What is the population of Lynchburg city?

Lynchburg city has 79,255 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates.

What is the median household income in Lynchburg city?

Median household income in Lynchburg city is $59,808 a year, 23.8% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Lynchburg city?

Median gross rent is $1,043 a month and the median home value is $211,800, so rent absorbs about 20.9% of median household income.

Is Lynchburg city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Lynchburg city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Lynchburg city ZIP codes — Lynchburg city, Virginia

Quick answer

Lynchburg city is home to 79,255 residents with a median household income of $59,808 and a median home value of $211,800. 49.1% of households own their home and 17.4% of residents live below the poverty line. Looking for a Lynchburg city ZIP code? 2 ZIP code areas fall inside Lynchburg city, Virginia, listed in full below.

Population: 79,255Lynchburg city residents
Median household income: $59,808Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $211,800Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,043Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 28.4 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 49.1%Owner-occupied households

Lynchburg city, VA in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Lynchburg city is a small city in Virginia, with 79,255 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates. The median age here is 28.4 years against 39.1 nationally, a distinctly younger profile, typical of places with students, military posts or a fast-growing family population. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.

Households in Lynchburg city earn a median of $59,808 a year, 23.8% below the national figure of $78,538. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 17.4% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Lynchburg city is valued at $211,800, 30.2% below the national figure, while median gross rent runs $1,043 a month, 25.8% below the national figure, or roughly $12,516 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 20.9% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.5×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 49.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

A median age of 28.4 means a large student or early-career population; income medians in places like this understate household resources, since many residents are supported from outside the address.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

ZIP codes in Lynchburg city

ZIP code tabulation areas whose land area falls mostly in Lynchburg city.

How to read this page

What these estimates cover.

Figures are five-year rolling averages from the American Community Survey, not single-year counts, so they describe conditions across 2019-2023 ACS 5-year rather than a single date. Median home value covers owner-occupied units as valued by their owners, and median gross rent includes utilities the renter pays. Small counties carry wide margins of error; treat single-dollar differences between neighbouring counties as noise.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Lynchburg city?: Lynchburg city has 79,255 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates.
What is the median household income in Lynchburg city?: Median household income in Lynchburg city is $59,808 a year, 23.8% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Lynchburg city?: Median gross rent is $1,043 a month and the median home value is $211,800, so rent absorbs about 20.9% of median household income.
Is Lynchburg city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Lynchburg city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Lynchburg city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.