Lynchburg Population and Demographics

Lynchburg Virginia Population and Demographics Resources

Lynchburg City, Virginia Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Lynchburg Population: 65269 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 29841 45.72% Female 35428 54.28%       Under 5 years 3817 5.85% 5 to 9 years 4102 6.28% 10 to 14 years 4192 6.42% 15 to 19 years 5796 8.88% 20 to 24 years 6644 10.18% 25 to 34 years 7972 12.21% 35 to 44 years 8530 13.07% 45 to 54 years 8094 12.4% 55 to 59 years 2923 4.48% 60 to 64 years 2554 3.91% 65 to 74 years 4888 7.49% 75 to 84 years 3989 6.11% 85 years and over 1768 2.71%       Median age (years) 35.1       18 years and over 50812 77.85% Male 22443 34.39% Female 28369 43.46% 21 years and over 45527 69.75% 62 years and over 12158 18.63% 65 years and over 10645 16.31% Male 3796 5.82% Female 6849 10.49%       Race     One race 64317 98.54% White 43487 66.63% Black or African American 19382 29.7% American Indian and Alaska Native 169 0.26% Asian 838 1.28% Asian indian 220 0.34% Chinese 159 0.24% Filipino 88 0.13% Japanese 42 0.06% Korean 183 0.28% Vietnamese 68 0.1% Other Asian 78 0.12% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 28 0.04% Native Hawaiian 3 0% Guamanian or Chamorro 5 0.01% Samoan 10 0.02% Other Pacific Islander 10 0.02% Some other race 413 0.63% Two or more races 952 1.46%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 65269 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 878 1.35% Mexican 291 0.45% Puerto Rican 189 0.29% Cuban 49 0.08% Other Hispanic or Latino 349 0.53% Not Hispanic or Latino 64391 98.65% White alone 43108 66.05%       Relationship     Total Population 65269 100.00% In households 58718 89.96% Householder 25477 39.03% Spouse 10597 16.24% Child 16345 25.04% Own child under 18 years 12641 19.37% Other relatives 3036 4.65% Under 18 years 1326 2.03% Nonrelatives 3263 5% Unmarried partner 1078 1.65% In group quarters 6551 10.04% Institutionalized population 1703 2.61% Non-Institutionalized population 4848 7.43%       Households by Type     Total Households 25477 100.0 % Family households (families) 15588 61.18% With own children under 18 years 7071 27.75% Married-couple family 10597 41.59% With own children under 18 years 4142 16.26% Female householder, no husband present 4066 15.96% With own children under 18 years 2466 9.68% Non Family households 9889 38.82% Householder living alone 8334 32.71% Householder 65 years and over 3296 12.94%       Households with individuals under 18 years 7868 30.88% Households with individuals 65 years and over 7167 28.13%       Average Household size 2.3 Average family size 2.92       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 27640 100.00% Occupied housing units 25477 92.17% Vacant housing units 2163 7.83% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 134 0.48% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.2 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 7.1       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 25477 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 14914 58.54% Renter-occupied housing units. 10563 41.46%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.44 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.12

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Based on 2000 US Census data. For more information on population visit U.S. Census Bureau, providing access to a full range of U.S. Census information and data products.