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Lynchburg, VA
Demographic Data




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:   2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2025.

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

79,535

Age

Under 5 Years:
6.0%
5 - 17:
13.3%
18 - 24:
24.5%
25 - 34:
14.6%
35 - 54:
17.6%
55 - 64:
9.8%
Over 65 Years:
14.2%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
18.1%
18.1%
90.4%
90.4%
38.5%
38.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Lynchburg
USA
$30,004
$30,004
$43,289
$43,289

Median household income

Lynchburg
USA
$59,808
$59,808
$78,538
$78,538
Individuals Below Poverty Level

17.4%

Employment Industries

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Education
Healthcare
Retail
Manufacturing
Accommodation
Administration
Other
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Construction
Finance
Public Service
Arts
Transportation
18.0%
18.0%
13.5%
13.5%
10.9%
10.9%
9.9%
9.9%
9.8%
9.8%
5.6%
5.6%
5.3%
5.3%
5.2%
5.2%
4.9%
4.9%
3.1%
3.1%
3.0%
3.0%
2.6%
2.6%
2.6%
2.6%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
60.6%
60.6%
27.4%
27.4%
4.9%
4.9%
4.6%
4.6%
2.2%
2.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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English
German
Irish
Italian
European
Scottish
French
Scots-Irish
Welsh
Polish
African
Swedish
Dutch
Norwegian
Nigerian
British
Portuguese
Russian
Jamaican
Brazilian
11.7%
11.7%
8.2%
8.2%
5.3%
5.3%
2.4%
2.4%
2.2%
2.2%
2.1%
2.1%
1.2%
1.2%
1.1%
1.1%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
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0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
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0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
African languages
Other Asian languages
Korean
German/Yiddish
Chinese
Langs. of India
Vietnamese
French Creole
Tagalog
French
Arabic
Native American languages
Other Indo-European
Pacific Island languages
Thai
Slavic languages
Greek
Portuguese
92.7%
92.7%
2.9%
2.9%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
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0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Lynchburg Residents

4.6%


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