Arlington is home to 185 people in Kentucky. The median age is 53.8, about 15 years above the US median. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 11% of adults. The population has fallen 53% since 2000. The typical home is worth $50,000. The poverty rate is 27.0%, above the 12.5% national rate.
At a glance
Older
median age 53.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
11% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 23%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Arlington
What changed most since 1990
Population461 → 185(−60%)US over the same years: +35%
Homes owned by their occupants77.0% → 63.8%(−13.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median age39.8 → 53.8(+14.0 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)38.5%(10)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era42.3%(11)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 26 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Arlington, decade by decade
Arlington population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
461
$36,752
$41,041
3.1%
12.0
2000
395
$32,449
$64,851
5.8%
13.9
2010
324
$25,047
$56,536
5.9%
21.7
2020
264
$26,430
$97,812
10.6%
40.0
2024
185
–
$50,000
10.9%
43.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
