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Lorton, VA
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Lorton profile


Living in Lorton



Lorton is a medium-sized town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 20,072 people and six associated neighborhoods, Lorton is the 48th largest community in Virginia. Lorton has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Lorton, where the median household income is $131,581.00.

Lorton home prices are not only among the most expensive in Virginia, but Lorton real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

There are many members of the armed forces living in Lorton. You will notice when you visit or live here that some of the people you meet or see around town are employed by the armed services - even if they are not always in uniform.

Also of interest is that Lorton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 18.36% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One downside of living in Lorton is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Lorton, the average commute to work is 34.24 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the town, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.

For the size of the town, public transportation in Lorton is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the train. For Lorton, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Lorton, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Lorton is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 54.19% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Lorton in 2018 was $48,202, which is wealthy relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $192,808 for a family of four. However, Lorton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Lorton is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Lorton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lorton residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Lorton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.19% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Lorton include English, German, Irish, Ghanian, and Ethiopian.

Lorton also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 34.11%.

The most common language spoken in Lorton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.