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Lynchburg, VA vs Anderson, SC

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Highlights
- Household income in Anderson, is 31% less than it is in Lynchburg and is 84% below the National Average.
- Lynchburg unemployment rate is 6.7%.
- Anderson unemployment rate is 5.6%.
 Lynchburg, VAAnderson, SCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.7%5.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.1%0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth30.7%31.2%33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.3%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.8%7.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$26,513$24,649$37,638
 Household Income$54,015$37,439$69,021
 Family Median Income$68,079$51,263$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Lynchburg, VAAnderson, SCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K12.1%18.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.9%6.7%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K9.9%14.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.7%13.8%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.6%7.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.4%7.3%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K11.3%8.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.3%8.7%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K12.6%10.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.9%1.4%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K3.2%3.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Lynchburg, VAAnderson, SCUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.6%11.1%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science5.1%6.3%6.5%
 Community, social services4.4%4.5%1.8%
 Legal0.5%0.4%1.2%
 Education, library7.9%5.3%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment3.4%2.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.6%9.3%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.9%3.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.1%0.9%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving8.2%6.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.0%4.6%3.6%
 Personal care3.8%1.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.7%17.4%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.3%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.6%5.0%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving12.9%21.1%13.1%
Reviews for Lynchburg    30 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Lynchburg, VA, absolutely SUCKS. I'm a native Lynchburger. I moved away when I was 5 & came back when I was 13. These people can't drive to save their lives. They don't  More

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Over 4 years ago

There is much that I like about Lynchburg. The scenery is pretty, lots of historic architecture, well mannered Southerners. But, it is dominated by Jerry Falwell's  More

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I have lived in Lynchburg for twenty years and I am very happy  More

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Reviews for Anderson    8 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Anderson is a wonderful place to live! We’ve moved around quite abit. We had searched many places and one day by accident I came across Anderson on the internet. We  More

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Anderson has much to offer! Two well know established colleges, Lake Hartwell, Lake Secession, parks galore, plenty of shopping, two Wal-Marts, plenty of grocery stores,  More

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Over 15 years ago

To be quite honest I came to Anderson with City Snobbery... "these hicks and their camping stores every 5 feet, damn john deer, redneck fools" etc. I was miserable  More

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