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Lorton, VA
Demographic Data




Lorton Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Lorton Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

20,072

Age

Under 5 Years:
6.5%
5 - 17:
21.5%
18 - 24:
10.1%
25 - 34:
8.6%
35 - 54:
31.0%
55 - 64:
11.2%
Over 65 Years:
11.0%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
5.4%
5.4%
92.5%
92.5%
54.2%
54.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Lorton
USA
$48,202
$48,202
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Lorton
USA
$131,581
$131,581
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

8.6%

Employment Industries

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Professional, scientific, and technical services
Public Service
Healthcare
Retail
Accommodation
Other
Transportation
Education
Construction
Administration
Finance
Manufacturing
18.3%
18.3%
17.7%
17.7%
12.2%
12.2%
11.5%
11.5%
6.4%
6.4%
5.3%
5.3%
5.2%
5.2%
4.7%
4.7%
4.4%
4.4%
3.6%
3.6%
3.3%
3.3%
2.1%
2.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

Black or African American
White
Asian
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
28.0%
28.0%
27.2%
27.2%
21.1%
21.1%
17.2%
17.2%
6.5%
6.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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English
German
Irish
Ghanian
Ethiopian
Polish
Other Arab
Moroccan
Scottish
Iraqi
European
Afghan
Italian
Sierra Leonean
African
Lebanese
British
Scots-Irish
Iranian
Jamaican
7.6%
7.6%
6.1%
6.1%
4.7%
4.7%
3.3%
3.3%
3.0%
3.0%
2.9%
2.9%
2.1%
2.1%
1.5%
1.5%
1.2%
1.2%
1.1%
1.1%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
African languages
Arabic
Tagalog
Vietnamese
Chinese
Urdu
Korean
Langs. of India
Laotian
French Creole
Persian
Miao/Hmong
Other Asian languages
Other Indo-European
West Germanic languages
German/Yiddish
Portuguese
Slavic languages
55.4%
55.4%
12.8%
12.8%
10.5%
10.5%
4.1%
4.1%
2.7%
2.7%
2.6%
2.6%
2.5%
2.5%
2.1%
2.1%
2.0%
2.0%
1.7%
1.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Lorton Residents

34.1%


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