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Lorton, Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Lorton is a Census CDP of 20,991 people across 5.33 square miles of land, in Fairfax County. Median household income is $138,685, 64.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 49 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $30.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Lorton
What Lorton is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area5.33 sq mi
- Water area0.07 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,941
- County holding the largest share of its areaFairfax County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lorton
How many people live in Lorton
- Population20,991
- Median age35.9
- Population under 185,550
- Share under 1826.4 percent
- Population 65 and over2,320
- Share 65 and over11.1 percent
- Households6,595
- Family households5,218
- Share of households that are families79.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lorton
Income and work in Lorton
- Median household income$138,685
- Per capita income$54,550
- Civilian labor force10,865
- Employed10,161
- Unemployed704 plus or minus 286
- Unemployment rate6.5 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Adults 25 and over13,356
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher60.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree26.4 percent plus or minus 5.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lorton
Housing in Lorton
- Housing units7,319
- Occupied units6,595
- Vacant units724 plus or minus 236
- Vacancy rate9.9 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Owner occupied4,244
- Renter occupied2,351
- Ownership rate64.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$626,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,548
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.0 percent
- Single family units5,167
- Share single family70.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,133
- Share in buildings of two or more29.1 percent
- Mobile homes19 plus or minus 33
- Median year structure built1997
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lorton
How Lorton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute7,993
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,119 plus or minus 418
- Share commuting under 15 minutes14.0 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more4,074
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more51.0 percent
- Drove alone58.6 percent
- Carpooled8.5 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Public transport4.8 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Walked2.1 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Worked from home24.7 percent plus or minus 6.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lorton
SBA loans in Lorton (7(a))
- Approvals49
- Gross approval$30,898,000
- Average approval$630,571
- Median approval$252,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,881,000
- Largest approval$3,300,000
- Jobs supported986
- Jobs per approval20.1
- Loans with a final outcome12
- Paid in full11
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more8.2 percent
- Share to franchises8.2 percent
- Distinct lenders26
- Distinct industries by NAICS33
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lorton, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 12 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Lorton
SBA loans in Lorton (504)
- Approvals15
- Gross approval$19,151,000
- Average approval$1,276,733
- Median approval$947,000
- Largest approval$4,595,000
- Jobs supported269
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lorton, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Fairfax County, not Lorton
Fairfax County context, not Lorton figures
- Establishments in Fairfax County31,931
- Covered employment, Fairfax County636,430
- Average annual pay, Fairfax County$114,100
- Housing units permitted, Fairfax County2,861
Every figure in this section is published for Fairfax County as a whole and is not a measurement of Lorton.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Lorton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Lorton, Virginia?
20,991, in 6,595 households. Lorton CDP covers 5.33 square miles of land, which is 3,941 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Lorton in?
Fairfax County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Lorton?
$138,685. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $626,500. Median gross rent is $2,548 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Lorton businesses?
49 7(a) approvals totaling $30.9 m since FY2020, across 26 lenders, median approval $252,000, plus 15 504 approvals worth $19.2 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lorton, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Lorton borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Lorton. Only 12 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Lorton figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Fairfax County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Lorton.
Is zoning published for Lorton?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.