Lynchburg city vs York County

A side-by-side comparison of Lynchburg city and York County: population, income, housing, and more.

Lynchburg city and York County are counties in Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lynchburg city has the higher population (79,255 vs 70,590 in York County). York County has the higher median household income ($108,326 vs $59,808 in Lynchburg city). York County has the higher median home value ($411,200 vs $211,800 in Lynchburg city).

Population, income & housing

	Lynchburg city	York County
Population	79,255	70,590
Median age	28.4 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	$59,808	$108,326
Median home value	$211,800	$411,200
Median gross rent	$1,043	$1,777
Housing units	34,009	28,211
Homeownership rate	49.1%	71.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.5%	50.0%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lynchburg city	York County
Population	80,569 → 79,255 (-1.6%)	67,982 → 70,590 (+3.8%)
Median household income	$46,409 → $59,808 (+28.9%)	$92,069 → $108,326 (+17.7%)
Median home value	$160,100 → $211,800 (+32.3%)	$327,100 → $411,200 (+25.7%)
Median gross rent	$857 → $1,043 (+21.7%)	$1,480 → $1,777 (+20.1%)

Lynchburg city

Population

80,56979,255

Median household income

$46,409$59,808

Median home value

$160,100$211,800

Median gross rent

$857$1,043

York County

Population

67,98270,590

Median household income

$92,069$108,326

Median home value

$327,100$411,200

Median gross rent

$1,480$1,777

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lynchburg city	York County
Under 5	6.0%	5.2%
5 to 17	13.3%	18.2%
18 to 24	24.5%	8.7%
25 to 34	14.6%	11.2%
35 to 44	9.4%	14.5%
45 to 54	8.2%	11.6%
55 to 64	9.8%	13.3%
65 to 74	7.7%	9.7%
75 and over	6.5%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lynchburg city	York County
White (non-Hispanic)	60.6%	66.9%
Black or African American	27.4%	13.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	2.2%	5.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.3%
Some other race	1.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	3.6%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.9%	7.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lynchburg city	York County
No high school diploma	9.6%	4.3%
High school graduate	23.9%	16.7%
Some college or associate's	28.0%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	23.6%	26.5%
Graduate or professional degree	14.9%	23.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lynchburg city	York County
Drove alone	70.1%	75.0%
Carpooled	8.1%	8.1%
Public transit	2.0%	0.2%
Walked	5.2%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	11.5%	12.8%
Other means	3.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lynchburg city	York County
1-unit, detached	56.4%	67.7%
1-unit, attached	7.2%	12.4%
2 to 4 units	8.4%	3.9%
5 to 19 units	17.0%	11.0%
20 or more units	9.8%	4.0%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Lynchburg city	York County
Poverty rate	17.4%	5.4%
Average household size	2.39	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	17	24
Median year structure built	1970	1992