2022 population: 234,000 ( 26,373 from 2010 , 4,644 from 2020)
Land area: 26.0 square miles
Population density: 9000.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	140,104	59.87%	5.4%
Black:	23,318	9.96%	36.5%
Indian:	416	0.18%	5.6%
Asian:	26,083	11.15%	31.1%
2+ races:	7,579	3.24%	43.1%
Hispanic:	36,500	15.60%	16.3%

Total non-White:	93,896	40.13%	25.8%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	6,036	12.6
Deaths:	2,757	5.8
Net Migration:	-11,136	-23.3
Net Immigration:	3,461	7.3

Change in White population:	7,143	3.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	19,230	9.3

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
207,627
132,961	64.04%
17,088	8.23%
394	0.19%
19,895	9.58%
5,296	2.55%
31,382	15.11%
74,666	35.96%

2000
189,453
114,489	60.43%
17,244	9.10%
418	0.22%
16,346	8.63%
5,101	2.69%
35,268	18.62%
74,964	39.57%

1990
170,936
118,559	69.36%
17,598	10.30%
423	0.25%
11,614	6.79%
n/a
22,742	13.30%
52,377	30.64%

1980
152,599
121,409	79.56%
13,767	9.02%
204	0.13%
7,684	5.04%
n/a
8,781	5.75%
31,190	20.44%

1970
174,284
155,418	89.18%
9,753	5.60%
262	0.15%
1,820	1.04%
n/a
6,315	3.62%
18,866	10.82%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
25,711	13.6
9,376	4.9
-23,232	-12.3
26,839	14.2

18,472	9.8
-298	-0.2

Number	Rate
1990's
26,325	15.4
11,083	6.5
-37,405	-21.9
24,452	14.3

-4,070	-2.4
22,587	13.2

Number	Rate
1980's
23,405	15.3
11,403	7.5
0	0.0
n/a

-2,850	-1.9
21,187	13.9

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
0	0.0
n/a

-34,009	-19.5
12,324	7.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Arlington County, VA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
35.3
42,687	18.2%
191,313	81.8%
26,573	11.4%

110,887
2.10

50,024	45.1%
40,626	81.2%
3,108	6.2%
60,863	54.9%

2010
Number	Percent
33.4
32,626	15.7%
175,001	84.3%
18,054	8.7%

98,050
2.09

41,607	42.4%
33,218	79.8%
2,758	6.6%
56,443	57.6%

2000
Number	Percent
34.2
30,944	16.3%
158,509	83.7%
17,215	9.1%

86,474
2.14

39,903	46.1%
31,432	78.8%
2,687	6.7%
46,571	53.9%

1990
Number	Percent
34.0
25,765	15.1%
145,171	84.9%
19,366	11.3%

78,745
2.12

37,822	48.0%
29,656	78.4%
2,560	6.8%
40,923	52.0%

1980
Number	Percent
32.9
24,945	16.3%
127,654	83.7%
17,480	11.5%

71,724
2.07

36,054	50.3%
28,765	79.8%
2,665	7.4%
35,670	49.7%

2022 Housing Data for Arlington County, VA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,646	3.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,809	1.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,567	1.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,834	1.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	1,626	1.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	1,916	1.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,450	1.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,661	1.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,945	1.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	3,965	3.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	6,582	5.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	12,248	11.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	10,547	9.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	10,198	9.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	16,341	14.7%
$200,000 or more	33,552	30.3%

Median Household Income	137,387
Per Capita Income	85,221

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	141
Compared to U.S.	141

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,056	1.9%
Public Assistance	1,543	1.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	4,303	3.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	119,652	82.5%
Unemployed	3,099	2.1%
In Armed Forces	3,047	2.1%

Total Labor Force	125,798	86.8%
Not in Labor Force	19,148	13.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		15.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	44,754	34,666	56.4%
Non-Profit	7,404	12,840	36.6%
Self-Employed	6,108	3,653	62.6%

Local Government	2,972	5,125	36.7%
State Government	928	1,182	44.0%
Federal Government	14,548	12,677	53.4%

Total Private + Self	50,862	38,319	57.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	25,852	31,824	44.8%
Total	76,714	70,143	52.2%

Pct. Govt.	25.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	48,963	33.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	17,869	12.2%
Professional, Technical	58,729	40.0%
Service Occupations	12,900	8.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	140	0.1%
All others	8,496	5.8%

White Collar		85.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Professional, scientific, technical	40,161	27.3%
Public administration	25,479	17.3%
Educational services	12,388	8.4%
Other services	11,351	7.7%
Health care and social assistance	9,424	6.4%
Finance and insurance	7,826	5.3%
Accommodation and food services	6,883	4.7%
Retail trade	6,077	4.1%
Information	4,513	3.1%
Construction	4,479	3.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	4,039	2.7%
Manufacturing	3,762	2.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	3,262	2.2%
Transportation and warehousing	2,840	1.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,576	1.8%
Wholesale trade	735	0.5%
Utilities	665	0.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	232	0.2%
Management	200	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	65	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	5,208	2.21%
Puerto Rican	3,656	1.55%
Cuban	1,137	0.48%
Dominican	483	0.20%

Total Central American	13,990	5.93%
Costa Rican	321	0.14%
Guatemalan	3,265	1.38%
Honduran	628	0.27%
Nicaraguan	679	0.29%
Panamanian	647	0.27%
Salvadoran	8,450	3.58%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	9,343	3.96%
Argentinean	552	0.23%
Bolivian	3,460	1.47%
Chilean	277	0.12%
Colombian	2,222	0.94%
Ecuadorian	542	0.23%
Paraguayan	141	0.06%
Peruvian	1,659	0.70%
Uruguayan	137	0.06%
Venezuelan	334	0.14%
Other South American	19	0.01%

Other Hispanic	2,917	1.24%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	5,279	2.24%
Chinese	5,188	2.20%
Korean	2,572	1.09%
Filipino	1,888	0.80%
Vietnamese	1,665	0.71%
Mongolian	1,389	0.59%
Japanese	1,062	0.45%
Bangladeshi	645	0.27%
Thai	419	0.18%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	159,374	71.5%
Spanish	28,312	12.7%
Other Indo-European	9,016	4.0%
Other	4,992	2.2%
Other Asian	4,235	1.9%
Chinese	3,941	1.8%
Arabic	3,662	1.6%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	2,447	1.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	2,156	1.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	30,310	12.9%
German	28,756	12.2%
English	25,893	11.0%
Italian	15,074	6.4%
Polish	7,249	3.1%
American	6,660	2.8%
European	5,842	2.5%
French	5,379	2.3%
Scottish	5,264	2.2%
Russian	3,999	1.7%
British	3,344	1.4%
Ethiopian	3,210	1.4%
Swedish	3,055	1.3%
Dutch	2,421	1.0%
Norwegian	2,231	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	210,493	89.3%
Not a citizen	25,352	10.7%

Native	183,351	77.7%
Foreign-born	52,494	22.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
5,180	3.0%	2,933	1.7%	12,636	7.3%	19,485	11.3%	61,741	35.7%	71,149	41.1%
Average years of education: 15.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	5,180	3.0%
9-12 Years	2,933	1.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	12,636	7.3%
Some College	19,485	11.3%
Bach. Degree	61,741	35.7%
Grad Degree	71,149	41.1%
Average years of education: 15.9

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	108,269	106,142	2,127	2.0%	4.4%
1991	108,617	104,885	3,732	3.4%	5.8%
1992	109,084	104,398	4,686	4.3%	6.2%
1993	109,430	104,531	4,899	4.5%	5.2%
1994	109,388	105,604	3,784	3.5%	4.8%
1995	109,514	105,682	3,832	3.5%	4.4%
1996	106,008	102,659	3,349	3.2%	4.3%
1997	106,547	104,054	2,493	2.3%	3.7%
1998	106,406	104,711	1,695	1.6%	2.8%
1999	107,300	105,643	1,657	1.5%	2.7%

2000	119,360	117,502	1,858	1.6%	2.3%
2001	119,527	116,579	2,948	2.5%	3.3%
2002	121,489	117,725	3,764	3.1%	4.4%
2003	120,944	117,524	3,420	2.8%	4.3%
2004	122,491	119,233	3,258	2.7%	4.1%
2005	123,514	120,410	3,104	2.5%	3.8%
2006	127,153	124,437	2,716	2.1%	3.3%
2007	131,327	128,594	2,733	2.1%	3.3%
2008	136,375	132,754	3,621	2.7%	4.3%
2009	137,724	131,729	5,995	4.4%	6.8%

2010	137,453	131,635	5,818	4.2%	7.3%
2011	141,644	136,334	5,310	3.7%	6.6%
2012	143,875	138,982	4,893	3.4%	5.9%
2013	145,169	140,275	4,894	3.4%	5.6%
2014	145,098	140,437	4,661	3.2%	5.1%
2015	144,902	140,880	4,022	2.8%	4.4%
2016	146,628	142,857	3,771	2.6%	4.0%
2017	150,686	146,973	3,713	2.5%	3.7%
2018	152,972	149,941	3,031	2.0%	2.9%
2019	155,298	152,444	2,854	1.8%	2.7%

2020	151,080	144,307	6,773	4.5%	6.2%
2021	152,740	148,157	4,583	3.0%	3.9%
2022	157,061	153,800	3,261	2.1%	2.9%
2023	161,376	157,923	3,453	2.1%	2.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	119,247
Median Value	$833,300

Occupied	110,887	93.0%
Vacant	8,360	7.0%

Owned	46,842	42.2%
Rented	64,045	57.8%
Median Rent	$2,227

Single-Family Units	41,316	34.6%
Detached	30,195	25.3%
Attached	11,121	9.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	72,354	60.7%
Mobile Homes	111	0.1%

Arlington County, VA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Arlington County, VA

2022 Housing Data for Arlington County, VA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Arlington County, VA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Arlington County, VA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Arlington County, VA

Historical Labor Force Data for Arlington County, VA