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Lynchburg city, VA


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Lynchburg, VA
Designated Market Area: Roanoke-Lynchburg, VA-WV
American Communities Project County Type (2023): College Towns

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2022 population: 79,287   ( 3,719 from 2010 , 280 from 2020)
Land area: 49.0 square miles
Population density: 1618.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:49,142 61.98% 3.3%
Black:21,83327.54% 0.7%
Indian:2530.32% 26.5%
Asian:2,2042.78% 17.3%
2+ races:1,9572.47% 35.2%
Hispanic:3,8984.92% 69.5%
Total non-White:30,14538.02% 7.7%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:2,693 17.0
Deaths:2,11413.4
Net Migration: -573-3.6
Net Immigration: 2551.6
Change in White population:1,568 2.1
Change in Non-White pop.:2,151 2.8




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
75,568
47,57462.96%
21,98429.09%
2000.26%
1,8792.49%
1,4471.91%
2,3003.04%
27,99437.04%

2000
65,269
43,10866.05%
19,28829.55%
1640.25%
8561.31%
8471.30%
8781.35%
22,16133.95%

1990
66,049
47,59572.06%
17,46526.44%
850.13%
4720.71%
n/a
4320.65%
18,45427.94%

1980
66,743
50,15675.15%
15,61423.39%
70.01%
4300.64%
n/a
4790.72%
16,58724.85%

1970
54,083
41,28776.34%
12,56023.22%
100.02%
370.07%
n/a
1690.31%
12,796 23.66%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
8,624 13.2
7,20211.0
6,3759.8
1,1681.8
4,466 6.8
5,833 8.9
1990's
NumberRate
8,834 13.4
8,19112.4
-3,182-4.8
2780.4
-4,487 -6.8
3,707 5.6
1980's
NumberRate
9,129 13.7
7,564 11.3
0 0.0
n/a
-2,561 -3.8
1,867 2.8
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
0 0.0
n/a
8,869 16.4
3,791 7.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Lynchburg city, VA
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
28.4
15,006 18.9%
64,281 81.1%
11,308 14.3%
28,910
2.37
16,731 57.9%
10,999 65.7%
2,676 16.0%
12,179 42.1%

2010
NumberPercent
30.3
14,774 19.6%
60,794 80.4%
10,556 14.0%
28,476
2.30
16,368 57.5%
10,598 64.7%
2,626 16.0%
12,108 42.5%

2000
NumberPercent
35.2
14,496 22.2%
50,773 77.8%
10,682 16.4%
25,465
2.31
15,797 62.0%
10,458 66.2%
2,649 16.8%
9,668 38.0%

1990
NumberPercent
33.0
15,005 22.7%
51,044 77.3%
10,895 16.5%
24,923
2.41
16,202 65.0%
11,744 72.5%
2,261 14.0%
8,721 35.0%

1980
NumberPercent
31.3
16,160 24.2%
50,583 75.8%
9,320 14.0%
23,880
2.61
17,075 71.5%
13,433 78.7%
1,770 10.4%
6,805 28.5%

2022 Housing Data for Lynchburg city, VA

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units33,821 
Median Value$196,000 
Occupied28,91085.5%
Vacant4,91114.5%
Owned14,08448.7%
Rented14,82651.3%
Median Rent$972 
Single-Family Units21,72364.2%
    Detached19,25656.9%
    Attached2,4677.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units9,01326.6%
Mobile Homes3811.1%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Lynchburg city, VA

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0002,0267.0%
$10,000 to $14,9991,2494.3%
$15,000 to $19,9991,0183.5%
$20,000 to $24,9991,3814.8%
$25,000 to $29,9991,4094.9%
$30,000 to $34,9991,8156.3%
$35,000 to $39,9991,2264.2%
$40,000 to $44,9991,3934.8%
$45,000 to $49,9991,4745.1%
$50,000 to $59,9992,1767.5%
$60,000 to $74,9993,04010.5%
$75,000 to $99,9993,73412.9%
$100,000 to $124,9992,6149.0%
$125,000 to $149,9991,6675.8%
$150,000 to $199,9991,5515.4%
$200,000 or more1,1373.9%
Median Household Income56,243 
Per Capita Income28,478 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state79 
Compared to U.S.79 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI1,8186.3%
Public Assistance1,9666.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps4,49015.5%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed33,25264.2%
Unemployed2,0033.9%
In Armed Forces3460.7%
Total Labor Force35,60168.8%
Not in Labor Force16,16431.2%
Real Unemployment Rate 35.1%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector11,90511,89050.0%
Non-Profit2,8243,05748.0%
Self-Employed1,6471,15758.7%
Local Government6871,38533.2%
State Government60874744.9%
Federal Government32529252.7%
Total Private + Self13,55213,04750.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.4,4445,48144.8%
Total17,99618,52849.3%
Pct. Govt.11.1%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts5,20814.2%
Sales and Office Occupations7,29019.9%
Professional, Technical9,64926.4%
Service Occupations7,51720.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing1480.4%
All others6,88618.8%
White Collar 60.6%
Industry
 Number%
Educational services6,79718.6%
Health care and social assistance4,94913.5%
Retail trade3,95910.8%
Accommodation and food services3,67010.0%
Manufacturing3,5389.7%
Other services2,0615.6%
Professional, scientific, technical2,0355.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.1,9595.4%
Construction1,5264.2%
Finance and insurance1,2033.3%
Public administration1,0272.8%
Transportation and warehousing9562.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation9142.5%
Information5831.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing5131.4%
Wholesale trade3561.0%
Utilities2490.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting1860.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction690.2%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Lynchburg city, VA

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican1,1231.42%
Puerto Rican8601.09%
Cuban440.06%
Dominican540.07%
Total Central American7220.91%
Costa Rican280.04%
Guatemalan2010.25%
Honduran1370.17%
Nicaraguan260.03%
Panamanian640.08%
Salvadoran2660.34%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American5080.64%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean60.01%
Colombian390.05%
Ecuadorian170.02%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian530.07%
Uruguayan610.08%
Venezuelan3280.41%
Other South American40.01%
Other Hispanic3770.48%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Chinese4870.62%
Korean3310.42%
Vietnamese2760.35%
Indian2210.28%
Thai1290.16%
Filipino740.09%
Taiwanese660.08%
Japanese80.01%
Bangladeshi60.01%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English69,42093.1%
Spanish2,0242.7%
Other Indo-European6770.9%
Other5930.8%
Chinese3770.5%
Other Asian3630.5%
Korean2850.4%
Vietnamese2400.3%
German, other Germanic2040.3%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
American17,98522.7%
English8,57310.8%
German5,8397.4%
Irish4,1585.3%
Italian2,0332.6%
Scottish1,7692.2%
European1,7542.2%
French1,0481.3%
Scotch-Irish1,0371.3%
Polish5840.7%
Welsh5600.7%
Dutch5080.6%
African4790.6%
Portuguese4760.6%
British4580.6%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen77,07097.4%
Not a citizen2,0962.6%
Native75,86495.8%
Foreign-born3,3024.2%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Lynchburg city, VA

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
1,408 3.2%2,870 6.5%10,527 23.8%12,595 28.5%10,012 22.7%6,770 15.3%
  Average years of education: 13.9
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 1,408 3.2%
9-12 Years 2,870 6.5%
H.S. Grad or GED 10,527 23.8%
Some College 12,595 28.5%
Bach. Degree 10,012 22.7%
Grad Degree 6,770 15.3%
Average years of education: 13.9

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Lynchburg city, VA

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 31,985 30,154 1,831 5.7% 4.4%
1991 32,288 30,236 2,052 6.4% 5.8%
1992 32,350 30,264 2,086 6.4% 6.2%
1993 32,120 30,583 1,537 4.8% 5.2%
1994 31,949 30,534 1,415 4.4% 4.8%
1995 32,066 30,846 1,220 3.8% 4.4%
1996 30,393 29,261 1,132 3.7% 4.3%
1997 30,119 28,909 1,210 4.0% 3.7%
1998 29,633 28,872 761 2.6% 2.8%
1999 29,794 29,172 622 2.1% 2.7%
2000 30,789 30,048 741 2.4% 2.3%
2001 30,114 28,837 1,277 4.2% 3.3%
2002 30,453 28,595 1,858 6.1% 4.4%
2003 30,873 29,055 1,818 5.9% 4.3%
2004 30,770 29,065 1,705 5.5% 4.1%
2005 31,349 29,809 1,540 4.9% 3.8%
2006 31,922 30,659 1,263 4.0% 3.3%
2007 33,650 32,288 1,362 4.0% 3.3%
2008 35,112 33,301 1,811 5.2% 4.3%
2009 35,007 32,130 2,877 8.2% 6.8%
2010 35,899 32,781 3,118 8.7% 7.3%
2011 35,703 32,834 2,869 8.0% 6.6%
2012 35,536 32,933 2,603 7.3% 5.9%
2013 35,740 33,266 2,474 6.9% 5.6%
2014 36,112 33,853 2,259 6.3% 5.1%
2015 35,763 33,791 1,972 5.5% 4.4%
2016 35,557 33,738 1,819 5.1% 4.0%
2017 36,214 34,450 1,764 4.9% 3.7%
2018 36,407 34,963 1,444 4.0% 2.9%
2019 36,729 35,419 1,310 3.6% 2.7%
2020 36,015 33,405 2,610 7.2% 6.2%
2021 35,240 33,459 1,781 5.1% 3.9%
2022 35,743 34,346 1,397 3.9% 2.9%
2023 36,252 34,719 1,533 4.2% 2.9%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com