---
type: Jurisdiction
title: "Lynchburg city, VA"
classification: county
fips: "51680"
state: "VA"
demographics:
  population: 79497
  population_under_18: 22669
  population_18_64: 31327
  population_65_plus: 25501
  median_household_income: 57947
  poverty_rate: 18.6
  homeownership_rate: 48.87
  unemployment_rate: 5.33
  median_home_value: 229800
  gini_index: 0.4661
  vacancy_rate: 16.1
  race_white: 48749
  race_black: 21589
  race_asian: 1833
  race_native: 259
  hispanic: 4041
  bachelors_plus: 24122
districts:
  - to: "us/states/va/districts/05"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 1.0
  - to: "us/states/va/districts/senate/8"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.9995
  - to: "us/states/va/districts/house/52"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.9985
sources:
  - field: demographics
    source: "Census ACS 2023"
  - field: districts
    source: "PostGIS area-intersection over Census TIGER 2024 boundaries"
confidence: official
tags: [jurisdiction, county, va]
timestamp: "2026-07-03"
---

# Lynchburg city, VA

County jurisdiction — 1 officeholders mapped.

## Demographics (ACS 2023)

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Population | 79497 |
| Under 18 | 22669 |
| 18–64 | 31327 |
| 65+ | 25501 |
| Median household income | 57947 |
| Poverty rate | 18.6 |
| Homeownership rate | 48.87 |
| Unemployment rate | 5.33 |
| Median home value | 229800 |
| Gini index | 0.4661 |
| Vacancy rate | 16.1 |
| White | 48749 |
| Black | 21589 |
| Asian | 1833 |
| Native | 259 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 4041 |
| Bachelor's or higher | 24122 |

## Districts

- [VA-05](/us/states/va/districts/05.md) — 100% (congressional)
- [VA Senate District 8](/us/states/va/districts/senate/8.md) — 100% (state senate)
- [VA House District 52](/us/states/va/districts/house/52.md) — 100% (state house)

## Source

- demographics: Census ACS 2023
- districts: PostGIS area-intersection over Census TIGER 2024 boundaries