▁according ▁to ▁the ▁US ▁Census ▁Bureau . ▁ ▁The ▁city ' s ▁population ▁was ▁stable ▁for ▁ 2 5 + ▁years : ▁ ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁it ▁was ▁ 6 7 , 7 2 0 ; ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁it ▁was ▁ 6 5 , 2 6 9 ; ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁it ▁was ▁ 6 6 , 0 4 9 ; ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁it ▁was ▁ 6 6 , 7 4 3 . ▁The ▁population ▁has ▁grown ▁significantly ▁in ▁recent ▁years ▁from ▁ 6 5 , 2 6 9 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁to ▁ 7 5 , 5 6 8 ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁( and ▁an ▁estimated ▁ 8 2 , 1 2 6 ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁almost ▁ 2 7 % ▁of ▁Lyn ch burg ▁children ▁lived ▁in ▁pover ty . ▁The ▁state ▁average ▁that ▁year ▁was ▁ 1 4 ▁percent . ▁ ▁Econom y ▁▁ ▁Lyn ch burg ▁offers ▁a ▁sk illed ▁labor ▁force , ▁low ▁un emp loyment ▁rate , ▁and ▁below ▁average ▁cost ▁of ▁living . ▁Of ▁Virginia ' s ▁larger ▁met ro ▁areas , ▁For bes ▁Magazine ▁ranked ▁Lyn ch burg ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁best ▁place ▁in ▁Virginia ▁for ▁business ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁with ▁Virginia ▁being ▁the ▁best ▁state ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁for ▁business . ▁Only ▁