Population 1,951 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Gallaway
Household size in Gallaway
| Period | Gallaway | Memphis area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.59 | 2.72 | 2.53 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.85 | 2.74 | 2.57 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.50 | 2.70 | 2.57 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.29 | 2.65 | 2.53 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.30 | −0.06 | +0.00 | −0.03 |
Gallaway is a place of small households, averaging 2.29 people against 2.65 for the U.S., which points to many singles, couples and roommates and relatively few children. Since 2006–10, household size has dropped from 2.59, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Gallaway
| Period | Gallaway | Memphis area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 36.5 | 35.8 | 38.3 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 38.4 | 36.7 | 39.2 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 45.7 | 37.6 | 39.9 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 50.5 | 37.7 | 39.9 | 40.1 |
| Change | +14.1 | +1.9 | +1.6 | +2.3 |
With a median age of 50.5, Gallaway is noticeably older than the country as a whole (40.1), an age mix that tilts toward empty nesters and retirees.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Gallaway
| Period | Gallaway | Memphis area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 21.0% | 17.3% | 12.2% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 14.0% | 16.4% | 12.0% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 15.1% | 15.6% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 4.9% | 16.3% | 11.8% | 11.6% |
| Change | −16.1 pts | −0.9 pts | −0.4 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head only 4.9% of households in Gallaway, well below the national share of 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Gallaway
Renters in Gallaway
| Period | Gallaway | Memphis area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 33.4% | 34.7% | 30.4% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 39.9% | 37.9% | 32.9% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 39.7% | 40.0% | 33.7% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 39.2% | 39.5% | 33.1% | 34.8% |
| Change | +5.8 pts | +4.8 pts | +2.6 pts | +1.5 pts |
About four in ten households in Gallaway rent their homes (39.2%), a bit above the national share of 34.8%. The picture is much the same across the Memphis area. Among homeowners, 37.9% have no mortgage at all, about the same as nationally.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Gallaway
| Period | Gallaway | Memphis area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 12.2% | 12.1% | 11.5% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 7.0% | 11.7% | 11.8% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 13.4% | 11.6% | 11.8% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 4.7% | 9.8% | 10.1% | 9.6% |
| Change | −7.6 pts | −2.3 pts | −1.4 pts | −1.8 pts |
Empty homes are scarce in Gallaway: just 4.7% sit vacant, compared with 9.6% nationally, a sign of a tight housing market.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Gallaway
| Period | Gallaway | Memphis area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1984 | 1980 | 1981 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1987 | 1981 | 1982 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1987 | 1981 | 1983 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1990 | 1983 | 1986 | 1980 |
| Change | +6 | +3 | +6 | +6 |
Gallaway has newer housing than the country as a whole: the median home was built in 1990, versus 1980 nationally.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Gallaway
| Period | Gallaway | Memphis area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $609 | $912 | $761 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $789 | $991 | $837 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $831 | $1,080 | $961 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $920 | $1,428 | $1,286 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$311 | +$516 | +$526 | +$606 |
Rent in Gallaway runs $920 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 32.2% of household income on rent, just over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Gallaway
Bachelor's degrees in Gallaway
| Period | Gallaway | Memphis area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 15.7% | 25.5% | 23.9% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 18.0% | 26.6% | 25.3% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 21.7% | 28.0% | 27.9% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 18.6% | 30.5% | 31.4% | 35.6% |
| Change | +2.9 pts | +5.0 pts | +7.5 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Gallaway have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 18.6%, against 35.6% nationally.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Gallaway
| Period | Gallaway | Memphis area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 79.1% | 84.8% | 83.3% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 81.0% | 86.4% | 85.4% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 80.1% | 87.8% | 87.6% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 87.5% | 89.2% | 89.9% | 89.3% |
| Change | +8.4 pts | +4.4 pts | +6.6 pts | +4.3 pts |
About one in eight adults in Gallaway never finished high school, a bit more than nationally: 87.5% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% across the U.S.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Gallaway
| Period | Gallaway | Memphis area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 13.4% | 10.1% | 8.6% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 11.6% | 11.0% | 9.6% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 7.9% | 7.1% | 5.4% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 8.2% | 6.9% | 4.8% | 5.4% |
| Change | −5.3 pts | −3.2 pts | −3.8 pts | −2.7 pts |
Finding work has been harder in Gallaway: 8.2% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well above the national rate of 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Gallaway compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gallaway | 2.29 | 50.5 | 4.9% | 39.2% | 4.7% | 1990 | $920 | 18.6% | 87.5% | 8.2% |
| Braden | 2.66 | 45.5 | 8.6% | 16.1% | 7.2% | 2000 | $994 | 26.0% | 93.8% | 3.4% |
| Arlington | 3.04 | 40.1 | 9.5% | 12.7% | 4.3% | 2003 | $1,940 | 44.3% | 95.6% | 2.7% |
| Mason | 2.54 | 41.5 | 13.6% | 31.6% | 15.3% | 1994 | $991 | 14.5% | 87.0% | 6.3% |
| Longtown | 2.25 | 47.0 | 19.8% | 30.0% | 15.3% | 1992 | $668 | 10.2% | 86.3% | 12.9% |
| Lakeland | 2.84 | 40.8 | 10.9% | 14.5% | 4.5% | 2002 | $1,991 | 55.1% | 97.1% | 2.9% |
| Oakland | 2.58 | 41.8 | 8.9% | 14.5% | 6.2% | 2004 | $1,632 | 32.1% | 95.4% | 4.2% |
| Clopton | 2.75 | 41.9 | 2.2% | 12.4% | 3.4% | 1994 | $1,278 | 17.3% | 93.4% | 2.7% |
| Atoka | 2.80 | 39.8 | 10.4% | 12.8% | 2.0% | 2001 | $1,350 | 35.1% | 95.4% | 2.8% |
| Warren | 2.92 | 39.5 | 11.3% | 9.0% | 9.8% | 2002 | $966 | 20.1% | 94.2% | 1.6% |
| Brighton | 2.67 | 40.7 | 9.7% | 25.1% | 4.6% | 1991 | $1,168 | 17.6% | 88.1% | 6.3% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Gallaway. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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