Lorton vs West Springfield

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

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

West Springfield has the higher population (22,905 vs 21,961 in Lorton). West Springfield has the higher median household income ($157,800 vs $136,719 in Lorton). West Springfield has the higher median home value ($612,200 vs $583,900 in Lorton).

Population, income & housing

	Lorton	West Springfield
Population	21,961	22,905
Median age	36.9 yrs	39.1 yrs
Median household income	$136,719	$157,800
Median home value	$583,900	$612,200
Median gross rent	$2,537	$2,426
Housing units	7,254	7,900
Homeownership rate	64.2%	83.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	58.2%	62.8%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lorton	West Springfield
Population	20,871 → 21,961 (+5.2%)	24,223 → 22,905 (-5.4%)
Median household income	$106,847 → $136,719 (+28.0%)	$129,936 → $157,800 (+21.4%)
Median home value	$461,200 → $583,900 (+26.6%)	$472,000 → $612,200 (+29.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,912 → $2,537 (+32.7%)	$2,131 → $2,426 (+13.8%)

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

West Springfield

Population

24,22322,905

Median household income

$129,936$157,800

Median home value

$472,000$612,200

Median gross rent

$2,131$2,426

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lorton	West Springfield
Under 5	6.2%	4.8%
5 to 17	21.6%	21.5%
18 to 24	10.9%	6.0%
25 to 34	9.1%	11.5%
35 to 44	13.3%	14.1%
45 to 54	16.7%	13.8%
55 to 64	11.9%	12.0%
65 to 74	4.7%	10.4%
75 and over	5.6%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lorton	West Springfield
White (non-Hispanic)	27.9%	47.0%
Black or African American	30.1%	11.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	18.7%	17.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.3%	0.5%
Two or more races	5.7%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	16.3%	18.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lorton	West Springfield
No high school diploma	6.4%	5.5%
High school graduate	15.3%	13.1%
Some college or associate's	20.0%	18.7%
Bachelor's degree	33.9%	33.6%
Graduate or professional degree	24.3%	29.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lorton	West Springfield
Drove alone	57.9%	57.3%
Carpooled	10.6%	9.1%
Public transit	5.3%	10.2%
Walked	2.5%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	22.3%	21.2%
Other means	1.4%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lorton	West Springfield
1-unit, detached	35.3%	45.6%
1-unit, attached	37.7%	37.7%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	1.3%
5 to 19 units	15.2%	11.7%
20 or more units	11.2%	3.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Lorton	West Springfield
Poverty rate	9.5%	3.7%
Average household size	3.24	2.99
Mean commute (minutes)	31	35
Median year structure built	1997	1973