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Lynchburg VA - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	65,269	445 (of 25,150) (98%)	11 (of 371) (97%)
Average Income	$32,234	14,432 (43%)	218 (41%)
Median House Value	$85,300	10,149 (60%)	209 (44%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	66.6%	21,490 (of 25,150) (15%)	288 (of 371) (22%)
% Black Population	29.7%	1,977 (92%)	63 (83%)
% Hispanic Population	1.3%	14,429 (43%)	199 (46%)
% Asian Population	1.3%	4,772 (81%)	104 (72%)
% American Indian Population	0.3%	13,160 (48%)	128 (65%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	78.0%	14,511 (of 25,150) (42%)	150 (of 371) (60%)
% College Graduates	25.2%	4,827 (81%)	109 (71%)
% Never Married	32.6%	2,472 (90%)	36 (90%)
% Married	45.2%	22,356 (11%)	322 (13%)
% Seperated	3.3%	3,786 (85%)	151 (59%)
% Divorced	9.5%	13,974 (44%)	201 (46%)
% Foreign Born	3.2%	8,625 (66%)	124 (67%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	27,640	418 (of 25,150) (98%)	11 (of 371) (97%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	21.3%	11,476 (54%)	117 (68%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	12.0%	4,099 (84%)	104 (72%)
Average Rooms in House	5.5	11,458 (54%)	204 (45%)
% Households with No Car	14.9%	2,872 (89%)	68 (82%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	14.7%	16,834 (33%)	277 (25%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	0.0%	23,600 (6%)	232 (37%)
Median House Value	$85,300	10,149 (60%)	209 (44%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	9.1%	7,588 (70%)	108 (71%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	1.9%	3,180 (87%)	64 (83%)
Average Monthly Rent	$469	11,486 (54%)	190 (49%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	59.8%	15,092 (of 25,150) (40%)	209 (of 371) (44%)
% Drive Alone to Work	76.8%	14,823 (41%)	215 (42%)
% Take Public Transportation	3.1%	2,795 (89%)	60 (84%)
% Walk to Work	4.7%	6,702 (73%)	68 (82%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	16.8	22,117 (12%)	350 (6%)
% Households making less than $10,000	13.9%	7,770 (69%)	120 (68%)
% Households making over $200,000	1.5%	6,294 (75%)	126 (66%)
Median Household Income	$32,234	14,432 (43%)	218 (41%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	3.9%	8,568 (66%)	122 (67%)
Per Capita Income	$18,263	9,501 (62%)	186 (50%)
Male Worker Income	$31,390	12,528 (50%)	170 (54%)
Female Worker Income	$22,431	11,960 (52%)	190 (49%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	12.3%	7,552 (70%)	96 (74%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	15.9%	7,667 (70%)	102 (73%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	Raleigh, North Carolina	113 Miles
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.85

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Dothan, Alabama	0.93
Gulfport, Mississippi	0.93
Gastonia, North Carolina	0.92
Bryan, Texas	0.92
Jacksonville, North Carolina	0.92
Springfield, Ohio	0.92
Lorain, Ohio	0.91
Daytona Beach, Florida	0.91
North Little Rock, Arkansas	0.90
Jackson, Tennessee	0.90

Lynchburg VA Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Wood Fueled Households	367	90
Houseowners with a Mortgage Less than $300	166	102
American Ancestor Population	8,070	138
NonInstitutionalized Population (In Group Quarters)	4,848	141
Population in Group Quarters	6,551	145

Lynchburg VA Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 371)
Houseowners with a Mortgage Less than $300	166	2
Wood Fueled Households	367	3
Houses Worth Less than $50,000	2,315	4
Houseowners with a Mortgage Between $300 and $499	1,071	4
2 Unit Housing Units	1,856	6

Lynchburg VA Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent In Household Population	90.0%	24,001
Percent Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Population	0.0%	23,851
Boats, RV, Van (as a Housing Unit)	0	23,723
Percent Boats, RV, Van (as a Housing Unit)	0.0%	23,702
Percent Native Hawaiian Population	0.0%	23,607

Lynchburg VA Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 371)
Average Commute Time	17	350
Percent of Population Enrolled in Elementary school (grades 1-8)	33.2%	335
Percent of People Working in Public Administration	2.4%	326
Percent In Household Population	90.0%	324
Percent Married People	45.2%	322

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	Lynchburg VA	Dothan, Alabama
Total Population	57,737	65,269
Average Age	37.2	35.1
Average Income	$35,000	$32,234
Median House Value	$86,800	$85,300
% White Population	67.3%	66.6%
% Black Population	30.1%	29.7%
% Asian Population	0.9%	1.3%
% Hispanic Population	1.3%	1.3%

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