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Language Spoken At Home in Lynchburg
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 238,964 | 100% |
English only | 230,313 | 96.4% |
Language other than English | 8,651 | 3.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,038 | 1.3% |
Spanish | 3,196 | 1.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,134 | 0.5% |
Other Indo-European languages | 2,493 | 1.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 606 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 2,378 | 1.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,193 | 0.5% |
Other languages | 584 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 105 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Lynchburg
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 252,560 | 100% |
American | 46,064 | 18.2% |
Arab | 239 | 0.1% |
Czech | 643 | 0.3% |
Danish | 395 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 3,478 | 1.4% |
English | 35,460 | 14.0% |
French (except Basque) | 5,219 | 2.1% |
French Canadian | 699 | 0.3% |
German | 29,938 | 11.9% |
Greek | 519 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 779 | 0.3% |
Irish | 26,693 | 10.6% |
Italian | 7,978 | 3.2% |
Lithuanian | 407 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 1,054 | 0.4% |
Polish | 2,783 | 1.1% |
Portuguese | 415 | 0.2% |
Russian | 725 | 0.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 6,314 | 2.5% |
Scottish | 6,132 | 2.4% |
Slovak | 607 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 1,361 | 0.5% |
Swedish | 1,545 | 0.6% |
Swiss | 491 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 280 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 1,544 | 0.6% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 669 | 0.3% |
Households By Type in Lynchburg
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 98,372 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 65,163 | 66.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 26,073 | 26.5% |
Married-couple family | 49,287 | 50.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 17,271 | 17.6% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 3,807 | 3.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,942 | 2.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 12,069 | 12.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 6,860 | 7.0% |
Nonfamily households | 33,209 | 33.8% |
Householder living alone | 27,554 | 28.0% |
65 years and over | 10,560 | 10.7% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 29,093 | 29.6% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 27,674 | 28.1% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Lynchburg
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 241,315 | 100% |
Householder | 98,372 | 40.8% |
Spouse | 49,256 | 20.4% |
Child | 67,258 | 27.9% |
Other relatives | 13,836 | 5.7% |
Nonrelatives | 12,593 | 5.2% |
Unmarried partner | 4,827 | 2.0% |
Marital Status in Lynchburg
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 99,067 | 100% |
Never married | 33,078 | 33.4% |
Now married, except separated | 51,991 | 52.5% |
Separated | 2,124 | 2.1% |
Widowed | 2,915 | 2.9% |
Divorced | 8,959 | 9.0% |
Females 15 years and over | 110,176 | 100% |
Never married | 31,758 | 28.8% |
Now married, except separated | 51,727 | 46.9% |
Separated | 2,981 | 2.7% |
Widowed | 11,450 | 10.4% |
Divorced | 12,260 | 11.1% |
Fertility in Lynchburg
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 2,917 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 1,124 | 38.5% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 32 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 47 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 9 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 105 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 8 | 0% |
Grandparents in Lynchburg
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 5,515 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 2,173 | 39.4% |
Less than 1 year | 624 | 11.3% |
1 or 2 years | 521 | 9.4% |
3 or 4 years | 286 | 5.2% |
5 or more years | 742 | 13.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,173 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,332 | 61.3% |
Who are married | 1,588 | 73.1% |
School Enrollment in Lynchburg
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 69,375 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 3,568 | 5.1% |
Kindergarten | 2,452 | 3.5% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 24,092 | 34.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 14,069 | 20.3% |
College or graduate school | 25,194 | 36.3% |
Educational Attainment in Lynchburg
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 167,431 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 9,565 | 5.7% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 17,053 | 10.2% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 54,298 | 32.4% |
Some college, no degree | 36,899 | 22.0% |
Associate's degree | 11,801 | 7.0% |
Bachelor's degree | 24,535 | 14.7% |
Graduate or professional degree | 13,280 | 7.9% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 84.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 22.6% |
Veteran Status in Lynchburg
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 198,968 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 22,159 | 11.1% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Lynchburg
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 249,478 | 100% |
With a disability | 33,426 | 13.4% |
Under 18 years | 52,949 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,599 | 4.9% |
18 to 64 years | 157,804 | 100% |
With a disability | 17,081 | 10.8% |
65 years and over | 38,725 | 100% |
With a disability | 13,746 | 35.5% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Lynchburg
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 249,943 | 100% |
Same house | 214,928 | 86.0% |
Different house in the U.S. | 34,180 | 13.7% |
Same county | 14,543 | 5.8% |
Different county | 19,637 | 7.9% |
Same state | 13,354 | 5.3% |
Different state | 6,283 | 2.5% |
Abroad | 835 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Lynchburg
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 252,560 | 100% |
Native | 245,825 | 97.3% |
Born in United States | 244,167 | 96.7% |
State of residence | 172,271 | 68.2% |
Different state | 71,896 | 28.5% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 1,658 | 0.7% |
Foreign born | 6,735 | 2.7% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Lynchburg
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 6,735 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 2,431 | 36.1% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 4,304 | 63.9% |
Year of Entry in Lynchburg
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 8,393 | 100% |
Native | 1,658 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 47 | 2.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,611 | 97.2% |
Foreign born | 6,735 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 431 | 6.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 6,304 | 93.6% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Lynchburg
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 6,735 | 100% |
Europe | 1,361 | 20.2% |
Asia | 2,926 | 43.4% |
Africa | 424 | 6.3% |
Oceania | 53 | 0.8% |
Latin America | 1,436 | 21.3% |
Northern America | 535 | 7.9% |