The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Lynchburg has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Lynchburg a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
One downside of living in Lynchburg, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 39.86 minutes every day commuting to work.
Lynchburg is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The percentage of people in Lynchburg with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 11.26% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Lynchburg in 2022 was $12,783, which is low income relative to South Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $51,132 for a family of four. Lynchburg also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 68.90% of its population below the federal poverty line.
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 Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Lynchburg include African, Dutch, Irish, Yugoslavian, and Other West Indian.
The most common language spoken in Lynchburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Tagalog and Spanish.
