Lynchburg, TN

Census Place

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2024 Population
6,674
US Senator
Marsha Blackburn
Republican Party
US Senator
Bill Hagerty
Republican Party
2024 Poverty Rate
8.05%
28.5% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$66,469
0.327% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$285,300
10% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
3,082
2.22% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Lynchburg, TN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.9% of the residents in Lynchburg, TN are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Lynchburg, Moore County, TN are Motlow State Community College (1,012 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Lynchburg, TN was $285,300, and the homeownership rate was 82.5%.

Most people in Lynchburg, TN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Lynchburg, TN was 3 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Lynchburg, TN is home to a population of 6.67k people, from which 99.9% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.54% of Lynchburg, TN residents were born outside of the country (103 people).

In 2024, there were 30.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.13k people) in Lynchburg, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 201 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 144 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.9%
2024 Citizenship
99.9%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.9% of Lynchburg, TN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Lynchburg, TN was 99.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lynchburg, TN
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    6.13k ± 24
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    201 ± 65
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    144 ± 71
2.1%
Hispanic Population
140 people

In 2024, there were 30.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.13k people) in Lynchburg, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 201 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 144 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

2.1% of the people in Lynchburg, TN are hispanic (140 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Lynchburg, TN as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    96,695 ± 7,581 people
  2. Guatemala
    27,777 ± 4,084 people
  3. India
    24,683 ± 3,850 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Tennessee was Mexico, the natal country of 96,695 Tennessee residents, followed by Guatemala with 27,777 and India with 24,683.

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Foreign-Born Population

1.54%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
103 people
1.23%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
81 people

As of 2024, 1.54% of Lynchburg, TN residents (103 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Lynchburg, TN was 1.23%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    236 ± 95
  2. Vietnam
    173 ± 83
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    137 ± 117

Lynchburg, TN has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.36 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Lynchburg, TN employs 3.08k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Lynchburg, TN were Manufacturing (714 people), Retail Trade (487 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (404 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($250,001), Transportation & Warehousing ($250,001), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($104,353).

Employment

Occupations

3.08k
2024 Value
± 400
2.22%
1 Year growth
± 17.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lynchburg, TN grew at a rate of 2.22%, from 3.02k employees to 3.08k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lynchburg, TN, are Production Occupations (428 people), Sales & Related Occupations (400 people), and Management Occupations (355 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lynchburg, TN.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

3.08k
2024 Value
± 400
2.22%
1 Year growth
± 17.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lynchburg, TN grew at a rate of 2.22%, from 3.02k employees to 3.08k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lynchburg, TN, are Manufacturing (714 people), Retail Trade (487 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (404 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lynchburg, TN, though some of these residents may live in Lynchburg, TN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$47,143
Median earning men ± $16,944
$38,568
Median earning women ± $4,541

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($250,001), Wholesale Trade ($59,732), and Retail Trade ($52,500).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($70,220), Other Services Except Public Administration ($53,409), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($50,096).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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3.15%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.29M people employed in Tennessee. This represents a 3.15% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.8%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Tennessee.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Tennessee went to Donald J. Trump with 64.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (34.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.703%).

Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty are the senators currently representing the state of Tennessee. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Tennessee is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Lynchburg, TN. Showing the available data for Tennessee.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (64.2%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (34.5%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (0.703%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Tennessee went to Donald J. Trump with 64.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (34.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.703%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Tennessee for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Tennessee

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Marsha Blackburn
Senator from Tennessee1
Assumed office on January 3, 2019
Bill Hagerty
Senator from Tennessee2
Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty are the senators currently representing Tennessee.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Tennessee over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Lynchburg, TN awarded 1,012 degrees. The student population of Lynchburg, TN in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 2,369 male students and 3,691 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Lynchburg, TN are White (737 and 73.1%), Hispanic or Latino (101 and 10%), Black or African American (82 and 8.13%), and Two or More Races (44 and 4.37%).

The largest universities in Lynchburg, TN by number of degrees awarded are Motlow State Community College (1,012 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Lynchburg, Moore County, TN are Liberal Arts & Sciences (730 and 72.1%), Electromechanical Technology (67 and 6.62%), and Emergency Medical Technician (EMT Paramedic) (64 and 6.32%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 6,060 students enrolled in Lynchburg, TN, 39.1% men and 60.9% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 4,064 records, of which 61% were women and 39% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Liberal Arts & Sciences
    730 degrees awarded
  2. General Business Administration & Management
    42 degrees awarded
  3. Registered Nursing
    42 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Lynchburg, Moore County, TN was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 730 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Lynchburg, Moore County, TN according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Motlow State Community College
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
1,012 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Motlow State Community College with 1,012 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 373 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Lynchburg, TN, which is 0.584 times less than the 639 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 737 degrees mean that there were 7.3 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 101 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($4,224) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($312) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,460) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Lynchburg, TN was $285,300 in 2024, which is 0.858 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $259,300 to $285,300, a 10% increase. The homeownership rate in Lynchburg, TN is 82.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Lynchburg, TN have an average commute time of 25.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lynchburg, TN is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$285,300
Median Property Value 2024
±$27,777
$2,260
Median Property Taxes
±$336

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Lynchburg, TN the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Lynchburg, TN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

82.5%
Homeownership
2024
71%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 82.5% of the housing units in Lynchburg, TN were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 82.3%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$66,469
Median Household Income
± $7,881
2.74k
Number of Households
± 360

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.74k households in Lynchburg, TN declined from $66,469 from the previous year's value of $66,687.

The following chart displays the households in Lynchburg, TN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lynchburg, TN is from Tennessee.
0.459
2023 Wage GINI in Tennessee
0.462
2022 Wage GINI in Tennessee

In 2023, the income inequality in Tennessee was 0.459 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.619% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Tennessee was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Tennessee in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (82.4%)
  2. Worked At Home (8.36%)
  3. Carpooled (8.1%)

In 2024, 82.4% of workers in Lynchburg, TN drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (8.36%) and those who carpooled to work (8.1%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

25.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lynchburg, TN have a shorter commute time (25.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.86% of the workforce in Lynchburg, TN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

3 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Lynchburg, TN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Lynchburg, TN have 3 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.05% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lynchburg, TN (528 out of 6.56k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 45 - 54, followed by Females 75+ and then Males < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lynchburg, TN is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

93% of the population of Lynchburg, TN has health coverage, with 38.7% on employee plans, 12.8% on Medicaid, 16% on Medicare, 19.9% on non-group plans, and 5.63% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Tennessee see 1,437 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,437 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1779 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 500 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.8% were men and 52.2% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.3% under 18 years, 16.7% between 18 and 34 years, 40.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.8% were men and 52.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

7%
Uninsured
38.7%
Employer Coverage
12.8%
Medicaid
16%
Medicare
19.9%
Non-Group
5.63%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Lynchburg, TN grew by 15.4% from 6.07% to 7%.

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