Language Spoken At Home in Lorton
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 17,655 | 100% |
English only | 8,754 | 49.6% |
Language other than English | 8,901 | 50.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,624 | 20.5% |
Spanish | 2,837 | 16.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,526 | 8.6% |
Other Indo-European languages | 2,532 | 14.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 801 | 4.5% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 1,867 | 10.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 884 | 5.0% |
Other languages | 1,665 | 9.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 413 | 2.3% |
Ancestry in Lorton
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 19,293 | 100% |
American | 543 | 2.8% |
Arab | 481 | 2.5% |
Czech | 50 | 0.3% |
Danish | 42 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 180 | 0.9% |
English | 917 | 4.8% |
French (except Basque) | 148 | 0.8% |
French Canadian | 58 | 0.3% |
German | 1,218 | 6.3% |
Greek | 23 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 128 | 0.7% |
Irish | 888 | 4.6% |
Italian | 415 | 2.2% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 56 | 0.3% |
Polish | 128 | 0.7% |
Portuguese | 78 | 0.4% |
Russian | 79 | 0.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 37 | 0.2% |
Scottish | 327 | 1.7% |
Slovak | 20 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 1,963 | 10.2% |
Swedish | 32 | 0.2% |
Swiss | 13 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 162 | 0.8% |
Welsh | 65 | 0.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 238 | 1.2% |
Households By Type in Lorton
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 6,463 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 4,788 | 74.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,766 | 42.8% |
Married-couple family | 3,591 | 55.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,108 | 32.6% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 371 | 5.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 122 | 1.9% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 826 | 12.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 536 | 8.3% |
Nonfamily households | 1,675 | 25.9% |
Householder living alone | 1,369 | 21.2% |
65 years and over | 359 | 5.6% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,934 | 45.4% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,001 | 15.5% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Lorton
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 19,160 | 100% |
Householder | 6,463 | 33.7% |
Spouse | 3,608 | 18.8% |
Child | 6,482 | 33.8% |
Other relatives | 1,538 | 8.0% |
Nonrelatives | 1,069 | 5.6% |
Unmarried partner | 147 | 0.8% |
Marital Status in Lorton
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 7,363 | 100% |
Never married | 2,506 | 34.0% |
Now married, except separated | 4,003 | 54.4% |
Separated | 333 | 4.5% |
Widowed | 167 | 2.3% |
Divorced | 354 | 4.8% |
Females 15 years and over | 7,618 | 100% |
Never married | 2,069 | 27.2% |
Now married, except separated | 4,175 | 54.8% |
Separated | 254 | 3.3% |
Widowed | 449 | 5.9% |
Divorced | 671 | 8.8% |
Fertility in Lorton
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 302 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 54 | 17.9% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 25 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 55 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 14 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 109 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 27 | 0% |
Grandparents in Lorton
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 516 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 93 | 18.0% |
Less than 1 year | 17 | 3.3% |
1 or 2 years | 7 | 1.4% |
3 or 4 years | 30 | 5.8% |
5 or more years | 39 | 7.6% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 93 | 100% |
Who are female | 49 | 52.7% |
Who are married | 36 | 38.7% |
School Enrollment in Lorton
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 5,402 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 359 | 6.6% |
Kindergarten | 327 | 6.1% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,113 | 39.1% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,182 | 21.9% |
College or graduate school | 1,421 | 26.3% |
Educational Attainment in Lorton
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 12,454 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 561 | 4.5% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 479 | 3.8% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 2,235 | 17.9% |
Some college, no degree | 2,216 | 17.8% |
Associate's degree | 1,320 | 10.6% |
Bachelor's degree | 3,110 | 25.0% |
Graduate or professional degree | 2,533 | 20.3% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 91.6% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 45.3% |
Veteran Status in Lorton
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 13,612 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,528 | 11.2% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Lorton
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 18,670 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,079 | 5.8% |
Under 18 years | 5,191 | 100% |
With a disability | 40 | 0.8% |
18 to 64 years | 12,242 | 100% |
With a disability | 641 | 5.2% |
65 years and over | 1,237 | 100% |
With a disability | 398 | 32.2% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Lorton
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 19,029 | 100% |
Same house | 15,743 | 82.7% |
Different house in the U.S. | 3,055 | 16.1% |
Same county | 1,960 | 10.3% |
Different county | 1,095 | 5.8% |
Same state | 381 | 2.0% |
Different state | 714 | 3.8% |
Abroad | 231 | 1.2% |
Place Of Birth in Lorton
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 19,293 | 100% |
Native | 12,255 | 63.5% |
Born in United States | 11,693 | 60.6% |
State of residence | 5,688 | 29.5% |
Different state | 6,005 | 31.1% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 562 | 2.9% |
Foreign born | 7,038 | 36.5% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Lorton
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 7,038 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 3,673 | 52.2% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 3,365 | 47.8% |
Year of Entry in Lorton
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 7,600 | 100% |
Native | 562 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 32 | 5.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 530 | 94.3% |
Foreign born | 7,038 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 177 | 2.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 6,861 | 97.5% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Lorton
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 7,038 | 100% |
Europe | 286 | 4.1% |
Asia | 3,251 | 46.2% |
Africa | 1,573 | 22.4% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 1,890 | 26.9% |
Northern America | 38 | 0.5% |