Arlington, VA Demographic Data
Arlington, VA Summary
Arlington is located in Arlington County in Virginia
- Population: 221,045
- Area: 26.07 sq. miles
- Land Area: 25.97 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.09 sq. miles
- Population Density: 8,479.55 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 259.19 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Arlington, VA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
115,066
50%
50.8
Male
114,984
50%
49.2
Total Population
230,050
323,128,000
Arlington, VA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
13,907
6.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
12,685
5.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
9,020
3.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
7,520
3.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
16,140
7.0%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
56,669
24.6%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
38,998
17.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
29,675
12.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
12,983
5.6%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
10,341
4.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
13,727
6.0%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
5,107
2.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
3,278
1.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
189,170
82.2%
77.2
Female
95,379
50.4%
51.3
Male
93,791
49.6%
48.7
21 Years and over
185,500
80.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
28,406
12.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
22,112
9.6%
15.2
Female
12,555
56.8%
55.8
Male
9,557
43.2%
44.2
Median Age (years)
35
0.0%
0.0
Arlington, VA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
221,000
96.1%
96.8
White
162,749
70.7%
72.6
Black or African American
19,802
8.6%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
962
0.4%
0.8
Asian
23,558
10.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
2,898
1.3%
1.2
Chinese
6,210
2.7%
1.3
Filipino
3,296
1.4%
0.9
Japanese
1,183
0.5%
0.2
Korean
2,181
0.9%
0.4
Vietnamese
1,522
0.7%
0.6
Other Asian
6,268
2.7%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
411
0.2%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
13,518
5.9%
5.1
Two or More Races
9,050
3.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
35,372
15.4%
17.8
Mexican
5,828
2.5%
11.2
Puerto Rican
1,615
0.7%
1.7
Cuban
1,849
0.8%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
26,080
11.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
194,678
84.6%
82.2
Arlington, VA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
6,629
3.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
3,702
2.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
15,646
9.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
13,093
7.7%
20.6
Associate's Degree
4,798
2.8%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
57,888
33.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
69,022
40.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
10,331
6.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
160,447
94.0%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
126,910
74.3%
31.2
Arlington, VA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
80,397
41.3%
33.7%
Now Married
93,350
48.0%
47.5
Divorced
11,926
6.1%
11.0%
Separated
2,590
1.3%
2.0
Widowed
6,175
3.2
5.8%
Arlington, VA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
149,479
69.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
66,664
30.8%
21.6%
Spanish
27,832
12.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
15,771
7.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
14,314
6.6%
3.5%
Other Languages
8,747
4.0%
1.1%
Arlington, VA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
4,874
4.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
928
0.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
3,565
3.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
4,830
4.7%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
6,127
5.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
11,785
11.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
13,798
13.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
21,663
20.9%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
14,000
13.5%
5.8
$200,000 or more
21,909
21.2%
6.4
Median household income
110,388
57,617
Per capita income
65,395
31,128
Arlington, VA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
456
0.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
10,820
7.5%
9.8
Construction
6,203
4.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
22,547
15.6%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
9,597
6.6%
6.6
Information
5,086
3.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
2,225
1.5%
10.1
Other services except public administration
11,090
7.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
43,526
30.1%
11.4
Public administration
23,266
16.1%
4.6
Retail trade
5,263
3.6%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
2,901
2.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
1,697
1.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
7,354
5.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
100,360
69.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
3,625
2.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
18,361
12.7%
23.3%
Service occupations
14,977
10.4%
18.1%
Arlington, VA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
146,106
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
75,402
51.6%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
10,471
7.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
38,021
26.0%
5.1
Walked
9,093
6.2%
2.7
Other means
4,833
3.3%
1.8
Worked at home
8,286
5.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
28.6
26.6
Arlington, VA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
13,140
12.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
48,951
47.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
31,355
30.3%
37.1
3 or more
10,033
9.7%
21.0
Arlington, VA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
103,479
91.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
46,126
44.6%
63.1
Renter Occupied
57,353
55.4%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
9,491
8.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.0
0.0%
2.5
Arlington, VA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
112,970
1 room
4,759
4.2%
2.4
2 rooms
9,402
8.3%
2.7
3 rooms
31,024
27.5%
9.1
4 rooms
21,086
18.7%
16.5
5 rooms
10,781
9.5%
19.8
6 rooms
8,855
7.8%
17.8
7 rooms
7,311
6.5%
12.0
8 rooms
6,483
5.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
13,269
11.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
4
0.0
Arlington, VA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
112,970
1-unit, detached
30,605
27.1%
61.5
1-unit, attached
12,680
11.2%
5.9
2-units
595
0.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
4,080
3.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
5,847
5.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
7,255
6.4%
4.4
20 or more units
51,797
45.9%
9.0
Mobile home
111
0.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Arlington, VA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
11,944
10.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
15,338
13.6%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
16,336
14.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
12,017
10.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
10,482
9.3%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
12,454
11.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
10,141
9.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
16,674
14.8%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
4,839
4.3%
2.8%
2014 or later
2,745
2.4%
1.4%
Arlington, VA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
51,580
49.8%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,749
1.7%
4.7
Electricity
47,430
45.8%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
649
0.6%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
96
0.1%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
523
0.5%
0.5
No fuel used
1,452
1.4%
1.1
Arlington, VA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
35,015
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$500 to $999
318
0.9%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
2,254
6.4%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
4,375
12.5%
20.1%
$2,500 to $2,999
6,236
17.8%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
6,452
18.4%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
15,380
43.9%
10.3%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
17,199
49.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
6,231
17.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
3,981
11.4%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
2,026
5.8%
7.0%
35.0% or more
5,463
15.7%
21.3%
Not Computed
115
0.0%
0.0%
Arlington, VA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
41,631,300
No Cash Rent
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,858
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
6,152
11.1%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
10,002
18.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
8,351
15.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
7,771
14.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
5,746
10.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
17,584
31.6%
40.7%
Not Computed
1,747
0.0%
0.0%
Arlington, VA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
46,126
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
251
0.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
254
0.6%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
140
0.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,006
2.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
2,191
4.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
11,027
23.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
22,988
49.8%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
8,269
17.9%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
678,100
205,000
