Hernando vs Lynchburg

A side-by-side comparison of Hernando and Lynchburg: population, income, housing, and more.

Hernando and Lynchburg are places in Mississippi. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hernando has the higher population (17,580 vs 1,894 in Lynchburg). Lynchburg has the higher median household income ($93,750 vs $71,451 in Hernando). Hernando has the higher median home value ($282,200 vs $201,500 in Lynchburg).

Population, income & housing

	Hernando	Lynchburg
Population	17,580	1,894
Median age	38.9 yrs	46.3 yrs
Median household income	$71,451	$93,750
Median home value	$282,200	$201,500
Median gross rent	$1,163	$2,033
Housing units	7,273	837
Homeownership rate	80.8%	89.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.9%	24.0%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	10.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hernando	Lynchburg
Population	15,942 → 17,580 (+10.3%)	2,533 → 1,894 (-25.2%)
Median household income	$79,195 → $71,451 (-9.8%)	$67,875 → $93,750 (+38.1%)
Median home value	$197,100 → $282,200 (+43.2%)	$141,500 → $201,500 (+42.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,039 → $1,163 (+11.9%)	$876 → $2,033 (+132.1%)

Hernando

Population

15,94217,580

Median household income

$79,195$71,451

Median home value

$197,100$282,200

Median gross rent

$1,039$1,163

Lynchburg

Population

2,5331,894

Median household income

$67,875$93,750

Median home value

$141,500$201,500

Median gross rent

$876$2,033

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hernando	Lynchburg
Under 5	6.1%	2.9%
5 to 17	19.3%	10.5%
18 to 24	6.7%	5.0%
25 to 34	12.7%	15.5%
35 to 44	14.2%	11.0%
45 to 54	12.7%	19.2%
55 to 64	10.1%	18.6%
65 to 74	11.9%	8.6%
75 and over	6.3%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hernando	Lynchburg
White (non-Hispanic)	74.9%	45.9%
Black or African American	15.0%	39.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	1.1%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	9.3%
Hispanic or Latino	5.8%	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hernando	Lynchburg
No high school diploma	12.1%	12.5%
High school graduate	22.2%	23.7%
Some college or associate's	29.8%	39.7%
Bachelor's degree	23.7%	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	12.2%	8.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hernando	Lynchburg
Drove alone	81.6%	95.7%
Carpooled	7.5%	3.4%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.7%	0.9%
Other means	1.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hernando	Lynchburg
1-unit, detached	80.4%	94.0%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.3%	6.0%

Poverty & households

	Hernando	Lynchburg
Poverty rate	9.3%	0.8%
Average household size	2.50	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	27	26
Median year structure built	2001	1997