Lynchburg

Population & Demographics

Lynchburg, VA

Lynchburg is home to 79,497 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 29,255 resident workers commute each day.

VirginiaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
79,497
people
Population

79,497 residents

Median age 28.6 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Lynchburg population & demographics

Who lives in Lynchburg — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
79,497
Median age
28.6yrs
Median household income
$57,947
Median home value
$229,800
Median gross rent
$1,073/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
38.5%
Poverty rate
18.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Lynchburg

How Lynchburg breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White59.9%
Black27.0%
Hispanic or Latino5.1%
Two or more races4.4%
Asian2.2%
Some other race1.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%

Race across Lynchburg

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Lynchburg.

Lynchburg at a glance
Employed Residents
29,255
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
19.6mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
47.6%
Share working within the area
Work from home
13.9%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Forest
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Lynchburg proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Lynchburg commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

84 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Lynchburg

29,255 commutes, one dot at a time

Lynchburg

Where 29,255 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Lynchburg, by worker count.

1Lynchburg0.0 mi13,924
2Forest5.6 mi1,414
3Roanoke43.8 mi804
4Timberlake6.4 mi699
5Bedford19.6 mi525
6Madison Heights4.7 mi414
7Richmond94.7 mi330
8Rustburg9.7 mi267

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Lynchburg.

1Lynchburg0.0 mi13,924
2Timberlake6.4 mi2,183
3Forest5.6 mi1,915
4Madison Heights4.7 mi1,892
5Roanoke43.8 mi482
6Bedford19.6 mi405
7Danville57.4 mi398
8Virginia Beach174.8 mi326

Top industries

The sectors that employ Lynchburg’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance22.1%
RTRetail Trade12.2%
AFAccommodation and Food Services12.1%
MFManufacturing11.4%
EDEducational Services7.9%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services6.5%
COConstruction3.7%
FIFinance and Insurance3.7%
WSWholesale Trade3.4%
Connectivity

Internet options for Lynchburg

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

7 providers · 4 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps95%
8 Gbps4%
See all internet providers in Lynchburg

FindBetterInternet is a CensusFlow partner site — we link out so you can compare local plans, and CensusFlow’s Census data stays independent. Provider data is from the FCC National Broadband Map (satellite + fixed wireless excluded).