COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Arlington County

Virginia · 170,936 residents · 26.0 sq mi

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Arlington County is a county of 170,936 people in Virginia. This is an unusually credentialed place: 52% of adults have a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $231,000. 45% of homes are owner-occupied. Households here earn about 34% more than in Virginia as a whole. Renters pay $703 a month at the median.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.9

US median: 33.0

More educated

52% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 30%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

170,936

−10%vs 2000

vs 189,453 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.9

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 34.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

26.0 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024236K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.4%(9,250)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 94.2%(7,184)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 143.5%(5,931)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 193.7%(6,390)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 249.6%(16,405)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3426.3%(45,009)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4418.7%(32,017)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.3%(17,558)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.9%(11,826)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.5%(11,089)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.9%(6,655)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(1,622)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$44,600

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $63,001 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$25,633

−32%vs 2000

vs $37,706 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

7.1%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$231,000

+30%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $233,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$703

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $897 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

44.6%

+1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 43.3% in 2000

55.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic60.4%(114,489)

Black9.1%(17,244)

Hispanic / Latino18.6%(35,268)

Asian8.6%(16,232)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic76.5%(130,745)

Black10.5%(17,947)

Hispanic / Latino13.3%(22,742)

Asian6.8%(11,596)

Other6.2%(10,648)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Central American5.9%(13,880)

South American3.9%(9,180)

Salvadoran3.1%(7,431)

Mexican2.3%(5,530)

Guatemalan1.8%(4,141)

Puerto Rican1.6%(3,668)

Bolivian1.3%(3,139)

Colombian0.9%(2,125)

Peruvian0.7%(1,731)

Spaniard0.6%(1,366)

Cuban0.5%(1,266)

Honduran0.4%(935)

+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data

Ecuadorian0.3%(657)

Nicaraguan0.3%(629)

Dominican0.2%(550)

Argentine0.2%(528)

Panamanian0.2%(433)

Venezuelan0.2%(366)

Chilean0.1%(326)

Costa Rican0.1%(311)

Uruguayan0.1%(182)

Paraguayan0%(88)

Asian origin

Asian Indian2.7%(6,435)

Chinese2.3%(5,414)

Korean1.1%(2,487)

Filipino0.7%(1,610)

Vietnamese0.6%(1,530)

Pakistani0.6%(1,329)

Japanese0.5%(1,122)

Mongolian0.4%(1,039)

Bangladeshi0.4%(843)

Thai0.2%(417)

Nepalese0.2%(363)

Sri Lankan0.1%(299)

+ 11 more asian origin groups with data

Indonesian0.1%(276)

Taiwanese0.1%(270)

Kazakh0.1%(218)

Cambodian0.1%(157)

Burmese0.1%(126)

Uzbek0%(52)

Singaporean0%(49)

Laotian0%(38)

Mien0%(38)

Hmong0%(27)

Malaysian0%(15)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(87)

Samoan0%(34)

Fijian0%(22)

Chamorro0%(9)

Ancestry

Irish13.6%(32,058)

German12.5%(29,587)

English12.2%(28,725)

Italian6.9%(16,406)

Subsaharan African3.1%(7,294)

Polish2.8%(6,657)

American2.6%(6,034)

Scottish2.3%(5,330)

French2.2%(5,129)

Arab2%(4,766)

Ethiopian1.9%(4,397)

Russian1.5%(3,554)

+ 51 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish1.2%(2,925)

Dutch1.1%(2,489)

British1%(2,384)

Scotch-Irish1%(2,294)

Norwegian0.9%(2,238)

Greek0.9%(2,172)

Welsh0.8%(1,845)

Ukrainian0.7%(1,757)

Iranian0.6%(1,371)

Hungarian0.5%(1,244)

Turkish0.5%(1,147)

French Canadian0.5%(1,138)

West Indian0.5%(1,105)

Slovak0.4%(930)

Czech0.4%(927)

Danish0.4%(888)

Lebanese0.4%(882)

Austrian0.4%(881)

Portuguese0.4%(867)

Swiss0.3%(811)

Armenian0.3%(778)

Lithuanian0.3%(756)

Brazilian0.3%(724)

Egyptian0.3%(684)

Jamaican0.3%(668)

Moroccan0.3%(619)

Jordanian0.2%(539)

Romanian0.2%(504)

Finnish0.2%(479)

Croatian0.2%(453)

Serbian0.2%(439)

Syrian0.2%(395)

Canadian0.2%(393)

Nigerian0.2%(382)

Australian0.2%(371)

Israeli0.1%(326)

Belgian0.1%(322)

Palestinian0.1%(286)

Slovene0.1%(276)

Iraqi0.1%(248)

Guyanese0.1%(212)

Latvian0.1%(181)

Ghanaian0.1%(163)

Bulgarian0.1%(143)

Kenyan0.1%(140)

Macedonian0.1%(133)

Somali0.1%(127)

Haitian0.1%(119)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(84)

Cape Verdean0%(35)

Barbadian0%(35)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Italian population · Largest Central American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

52.3%

−7.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 60.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

87.5%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

24.0%

−6.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 30.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.3 min

+34%vs 2000

vs 17.4 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 married46%(46,273)

Married46.4%(46,598)

Widowed1.3%(1,283)

Divorced6.3%(6,361)

Women 15+

Never married42.4%(42,439)

Married43.5%(43,512)

Widowed4.6%(4,617)

Divorced9.5%(9,452)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.3%

−5.6 ptssince 2013

from 10.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

75.3%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 78.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.0%

−5.1 ptssince 2020

from 17.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

11.3%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 10.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

7.1%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 4.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.0%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

86.1%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 88.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

18.3%

+3.3 ptssince 2020

from 15.0% 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)58%(6,972)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)40.3%(4,839)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era16.7%(2,006)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.8%(580)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.8%(99)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 12,018 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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