Lynchburg, Virginia Economy Profile

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Lynchburg, Virginia Economy

According to the statistics on employment by occupation in Lynchburg, Virginia, 25.29% of workers provide educational, health and social services. Eight point five percent of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services in Lynchburg, Virginia. The percentage of people involved into professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services in Lynchburg, Virginia is as follows: 6.69%.

In Lynchburg, Virginia government workers account for twelve point one four percent of workers. 83.27% of workers comprise private wage and salary workers. Median household income in Lynchburg, Virginia is equal to thirty-two thousand, two hundred and thirty-four dollars while median family income is forty thousand, eight hundred and forty-four dollars. The earnings of male full-time, year-round workers, in Lynchburg, Virginia are $31,390. The amount of earnings of female full-time, year-round workers reaches $22,431.

zero of families in Lynchburg, Virginia are below poverty line (total population in Lynchburg, Virginia is 65,269). There are one thousand, two hundred and fifty-nine families with female householder, no husband present. The median age of a Lynchburg, Virginia resident is 35.1 years old.

	Lynchburg, Virginia	%, Lynchburg, Virginia	United States
Population 16 years and over	52,279		217,168,077
In labor force	31,280	59.83%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	31,247	59.77%	63.39%
- - Employed	29,160	55.78%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	2,087	3.99%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	6.7		5.8
- Armed Forces	33	0.06%	0.53%
Not in labor force	20,999	40.17%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	29,157	55.77%	51.66%
In labor force	15,649	29.93%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	15,643	29.92%	29.65%
- - Employed	14,591	27.91%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	4,640	8.88%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	3,057		12,787,501
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	28,619		128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	21,967	76.76%	75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	3,531	12.34%	12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)	893	3.12%	4.73%
Walked	1,333	4.66%	2.93%
Other means	218	0.76%	1.19%
Worked at home	677	2.37%	3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	16.8	0.06%	25.5
Employed civilian population 16 years and over	29,160		129,721,512
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	9,714	33.31%	33.65%
Service occupations	4,999	17.14%	14.86%
Sales and office occupations	7,678	26.33%	26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	58	0.2%	0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations	2,023	6.94%	9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	4,688	16.08%	14.62%
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	103	0.35%	1.87%
Construction	1,619	5.55%	6.78%
Manufacturing	5,346	18.33%	14.1%
Wholesale trade	875	3.0%	3.6%
Retail trade	3,600	12.35%	11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,109	3.8%	5.2%
Information	677	2.32%	3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing	1,752	6.01%	6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	1,950	6.69%	9.3%
Educational, health and social services	7,374	25.29%	19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services	2,479	8.5%	7.87%
Other services (except public administration)	1,568	5.38%	4.87%
Public administration	708	2.43%	4.79%
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	24,282	83.27%	78.47%
Government workers	3,540	12.14%	14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	1,299	4.45%	6.63%
Unpaid family workers	39	0.13%	0.31%

	Lynchburg, Virginia	%, Lynchburg, Virginia	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	25,465		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	3,550	13.94%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,130	8.36%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	4,277	16.8%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	3,714	14.58%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	4,224	16.59%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	3,912	15.36%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,806	7.09%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,141	4.48%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	318	1.25%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	393	1.54%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	32,234		41,994
With earnings	19,160	36.65%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	44,345		56,604
With Social Security income	8,075	15.45%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	11,194		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	1,280	2.45%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,436		6,320
With public assistance income	993	1.9%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,638		3,032
With retirement income	4,829	9.24%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	18,175		17,376
Families	15,797		72,261,780
Less than $10,000	1,317	8.34%	5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999	918	5.81%	4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	2,173	13.76%	10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999	2,206	13.96%	12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999	2,948	18.66%	17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999	3,026	19.16%	22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,594	10.09%	12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999	968	6.13%	9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	298	1.89%	2.75%
$200,000 or more	349	2.21%	2.92%
Median family income (dollars)	40,844		50,046
Per capita income (dollars)	18,263		21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers	31,390		37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers	22,431		27,194
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families	1,949		6,620,945
With related children under 18 years	1,562	80.14%	77.87%
- With related children under 5 years	732	37.56%	38.7%
Families with female householder, no husband present	1,259		3,315,916
With related children under 18 years	1,152	91.5%	88.68%
- With related children under 5 years	558	44.32%	42.27%
Individuals	9,363		33,899,812
18 years and over	6,131	65.48%	65.35%
- 65 years and over	1,026	10.96%	9.7%
Related children under 18 years	3,163	33.78%	33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years	2,142	22.88%	23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	3,198	34.16%	31.63%

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