Arlington

Population: 20,599
Median household income: $84,919
Median home value: $492,600

Located in Snohomish County, Washington, Arlington is a community with a population of 20,599. At $84,919, its median household income sits below Snohomish County's $107,982.

Between 2019 and 2023, Arlington's population grew 5.7% from 19,483 to 20,599, while its median home value rose 52.4% from $323,200 to $492,600.

62.2% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1995.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 20,599
Median age: 37.1 yrs
Median household income: $84,919
Median home value: $492,600
Median gross rent: $1,764
Housing units: 8,126
Homeownership rate: 63.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.3%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

19,48320,599

Median household income

$82,626$84,919

Median home value

$323,200$492,600

Median gross rent

$1,341$1,764

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	19,483	$82,626	$323,200	$1,341
2020	19,947	$77,023	$345,800	$1,412
2021	19,832	$87,708	$372,600	$1,549
2022	20,263	$89,587	$448,500	$1,709
2023	20,599	$84,919	$492,600	$1,764

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1719.0%

18 to 249.2%

25 to 3411.2%

35 to 4415.3%

45 to 5413.9%

55 to 6411.4%

65 to 747.7%

75 and over6.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,263	6.1%
5 to 17	3,916	19.0%
18 to 24	1,895	9.2%
25 to 34	2,305	11.2%
35 to 44	3,152	15.3%
45 to 54	2,864	13.9%
55 to 64	2,338	11.4%
65 to 74	1,592	7.7%
75 and over	1,274	6.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	15,000	72.8%
Black or African American	274	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	112	0.5%
Asian	1,125	5.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	57	0.3%
Some other race	88	0.4%
Two or more races	825	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,118	15.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.1%

High school graduate31.1%

Some college or associate's39.5%

Bachelor's degree14.0%

Graduate or professional degree6.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,225	9.1%
High school graduate	4,209	31.1%
Some college or associate's	5,344	39.5%
Bachelor's degree	1,898	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	849	6.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone73.7%

Carpooled12.4%

Public transit0.8%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home11.1%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,212	73.7%
Carpooled	1,210	12.4%
Public transit	80	0.8%
Walked	145	1.5%
Bicycle	16	0.2%
Worked from home	1,088	11.1%
Other means	30	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,917	22.1%
15 to 29 min	2,324	26.7%
30 to 44 min	2,510	28.9%
45 to 59 min	907	10.4%
60+ min	1,035	11.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.71
Poverty rate: 11.0% (2,246 of 20,511)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,064	66.9%
Nonfamily households	2,501	33.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1995

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,565	93.1%
Vacant	561	6.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,795	63.4%
Renter-occupied	2,770	36.6%

1-unit, detached62.2%

1-unit, attached7.4%

2 to 4 units5.7%

5 to 19 units11.5%

20 or more units8.5%

Mobile home & other4.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,053	62.2%
1-unit, attached	603	7.4%
2 to 4 units	467	5.7%
5 to 19 units	932	11.5%
20 or more units	689	8.5%
Mobile home & other	382	4.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5302585
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 9.97 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 48.1704, -122.1446