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4 tracts·13K people·$627K median·2,528/mi²
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Lorton is $626,500 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 1.4× the US median of $458,812.
Lorton has 20,991 residents across 2 census tracts and 2 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 35.9; the population is 31.2% White, 27.8% Black, 17.9% Asian, 14.0% Hispanic or Latino, 8.0% Multiracial and 1.2% Other; the average household has 3.2 people; 60.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 7.4% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Lorton Station Elementary is the elementary school with reported scores (65%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $2,548/month, 61% above the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Lorton is $138,685 a year, 61% above the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Lorton, median rent is $2,548/month and the median home value is $626,500 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Lorton reported 1.2 violent crimes and 16.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR via Fairfax County Police Department, 2023).
Summer highs average 86°F; winter lows average 29°F; there are 81 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 45 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Lorton are inland flooding (92), winter weather (88) and lightning (81), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.17g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Lorton, 2.6% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).