Language Spoken At Home in Lynchburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 71,135 | 100% |
English only | 66,843 | 94.0% |
Language other than English | 4,292 | 6.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,565 | 2.2% |
Spanish | 1,373 | 1.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 441 | 0.6% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,179 | 1.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 262 | 0.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 1,415 | 2.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 849 | 1.2% |
Other languages | 325 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 13 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Lynchburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 75,657 | 100% |
American | 6,872 | 9.1% |
Arab | 173 | 0.2% |
Czech | 384 | 0.5% |
Danish | 153 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 907 | 1.2% |
English | 11,690 | 15.5% |
French (except Basque) | 1,802 | 2.4% |
French Canadian | 194 | 0.3% |
German | 9,649 | 12.8% |
Greek | 172 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 319 | 0.4% |
Irish | 7,571 | 10.0% |
Italian | 2,755 | 3.6% |
Lithuanian | 98 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 470 | 0.6% |
Polish | 836 | 1.1% |
Portuguese | 120 | 0.2% |
Russian | 299 | 0.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,070 | 2.7% |
Scottish | 1,789 | 2.4% |
Slovak | 69 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 731 | 1.0% |
Swedish | 587 | 0.8% |
Swiss | 120 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 145 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 582 | 0.8% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 483 | 0.6% |
Households By Type in Lynchburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 28,466 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 15,961 | 56.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 6,989 | 24.6% |
Married-couple family | 11,132 | 39.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,454 | 15.6% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 949 | 3.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 474 | 1.7% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 3,880 | 13.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,061 | 7.2% |
Nonfamily households | 12,505 | 43.9% |
Householder living alone | 9,988 | 35.1% |
65 years and over | 3,637 | 12.8% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 7,932 | 27.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 7,436 | 26.1% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Lynchburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 67,004 | 100% |
Householder | 28,466 | 42.5% |
Spouse | 11,111 | 16.6% |
Child | 17,669 | 26.4% |
Other relatives | 4,345 | 6.5% |
Nonrelatives | 5,413 | 8.1% |
Unmarried partner | 1,244 | 1.9% |
Marital Status in Lynchburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 28,984 | 100% |
Never married | 13,576 | 46.8% |
Now married, except separated | 11,815 | 40.8% |
Separated | 669 | 2.3% |
Widowed | 595 | 2.1% |
Divorced | 2,329 | 8.0% |
Females 15 years and over | 34,389 | 100% |
Never married | 14,220 | 41.4% |
Now married, except separated | 11,992 | 34.9% |
Separated | 888 | 2.6% |
Widowed | 3,398 | 9.9% |
Divorced | 3,891 | 11.3% |
Fertility in Lynchburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 1,263 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 359 | 28.4% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 25 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 58 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 6 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 106 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 12 | 0% |
Grandparents in Lynchburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,360 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 530 | 39.0% |
Less than 1 year | 97 | 7.1% |
1 or 2 years | 18 | 1.3% |
3 or 4 years | 114 | 8.4% |
5 or more years | 301 | 22.1% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 530 | 100% |
Who are female | 358 | 67.5% |
Who are married | 377 | 71.1% |
School Enrollment in Lynchburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 27,220 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,145 | 4.2% |
Kindergarten | 746 | 2.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 6,205 | 22.8% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 3,767 | 13.8% |
College or graduate school | 15,357 | 56.4% |
Educational Attainment in Lynchburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 43,581 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,326 | 5.3% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 4,124 | 9.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 11,764 | 27.0% |
Some college, no degree | 9,329 | 21.4% |
Associate's degree | 2,653 | 6.1% |
Bachelor's degree | 8,329 | 19.1% |
Graduate or professional degree | 5,056 | 11.6% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 85.2% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 30.7% |
Veteran Status in Lynchburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 60,646 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 5,615 | 9.3% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Lynchburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 74,035 | 100% |
With a disability | 9,201 | 12.4% |
Under 18 years | 14,715 | 100% |
With a disability | 584 | 4.0% |
18 to 64 years | 49,583 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,827 | 9.7% |
65 years and over | 9,737 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,790 | 38.9% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Lynchburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 74,448 | 100% |
Same house | 56,346 | 75.7% |
Different house in the U.S. | 17,491 | 23.5% |
Same county | 7,384 | 9.9% |
Different county | 10,107 | 13.6% |
Same state | 6,073 | 8.2% |
Different state | 4,034 | 5.4% |
Abroad | 611 | 0.8% |
Place Of Birth in Lynchburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 75,657 | 100% |
Native | 71,988 | 95.2% |
Born in United States | 71,499 | 94.5% |
State of residence | 45,548 | 60.2% |
Different state | 25,951 | 34.3% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 489 | 0.6% |
Foreign born | 3,669 | 4.8% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Lynchburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 3,669 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 950 | 25.9% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 2,719 | 74.1% |
Year of Entry in Lynchburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 4,158 | 100% |
Native | 489 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 8 | 1.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 481 | 98.4% |
Foreign born | 3,669 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 341 | 9.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 3,328 | 90.7% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Lynchburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 3,669 | 100% |
Europe | 501 | 13.7% |
Asia | 1,768 | 48.2% |
Africa | 320 | 8.7% |
Oceania | 18 | 0.5% |
Latin America | 782 | 21.3% |
Northern America | 280 | 7.6% |