Lynchburg

Population: 1,894
Median household income: $93,750
Median home value: $201,500

Lynchburg, a community in DeSoto County, Mississippi, has 1,894 residents. At $93,750, its median household income sits above DeSoto County's $82,980.

Between 2019 and 2023, Lynchburg's population declined 25.2% from 2,533 to 1,894, while its median home value rose 42.4% from $141,500 to $201,500.

The typical home was built around 1997. 0.8% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,894
Median age: 46.3 yrs
Median household income: $93,750
Median home value: $201,500
Median gross rent: $2,033
Housing units: 837
Homeownership rate: 89.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.0%
Unemployment rate: 10.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,5331,894

Median household income

$67,875$93,750

Median home value

$141,500$201,500

Median gross rent

$876$2,033

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,533	$67,875	$141,500	$876
2020	2,216	$69,856	$139,200	$871
2021	1,987	$77,917	$147,800	$1,593
2022	1,950	$94,688	$189,600	$2,038
2023	1,894	$93,750	$201,500	$2,033

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.9%

5 to 1710.5%

18 to 245.0%

25 to 3415.5%

35 to 4411.0%

45 to 5419.2%

55 to 6418.6%

65 to 748.6%

75 and over8.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	54	2.9%
5 to 17	199	10.5%
18 to 24	95	5.0%
25 to 34	294	15.5%
35 to 44	208	11.0%
45 to 54	363	19.2%
55 to 64	353	18.6%
65 to 74	163	8.6%
75 and over	165	8.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	870	45.9%
Black or African American	738	39.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.1%
Asian	8	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	176	9.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	101	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.5%

High school graduate23.7%

Some college or associate's39.7%

Bachelor's degree15.1%

Graduate or professional degree8.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	194	12.5%
High school graduate	367	23.7%
Some college or associate's	614	39.7%
Bachelor's degree	233	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	138	8.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone95.7%

Carpooled3.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,039	95.7%
Carpooled	37	3.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	10	0.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	97	9.0%
15 to 29 min	527	49.0%
30 to 44 min	343	31.9%
45 to 59 min	98	9.1%
60+ min	11	1.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 0.8% (15 of 1,894)

	Count	Share
Family households	613	77.4%
Nonfamily households	179	22.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1997

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	792	94.6%
Vacant	45	5.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	708	89.4%
Renter-occupied	84	10.6%

1-unit, detached94.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other6.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	787	94.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	50	6.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2842840
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.93 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 34.9620, -90.1071