Lynchburg, VA (Virginia) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 72,596 (Urban population: 70,400, Rural population: 2,196 (all nonfarm))

Lynchburg, Virginia Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 27,640 (25,477 occupied: 14,903 owner occupied, 10,574 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	42%
State:	32%

Housing density: 560 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $347,958.

Median contract rent in 2007: $490 (lower quartile is $392, upper quartile is $622)

Housing units in Lynchburg 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

Lynchburg,VA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $137,300 (it was $84,900 in 2000)

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

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $93,800 - $192,400

Mean price in 2007:

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

Median year house/condo built: 1961

Median year apartment built: 1974

Household type by relationship

Households: 58,713

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.

7,691 married couples with children.
4,950 single-parent households (701 men, 4,249 women).

94.4% of residents of Lynchburg 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).

Foreign born population: 2,073 (3.2%)
(36.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.5
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.3

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lynchburg, Virginia:
	1 room: 13 2 rooms: 20 3 rooms: 181 4 rooms: 1,192 5 rooms: 2,982 6 rooms: 3,097 7 rooms: 2,434 8 rooms: 2,103 9 or more rooms: 2,881

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lynchburg, Virginia:
	1 room: 260 2 rooms: 792 3 rooms: 1,839 4 rooms: 3,388 5 rooms: 2,176 6 rooms: 1,184 7 rooms: 480 8 rooms: 219 9 or more rooms: 236

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 196
1995 to 1998: 873
1990 to 1994: 910
1980 to 1989: 3,043
1970 to 1979: 4,668
1960 to 1969: 4,600
1950 to 1959: 4,789
1940 to 1949: 2,684
1939 or earlier: 5,877

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lynchburg:
	no bedroom: 13 1 bedroom: 308 2 bedrooms: 3,444 3 bedrooms: 6,790 4 bedrooms: 3,247 5 or more bedrooms: 1,101

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lynchburg:
	no bedroom: 289 1 bedroom: 2,804 2 bedrooms: 4,719 3 bedrooms: 2,255 4 bedrooms: 402 5 or more bedrooms: 105

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Lynchburg in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 1,053 1 vehicle: 4,249 2 vehicles: 6,301 3 vehicles: 2,497 4 vehicles: 672 5 or more vehicles: 131

Cars and other vehicles available in Lynchburg in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 2,746 1 vehicle: 5,166 2 vehicles: 2,206 3 vehicles: 352 4 vehicles: 58 5 or more vehicles: 46

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Lynchburg, VA:

Less than $10,000: 202
$10,000 to $14,999: 101
$15,000 to $19,999: 88
$20,000 to $24,999: 91
$25,000 to $29,999: 130
$30,000 to $34,999: 123
$35,000 to $39,999: 118
$40,000 to $49,999: 313
$50,000 to $59,999: 414
$60,000 to $69,999: 528
$70,000 to $79,999: 580
$80,000 to $89,999: 748
$90,000 to $99,999: 784
$100,000 to $124,999: 2191
$125,000 to $149,999: 2312
$150,000 to $174,999: 1547
$175,000 to $199,999: 1235
$200,000 to $249,999: 1391
$250,000 to $299,999: 726
$300,000 to $399,999: 782
$400,000 to $499,999: 347
$500,000 to $749,999: 267
$750,000 to $999,999: 82
$1,000,000 or more: 56

Lynchburg rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Lynchburg:

Less than $100: 418 people
$100 to $149: 302
$150 to $199: 402
$200 to $249: 305
$250 to $299: 382
$300 to $349: 557
$350 to $399: 777
$400 to $449: 1,018
$450 to $499: 1,176
$500 to $549: 1,071
$550 to $599: 900
$600 to $649: 707
$650 to $699: 525
$700 to $749: 420
$750 to $799: 303
$800 to $899: 348
$900 to $999: 168
$1,000 to $1,249: 106
$1,250 to $1,499: 22
$1,500 to $1,999: 123
$2,000 or more: 180
No cash rent: 550

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 889 1990 to 1994: 204 1985 to 1989: 210 1980 to 1984: 179 1975 to 1979: 136 1970 to 1974: 52 1970 to 1974: 108 1965 to 1969: 295

Lynchburg, VA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 79.4%
Number of people working at home: 677 (2.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 960
5 to 9 minutes: 4676
10 to 14 minutes: 7747
15 to 19 minutes: 7006
20 to 24 minutes: 3641
25 to 29 minutes: 703
30 to 34 minutes: 1432
35 to 39 minutes: 300
40 to 44 minutes: 181
45 to 59 minutes: 444
60 to 89 minutes: 495
90 or more minutes: 357

Lynchburg mode of transportation to work chart

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%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 3550
$10,000 to $14,999: 2130
$15,000 to $19,999: 2237
$20,000 to $24,999: 2040
$25,000 to $29,999: 1829
$30,000 to $34,999: 1885
$35,000 to $39,999: 1650
$40,000 to $44,999: 1304
$45,000 to $49,999: 1270
$50,000 to $59,999: 1922
$60,000 to $74,999: 1990
$75,000 to $99,999: 1806
$100,000 to $124,999: 794
$125,000 to $149,999: 347
$150,000 to $199,999: 318
$200,000 or more: 393

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 18394

United States or American: 8070

English: 5983

German: 3814

Irish: 3590

Scotch-Irish: 1370

Italian: 1113

Scottish: 1002

French (except Basque): 778

Subsaharan African:: 512

Dutch: 450

Polish: 446

African: 382

European: 362

Welsh: 280

Swedish: 268

British: 244

Norwegian: 228

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 190

French Canadian: 154

Russian: 133

Hungarian: 89

Greek: 71

West Indian: 70

Arab:: 60

Danish: 54

Czechoslovakian: 50

Ukrainian: 48

Jamaican: 44

Swiss: 43

Haitian: 42

Romanian: 42

Sudanese: 40

Slovak: 40

Finnish: 37

Canadian: 33

Slavic: 31

Australian: 30

Moroccan: 30

Scandinavian: 29

Portuguese: 29

Other Subsaharan African: 29

Albanian: 27

Austrian: 26

Lithuanian: 25

Croatian: 21

Iranian: 19

Turkish: 17

Bahamian: 17

Kenyan: 17

Ethiopian: 17

Yugoslavian: 16

Czech: 14

Cape Verdean: 14

Celtic: 13

Arab/Arabic: 13

Nigerian: 13

Pennsylvania German: 11

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 11

Lebanese: 9

Serbian: 8

Eastern European: 8

Other Arab: 8

Northern European: 7

Slovene: 7

Basque: 6

Belgian: 6

U.S. Virgin Islander: 6

Brazilian: 5

Maltese: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

India (11%)
Korea (8%)
United Kingdom (6%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (5%)
Germany (5%)
Philippines (5%)
Canada (5%)

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

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

53% of Lynchburg 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.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 153
Nursery to 4th grade: 95
5th and 6th grade: 352
7th and 8th grade: 736
9th grade: 394
10th grade: 849
11th grade: 593
12th grade, no diploma: 624
High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,864
Less than 1 year of college: 1,155
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,309
Associate degree: 804
Bachelor's degree: 2,876
Master's degree: 1,184
Professional school degree: 601
Doctorate degree: 376

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 169
Nursery to 4th grade: 161
5th and 6th grade: 478
7th and 8th grade: 1,177
9th grade: 584
10th grade: 959
11th grade: 988
12th grade, no diploma: 659
High school graduate (or equivalency): 6,432
Less than 1 year of college: 1,384
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,324
Associate degree: 1,262
Bachelor's degree: 3,555
Master's degree: 1,311
Professional school degree: 276
Doctorate degree: 122

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 6.7%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 10.4%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 6.8%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 7.3%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 6.2%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 13.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 12.1%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 11.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 12.1%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 5.2%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $39,911
Black householders: $21,967
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $62,548
Asian householders: $46,736
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $26,365
Some other race householders: $45,810
Two or more races householders: $30,716
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $40,437

Lynchburg household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Lynchburg household income for Black householders

Lynchburg household income for Asian householders

Lynchburg marital status for males

Lynchburg marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $151,693
Black or African American householders: $92,827
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $148,296
Asian householders: $208,294
Some other race householders: $107,705
Two or more races householders: $136,329
Hispanic or Latino householders: $143,930

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 to 49: 444
50 or more: 1,302
Mobile homes: 582

Median worth of mobile homes: $13,587

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Lynchburg:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (37%) Utility gas (36%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (22%) Wood (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (53%) Utility gas (34%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 727

Here:	11.2%
Virginia:	9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 276

Here:	8.4%
Virginia:	8.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5,383

Here:	77.0%
Virginia:	20.6%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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