George Mason vs Lake Barcroft

A side-by-side comparison of George Mason and Lake Barcroft: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lake Barcroft has the higher population (10,678 vs 9,954 in George Mason). George Mason has the higher median household income ($154,479 vs $143,796 in Lake Barcroft). Lake Barcroft has the higher median home value ($848,200 vs $687,800 in George Mason).

Population, income & housing

	George Mason	Lake Barcroft
Population	9,954	10,678
Median age	20.8 yrs	42.9 yrs
Median household income	$154,479	$143,796
Median home value	$687,800	$848,200
Median gross rent	$2,377	$1,914
Housing units	1,723	3,958
Homeownership rate	79.6%	69.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	69.2%	64.0%
Unemployment rate	9.2%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	George Mason	Lake Barcroft
Population	9,777 → 9,954 (+1.8%)	9,823 → 10,678 (+8.7%)
Median household income	$132,130 → $154,479 (+16.9%)	$119,682 → $143,796 (+20.1%)
Median home value	$576,400 → $687,800 (+19.3%)	$671,400 → $848,200 (+26.3%)
Median gross rent	$2,191 → $2,377 (+8.5%)	$1,621 → $1,914 (+18.1%)

George Mason

Population

9,7779,954

Median household income

$132,130$154,479

Median home value

$576,400$687,800

Median gross rent

$2,191$2,377

Lake Barcroft

Population

9,82310,678

Median household income

$119,682$143,796

Median home value

$671,400$848,200

Median gross rent

$1,621$1,914

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	George Mason	Lake Barcroft
Under 5	2.5%	5.2%
5 to 17	10.3%	15.6%
18 to 24	52.9%	8.3%
25 to 34	4.6%	9.3%
35 to 44	9.7%	13.9%
45 to 54	7.9%	14.5%
55 to 64	5.3%	12.7%
65 to 74	4.7%	12.4%
75 and over	2.2%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	George Mason	Lake Barcroft
White (non-Hispanic)	39.5%	57.3%
Black or African American	25.5%	8.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.2%
Asian	15.7%	14.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.5%
Two or more races	6.0%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	12.6%	15.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	George Mason	Lake Barcroft
No high school diploma	4.3%	8.9%
High school graduate	9.8%	10.7%
Some college or associate's	16.7%	16.4%
Bachelor's degree	27.7%	30.6%
Graduate or professional degree	41.6%	33.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	George Mason	Lake Barcroft
Drove alone	44.9%	58.4%
Carpooled	7.8%	6.8%
Public transit	8.0%	4.6%
Walked	13.6%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.1%
Worked from home	23.5%	26.6%
Other means	1.7%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	George Mason	Lake Barcroft
1-unit, detached	74.3%	64.1%
1-unit, attached	11.9%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	3.5%	1.2%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	12.2%
20 or more units	0.3%	21.1%
Mobile home & other	9.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	George Mason	Lake Barcroft
Poverty rate	4.9%	5.0%
Average household size	2.94	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	27	30
Median year structure built	1981	1960