Lorton vs McNair

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

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

McNair has the higher population (22,451 vs 21,961 in Lorton). Lorton has the higher median household income ($136,719 vs $123,327 in McNair). Lorton has the higher median home value ($583,900 vs $566,900 in McNair).

Population, income & housing

	Lorton	McNair
Population	21,961	22,451
Median age	36.9 yrs	31.4 yrs
Median household income	$136,719	$123,327
Median home value	$583,900	$566,900
Median gross rent	$2,537	$2,253
Housing units	7,254	9,497
Homeownership rate	64.2%	23.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	58.2%	66.1%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lorton	McNair
Population	20,871 → 21,961 (+5.2%)	21,485 → 22,451 (+4.5%)
Median household income	$106,847 → $136,719 (+28.0%)	$104,761 → $123,327 (+17.7%)
Median home value	$461,200 → $583,900 (+26.6%)	$432,400 → $566,900 (+31.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,912 → $2,537 (+32.7%)	$1,888 → $2,253 (+19.3%)

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

McNair

Population

21,48522,451

Median household income

$104,761$123,327

Median home value

$432,400$566,900

Median gross rent

$1,888$2,253

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lorton	McNair
Under 5	6.2%	7.7%
5 to 17	21.6%	13.3%
18 to 24	10.9%	10.9%
25 to 34	9.1%	27.8%
35 to 44	13.3%	18.6%
45 to 54	16.7%	11.7%
55 to 64	11.9%	5.5%
65 to 74	4.7%	2.5%
75 and over	5.6%	2.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lorton	McNair
White (non-Hispanic)	27.9%	30.1%
Black or African American	30.1%	15.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	18.7%	36.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.6%
Some other race	1.3%	0.9%
Two or more races	5.7%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	16.3%	11.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lorton	McNair
No high school diploma	6.4%	4.6%
High school graduate	15.3%	11.2%
Some college or associate's	20.0%	18.1%
Bachelor's degree	33.9%	36.9%
Graduate or professional degree	24.3%	29.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lorton	McNair
Drove alone	57.9%	55.7%
Carpooled	10.6%	7.4%
Public transit	5.3%	6.1%
Walked	2.5%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	22.3%	26.1%
Other means	1.4%	2.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lorton	McNair
1-unit, detached	35.3%	2.0%
1-unit, attached	37.7%	25.6%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	6.4%
5 to 19 units	15.2%	24.8%
20 or more units	11.2%	41.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lorton	McNair
Poverty rate	9.5%	5.8%
Average household size	3.24	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	31	25
Median year structure built	1997	2003