Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $3,936 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $3,950 (0.7%)
Area name: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Arlington County is $1080 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $1225 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1580 a month.
Cities in this county include: Arlington
.
2005 air pollution in Arlington County:
Carbon Monoxide: 2 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.021 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.106 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.088 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3):
15.3 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m3):
34 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Neighboring
counties: District of Columbia, District of Columbia
, Montgomery County, Maryland
, Fairfax County
, Alexandria city
, Falls Church city
.
Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 16,371
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 60.2%
Number of foreign born residents: 52,693 (27% naturalized citizens)
| Arlington
County: |
27.8% | | Whole
state: |
8.1% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population
|
- 1995
to March 2000: 19,655
- 1990
to 1994: 10,888
- 1985
to 1989: 8,151
- 1980
to 1984: 5,173
- 1975
to 1979: 2,990
- 1970
to 1974: 2,105
- 1970
to 1974: 1,417
- 1965
to 1969: 2,314
|
Mean travel time to work: 27.3 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 29.6%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 27,668
- One,
attached: 9,214
- Two:
1,070
- 3
or 4: 4,415
- 5
to 9: 6,999
- 10
to 19: 7,375
- 20
or more: 33,584
- Mobile
homes: 93
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 8
Housing units in Arlington County with a mortgage: 21,853 (3,192 second mortgage, 2,603 home equity loan, 109 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6,220 Agriculture
in Arlington County
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 100.00%
Most
common industries for males: |
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (21%)
- Public
administration (17%)
- Construction
(10%)
- Accommodation
and food services (6%)
- Finance
and insurance (5%)
- Educational
services (4%)
- Religious,
grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)
|
Most
common industries for females:
|
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (19%)
- Public
administration (16%)
- Educational
services (10%)
- Religious,
grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (8%)
- Accommodation
and food services (7%)
- Health
care (6%)
- Finance
and insurance (5%)
|
Most
common occupations for males in 2005:
|
- Computer
specialists (10%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Business
operations specialists (6%)
- Lawyers
(6%)
- Media
and communication equipment workers (5%)
- Construction
laborers (3%)
- Other
financial specialists (3%)
|
Most
common occupations for females in 2005:
|
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Business
operations specialists (6%)
- Lawyers
(5%)
- Computer
specialists (5%)
- Media
and communication equipment workers (4%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
- Cooks
and food preparation workers (4%)
|
Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- El
Salvador (19%)
- Bolivia
(10%)
- Guatemala
(4%)
- India
(4%)
- Vietnam
(4%)
- Ethiopia
(3%)
- Mexico
(3%)
|
Most
common first ancestries reported in Arlington County:
|
- Irish
(10%)
- English
(9%)
- German
(9%)
- Italian
(4%)
- United
States or American (4%)
- Polish
(2%)
- Scotch-Irish
(2%)
|
|
Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 63,726 (55%)
- Carpooled:
13,339 (11%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 5,632 (5%)
- Streetcar
or trolley car: 46 (0%)
- Subway
or elevated: 20,786 (18%)
- Railroad:
125 (0%)
- Ferryboat:
11 (0%)
- Taxi:
448 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
139 (0%)
- Bicycle:
803 (1%)
- Walked:
6,475 (6%)
- Other
means: 628 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 3,888 (3%)
|
People
in group quarters in Arlington County, Virginia
- 1582
people in military barracks, etc.
- 928
people in nursing homes
- 580
people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 506
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 256
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 53
people in religious group quarters
- 52
people in military transient quarters for temporary residents
- 52
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 50
people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 31
people in homes for the mentally ill
- 18
people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 15
people in other group homes
- 14
people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 14
people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
- 10
people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 8
people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 2
people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $88,977.
18.23% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($54,273 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
18.23% | | Virginia
average: |
11.06% |
0.64% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,712 average AGI)
| Arlington
County: |
0.64% | | Virginia
average: |
0.41% |
6.82% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($21,348 average AGI)
10.77% relocated from other states ($31,214 average AGI)
| Arlington
County: |
10.77% | | Virginia
average: |
4.24% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Fairfax County, VA
|
3.62% ($58,399 average AGI) |
| from
District of Columbia, DC
|
1.56% ($63,978) |
| from
Alexandria city, VA
|
1.46% ($57,951) |
| from
Montgomery County, MD
|
0.73% ($59,777) |
| from
Prince William County, VA
|
0.36% ($52,578) |
| from
Prince George's County, MD
|
0.30% ($45,578) |
| from
Loudoun County, VA
|
0.28% ($66,310) |
19.04% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($65,012 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
19.04% | | Virginia
average: |
10.78% |
0.47% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,703 average AGI)
| Arlington
County: |
0.47% | | Virginia
average: |
0.22% |
9.19% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($29,158 average AGI)
9.39% relocated to other states ($34,152 average AGI)
| Arlington
County: |
9.39% | | Virginia
average: |
4.13% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Fairfax County, VA
|
4.72% ($61,763 average AGI) |
| to
Alexandria city, VA
|
1.98% ($58,874) |
| to
District of Columbia, DC
|
1.82% ($69,976) |
| to
Prince William County, VA
|
0.87% ($43,111) |
| to
Montgomery County, MD
|
0.77% ($71,257) |
| to
Prince George's County, MD
|
0.51% ($45,353) |
| to
Loudoun County, VA
|
0.42% ($86,090) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.9
Births
per 1000 population in Arlington County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 5.8
Deaths
per 1000 population in Arlington County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 3.8
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Arlington County
|
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 17,383 (16,022 aged, 1,361 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 185,328
- In
family households: 123,025 (29,381 male householders, 10,522 female householders)
31,392
spouses, 35,165 children (33,187 natural, 1,044 adopted, 934 stepchildren), 1,727 grandchildren, 3,448 brothers or sisters, 1,288 parents, 4,685 other relatives, 5,417 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 62,303 (22,399 male householders (15,978 living alone)), 24,172 female householders (19,258 living alone)), 15,732 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 4,125 (1,482 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 18,676 2-persons, 8,564 3-persons, 6,907 4-persons, 3,246 5-persons, 1,348 6-persons, 1,162 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 35,236 1-person, 8,582 2-persons, 1,886 3-persons, 677 4-persons, 101 5-persons, 48 6-persons, 41 7-or-more-persons.
22,409 married couples with children.
5,800 single-parent households (1,294 men, 4,506 women).
66.9% of residents of Arlington County speak English at home.
18.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (40% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 27% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
6.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
5.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (52% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
3.1% of residents speak other language at home (63% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $9,725,321,000 ($52254 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,815,156,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $515,536,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $154,501,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $10,326,000
Federal grants: $194,928,000
Federal procurement contracts: $5,220,181,000 ($2,586,649,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,629,849,000 ($2,116,646,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $32,865,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $47,447,000
Federal Government insurance: $37,155,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 14,275
| Here: |
73 per 1000 residents | | State: |
70 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 5,581
| Here: |
28 per 1000 residents | | State: | 40
per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +17,013
| Here: |
+87 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+18 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -31,258
| Here: |
-160 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+14 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Arlington County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.00 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built: |
- 1999
to March 2000: 1,064
- 1995
to 1998: 3,768
- 1990
to 1994: 5,072
- 1980
to 1989: 9,964
- 1970
to 1979: 9,888
- 1960
to 1969: 14,129
- 1950
to 1959: 18,348
- 1940
to 1949: 18,243
- 1939
or earlier: 9,950
|
Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Arlington County, Virginia: |
- 1
room: 320
- 2
rooms: 1,073
- 3
rooms: 2,814
- 4
rooms: 3,565
- 5
rooms: 4,563
- 6
rooms: 6,242
- 7
rooms: 6,209
- 8
rooms: 5,176
- 9
or more rooms: 7,402
|
Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Arlington County, Virginia: |
- 1
room: 5,373
- 2
rooms: 9,246
- 3
rooms: 13,253
- 4
rooms: 10,188
- 5
rooms: 5,545
- 6
rooms: 2,319
- 7
rooms: 1,504
- 8
rooms: 846
- 9
or more rooms: 714
|
Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Arlington County:
|
- no
bedroom: 683
- 1
bedroom: 3,699
- 2
bedrooms: 9,872
- 3
bedrooms: 13,954
- 4
bedrooms: 7,119
- 5
or more bedrooms: 2,037
|
Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Arlington County:
|
- no
bedroom: 6,815
- 1
bedroom: 22,373
- 2
bedrooms: 14,190
- 3
bedrooms: 4,079
- 4
bedrooms: 1,263
- 5
or more bedrooms: 268
|
Cars
and other vehicles available in Arlington County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 1,953
- 1
vehicle: 15,319
- 2
vehicles: 14,979
- 3
vehicles: 4,020
- 4
vehicles: 736
- 5
or more vehicles: 357
|
Cars
and other vehicles available in Arlington County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 8,735
- 1
vehicle: 26,481
- 2
vehicles: 10,547
- 3
vehicles: 2,229
- 4
vehicles: 682
- 5
or more vehicles: 314
|
44% of Arlington County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 34% lived in Virginia.
| Arlington
County: |
44.0% | | State
average: | 53.8% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 30443
- Northeast:
32663
- Midwest:
18717
- South:
41005
- West:
10039
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $262,300 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Year
Householders Moved Into Unit:
|
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Utility
gas (68%)
- Electricity
(26%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (1%)
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (49%)
- Electricity
(42%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (1%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
- No
fuel used (1%)
|
Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,483
| Here: |
11.4% | | Virginia: |
9.5% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 745
| Here: |
11.4% | | Virginia: |
8.2% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 3,029
| Here: |
40.5% | | Virginia: |
20.6% |
Arlington
County government finances in 2004:
- Charges
- All Other: $14,704,000
Solid Waste Management: $9,973,000
Parking Facilities: $7,493,000
Elementary & Secondary Education School Tuition: $6,925,000
Sewerage: $5,534,000
Parks & Recreation: $4,007,000
Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $2,275,000
Elementary & Secondary Education - Other: $0
- Construction
- Elementary & Secondary Education: $30,053,000
Regular Highways: $11,239,000
Parks & Recreation: $8,222,000
General Public Buildings: $7,939,000
General: $7,646,000
Housing & Community Development: $6,731,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,281,000
Sewerage: $3,023,000
Police Protection: $2,864,000
Fire Protection: $1,697,000
Libraries: $566,000
- Current
Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $292,677,000
Police Protection: $40,623,000
General - Other: $39,924,000
Welfare - Other: $37,940,000
Fire Protection: $35,792,000
Health Services - Other: $31,062,000
Regular Highways: $28,257,000
Parks & Recreation: $27,450,000
Financial Administration: $25,042,000
Corrections - Other: $24,277,000
Water Utilities: $21,941,000
Housing & Community Development: $19,490,000
Solid Waste Management: $14,505,000
Sewerage: $13,383,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $11,525,000
Libraries: $11,292,000
General Public Buildings: $9,466,000
Central Staff Services: $9,451,000
Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $9,435,000
Natural Resources - Other: $7,080,000
Parking Facilities: $3,046,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $2,881,000
Welfare, Cash Assistance - Other: $2,825,000
Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $2,111,000
Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $392,000
- Employee
Retirement - Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $561,599,000
Interest Revenue: $165,290,000
Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $153,895,000
Other Investments - Other: $113,828,000
Total Federal Securities: $106,280,000
Total Cash & Deposits: $91,410,000
Total Other Securities: $90,516,000
Benefit Payments: $48,652,000
From Local Government: $9,005,000
Local Employee Contribution: $8,291,000
Withdrawals: $1,639,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $16,854,000
All Other: $5,676,000
Health & Hospitals: $5,540,000
General Support: $3,093,000
Education: $1,986,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $30,339,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - Transit Utilities: $11,050,000
General: $6,342,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $753,000
Health: $219,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - Education: $1,313,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $39,047,000
Industrial Revenue: $15,800,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, Education, NEC: $202,954,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $284,272,000
- Long
Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $32,070,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $28,000,000
Water Utilities: $8,750,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $292,413,000
Full Faith & Credit - Elementary & Secondary Education: $217,539,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $43,964,000
Industrial Revenue: $15,300,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $500,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $23,929,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $13,415,000
Water Utilities: $3,833,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $35,058,000
Interest Earnings: $8,279,000
Rents: $2,781,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $10,175,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $7,051,000
Parks & Recreation: $5,138,000
Police Protection: $4,289,000
General Public Building: $2,368,000
Housing & Community Development: $953,000
Health - Other: $131,000
Libraries: $33,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $327,367,000
- Revenue
- Water Utilities: $42,192,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $15,300,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Education: $49,443,000
All Other: $28,012,000
Public Welfare: $19,985,000
General Support: $16,928,000
Health & Hospitals: $8,290,000
Highways: $1,049,000
- Tax
- Property: $405,146,000
NEC: $52,929,000
Other Selective Sales: $42,725,000
Total General Sales: $34,059,000
Public Utilities: $7,632,000
Motor Vehicle License: $3,406,000
Tobacco Sales: $691,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $252,677,000
- Water
Utilities - Interest on Debt: $1,560,000
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