Arlington County, Virginia

Interactive maps and statistics for Arlington County, Virginia: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Virginia and the United States.

Arlington County, Virginia is among the highest in the country for median household income (12th of 3,221 counties), and among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (2nd of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Arlington County, Virginia	Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	236,254	8,705,170	334,922,499	298th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$142,114	$93,170	$80,734	12th of 3,221
Median Age	35.5	39.0	38.9	2927th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	77.1%	42.2%	35.7%	2nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$895,000	$383,700	$332,700	19th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$2,322	$1,579	$1,413	9th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	7.4%	9.9%	12.5%	2965th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.3%	4.3%	5.2%	2389th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	9,086.7	220.5	n/a	11th of 3,222
Foreign Born	22.4%	13.1%	14.1%	90th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	84.7	n/a	n/a	18th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	41.3%	67.3%	65.2%	3206th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	26.2	27.3	26.4	1149th of 3,221
Worked from Home	35.3%	18.3%	15.1%	4th of 3,222
Uninsured	5.0%	n/a	n/a	3004th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	36.6%	48.7%	46.9%	3038th of 3,222
Broadband Access	94.0%	n/a	n/a	55th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Arlington County, Virginia

Statistic	Arlington County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	58.0%	58.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15.9%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	9.3%	18.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	10.5%	6.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.5%	4.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	61.6	60.7	61.4

Age in Arlington County, Virginia

Statistic	Arlington County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Median Age	35.5	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	18.0%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.3%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	22.6%	13.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	16.2%	13.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	22.9%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	11.9%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Arlington County, Virginia

Statistic	Arlington County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Households	112,027	3,365,732	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.1	2.5	2.5
Family Households	44.2%	64.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	20.4%	30.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	7.6%	16.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	41.6%	28.5%	28.7%
Never Married	44.2%	33.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Arlington County, Virginia

Statistic	Arlington County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$90,786	$50,666	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	8.2%	12.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	8.6%	14.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.3%	18.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	32.6%	17.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	7.4%	9.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	15.0%	23.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	4.0%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Arlington County, Virginia

Statistic	Arlington County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Housing Units	121,970	3,684,756	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	24.8%	61.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	61.5%	18.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	8.2%	8.7%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,976.0	1,984.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	58.7%	32.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	26.5%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$8,153	$2,790	n/a

Education in Arlington County, Virginia

Statistic	Arlington County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Less than High School	4.8%	8.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	6.8%	23.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	11.4%	25.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	35.3%	23.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	41.7%	18.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Arlington County, Virginia

Statistic	Arlington County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	77.3%	65.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	38.0%	67.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	14.0%	2.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	4.4%	2.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	18.2%	23.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.7%	8.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	15.2%	6.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Arlington County, Virginia

Statistic	Arlington County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	21.8%	48.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	11.0%	7.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	11.4%	5.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	70.6%	82.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	12.5%	7.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	24.9%	14.3%	16.7%

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