Lynchburg city County vs. Bedford County

	Lynchburg city County (VA)	Bedford County (VA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	82,126	78,747
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	8.7%	5.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	75,533	74,936
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	75,568	68,676
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.1%	4.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	19.4%	19.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	14.0%	21.3%
Female persons, percent	53.2%	50.7%
White alone, percent	65.0%	89.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	28.5%	7.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	2.7%	1.3%
Two or More Races, percent	2.5%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	4.0%	2.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	62.3%	87.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	4,705	6,517
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	5.9%	2.8%
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	49.7%	81.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$158,800	$200,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,173	$1,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$411	$347
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$843	$852
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	32.1%	3.6%
Households, 2014-2018	28,069	31,206
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.47	2.48
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	78.3%	87.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	7.2%	4.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	85.4%	85.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	74.6%	74.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	88.9%	89.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	34.8%	28.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.5%	9.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	10.8%	10.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	58.1%	60.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	54.0%	54.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	216,412	28,890
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	1,046,520	82,397
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	508,962	265,148
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,995,200	521,240
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$25,874	$7,490
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	17.5	27.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$43,374	$61,541
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$22,972	$31,796
Persons in poverty, percent	21.8%	10.4%
All firms, 2012	5,519	4,688
Men-owned firms, 2012	2,735	2,592
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,719	1,385
Minority-owned firms, 2012	1,165	311
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	3,973	4,257
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	494	567
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	4,540	3,799
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	11.6%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	26.4%	23.3%
Population per square mile, 2010	1,538.2	91.2
Land area in square miles, 2010	49.13	753.02

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Lynchburg city county (VA) and Bedford county (VA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.