2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Galax, VA vs Lewisburg, WV

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Highlights
- Household income in Lewisburg, is 5% less than it is in Galax and is 82% below the National Average.
- Galax unemployment rate is 5.2%.
- Lewisburg unemployment rate is 6.0%.
 Galax, VALewisburg, WVUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth21.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$29,297  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$37,875$69,021
 Family Median Income$57,614  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Galax, VALewisburg, WVUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock20.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K7.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock16.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K16.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock3.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock4.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.7%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock6.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Galax, VALewisburg, WVUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock1.1%6.5%
 Community, social services2.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock4.9%1.2%
 Education, library4.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement8.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support26.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock6.3%13.1%
Reviews for Galax    5 Reviews

We moved here 8 years ago from Ohio and love it. We find the people very friendly, the climate nice, and the mountains beautiful. It isn't for everyone as there isn't  More

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Over 10 years ago

nice place to live  More

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Over 15 years ago

Bring your own job (and hopefully a few more), make friends, enlarge your cultural horizons and you will find Galax and Grayson County most agreeable. Inexpensive  More

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Reviews for Lewisburg    2 Reviews

Like most other places the crime is drama and the economy is bad. Your crime is not that bad if you could keep certain police officers off the streets. I know most of  More

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The winters here are dreary and cloudy most of the time. If you can make it through the long winter you'll be rewarded with a mild sunny  More

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