Lynchburg County Information
Lynchburg in
Virginia occupies
50 square miles and has a 2006 population of
67,720, a change from a 2000 population of
65,229 and
66,120 in 1990.
21.8% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
11.2% percent is 25-35, and
11% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
244 acts of violent crime reported in
Lynchburg in 2004, a change from
301 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
1,144 people:
3.6% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
2.4%.
Read more about
Lynchburg, Virginia in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Lynchburg | |
| State | Virginia | |
| Land Area | 50 sq. miles | Ranked 3,107 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 67,720 | Ranked 760 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 66,684 | |
| Population 2000 | 65,229 | Ranked 747 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 66,120 | Ranked 661 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 66.9% | |
| African American | 29.8% | |
| Asian American | 1.6% | |
| Native American | .2% | |
| Pacific Islander | .5% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 6.5% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 11.3% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 21.8% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 11.2% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 11% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 12.1% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 9.3% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 7.4% | |
| Population 75 and up | 9.5% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 244 | 301 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 4 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 19 | |
| Robberies | 64 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 157 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 2,510 | 2,482 |
| Burglaries | 386 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 1,944 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 180 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 32,085 | 30,601 |
| Unemployed Population | 1,144 | 740 |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.6% | 2.4% |
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