Arlington County, Virginia (VA)

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% of renters here:	57%
State:	32%

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Median resident age:	34.0 years
Virginia median age:	35.7 years

Males: 95,443	(50.4%)
Females: 94,010	(49.6%)

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Arlington County:	2.1 people
Virginia:	2.5 people

This county:	$94,876
Virginia:	$59,562

This county:	$1,396
State:	$753

Arlington County:	$596,600
Virginia:	$262,100

Detached houses: $770,165

Here:	$770,165
State:	$357,398

Townhouses or other attached units: $538,913

Here:	$538,913
State:	$371,438

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $340,545

Here:	$340,545
State:	$305,320

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $409,914

Here:	$409,914
State:	$316,638

Mobile homes: $170,700

Here:	$170,700
State:	$37,843

Arlington County:	5.9%
Virginia:	9.9%

This county:	7.8%
Whole state:	9.6%

This county:	4.1%
Whole state:	4.3%

Area name: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Arlington County is $1080 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $1225 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1580 a month.

Cities in this county include: Arlington.

2005 air pollution in Arlington County:

Carbon Monoxide: 2 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.021 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.106 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.088 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 15.3 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 34 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: District of Columbia, District of Columbia , Montgomery County, Maryland , Fairfax County , Alexandria city , Falls Church city .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Here:	4.5%
Virginia:	7.0%

Current college students: 16,371
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 60.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 52,693 (27% naturalized citizens)

Arlington County:	27.8%
Whole state:	8.1%

Mean travel time to work: 27.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 29.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 27,668
• One, attached: 9,214
• Two: 1,070
• 3 or 4: 4,415
• 5 to 9: 6,999
• 10 to 19: 7,375
• 20 or more: 33,584
• Mobile homes: 93
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

Housing units in Arlington County with a mortgage: 21,853 (3,192 second mortgage, 2,603 home equity loan, 109 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6,220

Here:	77.8% with mortgage
State:	75.1% with mortgage

Arlington County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Virginia state average. It is 90% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:14, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, 4.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 99.3 miles away from Arlington County center
On 5/5/2003 at 16:32:32, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 93.8 miles away from the county center
On 3/15/1991 at 06:54:08, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 10.9 mi) earthquake occurred 89.9 miles away from the county center
On 9/22/2001 at 16:01:20, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, 2.5 LG, Depth: 1.2 mi) earthquake occurred 91.4 miles away from Arlington County center
On 10/23/1990 at 01:34:48, a magnitude 3.2 (2.9 LG, 3.2 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 96.4 miles away from the county center
On 11/14/1997 at 03:44:11, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 98.7 miles away from Arlington County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 63,726 (55%) Carpooled: 13,339 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 5,632 (5%) Streetcar or trolley car: 46 (0%) Subway or elevated: 20,786 (18%) Railroad: 125 (0%) Ferryboat: 11 (0%) Taxi: 448 (0%) Motorcycle: 139 (0%) Bicycle: 803 (1%) Walked: 6,475 (6%) Other means: 628 (1%) Worked at home: 3,888 (3%)

18.23% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($54,273 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	18.23%
Virginia average:	11.06%

0.64% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,712 average AGI)

Arlington County:	0.64%
Virginia average:	0.41%

6.82% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($21,348 average AGI)
10.77% relocated from other states ($31,214 average AGI)

Arlington County:	10.77%
Virginia average:	4.24%

from Fairfax County, VA	3.62% ($58,399 average AGI)
from District of Columbia, DC	1.56% ($63,978)
from Alexandria city, VA	1.46% ($57,951)
from Montgomery County, MD	0.73% ($59,777)
from Prince William County, VA	0.36% ($52,578)
from Prince George's County, MD	0.30% ($45,578)
from Loudoun County, VA	0.28% ($66,310)

19.04% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($65,012 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	19.04%
Virginia average:	10.78%

0.47% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,703 average AGI)

Arlington County:	0.47%
Virginia average:	0.22%

9.19% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($29,158 average AGI)
9.39% relocated to other states ($34,152 average AGI)

Arlington County:	9.39%
Virginia average:	4.13%

to Fairfax County, VA	4.72% ($61,763 average AGI)
to Alexandria city, VA	1.98% ($58,874)
to District of Columbia, DC	1.82% ($69,976)
to Prince William County, VA	0.87% ($43,111)
to Montgomery County, MD	0.77% ($71,257)
to Prince George's County, MD	0.51% ($45,353)
to Loudoun County, VA	0.42% ($86,090)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 5.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 3.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 17,383 (16,022 aged, 1,361 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 123,025 (29,381 male householders, 10,522 female householders)

  31,392 spouses, 35,165 children (33,187 natural, 1,044 adopted, 934 stepchildren), 1,727 grandchildren, 3,448 brothers or sisters, 1,288 parents, 4,685 other relatives, 5,417 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 62,303 (22,399 male householders (15,978 living alone)), 24,172 female householders (19,258 living alone)), 15,732 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 4,125 (1,482 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 18,676 2-persons, 8,564 3-persons, 6,907 4-persons, 3,246 5-persons, 1,348 6-persons, 1,162 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 35,236 1-person, 8,582 2-persons, 1,886 3-persons, 677 4-persons, 101 5-persons, 48 6-persons, 41 7-or-more-persons.

66.9% of residents of Arlington County speak English at home.
18.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (40% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 27% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
6.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
5.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (52% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
3.1% of residents speak other language at home (63% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $9,725,321,000 ($52254 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,815,156,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $515,536,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $154,501,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $10,326,000
Federal grants: $194,928,000
Federal procurement contracts: $5,220,181,000 ($2,586,649,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,629,849,000 ($2,116,646,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $32,865,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $47,447,000
Federal Government insurance: $37,155,000

Here:	73 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Here:	28 per 1000 residents
State:	40 per 1000 residents

Here:	+87 per 1000 residents
State:	+18 per 1000 residents

Here:	-160 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.00 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Here:	6.5
State:	6.6

Here:	3.2
State:	4.3

44% of Arlington County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 34% lived in Virginia.

Arlington County:	44.0%
State average:	53.8%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 30443
• Northeast: 32663
• Midwest: 18717
• South: 41005
• West: 10039

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $262,300

Here:	11.4%
Virginia:	9.5%

Here:	11.4%
Virginia:	8.2%

Here:	40.5%
Virginia:	20.6%

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