Lynchburg city, Virginia

Interactive maps and statistics for Lynchburg city, Virginia: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Virginia and the United States.

Lynchburg city, Virginia is among the lowest in the country for median age, and among the highest in the country for population per square mile (105th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Lynchburg city, Virginia	Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	79,497	8,705,170	334,922,499	732nd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$57,947	$93,170	$80,734	2262nd of 3,221
Median Age	28.6	39.0	38.9	3194th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	38.5%	42.2%	35.7%	332nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$229,800	$383,700	$332,700	1082nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,073	$1,579	$1,413	778th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	18.6%	9.9%	12.5%	697th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.3%	4.3%	5.2%	1082nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	1,625.0	220.5	n/a	105th of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.8%	13.1%	14.1%	1031st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	74.1	n/a	n/a	2101st of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	48.9%	67.3%	65.2%	3180th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	16.8	27.3	26.4	2949th of 3,221
Worked from Home	13.9%	18.3%	15.1%	543rd of 3,222
Uninsured	7.5%	n/a	n/a	2360th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	37.3%	48.7%	46.9%	3002nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	90.3%	n/a	n/a	336th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Lynchburg city, Virginia

Statistic	Lynchburg city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	59.9%	58.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.1%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	27.0%	18.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	2.2%	6.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.4%	4.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	56.3	60.7	61.4

Age in Lynchburg city, Virginia

Statistic	Lynchburg city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Median Age	28.6	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	19.4%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	24.5%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	14.7%	13.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	9.4%	13.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	17.7%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	14.3%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Lynchburg city, Virginia

Statistic	Lynchburg city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Households	28,701	3,365,732	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.5	2.5
Family Households	56.9%	64.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	24.9%	30.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	19.7%	16.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.8%	28.5%	28.7%
Never Married	49.3%	33.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Lynchburg city, Virginia

Statistic	Lynchburg city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$29,937	$50,666	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	20.7%	12.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.8%	14.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.7%	18.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.2%	17.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	18.6%	9.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	39.2%	23.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	15.2%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Lynchburg city, Virginia

Statistic	Lynchburg city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Housing Units	34,208	3,684,756	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	54.9%	61.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	27.4%	18.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	16.1%	8.7%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,971.0	1,984.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	51.1%	32.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	31.0%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,804	$2,790	n/a

Education in Lynchburg city, Virginia

Statistic	Lynchburg city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Less than High School	9.0%	8.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	24.8%	23.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	27.7%	25.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	23.0%	23.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	15.5%	18.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Lynchburg city, Virginia

Statistic	Lynchburg city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	58.9%	65.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	68.3%	67.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	2.2%	2.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	5.1%	2.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	50.5%	23.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.1%	8.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	11.6%	6.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Lynchburg city, Virginia

Statistic	Lynchburg city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	56.8%	48.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.0%	7.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.8%	5.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	92.2%	82.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.0%	7.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	7.0%	14.3%	16.7%

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