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Lynchburg Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Lynchburg Area is $24,276, which is lower than the state average of $33,958 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Lynchburg Area median household income is $46,913. On average Lynchburg Area residents spend 22.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 28.0 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 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, #374

Lynchburg Area	24,276 USD
Virginia	33,958 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lynchburg Area	26,368 USD
Virginia	34,987 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lynchburg Area	31,906 USD
Virginia	41,629 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lynchburg Area	21,166 USD
Virginia	28,890 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #390

Lynchburg Area	46,913 USD
Virginia	64,792 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Lynchburg Area	60,678 USD
Virginia	88,413 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Lynchburg Area	5.26%
Virginia	38.81%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Lynchburg Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Virginia and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

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 Area		Virginia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	20.48%	$12,572, see rank	24.24%	$15,190	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	35.28%	$18,095, see rank	27.46%	$17,750	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.58%	$3,431, see rank	2.06%	$3,108	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	22.00%	$20,219, see rank	21.03%	$29,144	17.85%	$24,095

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

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Lynchburg Area	60,091 USD
Virginia	77,939 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Lynchburg Area	73,072 USD
Virginia	102,254 USD
U.S.	86,963 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 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Lynchburg Area	Virginia	U.S.
White	$51,458, see rank	$69,851	$56,900
Black	$30,762, see rank	$44,288	$35,600
Hispanic	$57,750, see rank	$60,459	$42,396
Asian	$54,519, see rank	$94,223	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$34,758, see rank	$54,801	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$96,429, see rank	$95,446	$53,370
One Race, Other	$24,375, see rank	$54,333	$40,300
Two or More Races	$34,567, see rank	$65,164	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Lynchburg Area	Virginia	U.S.
less than 25	$19,891, see rank	$30,558	$25,788
25 to 44	$51,361, see rank	$70,181	$58,398
45 to 64	$58,390, see rank	$78,740	$65,027
65 or over	$35,631, see rank	$44,048	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Lynchburg Area	Virginia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	209,268, see rank	6,531,424	248,775,628
Male¹	99,492, 47.54%, see rank	48.67%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	65,444, 65.78%, see rank	71.74%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	226, 0.23%, see rank	2.88%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	65,218, 65.55%, see rank	68.86%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	59,741, 91.60%, see rank	92.83%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	5,477, 8.40%, see rank	7.17%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	34,048, 34.22%, see rank	28.26%	30.72%
Female¹	109,776, 52.46%, see rank	51.33%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	60,694, 55.29%, see rank	61.39%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	49, 0.04%, see rank	0.51%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	60,645, 55.24%, see rank	60.88%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	56,311, 92.85%, see rank	93.32%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	4,334, 7.15%, see rank	6.68%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	49,082, 44.71%, see rank	38.61%	41.21%

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 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Lynchburg Area	Virginia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	113,985, 100%	3,964,601	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	93,034, 81.62%, see rank	77.46%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	11,222, 9.85%, see rank	9.56%	9.59%
Public Transportation	1,711, 1.50%, see rank	4.50%	5.06%
Walked	2,479, 2.17%, see rank	2.38%	2.78%
Other Means	1,725, 1.51%, see rank	1.51%	1.79%
Worked at Home	3,814, 3.35%, see rank	4.59%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Lynchburg Area	22.5 minutes
Virginia	28.0 minutes
U.S.	25.7 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 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Lynchburg Area	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	116,052	3,936,638	143,435,233
Male¹	59,741, 51.48%, see rank	51.61%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	18,369, 30.75%, see rank	39.95%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	7,958, 13.32%, see rank	14.02%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	9,667, 16.18%, see rank	16.24%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	516, 0.86%, see rank	0.64%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	5,674, 9.50%, see rank	9.43%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	13,230, 22.15%, see rank	14.05%	17.94%
Female¹	56,311, 48.52%, see rank	48.39%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	20,791, 36.92%, see rank	45.17%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	12,259, 21.77%, see rank	19.77%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	18,880, 33.53%, see rank	29.79%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	54, 0.10%, see rank	0.15%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	349, 0.62%, see rank	0.34%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3,808, 6.76%, see rank	4.52%	5.65%

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

Industry

	Lynchburg Area	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	116,052, 100%	3,936,638	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,249, 1.08%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	8,064, 6.95%, see rank	6.45%	6.17%
Manufacturing	16,186, 13.95%, see rank	7.36%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	2,769, 2.39%, see rank	1.93%	2.75%
Retail Trade	14,374, 12.39%, see rank	10.80%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	5,837, 5.03%, see rank	4.12%	4.93%
Information	1,542, 1.33%, see rank	2.13%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	5,524, 4.76%, see rank	6.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	9,441, 8.14%, see rank	14.72%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	30,347, 26.15%, see rank	21.68%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	9,647, 8.31%, see rank	8.81%	9.49%
Public Administration	4,618, 3.98%, see rank	9.37%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	6,454, 5.56%, see rank	5.25%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Lynchburg Area	%	Virginia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	38,505	15.83%, see rank	11.52%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	7,221	10.99%, see rank	8.24%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.