Giles County, VA

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2023 Population

16,610

0.604% 1-year decline

US Senator

Mark Warner

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tim Kaine

Democratic Party

2023 Poverty Rate

8.91%

7.72% 1-year decrease

2023 Employed Population

7,349

1.46% 1-year decline

About

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None of the households in Giles County, VA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

Most people in Giles County, VA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29 minutes. The average car ownership in Giles County, VA was 2 cars per household.

Giles County, VA borders Bland County, VA, Craig County, VA, Montgomery County, VA, Pulaski County, VA, Mercer County, WV, Monroe County, WV, and Summers County, WV.

United States Virginia Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA

Economy

The economy of Giles County, VA employs 7.35k people. The largest industries in Giles County, VA are Manufacturing (1,551 people), Educational Services (1,046 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (855 people), and the highest paying industries are Finance & Insurance ($96,750), Utilities ($90,300), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($78,125).

Employment

Occupations

7.35k

2023 Value

± 611

−1.46%

1 Year decline

± 12%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Giles County, VA, are Production Occupations (1,086 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (797 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (535 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Giles County, VA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Virginia (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

7.35k

2023 Value

± 611

−1.46%

1 Year decline

± 12%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Giles County, VA, are Manufacturing (1,551 people), Educational Services (1,046 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (855 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Giles County, VA, though some of these residents may live in Giles County, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.48%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.1M people employed in Virginia. This represents a 2.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.8%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Virginia.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

40
Other Services (except Public Administration)
25
Retail Trade
18
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$68.1k
Manufacturing
$27.6k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$18.8k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Giles County, VA went to Donald J. Trump with 74.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (23.5%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.36%).

Mark Warner and Tim Kaine are the senators currently representing the state of Virginia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Virginia is currently represented by 11 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (74.9%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (23.5%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.36%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Giles County, VA went to Donald J. Trump with 74.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (23.5%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.36%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Giles County, VA for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Virginia

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Mark Warner

Senator from Virginia

Assumed office on January 3, 2009

Tim Kaine

Senator from Virginia

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Mark Warner and Tim Kaine are the senators currently representing Virginia.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Virginia over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Virginia

Virginia is currently represented by 11 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Virginia have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Giles County, VA have an average commute time of 29 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Giles County, VA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the tracts in Giles County, VA colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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The following chart displays the households in Giles County, VA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Giles County, VA is from Giles County, VA.

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This chart shows the number of workers in Giles County, VA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (84%)
Carpooled (9.85%)
Worked At Home (2.39%)

In 2023, 84% of workers in Giles County, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.85%) and those who worked at home (2.39%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

29 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Giles County, VA have a longer commute time (29 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 3.46% of the workforce in Giles County, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Giles County, VA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Giles County, VA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Giles County, VA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.91% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Giles County, VA (1.47k out of 16.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Giles County, VA is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

N/A% of the population of Giles County, VA has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Giles County, VA see 2083 patients per year on average, which represents a 25.3% decrease from the previous year (2787 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2760 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 3312 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,083 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Giles County, VA

Primary care physicians in Giles County, VA see an average of 2,083 patients per year. This represents a 25.3% decrease from the previous year (2,787 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Giles County, VA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

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By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

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Employer Coverage

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Medicaid

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Medicare

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Non-Group

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Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Giles County, VA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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