Lynchburg is home to 79,497 people in Virginia. The median age is 28.6, younger than the US median of 38.9. Owners hold 49% of the housing stock. Households here earn about 38% less than in Virginia as a whole. The average commute runs 17 minutes. 5% of people here were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $57,947, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 28.6
US median: 38.9
Average education
38% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 49%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Lynchburg
What changed most since 1990
Median age33.1 → 28.6(−4.5 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Homes owned by their occupants58.2% → 48.9%(−9.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
White share72.1% → 59.9%(−12.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)27%(987)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.5%(675)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era29%(1,059)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.9%(180)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.2%(43)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 3,655 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Lynchburg, decade by decade
Lynchburg population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
66,049
$56,944
$134,884
21.7%
51.3
2000
65,269
$58,719
$154,659
25.2%
59.5
2010
75,568
$53,311
$200,105
28.3%
64.6
2020
79,009
$59,634
$197,441
36.0%
70.0
2024
79,497
$57,947
$229,800
38.5%
70.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
