Jury Pool Profile
Lynchburg City City, Virginia
- County seat
- Lynchburg
- Judicial district
- 24th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 81,347
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 79,497.
At a glance
Lynchburg City is an 81,347-person venue. The city population is 61% White and 27% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $57,883, $34,233 below the VA state median of $92,116; 38.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 7.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 30.6% of covered employment, average pay $64,185/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.68%, above the 3.66% state average. The city has not voted for the same party across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles . See Section 3 for cycle-by-cycle breakdowns.
- Population
- 79,497
- Median household income
- $57,947
- Unemployment
- 4.7%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This city: 61% / 27%.
Lynchburg City has a population of 79,497, with a median age of 28.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 61.3%; Black residents 27.2%. Independently, 5.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $57,883; 38.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 17.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 31% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 30.6% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 17.5%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.68%, above the Virginia state average.
Political composition
Different parties won across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles.
Lynchburg City was carried by the Republican candidate with 53.3% of the vote in 2024; the Democratic candidate with 49.6% of the vote in 2020; the Republican candidate with 50.9% of the vote in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 57% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 7.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
7.8% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Korean, Chinese. Veterans account for 5.7% of the adult civilian population (3,655 individuals).