Population

81,347

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$229,800

Owner-occupied units

Lynchburg, VA

Virginia · 37.399° N, 79.195° W · 49 sq mi

Lynchburg is a city in Virginia, with a population of 81,347 and about 1,663 residents per square mile. The median household earns $57,947 a year, and the median home is worth $229,800.

Conditions

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Sunrise & sunset

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Local time

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Size & density

Land area

49 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

1,663

People per square mile

Rank by population

#483

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#248

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$57,947

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,073

Per month

Homeownership

48.9%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

16.8 min

One way

People

Median age

28.6

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

38.5%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

4.8%

Households

28,701

2.39 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 31.2^%

Arts, food & hospitality 12.7^%

Retail trade 11.7^%

Professional & business services 11^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Virginia

Name

Jacqueline Mars

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$39B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

The Plains

Source of wealth

Candy, pet food

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Virginia · private sector

Employer

Inova Health System

Sector

Healthcare

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Virginia

Company

RTX

Revenue

$80.7B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Arlington

Ticker

RTX

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Virginia

State bird

Northern Cardinal

State flower

Flowering Dogwood

State capital

Richmond

Nickname

The Old Dominion

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