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As of 2010, the per capita income of Lynchburg City County is $19,274, which is much lower than the state average of $31,313 and is lower than the national average of $26,059. Lynchburg City County median household income is $37,058, which has grown by 14.97% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 29.99% and is lower than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Lynchburg City County residents spend 15.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 27.2 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.3 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #88

Lynchburg City County	19,274 USD
Virginia	31,313 USD
U.S.	26,059 USD

*Based on 2010 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lynchburg City County	16,811 USD
Virginia	32,527 USD
U.S.	28,899 USD

*Based on 2010 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lynchburg City County	18,589 USD
Virginia	40,326 USD
U.S.	33,276 USD

*Based on 2010 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lynchburg City County	15,882 USD
Virginia	27,072 USD
U.S.	24,157 USD

*Based on 2010 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #102

Lynchburg City County	35,156 USD
Virginia	60,674 USD
U.S.	50,046 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Lynchburg City County	49,939 USD
Virginia	81,608 USD
U.S.	68,259 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #120

Lynchburg City County	14.97%
Virginia	29.99%
U.S.	19.17%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Lynchburg City County		Virginia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	14.83%	$14,748, see rank	24.90%	$13,396	21.82%	$14,452
Social Security Income	33.21%	$14,849, see rank	26.50%	$16,275	28.42%	$16,236
Public Assistance Income	3.96%	$3,675, see rank	1.95%	$3,166	2.86%	$3,936
Retirement Income	19.20%	$21,950, see rank	20.65%	$26,874	17.45%	$22,006

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Lynchburg City County	47,963 USD
Virginia	72,476 USD
U.S.	60,609 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Lynchburg City County	64,473 USD
Virginia	94,262 USD
U.S.	79,338 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Lynchburg City County	Virginia	U.S.
White	$38,717, see rank	$65,414	$52,480
Black	$24,422, see rank	$41,044	$33,578
Asian	$54,946, see rank	$85,735	$67,022

*Based on 2010 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Lynchburg City County	Virginia	U.S.
less than 25	$10,580, see rank	$31,582	$24,143
25 to 44	$37,052, see rank	$65,517	$54,024
45 to 64	$45,378, see rank	$73,224	$60,683
65 or over	$31,172, see rank	$39,274	$34,381

*Based on 2010 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Lynchburg City County	%	Virginia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	62,874	see rank	6,385,834	243,832,923
Male¹	30,060	47.81%, see rank	48.59%	48.62%
Male, In Labor Force:²	20,586	68.48%, see rank	71.76%	69.78%
Male, In Armed Forces²	55	0.18%, see rank	3.09%	0.76%
Male, Civilian²	20,531	68.30%, see rank	68.67%	69.03%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	17,512	85.30%, see rank	91.55%	88.43%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	3,019	14.70%, see rank	8.45%	11.57%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	9,474	31.52%, see rank	28.24%	30.22%
Female¹	32,814	52.19%, see rank	51.41%	51.38%
Female, In Labor Force:²	16,101	49.07%, see rank	61.83%	59.26%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.57%	0.12%
Female, Civilian²	16,101	49.07%, see rank	61.26%	59.13%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	13,832	85.91%, see rank	92.66%	89.99%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,269	14.09%, see rank	7.34%	10.01%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	16,713	50.93%, see rank	38.17%	40.74%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Lynchburg City County	%	Virginia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	31,982	100%	3,851,989	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	24,662	77.11%, see rank	77.00%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	3,668	11.47%, see rank	10.78%	10.35%
Public Transportation	1,067	3.34%, see rank	4.26%	4.94%
Walked	1,235	3.86%, see rank	2.36%	2.85%
Other Means	367	1.15%, see rank	1.38%	1.72%
Worked at Home	983	3.07%, see rank	4.23%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Lynchburg City County	15.8 minutes
Virginia	27.2 minutes
U.S.	25.3 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Lynchburg City County	%	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	31,344	-	3,814,199	139,033,928
Male¹	17,512	55.87%, see rank	51.15%	52.06%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	5,471	31.24%, see rank	39.84%	32.77%
Service Occupations²	2,837	16.20%, see rank	13.28%	14.98%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3,694	21.09%, see rank	16.31%	17.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	66	0.38%, see rank	0.95%	1.17%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,013	5.78%, see rank	9.55%	9.50%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3,971	22.68%, see rank	14.18%	17.70%
Female¹	13,832	44.13%, see rank	48.85%	47.94%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	4,531	32.76%, see rank	44.40%	39.40%
Service Occupations²	3,391	24.52%, see rank	19.34%	21.33%
Sales and Office Occupations²	4,872	35.22%, see rank	30.77%	32.73%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	119	0.86%, see rank	0.14%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	229	1.66%, see rank	0.30%	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	690	4.99%, see rank	4.80%	5.67%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

*Based on 2010 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Lynchburg City County	%	Virginia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	16,171	24.31%, see rank	11.08%	15.33%

*Based on 2010 data. View historical poverty level data.