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Lynchburg, VA Metro Area

267,427 Population
2,120.5 square miles 126.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.9 ±1.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$34,697 ±$1,461 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$65,735 ±$5,604 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

13.2% ±1.8% (33,573  ±4,557) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

23.5 minutes ±1.1 (2,600,645  ±150,466) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

107,298 ±2,556 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0.1 (254,047  ±2,591) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

6.2% ±1.8% (3,773  ±1,108) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

121,153 ±998 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$268,700 ±$12,623 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

11.2% ±1.4% (29,540  ±3,824.6) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

92% ±3.1% (168,262  ±5,886) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
31.6% ±1.9% (57,763  ±3,518.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

3.6% ±0.6% (9,547  ±1,624) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.9% ±0.9% (14,947  ±1,919) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
14,947 Total veterans ±1,919 13,461 Male ±1,801 1,486 Female ±657

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