Bedford County vs. Lynchburg city County

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

Source: United States Census Bureau

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