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Data on this report is based on areas within the legal city boundary, outlined in black on the map. Any additional neighborhoods shown on the map are associated with the city by name and are included for reference only.



Lynchburg Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Lynchburg Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

6,742

Age

Under 5 Years:
4.3%
5 - 17:
15.1%
18 - 24:
7.6%
25 - 34:
9.6%
35 - 54:
24.9%
55 - 64:
17.3%
Over 65 Years:
21.2%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
2.2%
2.2%
86.2%
86.2%
23.2%
23.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Lynchburg
USA
$35,178
$35,178
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Lynchburg
USA
$69,250
$69,250
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

9.9%

Employment Industries

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Manufacturing
Healthcare
Retail
Construction
Education
Transportation
Public Service
Administration
Accommodation
Other
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Finance
Wholesale
29.0%
29.0%
14.1%
14.1%
11.1%
11.1%
8.6%
8.6%
6.5%
6.5%
4.5%
4.5%
4.2%
4.2%
3.3%
3.3%
3.2%
3.2%
2.7%
2.7%
2.6%
2.6%
2.6%
2.6%
2.4%
2.4%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Black or African American
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
American Indian and Alaska Native
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
92.3%
92.3%
3.7%
3.7%
2.1%
2.1%
0.9%
0.9%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Irish
English
German
European
Scottish
Italian
African
British
Scots-Irish
Polish
French
Welsh
Swiss
Estonian
Czech
Norwegian
Hungarian
Finnish
Eastern European
Dutch
11.5%
11.5%
10.3%
10.3%
5.7%
5.7%
2.7%
2.7%
1.6%
1.6%
1.2%
1.2%
1.1%
1.1%
1.1%
1.1%
1.0%
1.0%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Polish
Spanish
German/Yiddish
Vietnamese
African languages
Arabic
Hungarian
Native American languages
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Tagalog
Other Asian languages
Laotian
Thai
Miao/Hmong
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
Korean
Japanese
Chinese
98.8%
98.8%
1.4%
1.4%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.2%
0.2%
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0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
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0.0%
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0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Lynchburg Residents

2.5%