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.Lorton is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 87.23% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Lorton is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lorton who work in business and financial occupations (13.38%), sales jobs (12.80%), and computer science and math (12.34%). Lorton is home to a number of people employed in the armed forces. When you visit or walk around Lorton, some of the people you will bump into will be military people In and out of uniform, jogging, shopping and generally out and about town. 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. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 18.36% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. In Lorton, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.24 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit. Although the majority of commuting trips in the town are by private automobile, Lorton is somewhat unusual for a town of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the train helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Lorton area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.If knowledge is power, Lorton is a pretty powerful place. 54.19% of the adults in Lorton have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Lorton in 2022 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.
