| People QuickFacts | Lynchburg city | Virginia |
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Population, 2014 estimate | NA | 8,326,289 |
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Population, 2013 estimate | 78,014 | 8,270,345 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 75,568 | 8,001,023 |
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Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014 | NA | 4.1% |
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Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 | 3.2% | 3.4% |
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Population, 2010 | 75,568 | 8,001,024 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 | 19.6% | 22.6% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 | 14.0% | 13.4% |
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Female persons, percent, 2013 | 53.0% | 50.8% |
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White alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 65.8% | 70.8% |
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Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 28.6% | 19.7% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 0.4% | 0.5% |
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Asian alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 2.9% | 6.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1% |
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Two or More Races, percent, 2013 | 2.1% | 2.7% |
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Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 (b) | 3.3% | 8.6% |
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White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 | 63.1% | 63.6% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2009-2013 | 73.9% | 84.7% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2009-2013 | 5.0% | 11.3% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2009-2013 | 6.7% | 14.9% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2009-2013 | 86.0% | 87.5% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2009-2013 | 31.2% | 35.2% |
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Veterans, 2009-2013 | 5,488 | 726,470 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2009-2013 | 16.9 | 27.7 |
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Housing units, 2013 | 32,165 | 3,412,460 |
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Homeownership rate, 2009-2013 | 52.7% | 67.3% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 | 32.1% | 21.7% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2009-2013 | $145,800 | $244,600 |
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Households, 2009-2013 | 28,556 | 3,022,739 |
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Persons per household, 2009-2013 | 2.35 | 2.60 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2013 dollars), 2009-2013 | $21,440 | $33,493 |
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Median household income, 2009-2013 | $38,138 | $63,907 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2009-2013 | 24.7% | 11.3% |
| Business QuickFacts | Lynchburg city | Virginia |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 | 2,180 | 192,7301 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2012 | 55,139 | 3,089,2411 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 | -1.3% | 2.0%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2012 | 3,836 | 529,636 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 4,794 | 638,643 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 11.6% | 9.9% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.5% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 2.0% | 7.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 4.5% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 26.4% | 30.1% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 2,801,602 | 92,417,797 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 541,451 | 60,513,396 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,665,130 | 105,663,299 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $23,171 | $13,687 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 189,961 | 15,340,483 |
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Building permits, 2013 | 152 | 31,944 |