Lynchburg metropolitan area

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Lynchburg Metropolitan Statistical Area
Region 2000
Lynchburg, Virginia downtown skyline.jpg
Downtown Lynchburg skyline
Nickname(s): 
Metro Lynchburg, Region 2000
Lynchburg, Virginia metropolitan area - Location.svg
Location of the Lynchburg Metropolitan Statistical Area in Virginia
CountryFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
StateFlag of Virginia.svg  Virginia
Largest city Lynchburg
Area
  Total2,139.2 sq mi (5,541 km2)
  Land2,113.1 sq mi (5,473 km2)
  Water26.1 sq mi (68 km2)  1.2%
Population
 (2016 Estimates) [1]
  Total260,232 (US: 184th)
GDP
[2]
  MSA$12.464 billion (2022)
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
24095, 24104, 24121, 24122, 24174, 24178, 24501, 24502, 24503, 24504, 24505, 24506, 24512, 24513, 24514, 24515, 14517, 24521, 24522, 24523, 24526, 24528, 24533, 24536, 24538, 24550, 24551, 24554, 24556, 24570, 24571, 24572, 24574, 24576, 24588, 24593, 24595
Area code 434/540

The Lynchburg Metropolitan Statistical Area is a United States Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) in the state of Virginia, as defined by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) as of June 2003. As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 228,616. In 2009 this was estimated to have risen to 247,447; [3] as of 2016, the Lynchburg MSA was estimated to have a population of 260,320, making it the fifth-largest metro area in the state.

Contents

MSA components

Note: Since a state constitutional change in 1871, places in Virginia incorporated as a "city" are independent cities and are not located in any county. The OMB considers these independent cities to be county-equivalents for the purpose of defining MSAs in Virginia.

Four counties and one independent city are included in the Lynchburg Metropolitan Statistical Area. [4]

Communities

Places with more than 75,000 inhabitants

Places with 10,000 to 15,000 inhabitants

Places with 1,000 to 10,000 inhabitants

Places with less than 1,000 inhabitants

Unincorporated places

Demographics

As of the census [5] of 2000, there were 228,616 people, 89,736 households, and 62,698 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 79.42% White, 18.16% African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.69% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.39% from other races, and 1.01% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.95% of the population.

The median income for a household in the MSA was $35,890, and the median income for a family was $42,085. Males had a median income of $31,701 versus $21,702 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $18,073.

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References

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