Lynchburg is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 79,287 people and 28 associated neighborhoods, Lynchburg is the 14th largest community in Virginia.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Lynchburg is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Lynchburg is a city of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lynchburg who work in office and administrative support (10.95%), management occupations (9.24%), and sales jobs (8.99%). Also of interest is that Lynchburg has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.67% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.In addition, Lynchburg is a college town. There are a lot of students in Lynchburg attending college, and as a result Lynchburg provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students. One of the benefits of Lynchburg is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.06 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.The population of Lynchburg is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 37.98% of adults in Lynchburg have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Lynchburg in 2022 was $28,478, which is lower middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $113,912 for a family of four. However, Lynchburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Lynchburg is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lynchburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lynchburg residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Lynchburg include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Lynchburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
