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Arlington County, Virginia (VA)

County population in 2022: 234,000 (all urban); it was 189,453 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 34,525
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 7,932
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 37,364
Renter-occupied apartments: 55,593 (it was 48,988 in 2000)
% of renters here:

57%
State:

33%

Land area: 26 sq. mi.

Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 9045 people per square mile   (very high).

March 2022 cost of living index in Arlington County: 169.8 (very high, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (31.7%), Public administration (16.5%), Educational, health and social services (16.0%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 70%
  • Government: 27%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 4%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Arlington County, VA (2022)
    • 136,76958.4%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 36,50015.6%Hispanic or Latino
    • 24,35210.4%Asian alone
    • 21,5029.2%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 12,3105.3%Two or more races
    • 1,9850.8%Some other race alone
    • 3850.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 1970.08%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age:

35.4 years
Virginia median age:

39.0 years
Males: 117,465  (50.2%)
Females: 116,535  (49.8%)
Average household size:
Arlington County:

2.0 people
Virginia:

3 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $132,380 ($63,001 in 1999)
This county:

$132,380
Virginia:

$85,873

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $2,042 (lower quartile is $1,593, upper quartile is $2,656)
This county:

$2042
State:

$1270


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $828,500 (it was $233,700 in 2000)
Arlington:

$828,500
Virginia:

$365,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $546,500 - $1,192,900

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $1,246,693
Here:

$1,246,693
State:

$472,865

Townhouses or other attached units: $826,328
Here:

$826,328
State:

$457,437

In 2-unit structures: $752,157
Here:

$752,157
State:

$396,289

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $492,806
Here:

$492,806
State:

$252,346

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $651,798
Here:

$651,798
State:

$382,551

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $3,262
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $1,151

Institutionalized population: 1,206

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 60
  • Robberies: 154
  • Assaults: 255
  • Burglaries: 210
  • Thefts: 2757
  • Auto thefts: 300

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 3
  • Rapes: 46
  • Robberies: 117
  • Assaults: 205
  • Burglaries: 150
  • Thefts: 2704
  • Auto thefts: 306
Arlington County, VA map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 205 buildings, average cost: $457,100
  • 2021: 226 buildings, average cost: $404,600
  • 2020: 294 buildings, average cost: $364,200
  • 2019: 161 buildings, average cost: $441,900
  • 2018: 206 buildings, average cost: $447,200
  • 2017: 184 buildings, average cost: $399,600
  • 2016: 334 buildings, average cost: $273,800
  • 2015: 245 buildings, average cost: $446,800
  • 2014: 229 buildings, average cost: $359,400
  • 2013: 204 buildings, average cost: $308,100
  • 2012: 156 buildings, average cost: $328,500
  • 2011: 193 buildings, average cost: $256,900
  • 2010: 286 buildings, average cost: $154,700
  • 2009: 156 buildings, average cost: $236,200
  • 2008: 119 buildings, average cost: $250,400
  • 2007: 151 buildings, average cost: $272,600
  • 2006: 203 buildings, average cost: $294,900
  • 2005: 166 buildings, average cost: $287,000
  • 2004: 184 buildings, average cost: $136,700
  • 2003: 7 buildings, average cost: $128,600
  • 2002: 17 buildings, average cost: $125,300
  • 2001: 171 buildings, average cost: $121,700
  • 2000: 59 buildings, average cost: $116,500
  • 1999: 143 buildings, average cost: $109,400
  • 1998: 117 buildings, average cost: $105,900
  • 1997: 57 buildings, average cost: $99,900
Number of permits per 10,000 Arlington, VA residents
Average permit cost in Arlington, VA

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $7,354 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $8,004 (1.0%)

Distribution of median household income in Arlington, VA in 2022
Distribution of house value in Arlington, VA in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Arlington, VA in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 6.5%
Arlington County:

6.5%
Virginia:

10.6%
(4.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 14.9% for Black residents, 9.6% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 20.5% for American Indian residents, 5.8% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 9.9% for other race residents, 8.0% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 35.4 years old
(Males: 35.2 years old, Females: 35.6 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 36.4 years old, Black residents: 38.0 years old, American Indian residents: 48.8 years old, Asian residents: 35.2 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 33.8 years old, Other race residents: 28.8 years old)

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.

Arlington County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

2023 air pollution in Arlington County:

Carbon Monoxide: 0.217 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.01 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.031 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.

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Neighboring counties: Coffey County, Kansas , Douglas County, Kansas , Mono County, California , Wayne County, Utah , Gasconade County, Missouri , Upshur County, West Virginia .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

2.0%
Virginia:

2.7%

Unemployment by year in Arlington, VA
County total employment by year in Arlington, VA
County average yearly wages by year in Arlington, VA

Current college students: 16,371
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 95.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 78.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 49,949 (55.1% naturalized citizens)

Arlington County:

21.3%
Whole state:

12.7%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 17,8642010 or later
  • 13,4072000 to 2009
  • 7,3001990 to 1999
  • 13,3241980 to 1989
  • 5,0951970 to 1979
  • 3,731Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 73.6%

Arlington County marital status for males Arlington County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 31,293
  • One, attached: 11,329
  • Two: 1,689
  • 3 or 4: 4,179
  • 5 to 9: 8,369
  • 10 to 19: 7,178
  • 20 to 49: 4,225
  • 50 or more: 54,160
  • Mobile homes: 36

Housing units in Arlington County with a mortgage: 34,229 (2,928 second mortgage, 145 home equity loan, 2,264 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 706

Here:

4.6% with mortgage
State:

97.2% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Arlington County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic30,3117
Mainline Protestant14,91837
Evangelical Protestant7,93551
Other7,14911
Black Protestant4,5217
None142,793-
Arlington County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 44
Arlington County:

2.16 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.03 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Here:

0.05 / 10,000 pop.
Virginia:

0.17 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 40
This county:

1.96 / 10,000 pop.
Virginia:

1.43 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 28
Arlington County:

1.37 / 10,000 pop.
Virginia:

4.03 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 221
This county:

10.84 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.65 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Arlington County:

6.9%
Virginia:

9.3%

Adult obesity rate:
Arlington County:

20.7%
State:

26.7%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

22.0%
State:

18.6%

Agriculture in Arlington County:

The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 100.00%

Earthquake activity:

Arlington County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Virginia state average. It is 57% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 80.8 miles away from Arlington County center
On 8/25/2011 at 05:07:52, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 ML, Depth: 4.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 79.6 miles away from the county center
On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:18, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 93.5 miles away from the county center
On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 115.4 miles away from the county center
On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:14, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 99.3 miles away from Arlington County center
On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 250.5 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • Virginia Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4512-VA: April 2, 2020, FEMA Id: 4512, Natural disaster type: Other
  • Virginia Severe Winter Storm And Snowstorm, Incident Period: January 22, 2016 to January 23, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4262: March 07, 2016, FEMA Id: 4262, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
  • Virginia Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 26, 2012 to November 01, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3359: October 29, 2012, FEMA Id: 3359, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Virginia Severe Storms and Straight-line Winds, Incident Period: June 29, 2012 to July 01, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4072: July 27, 2012, FEMA Id: 4072, Natural disaster type: Storm, Wind
  • Virginia Severe Winter Storms and Snowstorms, Incident Period: February 05, 2010 to February 11, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1905: April 27, 2010, FEMA Id: 1905, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
  • Virginia Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: December 18, 2009 to December 20, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1874: February 16, 2010, FEMA Id: 1874, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
  • Virginia Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 23, 2006 to July 06, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1655: July 13, 2006, FEMA Id: 1655, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
  • Virginia Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3240: September 12, 2005, FEMA Id: 3240, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Virginia Hurricane Isabel, Incident Period: September 18, 2003 to October 01, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1491: September 18, 2003, FEMA Id: 1491, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Virginia Terrorist Attack, Incident Period: September 11, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1392: September 21, 2001, FEMA Id: 1392, Natural disaster type: Other
  • 4 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Arlington County (14) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 3

Causes of natural disasters: Winter Storms: 5, Hurricanes: 3, Snowstorms: 3, Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Flood: 1, Tornado: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 2 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Arlington

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 85,159 (47.6%)
  • Carpooled: 9,873 (5.5%)
  • Bus: 7,684 (4.3%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 9,246 (5.2%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 1,446 (0.8%)
  • Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 231 (0.1%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 3,958 (2.2%)
  • Bicycle: 1,411 (0.8%)
  • Walked: 5,982 (3.3%)
  • Worked at home: 53,843 (30.1%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (23%)
  • Public administration (15%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Health care and social assistance (11%)
  • Other services, except public administration (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (25%)
  • Public administration (16%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Health care and social assistance (11%)
  • Other services, except public administration (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Management occupations (20%)
  • Computer and mathematical occupations (17%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (13%)
  • Legal occupations (7%)
  • Office and administrative support occupations (5%)
  • Sales and related occupations (5%)
  • Architecture and engineering occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Management occupations (18%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (15%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (11%)
  • Legal occupations (7%)
  • Office and administrative support occupations (7%)
  • Computer and mathematical occupations (7%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (6%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • El Salvador (9%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (7%)
  • India (5%)
  • Bolivia (5%)
  • Ethiopia (5%)
  • Colombia (3%)
  • Korea (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Arlington County


  • Irish (7%)
  • English (5%)
  • German (5%)
  • Italian (4%)
  • American (3%)
  • European (3%)
  • Ethiopian (2%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Arlington County, Virginia in 2010:

  • 636 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 613 people in college/university student housing
  • 544 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 488 people in military barracks and dormitories (nondisciplinary)
  • 171 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 157 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
  • 118 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 118 people in other noninstitutional facilities
  • 21 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
  • 11 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 9 people in in-patient hospice facilities
  • 6 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)

People in group quarters in Arlington County, Virginia in 2000:

  • 1,582 people in military barracks, etc.
  • 928 people in nursing homes
  • 580 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 506 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 256 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 53 people in religious group quarters
  • 52 people in military transient quarters for temporary residents
  • 52 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 50 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 31 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 18 people in homes for the physically handicapped
  • 15 people in other group homes
  • 14 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 14 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
  • 10 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 8 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
  • 2 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $160,701.

16.01% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($97,201 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

16.01%
Virginia average:

10.16%


0.22% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,810 average AGI)
Arlington County:

0.22%
Virginia average:

0.12%

5.71% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($30,899 average AGI)
10.08% relocated from other states ($64,493 average AGI)
Arlington County:

10.08%
Virginia average:

3.91%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Fairfax County, VA  2.79% ($89,661 average AGI)
from District of Columbia, DC  2.20% ($111,193)
from Alexandria city, VA  1.21% ($84,928)
from Montgomery County, MD  0.63% ($93,443)
from Prince George's County, MD  0.42% ($59,120)
from Loudoun County, VA  0.34% ($103,091)
from Prince William County, VA  0.34% ($81,859)


18.93% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($121,180 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

18.93%
Virginia average:

10.20%


0.28% of residents moved to foreign countries ($2,146 average AGI)
Arlington County:

0.28%
Virginia average:

0.09%

8.24% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($48,966 average AGI)
10.41% relocated to other states ($70,068 average AGI)
Arlington County:

10.41%
Virginia average:

3.98%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Fairfax County, VA  4.15% ($117,327 average AGI)
to District of Columbia, DC  2.00% ($122,664)
to Alexandria city, VA  1.63% ($99,399)
to Montgomery County, MD  0.63% ($111,921)
to Loudoun County, VA  0.54% ($132,275)
to Prince William County, VA  0.51% ($78,589)
to Prince George's County, MD  0.34% ($80,854)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 14.6
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2022: 11.3

Births per 1000 population in Arlington County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 5.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 4.1

Deaths per 1000 population in Arlington County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 3.5

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Arlington County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 6.7%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.6%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Arlington County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Arlington County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Arlington County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Arlington County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Arlington County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Arlington County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 17,276 (15,845 aged, 1,431 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 3,726 (9%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Arlington County, Virginia in 1999 - 2019:

  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (1,034)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,004)
  • Unspecified dementia (927)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (763)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (607)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (556)
  • Septicaemia, unspecified (555)
  • Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (521)
  • Congestive heart failure (518)
  • Pneumonia, unspecified (513)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 1.07
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 6,897
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 214
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 26,659

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,453
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 540
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 4

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 56
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 143

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 14
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1

EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1

Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 26.9. This is less than state average.

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 84.5. This is less than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 35.0
  • Suffocation - 18.9
  • Other - 30.6

Household type by relationship:

Households: 234,000
  • Male householders: 57,504 (22,349 living alone), Female householders: 55,000 (26,613 living alone)
  • 39,433 spouses (38,307 opposite-sex spouses), 8,426 unmarried partners, (7,885 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 50,171 children (48,311 natural, 921 adopted, 939 stepchildren), 581 grandchildren, 2,734 brothers or sisters, 1,945 parents, 0 foster children, 1,071 other relatives, 14,154 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 2,981

Size of family households: 22,375 2-persons, 11,212 3-persons, 10,641 4-persons, 3,060 5-persons, 498 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 48,962 1-person, 13,127 2-persons, 1,393 3-persons, 825 4-persons, 236 5-persons, 38 6-persons, 137 7-or-more-persons.

33,307 married couples with children.
7,811 single-parent households (2,481 men, 5,330 women).

72.1% of residents of Arlington speak English at home.
12.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
6.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
5.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
4.8% of residents speak other language at home (64% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $9,725,321,000 ($52,254 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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 14,275
Here:

73 per 1000 residents
State:

70 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 5,581
Here:

28 per 1000 residents
State:

40 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +17,013
Here:

+87 per 1000 residents
State:

+18 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -31,258
Here -160 per 1000 residents
State +14 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Arlington County

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

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.6
State:

7.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

3.3
State:

4.3

Year house built in Arlington County, Virginia
  • Year house built in Arlington County, Virginia
  • 2,2202020 or later
  • 13,1932010 to 2019
  • 15,0052000 to 2009
  • 11,1011990 to 1999
  • 15,6671980 to 1989
  • 11,5451970 to 1979
  • 12,3941960 to 1969
  • 16,6331950 to 1959
  • 16,7951940 to 1949
  • 7,9051939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Arlington County, Virginia
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Arlington County, Virginia
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Arlington County, Virginia
  • 1581 room
  • 1,4952 rooms
  • 4,0123 rooms
  • 6,4104 rooms
  • 4,9215 rooms
  • 5,3906 rooms
  • 4,8417 rooms
  • 5,2248 rooms
  • 13,5499+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Arlington County, Virginia
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Arlington County, Virginia
  • 5,9551 room
  • 9,9962 rooms
  • 21,1203 rooms
  • 15,1364 rooms
  • 6,0825 rooms
  • 3,8396 rooms
  • 1,3467 rooms
  • 1,5878 rooms
  • 1,4439+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Arlington County, Virginia
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Arlington County, Virginia
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Arlington County, Virginia
  • 338no bedroom
  • 5,3381 bedroom
  • 11,7052 bedrooms
  • 12,8183 bedrooms
  • 9,3294 bedrooms
  • 6,4725+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Arlington County, Virginia
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Arlington County, Virginia
  • 7,272no bedroom
  • 28,4111 bedroom
  • 23,4072 bedrooms
  • 4,2353 bedrooms
  • 2,4874 bedrooms
  • 6925+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Arlington County, Virginia in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Arlington County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Arlington County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 2,363no vehicle
  • 19,3131 vehicle
  • 19,2562 vehicles
  • 3,6033 vehicles
  • 9204 vehicles
  • 5455+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Arlington County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Arlington County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 15,083no vehicle
  • 35,1491 vehicle
  • 13,5042 vehicles
  • 1,4093 vehicles
  • 5094 vehicles
  • 8505+ vehicles

78.4% of Arlington County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 24% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 27% lived in Virginia.

Arlington County:

78.4%
State average:

86.6%

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

  • This state: 47,983
  • Other state: 127,515
  • Northeast: 40,572
  • Midwest: 18,762
  • South: 50,661
  • West: 17,520
Year householders moved into unit in Arlington County, VA
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Arlington County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 57.4%Utility gas
  • 39.2%Electricity
  • 0.9%No fuel used
  • 0.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.5%Other fuel
  • 0.4%Solar energy
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 62.1%Electricity
  • 33.1%Utility gas
  • 2.4%No fuel used
  • 1.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.5%Other fuel
  • 0.1%Coal or coke

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,650
Here:

8.7%
Virginia:

13.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1,019
Here:

12.7%
Virginia:

10.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,727
Here:

20.4%
Virginia:

18.7%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Arlington County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $480,707,000
    Cash and Securities: $384,472,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $75,221,000
    Other: $63,517,000
    Other: $59,503,000
    Sewerage: $43,143,000
    Housing and Community Development: $18,838,000
    Housing and Community Development: $17,930,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $14,378,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $12,691,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $4,716,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $3,839,000
    Parking Facilities: $3,597,000
    Parking Facilities: $3,391,000
    Regular Highways: $1,020,000
    Regular Highways: $1,000,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $284,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $231,000
  • Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $77,990,000
    General - Other: $65,640,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $57,447,000
    General - Other: $53,227,000
    Regular Highways: $43,845,000
    Regular Highways: $41,715,000
    Parks and Recreation: $30,954,000
    General Public Buildings: $30,640,000
    Sewerage: $13,920,000
    Water Utilities: $13,145,000
    Sewerage: $11,483,000
    Housing and Community Development: $11,445,000
    Water Utilities: $9,055,000
    General Public Buildings: $8,658,000
    Parks and Recreation: $8,483,000
    Housing and Community Development: $7,746,000
    Parking Facilities: $4,988,000
    Parking Facilities: $223,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $568,434,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $535,977,000
    General - Other: $145,539,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $140,083,000
    General - Other: $127,519,000
    Health - Other: $96,197,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $89,829,000
    Police Protection: $70,139,000
    Police Protection: $66,534,000
    Local Fire Protection: $65,132,000
    Local Fire Protection: $58,874,000
    Housing and Community Development: $57,370,000
    Transit Utilities: $56,857,000
    Housing and Community Development: $55,065,000
    Regular Highways: $53,190,000
    Corrections - Other: $46,968,000
    Health - Other: $46,276,000
    Corrections - Other: $45,919,000
    Sewerage: $43,553,000
    Parks and Recreation: $42,293,000
    Parks and Recreation: $42,274,000
    Water Utilities: $38,594,000
    Sewerage: $31,014,000
    Solid Waste Management: $22,156,000
    Financial Administration: $20,548,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $19,598,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $18,581,000
    General Public Buildings: $17,496,000
    Central Staff Services: $16,594,000
    Central Staff Services: $16,241,000
    Regular Highways: $15,714,000
    Solid Waste Management: $15,415,000
    Water Utilities: $15,289,000
    Financial Administration: $15,002,000
    Libraries: $14,466,000
    Libraries: $14,334,000
    Parking Facilities: $5,978,000
    Parking Facilities: $3,538,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,175,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,447,000
    General Public Buildings: $349,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $33,489,000
    Housing and Community Development: $25,230,000
    Housing and Community Development: $22,413,000
    Other: $19,562,000
    Highways: $1,901,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,319,000
    Education: $1,313,000
    Education: $1,219,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $31,627,000
    Interest on Debt: $20,708,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Transit Utilities: $48,000,000
    Other - Sewerage: $13,999,000
    Other - General - Other: $7,020,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,213,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,191,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $2,143,000
    Education: $2,054,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,224,135,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,176,006,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $936,487,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $869,380,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $158,431,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $114,363,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $110,302,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $109,363,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $104,363,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $99,363,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $69,491,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $5,000,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $5,000,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,384,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $37,846,000
    General Revenue - Other: $18,971,000
    Interest Earnings: $11,312,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $7,295,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $6,782,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,135,000
    Sale of Property: $522,000
    Sale of Property: $218,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $70,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $20,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $15,925,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $14,732,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $723,568,000
    Cash and Securities: $385,020,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $71,019,000
    Water Utilities: $37,724,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $7,977,000
    Beginning: $6,953,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $109,363,000
    Cash and Securities: $99,363,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $96,370,000
    Education: $86,958,000
    Other: $78,733,000
    Other: $77,853,000
    Highways: $7,717,000
    Highways: $6,877,000
    Sewerage: $365,000
  • Tax - Property: $965,422,000
    Property: $884,955,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $71,999,000
    Other Selective Sales: $64,496,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $62,986,000
    Other Selective Sales: $60,487,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $43,719,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $42,008,000
    Other License: $39,077,000
    Other License: $37,100,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $17,034,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $12,048,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $381,179,000
    : $356,695,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $8,630,000
    Interest on Debt: $4,269,000

Arlington County government finances - Revenue in 2020:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $480,707,000
    Cash and Securities: $384,472,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $75,221,000
    Other: $63,517,000
    Other: $59,503,000
    Sewerage: $43,143,000
    Housing and Community Development: $18,838,000
    Housing and Community Development: $17,930,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $14,378,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $12,691,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $4,716,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $3,839,000
    Parking Facilities: $3,597,000
    Parking Facilities: $3,391,000
    Regular Highways: $1,020,000
    Regular Highways: $1,000,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $284,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $231,000
  • Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $77,990,000
    General - Other: $65,640,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $57,447,000
    General - Other: $53,227,000
    Regular Highways: $43,845,000
    Regular Highways: $41,715,000
    Parks and Recreation: $30,954,000
    General Public Buildings: $30,640,000
    Sewerage: $13,920,000
    Water Utilities: $13,145,000
    Sewerage: $11,483,000
    Housing and Community Development: $11,445,000
    Water Utilities: $9,055,000
    General Public Buildings: $8,658,000
    Parks and Recreation: $8,483,000
    Housing and Community Development: $7,746,000
    Parking Facilities: $4,988,000
    Parking Facilities: $223,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $568,434,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $535,977,000
    General - Other: $145,539,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $140,083,000
    General - Other: $127,519,000
    Health - Other: $96,197,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $89,829,000
    Police Protection: $70,139,000
    Police Protection: $66,534,000
    Local Fire Protection: $65,132,000
    Local Fire Protection: $58,874,000
    Housing and Community Development: $57,370,000
    Transit Utilities: $56,857,000
    Housing and Community Development: $55,065,000
    Regular Highways: $53,190,000
    Corrections - Other: $46,968,000
    Health - Other: $46,276,000
    Corrections - Other: $45,919,000
    Sewerage: $43,553,000
    Parks and Recreation: $42,293,000
    Parks and Recreation: $42,274,000
    Water Utilities: $38,594,000
    Sewerage: $31,014,000
    Solid Waste Management: $22,156,000
    Financial Administration: $20,548,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $19,598,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $18,581,000
    General Public Buildings: $17,496,000
    Central Staff Services: $16,594,000
    Central Staff Services: $16,241,000
    Regular Highways: $15,714,000
    Solid Waste Management: $15,415,000
    Water Utilities: $15,289,000
    Financial Administration: $15,002,000
    Libraries: $14,466,000
    Libraries: $14,334,000
    Parking Facilities: $5,978,000
    Parking Facilities: $3,538,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,175,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,447,000
    General Public Buildings: $349,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $33,489,000
    Housing and Community Development: $25,230,000
    Housing and Community Development: $22,413,000
    Other: $19,562,000
    Highways: $1,901,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,319,000
    Education: $1,313,000
    Education: $1,219,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $31,627,000
    Interest on Debt: $20,708,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Transit Utilities: $48,000,000
    Other - Sewerage: $13,999,000
    Other - General - Other: $7,020,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,213,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,191,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $2,143,000
    Education: $2,054,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,224,135,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,176,006,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $936,487,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $869,380,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $158,431,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $114,363,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $110,302,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $109,363,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $104,363,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $99,363,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $69,491,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $5,000,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $5,000,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,384,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $37,846,000
    General Revenue - Other: $18,971,000
    Interest Earnings: $11,312,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $7,295,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $6,782,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,135,000
    Sale of Property: $522,000
    Sale of Property: $218,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $70,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $20,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $15,925,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $14,732,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $723,568,000
    Cash and Securities: $385,020,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $71,019,000
    Water Utilities: $37,724,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $7,977,000
    Beginning: $6,953,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $109,363,000
    Cash and Securities: $99,363,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $96,370,000
    Education: $86,958,000
    Other: $78,733,000
    Other: $77,853,000
    Highways: $7,717,000
    Highways: $6,877,000
    Sewerage: $365,000
  • Tax - Property: $965,422,000
    Property: $884,955,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $71,999,000
    Other Selective Sales: $64,496,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $62,986,000
    Other Selective Sales: $60,487,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $43,719,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $42,008,000
    Other License: $39,077,000
    Other License: $37,100,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $17,034,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $12,048,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $381,179,000
    : $356,695,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $8,630,000
    Interest on Debt: $4,269,000

Arlington County government finances - Debt in 2020:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $480,707,000
    Cash and Securities: $384,472,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $75,221,000
    Other: $63,517,000
    Other: $59,503,000
    Sewerage: $43,143,000
    Housing and Community Development: $18,838,000
    Housing and Community Development: $17,930,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $14,378,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $12,691,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $4,716,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $3,839,000
    Parking Facilities: $3,597,000
    Parking Facilities: $3,391,000
    Regular Highways: $1,020,000
    Regular Highways: $1,000,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $284,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $231,000
  • Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $77,990,000
    General - Other: $65,640,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $57,447,000
    General - Other: $53,227,000
    Regular Highways: $43,845,000
    Regular Highways: $41,715,000
    Parks and Recreation: $30,954,000
    General Public Buildings: $30,640,000
    Sewerage: $13,920,000
    Water Utilities: $13,145,000
    Sewerage: $11,483,000
    Housing and Community Development: $11,445,000
    Water Utilities: $9,055,000
    General Public Buildings: $8,658,000
    Parks and Recreation: $8,483,000
    Housing and Community Development: $7,746,000
    Parking Facilities: $4,988,000
    Parking Facilities: $223,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $568,434,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $535,977,000
    General - Other: $145,539,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $140,083,000
    General - Other: $127,519,000
    Health - Other: $96,197,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $89,829,000
    Police Protection: $70,139,000
    Police Protection: $66,534,000
    Local Fire Protection: $65,132,000
    Local Fire Protection: $58,874,000
    Housing and Community Development: $57,370,000
    Transit Utilities: $56,857,000
    Housing and Community Development: $55,065,000
    Regular Highways: $53,190,000
    Corrections - Other: $46,968,000
    Health - Other: $46,276,000
    Corrections - Other: $45,919,000
    Sewerage: $43,553,000
    Parks and Recreation: $42,293,000
    Parks and Recreation: $42,274,000
    Water Utilities: $38,594,000
    Sewerage: $31,014,000
    Solid Waste Management: $22,156,000
    Financial Administration: $20,548,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $19,598,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $18,581,000
    General Public Buildings: $17,496,000
    Central Staff Services: $16,594,000
    Central Staff Services: $16,241,000
    Regular Highways: $15,714,000
    Solid Waste Management: $15,415,000
    Water Utilities: $15,289,000
    Financial Administration: $15,002,000
    Libraries: $14,466,000
    Libraries: $14,334,000
    Parking Facilities: $5,978,000
    Parking Facilities: $3,538,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,175,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,447,000
    General Public Buildings: $349,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $33,489,000
    Housing and Community Development: $25,230,000
    Housing and Community Development: $22,413,000
    Other: $19,562,000
    Highways: $1,901,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,319,000
    Education: $1,313,000
    Education: $1,219,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $31,627,000
    Interest on Debt: $20,708,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Transit Utilities: $48,000,000
    Other - Sewerage: $13,999,000
    Other - General - Other: $7,020,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,213,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,191,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $2,143,000
    Education: $2,054,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,224,135,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,176,006,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $936,487,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $869,380,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $158,431,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $114,363,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $110,302,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $109,363,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $104,363,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $99,363,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $69,491,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $5,000,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $5,000,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,384,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $37,846,000
    General Revenue - Other: $18,971,000
    Interest Earnings: $11,312,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $7,295,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $6,782,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,135,000
    Sale of Property: $522,000
    Sale of Property: $218,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $70,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $20,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $15,925,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $14,732,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $723,568,000
    Cash and Securities: $385,020,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $71,019,000
    Water Utilities: $37,724,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $7,977,000
    Beginning: $6,953,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $109,363,000
    Cash and Securities: $99,363,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $96,370,000
    Education: $86,958,000
    Other: $78,733,000
    Other: $77,853,000
    Highways: $7,717,000
    Highways: $6,877,000
    Sewerage: $365,000
  • Tax - Property: $965,422,000
    Property: $884,955,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $71,999,000
    Other Selective Sales: $64,496,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $62,986,000
    Other Selective Sales: $60,487,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $43,719,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $42,008,000
    Other License: $39,077,000
    Other License: $37,100,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $17,034,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $12,048,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $381,179,000
    : $356,695,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $8,630,000
    Interest on Debt: $4,269,000

Arlington County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $480,707,000
    Cash and Securities: $384,472,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $75,221,000
    Other: $63,517,000
    Other: $59,503,000
    Sewerage: $43,143,000
    Housing and Community Development: $18,838,000
    Housing and Community Development: $17,930,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $14,378,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $12,691,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $4,716,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $3,839,000
    Parking Facilities: $3,597,000
    Parking Facilities: $3,391,000
    Regular Highways: $1,020,000
    Regular Highways: $1,000,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $284,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $231,000
  • Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $77,990,000
    General - Other: $65,640,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $57,447,000
    General - Other: $53,227,000
    Regular Highways: $43,845,000
    Regular Highways: $41,715,000
    Parks and Recreation: $30,954,000
    General Public Buildings: $30,640,000
    Sewerage: $13,920,000
    Water Utilities: $13,145,000
    Sewerage: $11,483,000
    Housing and Community Development: $11,445,000
    Water Utilities: $9,055,000
    General Public Buildings: $8,658,000
    Parks and Recreation: $8,483,000
    Housing and Community Development: $7,746,000
    Parking Facilities: $4,988,000
    Parking Facilities: $223,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $568,434,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $535,977,000
    General - Other: $145,539,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $140,083,000
    General - Other: $127,519,000
    Health - Other: $96,197,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $89,829,000
    Police Protection: $70,139,000
    Police Protection: $66,534,000
    Local Fire Protection: $65,132,000
    Local Fire Protection: $58,874,000
    Housing and Community Development: $57,370,000
    Transit Utilities: $56,857,000
    Housing and Community Development: $55,065,000
    Regular Highways: $53,190,000
    Corrections - Other: $46,968,000
    Health - Other: $46,276,000
    Corrections - Other: $45,919,000
    Sewerage: $43,553,000
    Parks and Recreation: $42,293,000
    Parks and Recreation: $42,274,000
    Water Utilities: $38,594,000
    Sewerage: $31,014,000
    Solid Waste Management: $22,156,000
    Financial Administration: $20,548,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $19,598,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $18,581,000
    General Public Buildings: $17,496,000
    Central Staff Services: $16,594,000
    Central Staff Services: $16,241,000
    Regular Highways: $15,714,000
    Solid Waste Management: $15,415,000
    Water Utilities: $15,289,000
    Financial Administration: $15,002,000
    Libraries: $14,466,000
    Libraries: $14,334,000
    Parking Facilities: $5,978,000
    Parking Facilities: $3,538,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,175,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,447,000
    General Public Buildings: $349,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $33,489,000
    Housing and Community Development: $25,230,000
    Housing and Community Development: $22,413,000
    Other: $19,562,000
    Highways: $1,901,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,319,000
    Education: $1,313,000
    Education: $1,219,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $31,627,000
    Interest on Debt: $20,708,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Transit Utilities: $48,000,000
    Other - Sewerage: $13,999,000
    Other - General - Other: $7,020,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,213,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,191,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $2,143,000
    Education: $2,054,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,224,135,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,176,006,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $936,487,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $869,380,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $158,431,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $114,363,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $110,302,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $109,363,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $104,363,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $99,363,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $69,491,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $5,000,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $5,000,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,384,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $37,846,000
    General Revenue - Other: $18,971,000
    Interest Earnings: $11,312,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $7,295,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $6,782,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,135,000
    Sale of Property: $522,000
    Sale of Property: $218,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $70,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $20,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $15,925,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $14,732,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $723,568,000
    Cash and Securities: $385,020,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $71,019,000
    Water Utilities: $37,724,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $7,977,000
    Beginning: $6,953,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $109,363,000
    Cash and Securities: $99,363,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $96,370,000
    Education: $86,958,000
    Other: $78,733,000
    Other: $77,853,000
    Highways: $7,717,000
    Highways: $6,877,000
    Sewerage: $365,000
  • Tax - Property: $965,422,000
    Property: $884,955,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $71,999,000
    Other Selective Sales: $64,496,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $62,986,000
    Other Selective Sales: $60,487,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $43,719,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $42,008,000
    Other License: $39,077,000
    Other License: $37,100,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $17,034,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $12,048,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $381,179,000
    : $356,695,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $8,630,000
    Interest on Debt: $4,269,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 1,857
  • Number of aged recipients: 798
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,059
  • Number of recipients under 18: 105
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 735
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 1,017
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 476
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 826
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 39 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1,013$398,0291,818$416,4696,936$363,337189$218,64017$23,611,882469$292,1920$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED14$348,71498$437,204382$369,45022$175,2732$32,000,00029$299,2410$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED63$346,524173$415,0581,373$365,00666$208,1360$0167$277,5811$44,000
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN102$347,255251$474,4301,347$371,07729$282,5520$0106$262,7830$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS15$302,00038$320,921278$361,4578$326,0000$031$300,9350$0
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 37 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED215$376,55370$381,2572$245,500
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED40$399,92534$392,9120$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED32$429,18824$405,5830$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN22$398,5912$379,0001$239,000
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS9$331,1111$283,0001$216,000
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Arlington, VA
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Arlington, VA - Value
Most common first names in Arlington County, VA among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
Mary1,19480.6 years
John1,07374.1 years
William88175.0 years
James74172.5 years
Robert63471.6 years
Charles56474.2 years
Margaret52880.1 years
Helen50980.4 years
George47475.8 years
Ruth41680.5 years
Most common last names in Arlington County, VA among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith36176.1 years
Johnson24775.8 years
Brown22176.4 years
Davis22076.0 years
Jones21973.9 years
Williams17575.4 years
Miller15477.7 years
Thompson13172.9 years
Taylor13074.9 years
Wilson11277.2 years
Businesses in Arlington County, VA
NameCountNameCount
7-Eleven22Honda1
ALDO2Hyatt2
AT&T4IHOP1
Abercrombie & Fitch1J. Jill1
Advance Auto Parts1J.Crew1
Aeropostale1JoS. A. Bank2
Aerosoles1Johnny Rockets1
American Eagle Outfitters1Jones New York2
Ann Taylor4Journeys1
Apple Store2KFC2
Arby's1LA Fitness2
Audi1Lane Bryant1
Baja Fresh Mexican Grill3Lane Furniture2
Bakers1LensCrafters2
Bally Total Fitness1Macy's2
Banana Republic1Marriott10
Barnes & Noble1Marshalls1
Baskin-Robbins3MasterBrand Cabinets3
Bath & Body Works2Mazda1
Bebe1McDonald's14
Bed Bath & Beyond1Motherhood Maternity4
Best Western1New Balance7
Blockbuster1Nike18
Brookstone1Nordstrom2
Buffalo Wild Wings1Office Depot1
Burger King1Outback1
CVS14Outback Steakhouse1
Cache1Panda Express1
Chick-Fil-A2Panera Bread1
Chico's2Papa John's Pizza3
Chipotle3Payless1
Clarion1Penske1
Clarks1Pizza Hut2
Cold Stone Creamery2Popeyes3
Comfort Inn1Pottery Barn1
Costco1Quiznos7
Crate & Barrel1RadioShack3
Cricket Wireless3Rite Aid5
Curves1Ruby Tuesday1
DHL3Safeway4
Days Inn2Sephora1
Domino's Pizza3Sheraton2
DressBarn1Sprint Nextel4
Dressbarn1Staples1
Dunkin Donuts6Starbucks23
Econo Lodge1Subway3
Express1T-Mobile1
FedEx74Taco Bell1
Finish Line1The Cheesecake Factory1
Firestone Complete Auto Care1The Limited1
Foot Locker2Toyota1
Forever 211Trader Joe's1
Fredericks Of Hollywood1True Value2
GNC6UPS47
GameStop2Verizon Wireless3
Gap1Victoria's Secret2
Giant3Vons4
Goodwill2Walgreens2
Gymboree1Wendy's3
H&R Block7Westin1
Haagen-Dazs1Wet Seal1
Hilton6Whole Foods Market1
Holiday Inn4World Gym1
Hollister Co.1YMCA1

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