2024 population: 266,432 ( 4,837 from 2020)
Land area: 2120.5 square miles
Population density: 125.6 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	199,901	75.03%	1.0%
Black:	44,516	16.71%	0.3%
Indian:	1,010	0.38%	2.6%
Asian:	4,548	1.71%	11.0%
2+ races:	6,113	2.29%	15.3%
Hispanic:	10,344	3.88%	16.6%

Total non-White:	66,531	24.97%	4.5%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	11,524	11.0
Deaths:	13,815	13.2
Net Migration:	5,831	5.6
Net Immigration:	1,275	1.2

Change in White population:	1,948	0.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	2,889	1.1

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
261,595
197,953	75.67%
44,390	16.97%
984	0.38%
4,097	1.57%
5,302	2.03%
8,869	3.39%
63,642	24.33%

2010
246,412
190,178	77.18%
42,732	17.34%
838	0.34%
3,346	1.36%
3,864	1.57%
5,100	2.07%
56,234	22.82%

2000
222,317
175,786	79.07%
39,904	17.95%
641	0.29%
1,576	0.71%
2,018	0.91%
2,121	0.95%
46,531	20.93%

1990
200,153
161,573	80.72%
36,502	18.24%
322	0.16%
690	0.34%
n/a
1,066	0.53%
38,580	19.28%

1980
188,187
151,043	80.26%
34,917	18.55%
178	0.09%
763	0.41%
n/a
1,205	0.64%
37,144	19.74%

1970
159,986
127,264	79.55%
31,906	19.94%
165	0.10%
79	0.05%
n/a
458	0.29%
32,722	20.45%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
26,279	10.7
24,438	9.9
5,643	2.3
3,531	1.4

7,775	3.2
7,408	3.0

Number	Rate
2000's
24,267	10.9
20,303	9.1
14,262	6.4
1,801	0.8

14,392	6.5
9,703	4.4

Number	Rate
1990's
26,466	13.2
20,230	10.1
9,614	4.8
652	0.3

14,213	7.1
7,951	4.0

Number	Rate
1980's
25,761	13.7
17,802	9.5
-1,583	-0.8
n/a

10,530	5.6
1,436	0.8

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
2,754	1.7
n/a

23,779	14.9
4,422	2.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Lynchburg, VA Metro Area

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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):

2024
Number	Percent
40.6
51,806	19.4%
214,626	80.6%
52,350	19.6%

103,401
2.42

66,543	64.4%
50,635	76.1%
5,697	8.6%
36,858	35.6%

2010
Number	Percent
38.9
52,388	21.3%
194,024	78.7%
38,325	15.6%

96,975
2.41

65,232	67.3%
49,021	75.1%
6,435	9.9%
31,743	32.7%

2000
Number	Percent
37.7
52,124	23.4%
170,193	76.6%
31,873	14.3%

87,175
2.44

61,495	70.5%
47,968	78.0%
6,121	10.0%
25,680	29.5%

1990
Number	Percent
34.4
47,379	23.7%
152,774	76.3%
27,058	13.5%

74,450
2.57

55,120	74.0%
44,788	81.3%
4,283	7.8%
19,330	26.0%

1980
Number	Percent
31.0
51,408	27.3%
136,779	72.7%
21,749	11.6%

63,822
2.83

50,064	78.4%
42,110	84.1%
3,344	6.7%
13,758	21.6%

2024 Housing Data for Lynchburg, VA Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	5,153	5.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,653	3.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	4,084	3.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	3,959	3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,975	3.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	4,215	4.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	4,252	4.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	4,250	4.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	4,203	4.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	8,486	8.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	10,348	10.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	14,622	14.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	10,242	9.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	6,898	6.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	8,292	8.0%
$200,000 or more	6,769	6.5%

Median Household Income	68,077
Per Capita Income	35,889

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	80

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	5,118	4.9%
Public Assistance	3,974	3.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	12,552	12.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	109,852	68.9%
Unemployed	5,026	3.2%
In Armed Forces	506	0.3%

Total Labor Force	115,384	72.4%
Not in Labor Force	44,049	27.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		30.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	43,689	35,407	55.2%
Non-Profit	6,371	9,101	41.2%
Self-Employed	7,101	4,561	60.9%

Local Government	3,539	6,126	36.6%
State Government	2,166	2,284	48.7%
Federal Government	1,131	1,143	49.7%

Total Private + Self	50,790	39,968	56.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	13,207	18,654	41.5%
Total	63,997	58,622	52.2%

Pct. Govt.	13.4%
Pct. Private + Self	74.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	19,244	15.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	24,469	19.9%
Professional, Technical	29,179	23.7%
Service Occupations	21,234	17.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	319	0.3%
All others	28,792	23.4%

White Collar		59.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	17,502	14.2%
Educational services	15,979	13.0%
Manufacturing	15,898	12.9%
Retail trade	13,856	11.3%
Construction	8,519	6.9%
Accommodation and food services	8,355	6.8%
Other services	6,953	5.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	6,436	5.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	5,085	4.1%
Public administration	4,761	3.9%
Finance and insurance	4,657	3.8%
Transportation and warehousing	4,599	3.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,298	1.9%
Utilities	1,774	1.4%
Wholesale trade	1,678	1.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,623	1.3%
Information	1,518	1.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,198	1.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	181	0.1%
Management	48	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	3,681	1.40%
Puerto Rican	1,410	0.53%
Cuban	227	0.09%
Dominican	128	0.05%

Total Central American	1,873	0.71%
Costa Rican	129	0.05%
Guatemalan	555	0.21%
Honduran	551	0.21%
Nicaraguan	37	0.01%
Panamanian	18	0.01%
Salvadoran	583	0.22%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	1,481	0.56%
Argentinean	62	0.02%
Bolivian	116	0.04%
Chilean	155	0.06%
Colombian	469	0.18%
Ecuadorian	77	0.03%
Paraguayan	11	0.00%
Peruvian	233	0.09%
Uruguayan	13	0.00%
Venezuelan	339	0.13%
Other South American	6	0.00%

Other Hispanic	773	0.29%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	836	0.32%
Vietnamese	745	0.28%
Chinese	650	0.25%
Korean	419	0.16%
Filipino	343	0.13%
Japanese	131	0.05%
Thai	102	0.04%
Bangladeshi	22	0.01%
Taiwanese	19	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	238,525	95.2%
Spanish	5,571	2.2%
Other Indo-European	1,442	0.6%
Other	1,304	0.5%
Vietnamese	608	0.2%
Other Asian	538	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	481	0.2%
Chinese	463	0.2%
German, other Germanic	405	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	41,563	15.8%
English	40,154	15.2%
German	24,117	9.1%
Irish	22,720	8.6%
Italian	7,489	2.8%
Scottish	5,368	2.0%
European	3,953	1.5%
Scotch-Irish	3,855	1.5%
French	3,481	1.3%
Polish	3,080	1.2%
Welsh	2,067	0.8%
African	2,047	0.8%
Dutch	1,859	0.7%
Swedish	1,274	0.5%
Norwegian	1,000	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	259,169	98.2%
Not a citizen	4,629	1.8%

Native	254,951	96.6%
Foreign-born	8,847	3.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
5,448	3.1%	10,006	5.6%	55,454	31.1%	52,142	29.2%	34,863	19.5%	20,657	11.6%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	5,448	3.1%
9-12 Years	10,006	5.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	55,454	31.1%
Some College	52,142	29.2%
Bach. Degree	34,863	19.5%
Grad Degree	20,657	11.6%
Average years of education: 13.5

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	212,112	201,248	10,864	5.1%
1991	218,640	205,646	12,994	5.9%
1992	221,358	207,214	14,144	6.4%
1993	220,430	210,438	9,992	4.5%
1994	221,460	212,252	9,208	4.2%
1995	222,270	214,008	8,262	3.7%
1996	219,142	210,942	8,200	3.7%
1997	216,494	208,620	7,874	3.6%
1998	217,386	211,916	5,470	2.5%
1999	220,536	215,898	4,638	2.1%

2000	228,430	223,392	5,038	2.2%
2001	225,418	216,516	8,902	3.9%
2002	227,620	214,856	12,764	5.6%
2003	228,622	216,740	11,882	5.2%
2004	228,482	217,438	11,044	4.8%
2005	233,736	223,550	10,186	4.4%
2006	238,386	229,884	8,502	3.6%
2007	242,444	233,512	8,932	3.7%
2008	249,696	238,506	11,190	4.5%
2009	246,018	227,328	18,690	7.6%

2010	253,050	232,790	20,260	8.0%
2011	250,850	232,688	18,162	7.2%
2012	248,202	231,936	16,266	6.6%
2013	247,766	232,636	15,130	6.1%
2014	248,468	234,794	13,674	5.5%
2015	245,756	233,874	11,882	4.8%
2016	243,116	232,224	10,892	4.5%
2017	245,768	235,318	10,450	4.3%
2018	246,052	237,618	8,434	3.4%
2019	248,628	240,902	7,726	3.1%

2020	242,000	227,428	14,572	6.0%
2021	240,158	230,428	9,730	4.1%
2022	244,238	236,250	7,988	3.3%
2023	247,168	238,640	8,528	3.5%
2024	254,846	246,590	8,256	3.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	119,048
Median Value	$243,691

Occupied	103,401	86.9%
Vacant	15,647	13.1%

Owned	74,033	71.6%
Rented	29,368	28.4%
Median Rent	$958

Single-Family Units	87,637	73.6%
Detached	82,348	69.2%
Attached	5,289	4.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	13,746	11.5%
Mobile Homes	11,358	9.5%

Lynchburg, VA Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Lynchburg, VA Metro Area

2024 Housing Data for Lynchburg, VA Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Lynchburg, VA Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Lynchburg, VA Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Lynchburg, VA Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Lynchburg, VA Metro Area