Everything You Need to Know About the City of Arlington Virginia

In 2017, Arlington, Virginia had a population of 230k people with a median age of 34.4 and a median household income of $112,138 dollars. Between 2016 and 2017 the population of Arlington, VA grew from 226,092 to 229,534, a 1.52 percent increase, and its median household income grew from $108,706 dollars to $112,138 dollars, a 3.16 percent increase.

The population of Arlington, VA is 62.3 percent White Alone, 15.5 percent Hispanic or Latino, and 10.2 percent Asian Alone. N/A% of the people in Arlington, VA speak a non-English language, and 87.4 percent are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Arlington, VA are Strayer University-Virginia (1,648 degrees awarded in 2017), University of Management and Technology (1,093 degrees), and Marymount University (1,010 degrees).

The median property value in Arlington, VA is $643,300 dollars, and the homeownership rate is 44.5 percent. Most people in Arlington, VA commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 26.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Arlington, VA is 1 car per household.

 

Education in Arlington

In 2017, universities in Arlington, VA awarded 4,650 degrees. The student population of Arlington, VA is skewed towards women, with 5,112 male students and 7,557 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Arlington, VA are White (1,517 and 34.1 percent), followed by Black or African American (1,339 and 30.1 percent), Asian (734 and 16.5 percent), and Hispanic or Latino (395 and 8.89 percent).

The largest universities in Arlington, VA by the number of degrees awarded are Strayer University-Virginia (1,648 and 35.4 percent), University of Management and Technology (1,093 and 23.5 percent), and Marymount University (1,010 and 21.7 percent).

The most popular majors in Arlington, VA are General Business Administration & Management (1,298 and 27.9 percent), General Business (564 and 12.1 percent), and Registered Nursing (286 and 6.15 percent).

The median tuition costs in Arlington, VA are $29,950 dollars for private four-year colleges, and $N/A and $N/A respectively, for public four-year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

 

Economy in Arlington

The economy of Arlington, VA employs 144k people and Arlington has an unemployment rate of 2.0 percent. Arlington has seen the job market increase by 1.9 percent over the last year. Future job growth over the next ten years is predicted to be 39.1 percent, which is higher than the US average of 33.5 percent. The biggest industries in Arlington, VA are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (36,947 people), Educational Services (12,111 people), and Public Administration (24,162 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($250,001 dollars), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($115,368 dollars), and Public Administration ($104,020 dollars).

Households in Arlington, VA have a median annual income of $112,138 dollars, which is more than the median annual income of $61,937 dollars across the entire United States. This is in comparison to a median income of $108,706 dollars in 2016, which represents a 3.16 percent annual growth.

 

Tax Rates for Arlington

– The Sales Tax Rate for Arlington is 6.0 percent.

– The Income Tax Rate for Arlington is 5.8 percent.

– Tax Rates can have a big impact when Comparing the Cost of Living.

 

Income and Salaries for Arlington

– The average earnings of an Arlington resident are $62,854 dollars a year.

– The Median household earnings of an Arlington resident is $105,120 dollars a year.