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Virginia·Lynchburg County
23 tracts·79K people·$230K median·1,623/mi²
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Lynchburg is $229,800 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Lynchburg has 79,497 residents across 23 census tracts and 19 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 28.6; the population is 59.9% White, 27.0% Black, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 4.4% Multiracial, 2.2% Asian and 1.4% Other; the average household has 2.4 people; 38.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 18.6% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Paul Munro Elementary (82%), Bedford Hills Elementary (66%) and Sandusky Elementary (66%) lead the elementary schools; Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle for Innovation (55%), Linkhorne Middle (50%) and Sandusky Middle (42%) lead the middle schools; E.C. Glass High (79%) and Heritage High (68%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,073/month, 32% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Lynchburg is $57,947 a year, 33% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Lynchburg, median rent is $1,073/month and the median home value is $229,800 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Lynchburg reported 3.4 violent crimes and 20.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 87°F; winter lows average 28°F; there are 72 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 46 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Lynchburg are landslide (91), strong wind (87) and lightning (85), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.18g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Lynchburg, 6.8% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).