Lynchburg, Moore County metropolitan government, Tennessee demographics

Lynchburg, Moore County, TN demographics: median age 46.2; 24.1% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Lynchburg, Moore County metropolitan government, Tennessee · Census PEP place · GEOID 4744382. The survey estimates a population of 6,674 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Lynchburg, Moore County metropolitan government is 46.2 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.4 years. There are 2,739 households (±132). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	46.2 ±0.4	38.9 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 6,674
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Under 18	1,307 ±179	19.6% MOE unavailable	22.2%	22.0%
18–34	1,210 ±169	18.1% MOE unavailable	22.7%	22.8%
35–64	2,680 ±308	40.2% MOE unavailable	38.0%	38.0%
65 and older	1,477 ±210	22.1% MOE unavailable	17.1%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 6,674
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Male	3,189 ±105	47.8% MOE unavailable	49.1%	49.5%
Female	3,485 ±105	52.2% MOE unavailable	50.9%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 6,674
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
White alone	6,181 ±61	92.6% MOE unavailable	72.4%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	144 ±71	2.2% MOE unavailable	15.6%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	3 ±6 · low precision	0.0% MOE unavailable	0.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	39 ±44 · low precision	0.6% MOE unavailable	1.9%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	1 ±3 · low precision	0.0% MOE unavailable	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	72 ±55 · low precision	1.1% MOE unavailable	2.7%	7.1%
Two or more races	234 ±75	3.5% MOE unavailable	7.0%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 6,674
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	6,534 MOE unavailable	97.9% MOE unavailable	92.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	140 MOE unavailable	2.1% MOE unavailable	7.4%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,739
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,567 ±175	57.2% ±5.8 pp	46.8%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	100 ±65 · low precision	3.7% ±2.4 pp · low precision	4.8%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	265 ±111	9.7% ±4.0 pp	12.6%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	728 ±168	26.6% ±6.0 pp	29.5%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	79 ±59 · low precision	2.9% ±2.1 pp · low precision	6.3%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,739
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Households with people under 18	685 ±121	25.0% ±4.3 pp	29.3%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	2,054 ±157	75.0% ±4.4 pp	70.7%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,739
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	728 ±168	26.6% ±6.0 pp	29.5%	28.7%
Two-person households	978 ±200	35.7% ±7.1 pp	35.2%	33.8%
Three-person households	534 ±132	19.5% ±4.7 pp	15.4%	15.3%
Four-person households	307 ±103	11.2% ±3.7 pp	11.7%	12.6%
Five-person households	104 ±63 · low precision	3.8% ±2.3 pp · low precision	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	72 ±50 · low precision	2.6% ±1.8 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	16 ±26 · low precision	0.6% ±1.0 pp · low precision	1.2%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 6,674
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Native	6,571 ±54	98.5% MOE unavailable	93.9%	85.9%
Foreign born	103 ±54 · low precision	1.5% MOE unavailable	6.1%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 6,342
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
English only	6,288 ±56	99.1% ±0.7 pp	91.4%	77.7%
Spanish	48 ±53 · low precision	0.8% ±0.8 pp · low precision	5.2%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	6 ±10 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.7%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.5%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 4,864
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	438 ±139	9.0% ±2.8 pp	10.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,795 ±264	36.9% ±5.3 pp	31.2%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,000 ±198	20.6% ±4.0 pp	19.9%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	460 ±135	9.5% ±2.8 pp	7.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	684 ±208	14.1% ±4.3 pp	19.4%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	487 ±185	10.0% ±3.8 pp	11.7%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 6,578
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Same house	6,138 ±175	93.3% ±2.5 pp	87.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	169 ±91 · low precision	2.6% ±1.4 pp · low precision	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	181 ±106 · low precision	2.8% ±1.6 pp · low precision	3.1%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	90 ±93 · low precision	1.4% ±1.4 pp · low precision	3.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

7.0% of Lynchburg, Moore County metropolitan government residents (±2.5 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 10.0% in Tennessee and 8.4% nationally. 77.4% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lynchburg, Moore County metropolitan government	Tennessee	U.S.	Compared with Tennessee
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	7.0% ±2.5 pp	10.0%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	77.4% ±6.1 pp	89.2%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	14.4% ±3.2 pp	7.3%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Lynchburg, Moore County metropolitan government . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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