2024 population: 266,432 ( 4,837 from 2020)
Land area: 2120.5 square miles
Population density: 125.6 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	199,901	75.03%	1.0%
Black:	44,516	16.71%	0.3%
Indian:	1,010	0.38%	2.6%
Asian:	4,548	1.71%	11.0%
2+ races:	6,113	2.29%	15.3%
Hispanic:	10,344	3.88%	16.6%

Total non-White:	66,531	24.97%	4.5%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	11,524	11.0
Deaths:	13,815	13.2
Net Migration:	5,831	5.6
Net Immigration:	1,275	1.2

Change in White population:	1,948	0.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	2,889	1.1

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
261,595
197,953	75.67%
44,390	16.97%
984	0.38%
4,097	1.57%
5,302	2.03%
8,869	3.39%
63,642	24.33%

2010
246,412
190,178	77.18%
42,732	17.34%
838	0.34%
3,346	1.36%
3,864	1.57%
5,100	2.07%
56,234	22.82%

2000
222,317
175,786	79.07%
39,904	17.95%
641	0.29%
1,576	0.71%
2,018	0.91%
2,121	0.95%
46,531	20.93%

1990
200,153
161,573	80.72%
36,502	18.24%
322	0.16%
690	0.34%
n/a
1,066	0.53%
38,580	19.28%

1980
188,187
151,043	80.26%
34,917	18.55%
178	0.09%
763	0.41%
n/a
1,205	0.64%
37,144	19.74%

1970
159,986
127,264	79.55%
31,906	19.94%
165	0.10%
79	0.05%
n/a
458	0.29%
32,722	20.45%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
26,279	10.7
24,438	9.9
5,643	2.3
3,531	1.4

7,775	3.2
7,408	3.0

Number	Rate
2000's
24,267	10.9
20,303	9.1
14,262	6.4
1,801	0.8

14,392	6.5
9,703	4.4

Number	Rate
1990's
26,466	13.2
20,230	10.1
9,614	4.8
652	0.3

14,213	7.1
7,951	4.0

Number	Rate
1980's
25,761	13.7
17,802	9.5
-1,583	-0.8
n/a

10,530	5.6
1,436	0.8

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
2,754	1.7
n/a

23,779	14.9
4,422	2.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Lynchburg, VA Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
40.3
51,326	9.7%
476,701	90.3%
50,454	9.6%

102,979
2.42

66,842	64.9%
51,116	76.5%
5,925	8.9%
36,137	35.1%

2010
Number	Percent
38.9
52,388	21.3%
194,024	78.7%
38,325	15.6%

96,975
2.41

65,232	67.3%
49,021	75.1%
6,435	9.9%
31,743	32.7%

2000
Number	Percent
37.7
52,124	23.4%
170,193	76.6%
31,873	14.3%

87,175
2.44

61,495	70.5%
47,968	78.0%
6,121	10.0%
25,680	29.5%

1990
Number	Percent
34.4
47,379	23.7%
152,774	76.3%
27,058	13.5%

74,450
2.57

55,120	74.0%
44,788	81.3%
4,283	7.8%
19,330	26.0%

1980
Number	Percent
31.0
51,408	27.3%
136,779	72.7%
21,749	11.6%

63,822
2.83

50,064	78.4%
42,110	84.1%
3,344	6.7%
13,758	21.6%

2022 Housing Data for Lynchburg, VA Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	4,888	4.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,962	3.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	4,006	3.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	4,405	4.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	4,674	4.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	5,027	4.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	4,478	4.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	4,609	4.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	4,480	4.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	8,086	7.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	10,921	10.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	13,703	13.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	10,193	9.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	7,153	6.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	6,883	6.7%
$200,000 or more	5,511	5.4%

Median Household Income	63,944
Per Capita Income	33,924

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	80

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	5,124	5.0%
Public Assistance	4,016	3.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	11,739	11.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	110,893	69.1%
Unemployed	5,284	3.3%
In Armed Forces	410	0.3%

Total Labor Force	116,587	72.7%
Not in Labor Force	43,801	27.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		30.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	44,823	36,076	55.4%
Non-Profit	6,203	8,613	41.9%
Self-Employed	6,650	4,163	61.5%

Local Government	3,173	6,297	33.5%
State Government	2,040	2,372	46.2%
Federal Government	1,217	931	56.7%

Total Private + Self	51,473	40,239	56.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	12,633	18,213	41.0%
Total	64,106	58,452	52.3%

Pct. Govt.	13.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	19,079	15.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	25,326	20.6%
Professional, Technical	28,158	22.9%
Service Occupations	20,153	16.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	550	0.4%
All others	30,037	24.5%

White Collar		59.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	16,722	13.6%
Manufacturing	16,594	13.5%
Educational services	16,115	13.1%
Retail trade	13,694	11.2%
Construction	8,654	7.0%
Accommodation and food services	8,312	6.8%
Other services	6,807	5.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	6,241	5.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	5,003	4.1%
Finance and insurance	4,772	3.9%
Transportation and warehousing	4,761	3.9%
Public administration	4,602	3.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,288	1.9%
Wholesale trade	1,843	1.5%
Utilities	1,631	1.3%
Information	1,630	1.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,465	1.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,425	1.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	144	0.1%
Management	50	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	3,774	1.44%
Puerto Rican	1,444	0.55%
Cuban	119	0.05%
Dominican	58	0.02%

Total Central American	1,611	0.61%
Costa Rican	117	0.04%
Guatemalan	729	0.28%
Honduran	254	0.10%
Nicaraguan	55	0.02%
Panamanian	70	0.03%
Salvadoran	386	0.15%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	992	0.38%
Argentinean	20	0.01%
Bolivian	51	0.02%
Chilean	18	0.01%
Colombian	191	0.07%
Ecuadorian	17	0.01%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	225	0.09%
Uruguayan	67	0.03%
Venezuelan	399	0.15%
Other South American	4	0.00%

Other Hispanic	661	0.25%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	716	0.27%
Chinese	660	0.25%
Indian	548	0.21%
Korean	447	0.17%
Filipino	377	0.14%
Japanese	213	0.08%
Thai	194	0.07%
Taiwanese	80	0.03%
Cambodian	16	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	237,832	95.7%
Spanish	4,937	2.0%
Other Indo-European	1,085	0.4%
Other	1,057	0.4%
Other Asian	731	0.3%
Vietnamese	615	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	528	0.2%
Chinese	509	0.2%
Korean	381	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	50,958	19.4%
English	32,824	12.5%
German	22,275	8.5%
Irish	19,282	7.4%
Italian	6,918	2.6%
Scottish	5,588	2.1%
European	5,171	2.0%
Scotch-Irish	4,107	1.6%
French	2,910	1.1%
Polish	2,706	1.0%
African	2,343	0.9%
Welsh	1,825	0.7%
Dutch	1,797	0.7%
British	1,459	0.6%
Norwegian	1,254	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	257,516	98.2%
Not a citizen	4,608	1.8%

Native	254,013	96.9%
Foreign-born	8,111	3.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
5,656	3.2%	10,740	6.1%	54,327	30.8%	52,729	29.9%	32,770	18.6%	19,883	11.3%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	5,656	3.2%
9-12 Years	10,740	6.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	54,327	30.8%
Some College	52,729	29.9%
Bach. Degree	32,770	18.6%
Grad Degree	19,883	11.3%
Average years of education: 13.5

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	212,112	201,248	10,864	5.1%
1991	218,640	205,646	12,994	5.9%
1992	221,358	207,214	14,144	6.4%
1993	220,430	210,438	9,992	4.5%
1994	221,460	212,252	9,208	4.2%
1995	222,270	214,008	8,262	3.7%
1996	219,142	210,942	8,200	3.7%
1997	216,494	208,620	7,874	3.6%
1998	217,386	211,916	5,470	2.5%
1999	220,536	215,898	4,638	2.1%

2000	228,430	223,392	5,038	2.2%
2001	225,418	216,516	8,902	3.9%
2002	227,620	214,856	12,764	5.6%
2003	228,622	216,740	11,882	5.2%
2004	228,482	217,438	11,044	4.8%
2005	233,736	223,550	10,186	4.4%
2006	238,386	229,884	8,502	3.6%
2007	242,444	233,512	8,932	3.7%
2008	249,696	238,506	11,190	4.5%
2009	246,018	227,328	18,690	7.6%

2010	253,050	232,790	20,260	8.0%
2011	250,850	232,688	18,162	7.2%
2012	248,202	231,936	16,266	6.6%
2013	247,766	232,636	15,130	6.1%
2014	248,468	234,794	13,674	5.5%
2015	245,756	233,874	11,882	4.8%
2016	243,116	232,224	10,892	4.5%
2017	245,768	235,318	10,450	4.3%
2018	246,052	237,618	8,434	3.4%
2019	248,628	240,902	7,726	3.1%

2020	242,000	227,428	14,572	6.0%
2021	240,158	230,428	9,730	4.1%
2022	244,238	236,250	7,988	3.3%
2023	247,168	238,640	8,528	3.5%
2024	254,846	246,590	8,256	3.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	117,990
Median Value	$211,844

Occupied	102,979	87.3%
Vacant	15,011	12.7%

Owned	72,714	70.6%
Rented	30,265	29.4%
Median Rent	$897

Single-Family Units	86,927	73.7%
Detached	81,973	69.5%
Attached	4,954	4.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	13,379	11.3%
Mobile Homes	12,042	10.2%

Lynchburg, VA Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Lynchburg, VA Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Lynchburg, VA Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Lynchburg, VA Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Lynchburg, VA Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Lynchburg, VA Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Lynchburg, VA Metro Area