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Giles County, VA

Demographic and economic profile of Giles County, VA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Giles County is a small rural Virginia county of 16,610 residents with a labor force participation rate of 55.2% and an unemployment rate of 2.3%, reflecting a tight but limited local workforce where 18.0% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median worker earnings stand at $45,561 against a low cost structure — median home values of $143,500 and median gross rent of $780/month — while a homeownership rate of 78.9% points to a stable, long-tenured residential base. Population has edged down 1.2% over five years, and the median age of 45.4 years underscores longer-term workforce supply constraints for employers considering the area.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

16,610

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$65,691

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

45.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.2% since 2018

Giles County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone15,570 (94.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone456 (2.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race254 (1.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races96 (0.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone84 (0.5%)
  • Asian Alone76 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish212
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic133
  3. 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)58
  4. 4.Other Indo-European29
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island19

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

22.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,037

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$43,472

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$33,792

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

8.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,030
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,569
  3. 3.Construction (Group)790
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)699
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services542

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,217
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,575
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,351
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,343
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,029

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.12×)1,551
  2. 2.Other Services (LQ 1.15×)398
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.11×)1,901
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.10×)561
  5. 5.Public Administration (LQ 0.92×)320

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$143,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$780/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

78.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999744 (14.1%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999572 (10.8%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999563 (10.7%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999521 (9.9%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999446 (8.4%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999313 (5.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

18.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

55.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$45,561

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

28.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone6,120 (82.4%)
  • Carpooled810 (10.9%)
  • Worked At Home188 (2.5%)
  • Other133 (1.8%)
  • Public Transit86 (1.2%)
  • Walked86 (1.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.