Lynchburg city, Virginia (VA)

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% of renters here:	42%
State:	32%

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Races in Lynchburg city, Virginia:

Median resident age:	35.1 years
Virginia median age:	35.7 years

Males: 29,841	(45.7%)
Females: 35,428	(54.3%)

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Lynchburg city:	2.3 people
Virginia:	2.5 people

This county:	$34,720
Virginia:	$59,562

This county:	$490
State:	$753

Lynchburg city:	$137,300
Virginia:	$262,100

Detached houses: $187,654

Here:	$187,654
State:	$357,398

Townhouses or other attached units: $153,828

Here:	$153,828
State:	$371,438

In 2-unit structures: $120,655

Here:	$120,655
State:	$295,743

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $162,500

Here:	$162,500
State:	$305,320

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $180,569

Here:	$180,569
State:	$316,638

Lynchburg city:	21.0%
Virginia:	9.9%

Area name: Lynchburg, VA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lynchburg city is $443 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $534 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $658 a month.

Cities in this county include: Lynchburg.

2005 air pollution in Lynchburg city:

Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 13.4 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 35 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Amherst County , Bedford County , Campbell County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Here:	8.4%
Virginia:	7.0%

Current college students: 7,622
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 78.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 25.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,073 (36% naturalized citizens)

Lynchburg city:	3.2%
Whole state:	8.1%

Mean travel time to work: 16.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 79.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 17,486
• One, attached: 1,304
• Two: 1,856
• 3 or 4: 1,315
• 5 to 9: 1,569
• 10 to 19: 1,782
• 20 or more: 1,746
• Mobile homes: 582

Housing units in Lynchburg city with a mortgage: 8,727 (921 second mortgage, 1,484 home equity loan, 49 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,998

Here:	63.6% with mortgage
State:	75.1% with mortgage

Lynchburg city-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Virginia state average. It is 91% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:14, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, 4.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 70.7 miles away from Lynchburg city center
On 10/21/1998 at 05:56:47, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.3 LG, Depth: 8.3 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 44.2 miles away from the county center
On 5/5/2003 at 16:32:32, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 64.9 miles away from the county center
On 3/15/1991 at 06:54:08, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 10.9 mi) earthquake occurred 72.7 miles away from Lynchburg city center
On 4/22/1991 at 01:01:20, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 9.1 mi) earthquake occurred 67.8 miles away from the county center
On 9/22/2001 at 16:01:20, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, 2.5 LG, Depth: 1.2 mi) earthquake occurred 60.4 miles away from Lynchburg city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 21,967 (77%) Carpooled: 3,531 (12%) Bus or trolley bus: 805 (3%) Streetcar or trolley car: 4 (0%) Taxi: 84 (0%) Motorcycle: 45 (0%) Bicycle: 24 (0%) Walked: 1,333 (5%) Other means: 149 (1%) Worked at home: 677 (2%)

11.22% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,401 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.22%
Virginia average:	11.06%

0.51% of residents moved from foreign countries ($235 average AGI)

Lynchburg city:	0.51%
Virginia average:	0.41%

6.67% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($20,076 average AGI)
4.04% relocated from other states ($14,091 average AGI)

Lynchburg city:	4.04%
Virginia average:	4.24%

from Campbell County, VA	1.73% ($30,515 average AGI)
from Bedford County, VA	1.34% ($43,389)
from Amherst County, VA	0.94% ($24,110)
from Appomattox County, VA	0.32% ($30,644)
from Fairfax County, VA	0.18% ($39,854)
from Pittsylvania County, VA	0.15% ($28,429)
from Henrico County, VA	0.12% ($51,778)

9.38% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,407 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.38%
Virginia average:	10.78%

0.09% of residents moved to foreign countries ($191 average AGI)

Lynchburg city:	0.09%
Virginia average:	0.22%

6.33% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($26,980 average AGI)
2.97% relocated to other states ($12,237 average AGI)

Lynchburg city:	2.97%
Virginia average:	4.13%

to Campbell County, VA	1.75% ($30,035 average AGI)
to Bedford County, VA	1.49% ($59,065)
to Amherst County, VA	0.91% ($29,271)
to Appomattox County, VA	0.22% ($24,286)
to Roanoke city, VA	0.13% ($34,267)
to Fairfax County, VA	0.13% ($35,207)
to Virginia Beach city, VA	0.11% ($21,125)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 14,966 (12,291 aged, 2,675 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 47,361 (10,394 male householders, 5,403 female householders)

  10,641 spouses, 16,707 children (15,736 natural, 411 adopted, 560 stepchildren), 1,296 grandchildren, 712 brothers or sisters, 416 parents, 708 other relatives, 1,084 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 11,352 (4,009 male householders (3,167 living alone)), 5,659 female householders (5,141 living alone)), 1,684 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 6,556 (1,735 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 7,302 2-persons, 3,935 3-persons, 2,739 4-persons, 1,179 5-persons, 456 6-persons, 186 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 8,308 1-person, 1,129 2-persons, 169 3-persons, 26 4-persons, 36 5-persons.

94.4% of residents of Lynchburg city speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (45% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (52% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $1,075,971,000 ($16571 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $64,040,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $211,669,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $103,450,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,572,000
Federal grants: $73,894,000
Federal procurement contracts: $654,671,000 ($48,672,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $30,716,000 ($2,346,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $278,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $27,736,000
Federal Government insurance: $22,821,000

Here:	69 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Here:	62 per 1000 residents
State:	40 per 1000 residents

Here:	+12 per 1000 residents
State:	+18 per 1000 residents

Here:	+9 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.47 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Here:	6.5
State:	6.6

Here:	4.2
State:	4.3

53% of Lynchburg city residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 53% lived in Virginia.

Lynchburg city:	52.6%
State average:	53.8%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 43665
• Northeast: 6469
• Midwest: 3008
• South: 8163
• West: 1417

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $64,500

Here:	11.2%
Virginia:	9.5%

Here:	8.4%
Virginia:	8.2%

Here:	77.0%
Virginia:	20.6%

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