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Lynchburg, VA Metro Area

265,565 Population
2,120.5 square miles 125.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.5 ±0.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$35,319 ±$1,434 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$67,050 ±$3,614 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

14.1% ±2% (35,378  ±4,922) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

23.5 minutes ±1 (2,543,275  ±151,975) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

104,544 ±2,660 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0.1 (251,937  ±2,779) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

4.5% ±1.4% (2,846  ±857) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

119,646 ±1,009 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$248,600 ±$10,081 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

13.4% ±1.9% (35,187  ±4,877.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

92% ±3.3% (165,605  ±6,251.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
31.5% ±2% (56,708  ±3,626.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

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

3% ±0.6% (8,039  ±1,664) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

7.6% ±0.9% (16,013  ±1,878) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
16,013 Total veterans ±1,878 13,903 Male ±1,460 2,110 Female ±860

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