Lynchburg metropolitan area

The Lynchburg Metropolitan Statistical Area is a United States Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) in 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 (though a July 1, 2007 estimate placed the population at 243,580). [cite web | url = http://www.census.gov/popest/metro/tables/2007/CBSA-EST2007-01.csv | title = Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007 (CBSA-EST2007-01) | format = CSV | work = 2007 Population Estimates | publisher = United States Census Bureau, Population Division | date = 2008-03-27 | accessdate = 2008-09-01]

MSA components

"Note: Since a state constitutional change in 1871, all cities in Virginia are independent cities that 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 two independent cities are included in the Lynchburg Metropolitan Statistical Area. [cite web | url = http://www.census.gov/population/www/metroareas/lists/2007/List4.txt | title = Metropolitan Statistical Areas and Components| format = TXT | work = Metropolitan statistical areas and metropolitan divisions defined by the Office of Management and Budget, November 2007 | publisher = United States Census Bureau, Population Division | date = 2008-06-24 | accessdate = 2008-09-01]

*Counties
**Amherst
**Appomattox
**Bedford
**Campbell

*Independent Cities
**Bedford
**Lynchburg

Communities

Places with more than 65,000 inhabitants

*Lynchburg (Principal city)

Places with 10,000 to 15,000 inhabitants

*Madison Heights (census-designated place)
*Timberlake (census-designated place)

Places with 1,000 to 10,000 inhabitants

*Altavista
*Amherst
*Appomattox
*Bedford
*Brookneal
*Forest (census-designated place)
*Rustburg (census-designated place)

Places with less than 1,000 inhabitants

*Pamplin City (partial)

Unincorporated places

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 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.

ee also

*List of U.S. Metropolitan Statistical Areas in Virginia
*Virginia census statistical areas

References