Lorton, VA (Virginia) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 17,543, Rural population: 217 (all nonfarm))

Lorton, Virginia Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 5,878 (5,651 occupied: 3,585 owner occupied, 2,066 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	37%
State:	32%

Housing density: 475 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $347,958.

Median contract rent in 2007: $1,208 (lower quartile is $1,005, upper quartile is $1,414)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,134

Median gross rent in Lorton, VA in 2007: $1,335

Housing units in Lorton with a mortgage: 2,923 (357 second mortgage, 304 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 185

Lorton,VA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $351,725 (it was $137,500 in 2000)

Lorton:	$351,725
Virginia:	$262,100

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $267,503 - $436,434

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $582,872
Here: $582,872
State: $357,398

Townhouses or other attached units: $332,215
Here: $332,215
State: $371,438

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $258,387
Here: $258,387
State: $305,320

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $302,974
Here: $302,974
State: $316,638

Household type by relationship

Households: 15,109

In family households: 12,680 (2,751 male householders, 1,166 female householders)
2,956 spouses, 4,819 children (4,560 natural, 102 adopted, 157 stepchildren), 153 grandchildren, 156 brothers or sisters, 171 parents, 214 other relatives, 294 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,429 (902 male householders (643 living alone)), 867 female householders (669 living alone)), 660 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 2,651 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 1,339 2-persons, 1,003 3-persons, 962 4-persons, 372 5-persons, 191 6-persons, 50 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,312 1-person, 366 2-persons, 63 3-persons, 12 4-persons, 7 5-persons, 9 6-persons.

3,118 married couples with children.
1,094 single-parent households (179 men, 915 women).

75.8% of residents of Lorton speak English at home.
11.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
6.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
5.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (45% speak English very well, 39% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other language at home (78% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 2,730 (15.4%)
(48.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.4
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.9
State:	4.3

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lorton, Virginia:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 48 3 rooms: 246 4 rooms: 233 5 rooms: 661 6 rooms: 701 7 rooms: 637 8 rooms: 475 9 or more rooms: 584

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lorton, Virginia:
	1 room: 89 2 rooms: 175 3 rooms: 215 4 rooms: 318 5 rooms: 610 6 rooms: 324 7 rooms: 184 8 rooms: 77 9 or more rooms: 74

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 480
1995 to 1998: 506
1990 to 1994: 1,191
1980 to 1989: 2,256
1970 to 1979: 1,076
1960 to 1969: 158
1950 to 1959: 95
1940 to 1949: 56
1939 or earlier: 60

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lorton:
	no bedroom: 40 1 bedroom: 111 2 bedrooms: 1,037 3 bedrooms: 1,509 4 bedrooms: 722 5 or more bedrooms: 166

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lorton:
	no bedroom: 98 1 bedroom: 403 2 bedrooms: 853 3 bedrooms: 584 4 bedrooms: 110 5 or more bedrooms: 18

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Lorton in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 75 1 vehicle: 1,096 2 vehicles: 1,599 3 vehicles: 534 4 vehicles: 224 5 or more vehicles: 57

Cars and other vehicles available in Lorton in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 89 1 vehicle: 969 2 vehicles: 843 3 vehicles: 128 4 vehicles: 19 5 or more vehicles: 18

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Lorton, VA:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 0
$80,000 to $89,999: 0
$90,000 to $99,999: 0
$100,000 to $124,999: 8
$125,000 to $149,999: 42
$150,000 to $174,999: 38
$175,000 to $199,999: 52
$200,000 to $249,999: 417
$250,000 to $299,999: 745
$300,000 to $399,999: 818
$400,000 to $499,999: 645
$500,000 to $749,999: 366
$750,000 to $999,999: 301
$1,000,000 or more: 152

Lorton rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Lorton:

Less than $100: 23 people
$100 to $149: 13
$150 to $199: 21
$200 to $249: 13
$250 to $299: 6
$300 to $349: 0
$350 to $399: 13
$400 to $449: 21
$450 to $499: 30
$500 to $549: 9
$550 to $599: 8
$600 to $649: 10
$650 to $699: 10
$700 to $749: 4
$750 to $799: 1
$800 to $899: 27
$900 to $999: 162
$1,000 to $1,249: 812
$1,250 to $1,499: 585
$1,500 to $1,999: 205
$2,000 or more: 30
No cash rent: 29

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 610 1990 to 1994: 535 1985 to 1989: 519 1980 to 1984: 455 1975 to 1979: 224 1970 to 1974: 235 1970 to 1974: 63 1965 to 1969: 89

Lorton, VA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 52.7%
Number of people working at home: 211 (2.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 69
5 to 9 minutes: 315
10 to 14 minutes: 548
15 to 19 minutes: 783
20 to 24 minutes: 946
25 to 29 minutes: 483
30 to 34 minutes: 1406
35 to 39 minutes: 276
40 to 44 minutes: 590
45 to 59 minutes: 1524
60 to 89 minutes: 1020
90 or more minutes: 139

Lorton mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 6,313 (76%)
Carpooled: 1,113 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 139 (2%)
Subway or elevated: 288 (3%)
Railroad: 80 (1%)
Taxi: 14 (0%)
Motorcycle: 36 (0%)
Walked: 22 (0%)
Other means: 94 (1%)
Worked at home: 211 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 175
$10,000 to $14,999: 110
$15,000 to $19,999: 140
$20,000 to $24,999: 153
$25,000 to $29,999: 121
$30,000 to $34,999: 261
$35,000 to $39,999: 368
$40,000 to $44,999: 447
$45,000 to $49,999: 293
$50,000 to $59,999: 766
$60,000 to $74,999: 890
$75,000 to $99,999: 995
$100,000 to $124,999: 406
$125,000 to $149,999: 259
$150,000 to $199,999: 205
$200,000 or more: 97

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 6768

German: 1094

Irish: 993

United States or American: 881

English: 861

Italian: 578

Subsaharan African:: 473

Arab:: 229

African: 218

French (except Basque): 204

Polish: 168

Scotch-Irish: 162

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 138

Moroccan: 133

Scottish: 123

Somalian: 111

British: 106

Dutch: 91

British West Indian: 90

European: 84

Ukrainian: 84

French Canadian: 73

Welsh: 73

Czech: 66

Russian: 63

Norwegian: 56

Afghan: 51

Swedish: 50

Iraqi: 48

Czechoslovakian: 45

Ethiopian: 45

Iranian: 39

Guyanese: 33

Jamaican: 30

Brazilian: 29

Finnish: 29

Turkish: 27

Lebanese: 25

Danish: 24

Cape Verdean: 24

Sierra Leonean: 24

Ghanian: 23

South African: 22

Hungarian: 20

Portuguese: 19

Icelander: 18

Slovak: 18

Austrian: 14

Greek: 14

West Indian: 13

Lithuanian: 11

Jordanian: 10

Pennsylvania German: 10

New Zealander: 10

Northern European: 9

Egyptian: 8

Slovene: 8

Celtic: 7

Other Subsaharan African: 6

Serbian: 6

Scandinavian: 5

Other Arab: 5

Haitian: 5

Croatian: 3

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

El Salvador (12%)
Korea (11%)
Pakistan (8%)
Vietnam (7%)
Philippines (6%)
Peru (5%)
Other Eastern Africa (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 5403
Northeast: 2273
Midwest: 1087
South: 4697
West: 942

45% of Lorton residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 49% lived in Virginia.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 868
Nursery to 4th grade: 30
5th and 6th grade: 72
7th and 8th grade: 94
9th grade: 168
10th grade: 278
11th grade: 197
12th grade, no diploma: 199
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,542
Less than 1 year of college: 476
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 961
Associate degree: 323
Bachelor's degree: 1,118
Master's degree: 446
Professional school degree: 102
Doctorate degree: 45

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 72
Nursery to 4th grade: 11
5th and 6th grade: 52
7th and 8th grade: 84
9th grade: 69
10th grade: 85
11th grade: 64
12th grade, no diploma: 128
High school graduate (or equivalency): 994
Less than 1 year of college: 410
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 937
Associate degree: 432
Bachelor's degree: 1,095
Master's degree: 546
Professional school degree: 125
Doctorate degree: 13

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 0.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.1%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.7%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 5.1%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 3.5%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 3.7%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 5.4%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 13.1%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 2.9%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 5.2%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 2.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 4.6%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $86,909
Black householders: $69,284
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $36,957
Asian householders: $68,879
Some other race householders: $68,043
Two or more races householders: $64,012
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $70,109

Lorton household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Lorton household income for Black householders

Lorton household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Lorton household income for Asian householders

Lorton household income for Some other race householders

Lorton household income for Two or more races householders

Lorton household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Lorton marital status for males

Lorton marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $382,677
Black or African American householders: $366,817
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $344,563
Asian householders: $413,629
Some other race householders: $354,539
Two or more races householders: $304,402
Hispanic or Latino householders: $339,958

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,395
One, attached: 2,978
Two: 5
3 or 4: 37
5 to 9: 291
10 to 19: 950
20 to 49: 139
50 or more: 83

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Lorton:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (52%) Utility gas (41%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (77%) Utility gas (20%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 139

Here:	6.8%
Virginia:	9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 132

Here:	14.7%
Virginia:	8.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 188

Here:	19.0%
Virginia:	20.6%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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