Lynchburg is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Lynchburg enrolled in college, Lynchburg has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students.
Not only is Lynchburg a city with many college students, but it also retains many recent graduates who are looking to start new careers, shaping the character of the city into a place that is geared toward, and considered attractive to, many single, educated people. Many singles consider Lynchburg a good place to live without being in a really big city, with opportunities for friendships and fun with others like themselves.
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 education level of Lynchburg citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 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.
