COMPARING TWO PLACES
Appomattox vs Lynchburg
PLACE A
Appomattox, Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Lynchburg, South Carolina
Appomattox is 571% larger than Lynchburg. Appomattox earns more, with a median household income $34,246 higher. Appomattox has grown faster since 2000 (11% vs -15%).
APPOMATTOXLYNCHBURGDIFFERENCE
Total population2,025302+571% vs Lynchburg
Population density912267+645
Population growth10.7%-14.7%+25.5 pts
Median age35.956.2−20.3
Male49.7%62.2%−12.5 pts
Female50.3%37.8%+12.5 pts
Foreign-born1.3%0.9%+0.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic58.2%3.1%+55.1 pts
Black34.3%95.7%−61.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.5%0.0%+1.5 pts
Asian0.6%0.9%−0.4 pts
Other5.4%0.3%+5.1 pts
Median household income$51,875$17,629+$34,246
Per capita income$28,607$15,833+$12,774
Poverty rate12.2%56.7%−44.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3870.431−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher12.7%12.9%−0.2 pts
Graduate degree3.6%7.1%−3.5 pts
Unemployment rate8.2%12.4%−4.2 pts
Labor force participation68.0%38.9%+29.1 pts
Median home value$162,300$107,300+$55,000
Median gross rent$905$833+$72
Owner-occupied60.4%50.9%+9.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.1%19.5%−11.4 pts
Rent-burdened households35.0%90.4%−55.3 pts
Average commute25.436.5−11.1
Worked from home9.9%0.0%+9.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured5.6%12.7%−7.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025