Chantilly vs Lorton

A side-by-side comparison of Chantilly and Lorton: population, income, housing, and more.

Chantilly and Lorton are places in Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Chantilly has the higher population (23,744 vs 21,961 in Lorton). Chantilly has the higher median household income ($143,786 vs $136,719 in Lorton). Chantilly has the higher median home value ($633,900 vs $583,900 in Lorton).

Population, income & housing

	Chantilly	Lorton
Population	23,744	21,961
Median age	40.6 yrs	36.9 yrs
Median household income	$143,786	$136,719
Median home value	$633,900	$583,900
Median gross rent	$2,260	$2,537
Housing units	7,426	7,254
Homeownership rate	80.1%	64.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	57.9%	58.2%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chantilly	Lorton
Population	24,368 → 23,744 (-2.6%)	20,871 → 21,961 (+5.2%)
Median household income	$124,930 → $143,786 (+15.1%)	$106,847 → $136,719 (+28.0%)
Median home value	$501,200 → $633,900 (+26.5%)	$461,200 → $583,900 (+26.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,864 → $2,260 (+21.2%)	$1,912 → $2,537 (+32.7%)

Chantilly

Population

24,36823,744

Median household income

$124,930$143,786

Median home value

$501,200$633,900

Median gross rent

$1,864$2,260

Lorton

Population

20,87121,961

Median household income

$106,847$136,719

Median home value

$461,200$583,900

Median gross rent

$1,912$2,537

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chantilly	Lorton
Under 5	5.1%	6.2%
5 to 17	20.8%	21.6%
18 to 24	9.0%	10.9%
25 to 34	9.4%	9.1%
35 to 44	13.9%	13.3%
45 to 54	16.5%	16.7%
55 to 64	12.5%	11.9%
65 to 74	8.0%	4.7%
75 and over	5.0%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chantilly	Lorton
White (non-Hispanic)	33.1%	27.9%
Black or African American	3.5%	30.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	38.0%	18.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	1.3%
Two or more races	3.6%	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino	21.3%	16.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chantilly	Lorton
No high school diploma	9.1%	6.4%
High school graduate	14.9%	15.3%
Some college or associate's	18.1%	20.0%
Bachelor's degree	31.3%	33.9%
Graduate or professional degree	26.6%	24.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chantilly	Lorton
Drove alone	58.8%	57.9%
Carpooled	13.2%	10.6%
Public transit	2.3%	5.3%
Walked	2.3%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	21.0%	22.3%
Other means	1.7%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chantilly	Lorton
1-unit, detached	60.9%	35.3%
1-unit, attached	23.6%	37.7%
2 to 4 units	1.2%	0.7%
5 to 19 units	5.2%	15.2%
20 or more units	4.1%	11.2%
Mobile home & other	5.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Chantilly	Lorton
Poverty rate	6.1%	9.5%
Average household size	3.24	3.24
Mean commute (minutes)	29	31
Median year structure built	1987	1997