Arlington

Population: 394,769
Median household income: $73,519
Median home value: $276,400

Arlington is a community in Tarrant County, Texas, home to 394,769 residents. Its median household income of $73,519 runs below the Tarrant County figure of $81,905.

Between 2019 and 2023, Arlington's population held roughly steady from 395,477 to 394,769, while its median home value rose 61.9% from $170,700 to $276,400.

60.1% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1985.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 394,769
Median age: 33.6 yrs
Median household income: $73,519
Median home value: $276,400
Median gross rent: $1,389
Housing units: 150,519
Homeownership rate: 54.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

395,477394,769

Median household income

$60,571$73,519

Median home value

$170,700$276,400

Median gross rent

$1,055$1,389

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	395,477	$60,571	$170,700	$1,055
2020	397,269	$63,351	$188,100	$1,089
2021	392,304	$65,481	$210,800	$1,172
2022	393,469	$71,736	$251,300	$1,297
2023	394,769	$73,519	$276,400	$1,389

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1718.7%

18 to 2411.5%

25 to 3415.4%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6411.0%

65 to 747.4%

75 and over4.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	25,106	6.4%
5 to 17	73,637	18.7%
18 to 24	45,297	11.5%
25 to 34	60,947	15.4%
35 to 44	53,502	13.6%
45 to 54	47,472	12.0%
55 to 64	43,545	11.0%
65 to 74	29,235	7.4%
75 and over	16,028	4.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	141,166	35.8%
Black or African American	86,497	21.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	446	0.1%
Asian	28,561	7.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1,443	0.4%
Some other race	1,763	0.4%
Two or more races	12,426	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	122,467	31.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.0%

High school graduate23.3%

Some college or associate's29.6%

Bachelor's degree21.8%

Graduate or professional degree11.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	35,151	14.0%
High school graduate	58,545	23.3%
Some college or associate's	74,139	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	54,628	21.8%
Graduate or professional degree	28,266	11.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone74.7%

Carpooled9.8%

Public transit0.3%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home11.8%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	149,598	74.7%
Carpooled	19,663	9.8%
Public transit	648	0.3%
Walked	2,886	1.4%
Bicycle	146	0.1%
Worked from home	23,567	11.8%
Other means	3,624	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	38,520	21.8%
15 to 29 min	65,230	36.9%
30 to 44 min	44,441	25.2%
45 to 59 min	15,324	8.7%
60+ min	13,050	7.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.77
Poverty rate: 13.1% (50,707 of 387,552)

	Count	Share
Family households	93,238	66.4%
Nonfamily households	47,170	33.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	140,408	93.3%
Vacant	10,111	6.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	76,941	54.8%
Renter-occupied	63,467	45.2%

1-unit, detached60.1%

1-unit, attached6.2%

2 to 4 units6.7%

5 to 19 units16.6%

20 or more units8.8%

Mobile home & other1.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	90,533	60.1%
1-unit, attached	9,347	6.2%
2 to 4 units	10,113	6.7%
5 to 19 units	24,963	16.6%
20 or more units	13,232	8.8%
Mobile home & other	2,331	1.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4804000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 96 sq mi
Water area: 3.6 sq mi
Center point: 32.7007, -97.1247