Lynchburg Demographics

Population Lynchburg U.S.
Total Population 65,269 281,421,920
Female 54.3% 50.9%
Male 45.7% 49.1%
18 years and over 77.9% 74.3%
65 years and over 16.3% 12.4%
Married Persons 48.5% 56.5%
Single Persons 51.5% 43.5%
Median Age 35.1 35.3
Average Family Size 2.9 3.1
Ethnicity
White 67.6% 77.0%
Black or African American 30.1% 12.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3% 0.9%
Asian 1.3% 3.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.1%
Other 0.6% 5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 1.4% 12.9%
Housing Characteristics Lynchburg U.S.
Total Housing Units 27,640 115,904,640
Median Home Cost $85,300 $119,600
Number of Households 25,477 105,480,104
Persons per Household 2.30 2.59
Economic Characteristics Lynchburg U.S.
Median Household Income $32,234 $41,994
Per Capita Income $18,263 $21,587
In Labor Force 59.8% 63.9%
Families below poverty level 1,949 6,620,945
Education Characteristics Lynchburg U.S.
School Enrollment
Elementary School Enrollment 6,503 33,653,640
High School Enrollment 3,271 16,380,951
College or Graduate School 7,622 17,483,262
Educational Attainment Population 25 years and older
High School Graduate 27.7% 28.6%
Associates Degree 5.1% 6.3%
Bachelor's Degree 15.8% 15.5%
Graduate or Professional Degree 9.5% 8.9%

Data provided by the 2000 U.S. Census