Lorton vs Rose Hill

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

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

Lorton has the higher population (21,961 vs 21,484 in Rose Hill). Rose Hill has the higher median household income ($160,426 vs $136,719 in Lorton). Rose Hill has the higher median home value ($657,900 vs $583,900 in Lorton).

Population, income & housing

	Lorton	Rose Hill
Population	21,961	21,484
Median age	36.9 yrs	38.6 yrs
Median household income	$136,719	$160,426
Median home value	$583,900	$657,900
Median gross rent	$2,537	$2,203
Housing units	7,254	7,312
Homeownership rate	64.2%	78.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	58.2%	58.4%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lorton	Rose Hill
Population	20,871 → 21,961 (+5.2%)	22,252 → 21,484 (-3.5%)
Median household income	$106,847 → $136,719 (+28.0%)	$124,058 → $160,426 (+29.3%)
Median home value	$461,200 → $583,900 (+26.6%)	$482,600 → $657,900 (+36.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,912 → $2,537 (+32.7%)	$1,800 → $2,203 (+22.4%)

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

Rose Hill

Population

22,25221,484

Median household income

$124,058$160,426

Median home value

$482,600$657,900

Median gross rent

$1,800$2,203

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lorton	Rose Hill
Under 5	6.2%	10.5%
5 to 17	21.6%	15.8%
18 to 24	10.9%	5.8%
25 to 34	9.1%	10.7%
35 to 44	13.3%	18.2%
45 to 54	16.7%	12.4%
55 to 64	11.9%	10.8%
65 to 74	4.7%	9.1%
75 and over	5.6%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lorton	Rose Hill
White (non-Hispanic)	27.9%	50.0%
Black or African American	30.1%	8.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	18.7%	12.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.3%	0.7%
Two or more races	5.7%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	16.3%	22.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lorton	Rose Hill
No high school diploma	6.4%	6.2%
High school graduate	15.3%	15.3%
Some college or associate's	20.0%	20.1%
Bachelor's degree	33.9%	29.6%
Graduate or professional degree	24.3%	28.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lorton	Rose Hill
Drove alone	57.9%	57.5%
Carpooled	10.6%	8.0%
Public transit	5.3%	7.9%
Walked	2.5%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	22.3%	24.5%
Other means	1.4%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lorton	Rose Hill
1-unit, detached	35.3%	73.5%
1-unit, attached	37.7%	15.0%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	0.2%
5 to 19 units	15.2%	10.1%
20 or more units	11.2%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lorton	Rose Hill
Poverty rate	9.5%	2.0%
Average household size	3.24	3.00
Mean commute (minutes)	31	34
Median year structure built	1997	1967