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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:   2024 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2026.

    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

    80,301

    Age

    Under 5 Years:
    6.0%
    5 - 17:
    13.3%
    18 - 24:
    24.5%
    25 - 34:
    14.7%
    35 - 54:
    17.6%
    55 - 64:
    9.6%
    Over 65 Years:
    14.3%

    Educational Attainment of Adults

    Attending College
    High School Graduates
    College Graduated
    18.9%
    18.9%
    91.0%
    91.0%
    38.5%
    38.5%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Income

    Per capita Income

    Lynchburg
    USA
    $29,937
    $29,937
    $44,673
    $44,673

    Median household income

    Lynchburg
    USA
    $57,947
    $57,947
    $80,734
    $80,734
    Individuals Below Poverty Level

    18.6%

    Employment Industries

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    Education
    Healthcare
    Retail
    Accommodation
    Manufacturing
    Other
    Administration
    Professional, scientific, and technical services
    Construction
    Finance
    Public Service
    Transportation
    Arts
    17.7%
    17.7%
    13.5%
    13.5%
    11.7%
    11.7%
    10.2%
    10.2%
    9.7%
    9.7%
    5.7%
    5.7%
    5.7%
    5.7%
    5.3%
    5.3%
    4.4%
    4.4%
    3.1%
    3.1%
    2.9%
    2.9%
    2.6%
    2.6%
    2.5%
    2.5%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Race & Ethnic Diversity

    White
    Black or African American
    Other Race / Two or More Races
    Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
    Asian
    Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
    American Indian and Alaska Native
    59.9%
    59.9%
    27.0%
    27.0%
    5.6%
    5.6%
    5.1%
    5.1%
    2.2%
    2.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Ancestry

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    English
    German
    Irish
    Italian
    Scottish
    European
    French
    Scots-Irish
    Polish
    Welsh
    Swedish
    Dutch
    British
    African
    Norwegian
    Nigerian
    Portuguese
    Brazilian
    Russian
    Other Subsaharan African
    13.2%
    13.2%
    8.9%
    8.9%
    6.2%
    6.2%
    2.8%
    2.8%
    2.1%
    2.1%
    1.9%
    1.9%
    1.3%
    1.3%
    1.2%
    1.2%
    0.9%
    0.9%
    0.7%
    0.7%
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    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.5%
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    0.4%
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    0.3%
    0.3%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Languages Spoken

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    English
    Spanish
    African languages
    Other Asian languages
    German/Yiddish
    Korean
    Langs. of India
    Chinese
    Vietnamese
    French
    French Creole
    Tagalog
    Arabic
    Native American languages
    Other Indo-European
    Pacific Island languages
    Thai
    Slavic languages
    Greek
    Portuguese
    92.2%
    92.2%
    3.0%
    3.0%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.4%
    0.4%
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    0.4%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
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    0.3%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
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    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents
    Foreign Born Lynchburg Residents

    4.8%

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