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Total population: 371,038 (Urban population: 370,929, Rural population: 109 (17 farm, 93 nonfarm))

Arlington, Texas Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 130,822 (124,884 occupied: 68,309 owner occupied, 56,575 renter occupied)
% of renters here:  45%
State:  36%

Housing density: 1365 houses/condos per square mile


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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $160,760.


Median contract rent in 2007: $589 (lower quartile is $490, upper quartile is $733)


Housing units in Arlington with a mortgage: 51,489 (2,629 second mortgage, 2,252 home equity loan, 53 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 11,602





Arlington,TX index of house prices



Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $129,900 (it was $94,800 in 2000)
Arlington:  $129,900
Texas:  $120,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $99,600 - $171,900

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $151,825
Here:  $151,825
State:  $170,389

Townhouses or other attached units: $105,148
Here:  $105,148
State:  $159,697

In 2-unit structures: $75,000
Here:  $75,000
State:  $140,401

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $95,000
Here:  $95,000
State:  $134,235

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $93,433
Here:  $93,433
State:  $158,654

Mobile homes: $32,241
Here:  $32,241
State:  $42,156

Median year house/condo built: 1983

Median year apartment built: 1982

Household type by relationship

Households: 330,250
  • In family households: 280,525 (66,117 male householders, 19,568 female householders)
    66,869 spouses, 104,270 children (94,956 natural, 2,500 adopted, 6,814 stepchildren), 4,319 grandchildren, 4,180 brothers or sisters, 2,340 parents, 6,241 other relatives, 6,621 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 49,725 (20,717 male householders (15,630 living alone)), 18,450 female householders (15,306 living alone)), 10,558 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 2,445 (946 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 31,122 2-persons, 21,333 3-persons, 19,225 4-persons, 8,585 5-persons, 3,565 6-persons, 1,855 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 30,936 1-person, 6,870 2-persons, 870 3-persons, 368 4-persons, 93 5-persons, 12 6-persons, 18 7-or-more-persons.

64,538 married couples with children.
21,598 single-parent households (4,624 men, 16,974 women).

75.8% of residents of Arlington speak English at home.
15.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
4.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (40% speak English very well, 35% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other language at home (69% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 50,911 (15.3%)
(30.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  6.2
State:  5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  3.6
State:  3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Arlington, Texas:
  • 1 room: 101
  • 2 rooms: 438
  • 3 rooms: 3,427
  • 4 rooms: 2,912
  • 5 rooms: 15,405
  • 6 rooms: 17,989
  • 7 rooms: 12,937
  • 8 rooms: 7,943
  • 9 or more rooms: 7,157



Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Arlington, Texas:
  • 1 room: 4,216
  • 2 rooms: 9,358
  • 3 rooms: 12,514
  • 4 rooms: 14,722
  • 5 rooms: 9,971
  • 6 rooms: 3,976
  • 7 rooms: 1,147
  • 8 rooms: 406
  • 9 or more rooms: 265



Year house built:

  • 1999 to March 2000: 3,822
  • 1995 to 1998: 9,352
  • 1990 to 1994: 11,814
  • 1980 to 1989: 45,480
  • 1970 to 1979: 34,470
  • 1960 to 1969: 14,492
  • 1950 to 1959: 8,867
  • 1940 to 1949: 1,562
  • 1939 or earlier: 963


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Arlington:
  • no bedroom: 488
  • 1 bedroom: 1,496
  • 2 bedrooms: 6,489
  • 3 bedrooms: 40,242
  • 4 bedrooms: 17,721
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 1,873



Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Arlington:
  • no bedroom: 5,076
  • 1 bedroom: 22,851
  • 2 bedrooms: 18,618
  • 3 bedrooms: 8,820
  • 4 bedrooms: 1,124
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 86



Owners and renters by unit type in %



Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders



Cars and other vehicles available in Arlington in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 955
  • 1 vehicle: 15,628
  • 2 vehicles: 36,264
  • 3 vehicles: 11,686
  • 4 vehicles: 3,029
  • 5 or more vehicles: 747



Cars and other vehicles available in Arlington in n renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 4,433
  • 1 vehicle: 30,491
  • 2 vehicles: 18,094
  • 3 vehicles: 2,881
  • 4 vehicles: 543
  • 5 or more vehicles: 133


Arlington, TX house values


Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Arlington, TX:

  • Less than $10,000: 35
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 56
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 68
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 51
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 145
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 328
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 585
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 2015
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 3355
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 4993
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 7164
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 8283
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 6955
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 9600
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 7925
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 4470
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 2353
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 2236
  • $250,000 to $299,999: 1047
  • $300,000 to $399,999: 731
  • $400,000 to $499,999: 339
  • $500,000 to $749,999: 261
  • $750,000 to $999,999: 51
  • $1,000,000 or more: 45
 


Arlington rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Arlington:

  • Less than $100: 511 people
  • $100 to $149: 308
  • $150 to $199: 248
  • $200 to $249: 239
  • $250 to $299: 450
  • $300 to $349: 921
  • $350 to $399: 2,202
  • $400 to $449: 4,155
  • $450 to $499: 5,825
  • $500 to $549: 6,622
  • $550 to $599: 6,538
  • $600 to $649: 5,630
  • $650 to $699: 4,740
  • $700 to $749: 4,256
  • $750 to $799: 2,886
  • $800 to $899: 3,579
  • $900 to $999: 1,907
  • $1,000 to $1,249: 1,414
  • $1,250 to $1,499: 520
  • $1,500 to $1,999: 317
  • $2,000 or more: 151
  • No cash rent: 923
 



Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 17,612
  • 1990 to 1994: 10,592
  • 1985 to 1989: 6,824
  • 1980 to 1984: 6,678
  • 1975 to 1979: 4,694
  • 1970 to 1974: 1,944
  • 1970 to 1974: 1,064
  • 1965 to 1969: 1,503

Arlington, TX Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 70.0%
Number of people working at home: 4,654 (2.7% of all workers)


Arlington travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 3194
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 14619
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 21030
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 26000
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 26007
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 11132
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 26917
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 5219
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 6159
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 15750
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 8633
  • 90 or more minutes: 3041
 


Arlington mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 141,151 (82%)
  • Carpooled: 21,582 (13%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 94 (0%)
  • Subway or elevated: 48 (0%)
  • Railroad: 56 (0%)
  • Taxi: 64 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 240 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 294 (0%)
  • Walked: 2,761 (2%)
  • Other means: 1,411 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 4,654 (3%)
 


Arlington, TX household income

Household income:

  • Less than $10,000: 7815
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 5609
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 5616
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 7631
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 7757
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 8356
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 8060
  • $40,000 to $44,999: 7596
  • $45,000 to $49,999: 7170
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 11922
  • $60,000 to $74,999: 15377
  • $75,000 to $99,999: 15673
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 7739
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 3798
  • $150,000 to $199,999: 2516
  • $200,000 or more: 2217
 


First ancestries reported:

 Other groups: 123897
 German: 27000
 United States or American: 25940
 English: 20707
 Irish: 18126
 Italian: 6005
 Subsaharan African:: 5029
 French (except Basque): 4682
 Scotch-Irish: 4606
 Scottish: 4141
 Polish: 3249
 Arab:: 2608
 Dutch: 2485
 African: 2414
 European: 1950
 Norwegian: 1869
 Swedish: 1857
 Czech: 1379
 Nigerian: 1259
 British: 1259
 Welsh: 1048
 French Canadian: 982
 Iranian: 957
 West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 748
 Russian: 634
 Arab/Arabic: 625
 Palestinian: 605
 Danish: 581
 Greek: 545
 Czechoslovakian: 457
 Lebanese: 435
 Kenyan: 402
 Austrian: 370
 Hungarian: 358
 Scandinavian: 340
 Canadian: 324
 Swiss: 290
 Jamaican: 290
 Portuguese: 282
 Finnish: 268
 Ukrainian: 251
 Ghanian: 244
 Lithuanian: 220
 Turkish: 217
 Other Arab: 213
 Slovak: 207
 Somalian: 198
 Other Subsaharan African: 195
 Iraqi: 187
 Syrian: 177
 Yugoslavian: 174
 Jordanian: 169
 Egyptian: 162
 Belgian: 151
 West Indian: 137
 Australian: 131
 Bulgarian: 112
 Ethiopian: 107
 Brazilian: 102
 Celtic: 87
 Slovene: 82
 Romanian: 81
 Belizean: 73
 Liberian: 70
 Guyanese: 66
 Croatian: 65
 Eastern European: 61
 Pennsylvania German: 58
 Acadian/Cajun: 57
 Dutch West Indian: 56
 New Zealander: 56
 Armenian: 53
 Northern European: 53
 Slavic: 53
 Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 52
 British West Indian: 51
 Sudanese: 51
 Afghan: 38
 Moroccan: 35
 Barbadian: 34
 Latvian: 32
 South African: 31
 Haitian: 30
 Senegalese: 28
 Maltese: 24
 Serbian: 23
 Macedonian: 21
 Icelander: 18
 Sierra Leonean: 18
 Alsatian: 12
 U.S. Virgin Islander: 12
 Luxemburger: 12
 Ugandan: 12
 Israeli: 11
 Bahamian: 8
 Albanian: 8
 Basque: 6
 Bermudan: 5




Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:



  • Mexico (44%)
  • Vietnam (14%)
  • India (3%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (2%)
  • Nigeria (2%)
  • El Salvador (2%)
  • Philippines (2%)

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

  • This state: 171627
  • Northeast: 12777
  • Midwest: 33343
  • South: 39497
  • West: 20140

43% of Arlington residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Texas.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 1,412
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 816
  • 5th and 6th grade: 2,414
  • 7th and 8th grade: 2,022
  • 9th grade: 1,981
  • 10th grade: 1,611
  • 11th grade: 1,855
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 3,069
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 18,093
  • Less than 1 year of college: 7,338
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 19,258
  • Associate degree: 6,782
  • Bachelor's degree: 22,820
  • Master's degree: 7,138
  • Professional school degree: 2,023
  • Doctorate degree: 1,148


Educational Attainment for Males


Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 1,380
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 592
  • 5th and 6th grade: 1,833
  • 7th and 8th grade: 2,024
  • 9th grade: 2,285
  • 10th grade: 1,944
  • 11th grade: 2,186
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 3,232
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 24,564
  • Less than 1 year of college: 8,756
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 19,066
  • Associate degree: 7,023
  • Bachelor's degree: 21,210
  • Master's degree: 5,933
  • Professional school degree: 1,092
  • Doctorate degree: 473


Educational Attainment for Females




Class of Workers


Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.5%


Unemployment rate for Black males: 4.8%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 6.7%


Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 10.7%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 3.3%


Unemployment rate for Asian males: 3.8%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 3.8%


Unemployment rate for other race males: 4.5%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 8.4%


Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 7.5%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 11.3%


Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 5.2%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 8.7%


Median household income in 2007 for:

  • White non-Hispanic householders: $61,700
  • Black householders: $40,296
  • American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $56,197
  • Asian householders: $48,107
  • Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $54,284
  • Some other race householders: $44,653
  • Two or more races householders: $50,155
  • Hispanic or Latino race householders: $40,714

Arlington household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Arlington household income for Black householders

Arlington household income for Asian householders

Arlington household income for Some other race householders

Arlington household income for Two or more races householders

Arlington household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Arlington marital status for males

Arlington marital status for females


Median 2007 house value for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $135,518
  • Black or African American householders: $129,351
  • American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $112,086
  • Asian householders: $129,625
  • Some other race householders: $104,413
  • Two or more races householders: $117,978
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $109,894

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 73,751
  • One, attached: 5,099
  • Two: 2,615
  • 3 or 4: 6,712
  • 5 to 9: 11,374
  • 10 to 19: 11,226
  • 20 to 49: 5,791
  • 50 or more: 11,836
  • Mobile homes: 2,262
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 156

Median worth of mobile homes: $23,800


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%


Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Arlington:

 


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
  • Electricity (60%)
  • Utility gas (39%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
  • Electricity (88%)
  • Utility gas (11%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3,895
Here:  9.3%
Texas:  6.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1,574
Here:  8.6%
Texas:  6.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2,899
Here:  15.2%
Texas:  15.4%



School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students



School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students



Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

 

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