COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Giles County

Virginia · 16,366 residents · 357 sq mi

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Giles County is a county of 16,366 people in Virginia. 81% of homes are owner-occupied. The median age is 38.2, about 5 years above the US median. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $45,000. Households here earn about 28% less than in Virginia as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 12%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

16,366

−2%vs 2000

vs 16,657 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.2

−5%vs 2000

vs 40.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

357 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202417K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.8%(946)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.7%(930)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.4%(1,042)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.2%(1,176)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.6%(1,073)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.1%(2,308)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.6%(2,397)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.2%(2,000)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.7%(1,756)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.3%(1,679)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.3%(875)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(184)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,125

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,927 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,462

−38%vs 2000

vs $18,396 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.2%

+2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$45,000

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $67,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$282

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $375 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

80.5%

+1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.1% in 2000

19.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.9%(16,141)

Black1.6%(263)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(105)

Asian0.2%(31)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98%(16,037)

Black1.6%(265)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(46)

Asian0.2%(38)

Other0.2%(26)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.5%(246)

Central American0.1%(20)

Honduran0.1%(20)

Puerto Rican0.1%(14)

Cuban0.1%(10)

South American0%(1)

Chilean0%(1)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.3%(47)

Pakistani0.1%(19)

Filipino0%(8)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.1%(19)

Ancestry

Irish12.2%(2,018)

English11.4%(1,894)

German10.7%(1,766)

American9.3%(1,538)

Italian2.8%(462)

French1.5%(244)

Scottish1.1%(188)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(150)

Welsh0.4%(65)

Romanian0.4%(60)

Hungarian0.3%(46)

Dutch0.3%(43)

+ 14 more ancestry groups with data

Russian0.2%(40)

Polish0.2%(35)

Portuguese0.2%(35)

Iranian0.2%(30)

Finnish0.2%(27)

Czech0.2%(25)

Brazilian0.1%(21)

Latvian0.1%(19)

Swedish0.1%(17)

Arab0.1%(16)

Moroccan0.1%(16)

Danish0.1%(14)

Austrian0.1%(13)

Greek0%(2)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest American population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.9%

−3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

64.5%

−11.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.6%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.1 min

+12%vs 2000

vs 19.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married30.2%(2,051)

Married53%(3,595)

Widowed4.9%(334)

Divorced11.9%(808)

Women 15+

Never married27.2%(1,924)

Married50.4%(3,570)

Widowed11%(777)

Divorced11.4%(806)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.5%

−9.5 ptssince 2013

from 16.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

58.4%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 59.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.3%

−3.0 ptssince 2020

from 12.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.5%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 27.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

14.3%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 12.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.5%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 1.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

66.0%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 68.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

36.8%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 37.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)6.8%(70)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)33.1%(343)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era32.2%(334)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.2%(54)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,037 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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