Giles County, Virginia

Giles County has a population of 16,557 and has shrunk 1.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $151,100, about 2.3 times the county's median household income of $65,691.

Home price
$151,100
Income
$65,691
Population
16,557
Unemployment
2.1%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$151,100county
Median gross rent$789county
Median year homes here were built1972county
Share of homes built before 198061.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile19.4%county
Share of homes that are vacant19.7%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented21.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use5.2%county
Typical monthly rent$2,061(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$984county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$898county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,180county
Home insurance / yr$2,074(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living100.8(statewide)
Median household income$65,691county
Family health premium / yr$25,523(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,277(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.821(statewide)
Poverty rate9.3%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home2.5%county
Unemployment rate2.1%county
Share of adults in the labor force56.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.2%county
Share of workers employed by government22.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry27.0%county
Economic output per resident$55,768county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.61%county
Top state income tax5.75%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.75%(statewide)
Combined sales tax5.77%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time28.6 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service39 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport5918county
Miles to nearest general aviation field13 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station26 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.1%county
Traffic deaths12.1county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0000.1(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher17.6%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.9%county
Public schools in the county5county
Public school enrollment2217county
Students per full-time teacher11.8county
Free lunch eligible66.5%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools0county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution16 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians48county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter6.6 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.5%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year12.3%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year10.6%county
Frequent mental distress18.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity25.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.9%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population16,557county
Land area in square miles357county
People per square mile of land46.3county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores4county
Share living far from a food store4.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-1.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age45.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1819.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over21.6%county
Share of households that are one person31.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.1%county
Second languages3.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls51.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents340county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents1county
Households that moved in404county
Households that moved away348county
Average income of arriving households$57,884county
Average income of departing households$49,126county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year23county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings38.1%(statewide)
Violent crime rate218(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature53°Fcounty
Annual precipitation38.0 incounty
Annual snowfall17.8 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.04 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F3 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing112 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days174 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 29county
Average first fall frostOct 19county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$178county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh17.0¢county
Household electricity use1,048 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.70(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity76.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas7.0%county
Homes heated by propane4.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil6.2%county
Homes heated by wood5.0%county
Households with broadband83.1%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk42.2county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk22.6county
Landslide risk87.8county
Hail risk13.8county
Earthquake risk43.2county
Tornado risk10.2county
Tropical cyclone risk36.9county
Extreme heat risk0.0county
Winter weather risk31.6county
Strong wind risk17.4county
Wildfire risk12.9county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Giles County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Virginia figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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