Clifton vs Mason Neck

A side-by-side comparison of Clifton and Mason Neck: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Mason Neck has the higher population (2,059 vs 321 in Clifton). Clifton has the higher median household income ($228,750 vs $189,688 in Mason Neck). Clifton has the higher median home value ($1,039,500 vs $798,000 in Mason Neck).

Population, income & housing

	Clifton	Mason Neck
Population	321	2,059
Median age	36.1 yrs	48.0 yrs
Median household income	$228,750	$189,688
Median home value	$1,039,500	$798,000
Median gross rent	—	$3,501
Housing units	100	740
Homeownership rate	98.9%	94.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	79.1%	52.0%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clifton	Mason Neck
Population	264 → 321 (+21.6%)	1,986 → 2,059 (+3.7%)
Median household income	$153,125 → $228,750 (+49.4%)	$142,125 → $189,688 (+33.5%)
Median home value	$824,200 → $1,039,500 (+26.1%)	$682,900 → $798,000 (+16.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$2,563 → $3,501 (+36.6%)

Clifton

Population

264321

Median household income

$153,125$228,750

Median home value

$824,200$1,039,500

Mason Neck

Population

1,9862,059

Median household income

$142,125$189,688

Median home value

$682,900$798,000

Median gross rent

$2,563$3,501

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clifton	Mason Neck
Under 5	1.6%	4.4%
5 to 17	30.5%	18.5%
18 to 24	11.2%	7.1%
25 to 34	6.5%	7.0%
35 to 44	5.0%	9.6%
45 to 54	18.1%	13.3%
55 to 64	9.7%	21.8%
65 to 74	11.2%	10.7%
75 and over	6.2%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clifton	Mason Neck
White (non-Hispanic)	97.2%	65.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	5.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	6.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	1.2%	1.8%
Two or more races	0.6%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	16.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clifton	Mason Neck
No high school diploma	0.0%	4.0%
High school graduate	6.6%	23.7%
Some college or associate's	14.3%	20.3%
Bachelor's degree	47.3%	22.3%
Graduate or professional degree	31.9%	29.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clifton	Mason Neck
Drove alone	56.6%	67.5%
Carpooled	10.1%	5.3%
Public transit	1.3%	1.1%
Walked	18.9%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	13.2%	23.1%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clifton	Mason Neck
1-unit, detached	100.0%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Clifton	Mason Neck
Poverty rate	0.0%	2.2%
Average household size	3.53	2.95
Mean commute (minutes)	30	31
Median year structure built	1940	1975