Lynchburg city, Virginia

1 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 79,255
Median household income: $59,808
Median home value: $211,800

Lynchburg city is a county in Virginia with a population of 79,255. 1 cities and places have their primary county here. At $59,808, its median household income sits below Virginia's $90,974.

Between 2019 and 2023, Lynchburg city's population declined 1.6% from 80,569 to 79,255, while its median household income rose 28.9% from $46,409 to $59,808.

70.1% of workers drive to work alone. 56.4% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 79,255
Median age: 28.4 yrs
Median household income: $59,808
Median home value: $211,800
Median gross rent: $1,043
Housing units: 34,009
Homeownership rate: 49.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

80,56979,255

Median household income

$46,409$59,808

Median home value

$160,100$211,800

Median gross rent

$857$1,043

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	80,569	$46,409	$160,100	$857
2020	80,970	$49,201	$162,900	$859
2021	78,973	$54,015	$169,000	$928
2022	79,166	$56,243	$196,000	$972
2023	79,255	$59,808	$211,800	$1,043

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1713.3%

18 to 2424.5%

25 to 3414.6%

35 to 449.4%

45 to 548.2%

55 to 649.8%

65 to 747.7%

75 and over6.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,742	6.0%
5 to 17	10,564	13.3%
18 to 24	19,413	24.5%
25 to 34	11,535	14.6%
35 to 44	7,450	9.4%
45 to 54	6,511	8.2%
55 to 64	7,800	9.8%
65 to 74	6,116	7.7%
75 and over	5,124	6.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	48,062	60.6%
Black or African American	21,727	27.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	91	0.1%
Asian	1,709	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	111	0.1%
Some other race	753	1.0%
Two or more races	2,882	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,920	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.6%

High school graduate23.9%

Some college or associate's28.0%

Bachelor's degree23.6%

Graduate or professional degree14.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,265	9.6%
High school graduate	10,658	23.9%
Some college or associate's	12,451	28.0%
Bachelor's degree	10,511	23.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6,651	14.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone70.1%

Carpooled8.1%

Public transit2.0%

Walked5.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.5%

Other means3.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	25,203	70.1%
Carpooled	2,903	8.1%
Public transit	719	2.0%
Walked	1,882	5.2%
Bicycle	3	0.0%
Worked from home	4,143	11.5%
Other means	1,096	3.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	16,002	50.3%
15 to 29 min	11,901	37.4%
30 to 44 min	2,190	6.9%
45 to 59 min	416	1.3%
60+ min	1,297	4.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 17.4% (11,939 of 68,664)

	Count	Share
Family households	16,816	58.6%
Nonfamily households	11,871	41.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	28,687	84.4%
Vacant	5,322	15.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	14,076	49.1%
Renter-occupied	14,611	50.9%

1-unit, detached56.4%

1-unit, attached7.2%

2 to 4 units8.4%

5 to 19 units17.0%

20 or more units9.8%

Mobile home & other1.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	19,180	56.4%
1-unit, attached	2,450	7.2%
2 to 4 units	2,869	8.4%
5 to 19 units	5,771	17.0%
20 or more units	3,343	9.8%
Mobile home & other	396	1.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 51680
State: Virginia
Land area: 49 sq mi
Water area: 0.55 sq mi
Center point: 37.3990, -79.1955