.89%
United States / 153,247,408 / 158,289,184 / 49.19% / 50.81%

Total Population by Age Groups, Total

Report Area / Age 0-4 / Age 5-17 / Age 18-24 / Age 25-34 / Age 35-44 / Age 45-54 / Age 55-64 / Age 65 /
Report Area / 2,495 / 7,993 / 3,391 / 5,405 / 6,353 / 7,708 / 7,994 / 10,994
Carroll County, VA / 1,374 / 4,673 / 2,037 / 2,828 / 3,903 / 4,470 / 4,682 / 6,012
Grayson County, VA / 686 / 2,209 / 1,010 / 1,464 / 1,818 / 2,347 / 2,473 / 3,370
Galax City, VA / 435 / 1,111 / 344 / 1,113 / 632 / 891 / 839 / 1,612
Virginia / 509,788 / 1,346,226 / 816,701 / 1,114,948 / 1,103,761 / 1,202,949 / 982,994 / 1,023,286
United States / 20,052,112 / 53,825,364 / 31,071,264 / 41,711,276 / 40,874,160 / 44,506,268 / 37,645,104 / 41,851,040

Total Population by Age Groups, Percent

Report Area / Age 0-4 / Age 5-17 / Age 18-24 / Age 25-34 / Age 35-44 / Age 45-54 / Age 55-64 / Age 65 /
Report Area / 4.77% / 15.27% / 6.48% / 10.33% / 12.14% / 14.73% / 15.28% / 21.01%
Carroll County, VA / 4.58% / 15.59% / 6.79% / 9.43% / 13.02% / 14.91% / 15.62% / 20.05%
Grayson County, VA / 4.46% / 14.37% / 6.57% / 9.52% / 11.82% / 15.26% / 16.08% / 21.92%
Galax City, VA / 6.23% / 15.92% / 4.93% / 15.95% / 9.06% / 12.77% / 12.03% / 23.1%
Virginia / 6.29% / 16.62% / 10.08% / 13.76% / 13.63% / 14.85% / 12.13% / 12.63%
United States / 6.44% / 17.28% / 9.97% / 13.39% / 13.12% / 14.29% / 12.08% / 13.43%

Total Population by Race Alone, Total

Report Area / White / Black / Asian / Native American / Alaska Native / Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander / Some Other Race / Multiple Races /
Report Area / 50,609 / 763 / 47 / 32 / 135 / 110 / 637
Carroll County, VA / 29,286 / 232 / 35 / 0 / 0 / 61 / 365
Grayson County, VA / 14,791 / 313 / 4 / 0 / 135 / 49 / 85
Galax City, VA / 6,532 / 218 / 8 / 32 / 0 / 0 / 187
Virginia / 5,627,076 / 1,568,021 / 457,792 / 24,816 / 5,633 / 179,449 / 237,866
United States / 230,592,576 / 39,167,008 / 15,231,962 / 2,540,309 / 526,347 / 14,746,054 / 8,732,333

Total Population by Race Alone, Percent

Report Area / White / Black / Asian / Native American / Alaska Native / Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander / Some Other Race / Multiple Races /
Report Area / 96.71% / 1.46% / 0.09% / 0.06% / 0.26% / 0.21% / 1.22%
Carroll County, VA / 97.69% / 0.77% / 0.12% / 0% / 0% / 0.2% / 1.22%
Grayson County, VA / 96.19% / 2.04% / 0.03% / 0% / 0.88% / 0.32% / 0.55%
Galax City, VA / 93.62% / 3.12% / 0.11% / 0.46% / 0% / 0% / 2.68%
Virginia / 69.46% / 19.36% / 5.65% / 0.31% / 0.07% / 2.22% / 2.94%
United States / 74.02% / 12.57% / 4.89% / 0.82% / 0.17% / 4.73% / 2.8%

Hispanic Population by Race Alone, Total

Report Area / White / Black / Asian / Native American / Alaska Native / Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander / Some Other Race / Multiple Races /
Report Area / 1,909 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 105 / 280
Carroll County, VA / 642 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 56 / 151
Grayson County, VA / 336 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 49 / 37
Galax City, VA / 931 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 92
Virginia / 415,206 / 27,654 / 3,413 / 6,776 / 461 / 163,279 / 42,810
United States / 33,542,160 / 1,073,012 / 170,551 / 478,557 / 37,701 / 14,139,698 / 2,344,911

Hispanic Population by Race Alone, Percent

Report Area / White / Black / Asian / Native American / Alaska Native / Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander / Some Other Race / Multiple Races /
Report Area / 83.22% / 0% / 0% / 0% / 0% / 4.58% / 12.21%
Carroll County, VA / 75.62% / 0% / 0% / 0% / 0% / 6.6% / 17.79%
Grayson County, VA / 79.62% / 0% / 0% / 0% / 0% / 11.61% / 8.77%
Galax City, VA / 91.01% / 0% / 0% / 0% / 0% / 0% / 8.99%
Virginia / 62.95% / 4.19% / 0.52% / 1.03% / 0.07% / 24.75% / 6.49%
United States / 64.77% / 2.07% / 0.33% / 0.92% / 0.07% / 27.3% / 4.53%

Non-Hispanic Population by Race Alone, Total

Report Area / White / Black / Asian / Native American / Alaska Native / Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander / Some Other Race / Multiple Races /
Report Area / 48,700 / 763 / 47 / 32 / 135 / 5 / 357
Carroll County, VA / 28,644 / 232 / 35 / 0 / 0 / 5 / 214
Grayson County, VA / 14,455 / 313 / 4 / 0 / 135 / 0 / 48
Galax City, VA / 5,601 / 218 / 8 / 32 / 0 / 0 / 95
Virginia / 5,211,870 / 1,540,367 / 454,379 / 18,040 / 5,172 / 16,170 / 195,056
United States / 197,050,416 / 38,094,000 / 15,061,411 / 2,061,752 / 488,646 / 606,356 / 6,387,422

Non-Hispanic Population by Race Alone, Percent

Report Area / White / Black / Asian / Native American / Alaska Native / Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander / Some Other Race / Multiple Races /
Report Area / 97.32% / 1.52% / 0.09% / 0.06% / 0.27% / 0.01% / 0.71%
Carroll County, VA / 98.33% / 0.8% / 0.12% / 0% / 0% / 0.02% / 0.73%
Grayson County, VA / 96.66% / 2.09% / 0.03% / 0% / 0.9% / 0% / 0.32%
Galax City, VA / 94.07% / 3.66% / 0.13% / 0.54% / 0% / 0% / 1.6%
Virginia / 70.04% / 20.7% / 6.11% / 0.24% / 0.07% / 0.22% / 2.62%
United States / 75.86% / 14.67% / 5.8% / 0.79% / 0.19% / 0.23% / 2.46%

Foreign-Born Population

This indicator reports the percentage of the population that is foreign-born. The foreign-born population includes anyone who was not a U.S. citizen or a U.S. national at birth. This includes any non-citizens, as well as persons born outside of the U.S. who have become naturalized citizens. The native U.S. population includes any person born in the United States, Puerto Rico, a U.S. Island Area (such as Guam), or abroad of American (U.S. citizen) parent or parents. The latest figures from the U.S. Census Bureau show that 1,168 persons in the report area are of foreign birth, which represents 2.23% of the report area population. This percentage is less than the national rate of 12.95%.

Report Area / Total Population / Naturalized U.S. Citizens / Population Without U.S. Citizenship / Total Foreign-Birth Population / Foreign-Birth Population, Percent of Total Population /
Report Area / 52,333 / 193 / 975 / 1,168 / 2.23%
Carroll County, VA / 29,979 / 122 / 450 / 572 / 1.91%
Grayson County, VA / 15,377 / 36 / 96 / 132 / 0.86%
Galax City, VA / 6,977 / 35 / 429 / 464 / 6.65%
Virginia / 8,100,653 / 434,927 / 482,627 / 917,554 / 11.33%
United States / 311,536,608 / 18,206,896 / 22,135,004 / 40,341,900 / 12.95%

Data Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Source geography: County

/ Foreign-Born Population (Non-Citizen or Naturalized), Percent by Tract, ACS 2009-13
Over 5.0%
2.1 - 5.0%
1.1 - 2.0%
Under 1.1%
No Data or Data Suppressed
Report Area

Foreign-Born Population by Ethnicity Alone

Report Area / Total Hispanic / Latino / Total Not Hispanic / Latino / Percent Hispanic / Latino / Percent Not Hispanic / Latino /
Report Area / 970 / 175 / 46.97% / 0.35%
Carroll County, VA / 502 / 165 / 67.84% / 0.56%
Grayson County, VA / 121 / 10 / 30.4% / 0.07%
Galax City, VA / 347 / 0 / 37.43% / 0%
Virginia / 293,604 / 576,480 / 48.54% / 7.87%
United States / 18,444,116 / 20,824,724 / 37.48% / 8.09%

Foreign-Born Population by Race Alone, Percent

Report Area / White / Black or African American / Native American / Alaska Native / Asian / Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander / Some Other Race / Multiple Race /
Report Area / 2% / 0% / 0% / 100% / 0% / 91.18% / 3.19%
Carroll County, VA / 1.96% / 0% / 0% / 100% / no data / 100% / 0%
Grayson County, VA / 0.65% / 0% / no data / 100% / 0% / 71.88% / 10.71%
Galax City, VA / 5.28% / 0% / 0% / no data / no data / no data / 0%
Virginia / 6.17% / 5.7% / 16.09% / 70.4% / 15.79% / 56.83% / 11.41%
United States / 8.21% / 8.34% / 6.19% / 66.62% / 21.65% / 42.91% / 9.56%

Foreign-Born Population by Race Alone, Total

Report Area / White / Black or African American / Native American / Alaska Native / Asian / Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander / Some Other Race / Multiple Race /
Report Area / 1,022 / 0 / 0 / 24 / 0 / 93 / 6
Carroll County, VA / 576 / 0 / 0 / 21 / 0 / 70 / 0
Grayson County, VA / 99 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 23 / 6
Galax City, VA / 347 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
Virginia / 341,078 / 88,149 / 4,129 / 302,863 / 836 / 110,418 / 22,611
United States / 18,650,570 / 3,203,416 / 155,034 / 9,657,447 / 108,355 / 6,747,032 / 746,984

Hispanic Population

The estimated population that is of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin in the report area is 2,294. This represents 4.38% of the total report area population, which is less than the national 16.62% rate. Origin can be viewed as the heritage, nationality group, lineage, or country of birth of the person or the person’s parents or ancestors before their arrival in the United States. People who identify their origin as Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish may be of any race.

Report Area / Total Population / Non-Hispanic Population / Percent Population Non-Hispanic / Hispanic or Latino Population / Percent Population Hispanic or Latino /
Report Area / 52,333 / 50,039 / 95.62% / 2,294 / 4.38%
Carroll County, VA / 29,979 / 29,130 / 97.17% / 849 / 2.83%
Grayson County, VA / 15,377 / 14,955 / 97.26% / 422 / 2.74%
Galax City, VA / 6,977 / 5,954 / 85.34% / 1,023 / 14.66%
Virginia / 8,100,653 / 7,441,054 / 91.86% / 659,599 / 8.14%
United States / 311,536,608 / 259,750,000 / 83.38% / 51,786,592 / 16.62%

Data Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Source geography: Tract

/ Population, Hispanic or Latino, Percent by Tract, ACS 2009-13
Over 10.0%
5.1 - 10.0%
2.1 - 5.0%
Under 2.1%
No Hispanic Population Reported
No Data or Data Suppressed
Report Area

Hispanic Population by Gender

Report Area / Total Male / Total Female / Percent Male / Percent Female /
Report Area / 1,288 / 1,006 / 56.15% / 43.85%
Carroll County, VA / 547 / 302 / 64.43% / 35.57%
Grayson County, VA / 198 / 224 / 46.92% / 53.08%
Galax City, VA / 543 / 480 / 53.08% / 46.92%
Virginia / 342,796 / 316,803 / 51.97% / 48.03%
United States / 26,289,600 / 25,496,992 / 50.77% / 49.23%

Hispanic Population by Race Alone, Percent

Report Area / White / Black or African American / Native American / Alaska Native / Asian / Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander / Some Other Race / Multiple Race /
Report Area / 3.29% / 0% / 0% / 0% / 0% / 136.36% / 59.34%
Carroll County, VA / 75.62% / 0% / 0% / 0% / 0% / 6.6% / 17.79%
Grayson County, VA / 79.62% / 0% / 0% / 0% / 0% / 11.61% / 8.77%
Galax City, VA / 91.01% / 0% / 0% / 0% / 0% / 0% / 8.99%
Virginia / 62.95% / 4.19% / 1.03% / 0.52% / 0.07% / 24.75% / 6.49%
United States / 64.77% / 2.07% / 0.92% / 0.33% / 0.07% / 27.3% / 4.53%

Hispanic Population by Race Alone, Total

Report Area / White / Black or African American / Native American / Alaska Native / Asian / Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander / Some Other Race / Multiple Race /
Report Area / 1,909 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 105 / 280
Carroll County, VA / 642 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 56 / 151
Grayson County, VA / 336 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 49 / 37
Galax City, VA / 931 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 92
Virginia / 415,206 / 27,654 / 6,776 / 3,413 / 461 / 163,279 / 42,810
United States / 33,542,160 / 1,073,012 / 478,557 / 170,551 / 37,701 / 14,139,698 / 2,344,911

Hispanic Population by Age Group

Report Area / Age 0-4 / Age 5-17 / Age 18-24 / Age 25-34 / Age 35-44 / Age 45-54 / Age 55-64 / Age 65 /
Report Area / 358 / 569 / 185 / 599 / 157 / 232 / 192 / 2
Carroll County, VA / 47 / 243 / 116 / 97 / 95 / 96 / 155 / 0
Grayson County, VA / 94 / 64 / 36 / 136 / 23 / 47 / 20 / 2
Galax City, VA / 217 / 262 / 33 / 366 / 39 / 89 / 17 / 0
Virginia / 68,833 / 144,059 / 82,501 / 132,010 / 106,256 / 69,713 / 34,310 / 21,917
United States / 5,118,137 / 12,217,306 / 6,303,665 / 8,533,987 / 7,500,839 / 5,684,328 / 3,449,899 / 2,978,430

Social & Economic Factors