CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Arlington

Kentucky · 461 residents · 0.38 sq mi

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Arlington is home to 461 people in Kentucky. 3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. At a median age of 39.8, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median home value sits at $17,100. Owners hold 77% of the housing stock. That trails the Kentucky median by roughly 32%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 39.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

3% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 37%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

461

+17%vs 2000

vs 395 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

39.8

−14%vs 2000

vs 46.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.38 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024185

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.6%(26)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.4%(34)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.6%(26)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194.6%(21)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.6%(35)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.6%(58)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4410%(46)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.7%(54)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.5%(44)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7414.3%(66)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 8410%(46)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(5)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$15,313

+13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $17,813 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2023

Per capita income

$8,151

−40%vs 2000

vs $13,561 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

22.5%

−6.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 29.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$17,100

−37%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$227

+20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $250 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.0%

+3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.5% in 2000

23.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.2%(372)

Black4.6%(18)

Hispanic / Latino1%(4)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.5%(445)

Black3%(14)

Hispanic / Latino2%(9)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.4%(2)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.2%(4)

Ancestry

English33.5%(62)

American9.2%(17)

German4.9%(9)

Irish4.3%(8)

Scottish2.7%(5)

French1.1%(2)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

3.1%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

52.0%

−10.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 62.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.6%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

29.0 min

+73%vs 2000

vs 16.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married13.9%(11)

Married62%(49)

Widowed11.4%(9)

Divorced12.7%(10)

Women 15+

Never married4.8%(4)

Married44.6%(37)

Widowed15.7%(13)

Divorced34.9%(29)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.6%

−14.9 ptssince 2013

from 22.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

31.4%

+12.6 ptssince 2020

from 18.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.9%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 14.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

42.2%

−3.0 ptssince 2020

from 45.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

31.9%

−28.1 ptssince 2020

from 60.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.6%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 2.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

40.5%

+8.1 ptssince 2020

from 32.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

63.2%

−21.2 ptssince 2020

from 84.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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