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Arlington, VA (Virginia) Houses and Residents

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

Total population: 207,627 (Urban population: 189,453, Rural population: 0)

Houses: 122,458 (112,504 occupied: 46,000 owner occupied, 66,504 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

59%
State:

33%

Housing density: 4,734 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $672,904.

Median contract rent in 2022: over $2,000 (lower quartile is $1,593, upper quartile is over $2,000)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $3,770


Median gross rent in Arlington, VA in 2022: over $2,000

Housing units in Arlington 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

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $211,760

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $155,832

Median monthly housing costs: $2,276

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Arlington, Virginia Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1961

Median year apartment built: 1984

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).

Foreign born population: 49,949 (21.3%)
(55.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Arlington, Virginia
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Arlington, 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, Virginia
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Arlington, Virginia
  • 7,272no bedroom
  • 28,4111 bedroom
  • 23,4072 bedrooms
  • 4,2353 bedrooms
  • 2,4874 bedrooms
  • 6925+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Arlington in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Arlington 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 in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Arlington in renter-occupied apartments
  • 15,083no vehicle
  • 35,1491 vehicle
  • 13,5042 vehicles
  • 1,4093 vehicles
  • 5094 vehicles
  • 8505+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Arlington, Virginia
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Arlington, 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, Virginia
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Arlington, 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
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Arlington, VA
  • Arlington, VA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Arlington, VA in 2022
  • 4,895Less than $10,000
  • 3,686$10,000 to $19,999
  • 2,885$20,000 to $29,999
  • 4,327$30,000 to $39,999
  • 3,487$40,000 to $49,999
  • 4,179$50,000 to $59,999
  • 5,165$60,000 to $74,999
  • 13,199$75,000 to $99,999
  • 12,062$100,000 to $124,999
  • 9,283$125,000 to $149,999
  • 15,318$150,000 to $199,999
  • 34,018$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Arlington, VA

  • Distribution of house value in Arlington, VA in 2022
  • 207Less than $10,000
  • 33$10,000 to $14,999
  • 16$15,000 to $19,999
  • 19$25,000 to $29,999
  • 22$35,000 to $39,999
  • 10$40,000 to $49,999
  • 8$50,000 to $59,999
  • 53$60,000 to $69,999
  • 32$70,000 to $79,999
  • 39$80,000 to $89,999
  • 17$90,000 to $99,999
  • 52$100,000 to $124,999
  • 158$125,000 to $149,999
  • 277$150,000 to $174,999
  • 320$175,000 to $199,999
  • 926$200,000 to $249,999
  • 917$250,000 to $299,999
  • 3,129$300,000 to $399,999
  • 4,648$400,000 to $499,999
  • 10,532$500,000 to $749,999
  • 12,461$750,000 to $999,999
  • 13,925$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 3,967$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 2,002$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Arlington, VA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Arlington, VA in 2022
  • 113Less than $100
  • 118$100 to $149
  • 328$150 to $199
  • 266$200 to $249
  • 112$250 to $299
  • 101$300 to $349
  • 118$350 to $399
  • 226$400 to $449
  • 33$450 to $499
  • 61$500 to $549
  • 127$550 to $599
  • 60$600 to $649
  • 120$650 to $699
  • 63$700 to $749
  • 121$750 to $799
  • 238$800 to $899
  • 292$900 to $999
  • 1,583$1,000 to $1,249
  • 5,161$1,250 to $1,499
  • 19,843$1,500 to $1,999
  • 15,738$2,000 to $2,499
  • 9,566$2,500 to $2,999
  • 4,762$3,000 to $3,499
  • 5,582$3,500 or more
  • 1,087No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 57.5%
Number of people working at home: 53,843 (35.8% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 3,019
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 5,505
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 10,254
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 13,815
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 15,002
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 9,206
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 20,324
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 2,508
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 4,013
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 7,358
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 3,313
  • 90 or more minutes: 2,306
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%)
  • Taxi: 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
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 1.6%Males
  • 1.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 7.3%Males
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 9.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 1.2%Males
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 8.1%Males
  • 3.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 2.9%Males
  • 1.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 8.3%Males
  • 0.8%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Arlington, Virginia
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Arlington, Virginia
  • 17,8642010 or later
  • 13,4072000 to 2009
  • 7,3001990 to 1999
  • 13,3241980 to 1989
  • 5,0951970 to 1979
  • 3,731Before 1970
Ancestries in Arlington, VA

First ancestries reported:

  • Irish: 7,617 (6.5%)
  • English: 5,550 (4.7%)
  • German: 5,270 (4.5%)
  • Italian: 4,212 (3.6%)
  • American: 4,000 (3.4%)
  • European: 3,470 (3.0%)
  • Ethiopian: 2,743 (2.3%)
  • Scottish: 1,355 (1.2%)
  • Polish: 1,305 (1.1%)
  • Russian: 1,051 (0.9%)
  • Eastern European: 1,008 (0.9%)
  • Iranian: 993 (0.8%)
  • Greek: 989 (0.8%)
  • French: 863 (0.7%)
  • Turkish: 820 (0.7%)
  • British: 781 (0.7%)
  • Ukrainian: 739 (0.6%)
  • Moroccan: 682 (0.6%)
  • African: 648 (0.6%)
  • Sudanese: 614 (0.5%)
  • Dutch: 599 (0.5%)
  • Romanian: 577 (0.5%)
  • Palestinian: 511 (0.4%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 508 (0.4%)
  • Norwegian: 506 (0.4%)
  • Lebanese: 438 (0.4%)
  • Swedish: 424 (0.4%)
  • Jamaican: 393 (0.3%)
  • Egyptian: 386 (0.3%)
  • French Canadian: 359 (0.3%)
  • Brazilian: 358 (0.3%)
  • Nigerian: 332 (0.3%)
  • Northern European: 307 (0.3%)
  • Afghan: 301 (0.3%)
  • Serbian: 280 (0.2%)
  • Scandinavian: 265 (0.2%)
  • Portuguese: 244 (0.2%)
  • Armenian: 236 (0.2%)
  • Hungarian: 222 (0.2%)
  • Bulgarian: 197 (0.2%)
  • Iraqi: 193 (0.2%)
  • Somali: 176 (0.2%)
  • Arab: 175 (0.1%)
  • Welsh: 174 (0.1%)
  • Finnish: 173 (0.1%)
  • Jordanian: 164 (0.1%)
  • Albanian: 164 (0.1%)
  • Czech: 162 (0.1%)
  • Israeli: 156 (0.1%)
  • Yugoslavian: 154 (0.1%)
  • South African: 152 (0.1%)
  • Slovene: 149 (0.1%)
  • Syrian: 148 (0.1%)
  • Danish: 135 (0.1%)
  • Ghanaian: 131 (0.1%)
  • Austrian: 120 (0.1%)
  • Swiss: 109 (0.09%)
  • Lithuanian: 104 (0.09%)
  • Australian: 89 (0.08%)
  • Belgian: 72 (0.06%)
  • Belizean: 65 (0.06%)
  • Haitian: 58 (0.05%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 54 (0.05%)
  • Croatian: 50 (0.04%)
  • Sierra Leonean: 47 (0.04%)
  • Canadian: 47 (0.04%)
  • Kenyan: 46 (0.04%)
  • Assyrian: 43 (0.04%)
  • Slovak: 42 (0.04%)
  • Bahamian: 38 (0.03%)
  • West Indian: 33 (0.03%)
  • New Zealander: 31 (0.03%)
  • Senegalese: 31 (0.03%)
  • Latvian: 30 (0.03%)
  • Cajun: 25 (0.02%)
  • Slavic: 17 (0.01%)
  • Estonian: 16 (0.01%)
  • Guyanese: 16 (0.01%)
  • Celtic: 15 (0.01%)
  • Pennsylvania German: 14 (0.01%)
  • Carpatho Rusyn: 12 (0.01%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 11 (0.01%)
  • Macedonian: 9 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

El Salvador
Arlington:

9.2% (4,880)
Virginia:

9.9% (107,534)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Arlington:

6.5% (3,471)
Virginia:

3.9% (42,989)

India
Arlington:

5.1% (2,735)
Virginia:

9.0% (97,830)

Bolivia
Arlington:

4.9% (2,609)
Virginia:

2.4% (25,722)

Ethiopia
Arlington:

4.6% (2,464)
Virginia:

2.9% (32,082)

Colombia
Arlington:

3.3% (1,737)
Virginia:

1.3% (14,435)

Korea
Arlington:

3.1% (1,655)
Virginia:

4.9% (52,857)

Guatemala
Arlington:

2.8% (1,483)
Virginia:

3.3% (35,938)

Philippines
Arlington:

2.4% (1,261)
Virginia:

4.8% (52,629)

Other Eastern Asia
Arlington:

2.3% (1,235)
Virginia:

0.2% (1,956)

Mexico
Arlington:

2.2% (1,149)
Virginia:

5.3% (57,498)

Vietnam
Arlington:

2.0% (1,074)
Virginia:

4.2% (45,750)

Nepal
Arlington:

1.9% (1,002)
Virginia:

0.9% (9,695)

Peru
Arlington:

1.8% (973)
Virginia:

2.4% (26,366)

Turkey
Arlington:

1.7% (920)
Virginia:

0.7% (7,148)

Bangladesh
Arlington:

1.7% (913)
Virginia:

1.1% (12,049)

Iran
Arlington:

1.7% (912)
Virginia:

1.3% (14,417)

Japan
Arlington:

1.6% (871)
Virginia:

0.8% (8,805)

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

78.4% of Arlington residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 24.4% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 27.0% lived in Virginia.


Arlington:

78.4%
State average:

86.6%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 703
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 417
  • 5th and 6th grade: 306
  • 7th and 8th grade: 122
  • 9th grade: 161
  • 10th grade: 225
  • 11th grade: 229
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 1,040
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 7,479
  • Less than 1 year of college: 2,628
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,413
  • Associate degree: 2,402
  • Bachelor's degree: 31,250
  • Master's degree: 22,029
  • Professional school degree: 9,159
  • Doctorate degree: 5,298
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 1,372
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 187
  • 5th and 6th grade: 565
  • 7th and 8th grade: 453
  • 9th grade: 125
  • 10th grade: 458
  • 11th grade: 177
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 852
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,666
  • Less than 1 year of college: 2,331
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 4,557
  • Associate degree: 2,688
  • Bachelor's degree: 30,224
  • Master's degree: 26,615
  • Professional school degree: 7,371
  • Doctorate degree: 2,897
Educational Attainment for Females
Arlington marital status for males
Arlington 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 lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.6%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 0.6%

House/condo owner moved in on average 10 years ago

Renter moved in on average 0 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Arlington
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Arlington, VA
  • 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 in Arlington, VA
  • 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%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
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