Cities / Virginia / Lynchburg

Lynchburg, VA

79,497 people

Right Now

Weather

80.6°F

Partly Cloudy

Today: Sunny, high 84°F

Air Quality (OZONE, Natural Bridge)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 26.4 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

RIC

100 mi — Richmond International Airport

Population & People

Population

79,497

Median age

28.6

Median household income

$57,947

Poverty rate

18.6%

Unemployment rate

5.3%

Bachelor's degree+

38.5%

Avg. commute

15 min

Hispanic or Latino

5.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$229,800

Median gross rent

$1,073/mo

Homeownership rate

48.87%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,187

HUD Fair Market Rent (Lynchburg city, 0 mi from Lynchburg), 2026. Efficiency $1027, 1BR $1033, 2BR $1187, 3BR $1635, 4BR $1750. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Virginia commercial electricity

9.55¢/kWh

Virginia industrial electricity

9.45¢/kWh

Virginia residential electricity

15.28¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

798447.9

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

623948.9

All-Transactions House Price Index for Virginia

768.03

Unemployment Rate

3.7%

Source: FRED, Virginia-specific series.

Nearby Airports

RIC

Richmond International Airport

100 mi away

GSO

Piedmont Triad International Airport

101 mi away

RDU

Raleigh-Durham International Airport

108 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Virginia energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Virginia economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).