Total Population (2000)........................................189,453
Age Distribution (2000)
Under 5.......................................................................................5.5%
5-19...........................................................................................12.6%
20-24...........................................................................................8.7%
25-34.........................................................................................25.2%
35-44.........................................................................................17.2%
45-54.........................................................................................13.6%
55-64...........................................................................................7.7%
65-Over.......................................................................................9.3%
Median Age (2001).............................................................34.0 years
Racial Composition (2000)
White.........................................................................................68.9%
Black...........................................................................................9.3%
Asian...........................................................................................9.9%
Native American and Hawaiian.......................................................1%
Hispanic Origin..........................................................................18.6%
Other.........................................................................................11.1%
Housing and Families
Total housing units...................................................................90,426
Occupied housing units............................................................86,352
Vacant units...............................................................................4,074
Total Households.....................................................................86,352
Family Households...................................................................39,322
With own children under 18.....................................................16,625
Married-couple family..............................................................30,522
Married couple with own children under 18 years...................12,800
Female householder, no husband present..................................6,029
Single mother with children under 18 years...............................2,945
Non-family households.............................................................47,030
Householder living alone..........................................................35,216
Householder 65 years and older................................................6,345
Average household size................................................................2.15
Average family size......................................................................2.96
Education, Income and Employment
Education of Arlington Adults
High school Graduates..................................................................87%
College Graduates.........................................................................52%
Graduate or Professional Degrees.................................................24%
Regional Ranking...............................................................................1
National Ranking...............................................................................5
Income of Arlington Residents
Per Capita Income (1999).......................................................$41,708
Rank in State.....................................................................................1
Effective Buying Income (1999).................................$5,110,628,000
Median Household Income (1996).........................................$55,510
(Information collected by the US Census Bureau.)
Principal
Private Employers
Number of Employees
Verizon.......................................................................................3,825
US Airways...............................................................................2,148
Marriot.......................................................................................1,700
Virginia Hospital Center/HCA...................................................1,400
Hecht Company.........................................................................1,300
Archstone Smith Companies.............…………….....................1,260
SAIC...........................................................................................1,148
PriceWaterhouseCoopers...........................................................1,000
Qwest……………………………………………………………700
Anteon…………………………………………………………...650
Principal
Public Employers
Number of Employees
Department of Defense............................................................65,570
Department of Commerce..........................................................7,910
Fort Myer...................................................................................3,670
State Department.......................................................................3,260
Environmental Protection Agency...............................................1,985
National Science Foundation......................................................1,515
General Services Administration................................................1,480
Defense Information Systems Agency.........................................1,350
Treasury Department.................................................................1,080
Interior Department...................................................................1,005
(Information collected by the Arlington Department of Economic Development.)