Lorton, VA Demographic Data
Lorton, VA Summary
Lorton is located in Fairfax County in Virginia
- Population: 19,293
- Area: 5.38 sq. miles
- Land Area: 5.30 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.08 sq. miles
- Population Density: 3,586.72 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 111.22 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Lorton, VA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
10,453
52%
50.8
Male
9,720
48%
49.2
Total Population
20,173
323,128,000
Lorton, VA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,558
7.7%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,504
7.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,385
6.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,371
6.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,424
7.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,996
14.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
3,290
16.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
3,392
16.8%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,033
5.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
864
4.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
721
3.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
304
1.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
331
1.6%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
14,995
74.3%
77.2
Female
7,850
52.4%
51.3
Male
7,145
47.6%
48.7
21 Years and over
14,104
69.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,905
9.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,356
6.7%
15.2
Female
779
57.4%
55.8
Male
577
42.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
35
0.0%
0.0
Lorton, VA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
19,059
94.5%
96.8
White
7,780
38.6%
72.6
Black or African American
6,467
32.1%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
58
0.3%
0.8
Asian
3,779
18.7%
5.4
Asian Indian
1,103
5.5%
1.2
Chinese
156
0.8%
1.3
Filipino
206
1.0%
0.9
Japanese
34
0.2%
0.2
Korean
359
1.8%
0.4
Vietnamese
871
4.3%
0.6
Other Asian
1,050
5.2%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
975
4.8%
5.1
Two or More Races
1,114
5.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
3,111
15.4%
17.8
Mexican
234
1.2%
11.2
Puerto Rican
63
0.3%
1.7
Cuban
18
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
2,796
13.9%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
17,062
84.6%
82.2
Lorton, VA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
429
3.3%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
455
3.5%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
2,752
21.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,315
17.9%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,089
8.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
3,321
25.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
2,570
19.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
884
6.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
12,047
93.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
5,891
45.6%
31.2
Lorton, VA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
5,074
32.3%
33.7%
Now Married
8,443
53.7%
47.5
Divorced
1,203
7.6%
11.0%
Separated
371
2.4%
2.0
Widowed
635
4.0
5.8%
Lorton, VA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
10,176
54.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
8,439
45.3%
21.6%
Spanish
2,669
14.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
2,248
12.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
1,558
8.4%
3.5%
Other Languages
1,964
10.6%
1.1%
Lorton, VA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
168
2.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
96
1.4%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
245
3.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
466
7.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
688
10.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
739
11.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,024
15.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,560
23.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
893
13.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
805
12.0%
6.4
Median household income
97,279
57,617
Per capita income
37,669
31,128
Lorton, VA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
32
0.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
894
7.9%
9.8
Construction
560
4.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
2,590
22.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
598
5.3%
6.6
Information
432
3.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
301
2.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
640
5.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,621
14.3%
11.4
Public administration
1,730
15.2%
4.6
Retail trade
1,214
10.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
573
5.1%
5.2
Wholesale trade
161
1.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
948
8.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
4,726
41.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
825
7.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
2,344
20.7%
23.3%
Service occupations
2,503
22.1%
18.1%
Lorton, VA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
11,327
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
7,955
70.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,455
12.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
1,149
10.1%
5.1
Walked
188
1.7%
2.7
Other means
75
0.7%
1.8
Worked at home
505
4.5%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
33.7
26.6
Lorton, VA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
373
5.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,887
28.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,741
41.0%
37.1
3 or more
1,683
25.2%
21.0
Lorton, VA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
6,684
95.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
3,563
53.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
3,121
46.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
307
4.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.2
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.5
Lorton, VA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
6,991
1 room
25
0.4%
2.4
2 rooms
75
1.1%
2.7
3 rooms
685
9.8%
9.1
4 rooms
1,071
15.3%
16.5
5 rooms
868
12.4%
19.8
6 rooms
1,315
18.8%
17.8
7 rooms
918
13.1%
12.0
8 rooms
679
9.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,355
19.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Lorton, VA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
6,991
1-unit, detached
2,209
31.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
2,650
37.9%
5.9
2-units
0
0.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
102
1.5%
4.4
5 to 9 units
170
2.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
1,011
14.5%
4.4
20 or more units
806
11.5%
9.0
Mobile home
0
0.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
43
0.6%
0.1
Lorton, VA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
175
2.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
28
0.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
190
2.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
423
6.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
979
14.0%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,376
19.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
999
14.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
2,664
38.1%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
157
2.2%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Lorton, VA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
3,652
54.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
63
0.9%
4.7
Electricity
2,825
42.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
133
2.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
11
0.2%
1.1
Lorton, VA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
3,126
47295100.0
Less than $500
11
0.4%
1.6%
$500 to $999
128
4.1%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
366
11.7%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
534
17.1%
20.1%
$2,500 to $2,999
581
18.6%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
670
21.4%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
836
26.7%
10.3%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,104
35.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
556
17.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
311
10.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
300
9.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
827
26.7%
21.3%
Not Computed
28
0.0%
0.0%
Lorton, VA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
3,095
41,631,300
$500 to $999
58
1.9%
41.0%
Less than $500
104
3.4%
10.7%
$2,500 to $2,999
222
7.2%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
483
15.6%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
558
18.0%
4.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
780
25.2%
28.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
890
28.8%
11.9%
No Cash Rent
26
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,840
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
226
7.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
391
12.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
671
22.1%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
289
9.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
246
8.1%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,207
39.8%
40.7%
Not Computed
91
0.0%
0.0%
Lorton, VA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
3,563
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
57
1.6%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
69
1.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
31
0.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
172
4.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
615
17.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
1,423
39.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
1,196
33.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
399,700
205,000