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Language Spoken At Home in Arlington
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 40,371 | 100% |
English only | 32,814 | 81.3% |
Language other than English | 7,557 | 18.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,913 | 4.7% |
Spanish | 1,001 | 2.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 252 | 0.6% |
Other Indo-European languages | 4,246 | 10.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 800 | 2.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 1,933 | 4.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 785 | 1.9% |
Other languages | 377 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 76 | 0.2% |
Ancestry in Arlington
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 42,952 | 100% |
American | 1,527 | 3.6% |
Arab | 453 | 1.1% |
Czech | 157 | 0.4% |
Danish | 171 | 0.4% |
Dutch | 570 | 1.3% |
English | 5,118 | 11.9% |
French (except Basque) | 1,508 | 3.5% |
French Canadian | 1,086 | 2.5% |
German | 3,797 | 8.8% |
Greek | 994 | 2.3% |
Hungarian | 315 | 0.7% |
Irish | 11,493 | 26.8% |
Italian | 6,059 | 14.1% |
Lithuanian | 500 | 1.2% |
Norwegian | 422 | 1.0% |
Polish | 1,692 | 3.9% |
Portuguese | 1,047 | 2.4% |
Russian | 1,449 | 3.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 576 | 1.3% |
Scottish | 1,084 | 2.5% |
Slovak | 41 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 477 | 1.1% |
Swedish | 658 | 1.5% |
Swiss | 116 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 190 | 0.4% |
Welsh | 184 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 302 | 0.7% |
Households By Type in Arlington
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 19,087 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 10,893 | 57.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,183 | 27.2% |
Married-couple family | 8,852 | 46.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,078 | 21.4% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 346 | 1.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 174 | 0.9% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,695 | 8.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 931 | 4.9% |
Nonfamily households | 8,194 | 42.9% |
Householder living alone | 6,676 | 35.0% |
65 years and over | 2,377 | 12.5% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 5,354 | 28.1% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 4,989 | 26.1% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Arlington
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 42,707 | 100% |
Householder | 19,087 | 44.7% |
Spouse | 8,911 | 20.9% |
Child | 11,126 | 26.1% |
Other relatives | 1,176 | 2.8% |
Nonrelatives | 2,407 | 5.6% |
Unmarried partner | 1,272 | 3.0% |
Marital Status in Arlington
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 16,836 | 100% |
Never married | 5,761 | 34.2% |
Now married, except separated | 9,308 | 55.3% |
Separated | 239 | 1.4% |
Widowed | 369 | 2.2% |
Divorced | 1,159 | 6.9% |
Females 15 years and over | 18,615 | 100% |
Never married | 5,673 | 30.5% |
Now married, except separated | 9,188 | 49.4% |
Separated | 148 | 0.8% |
Widowed | 1,608 | 8.6% |
Divorced | 1,998 | 10.7% |
Fertility in Arlington
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 389 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 15 | 3.9% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 3 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 38 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 47 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 37 | 0% |
Grandparents in Arlington
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 422 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 88 | 20.9% |
Less than 1 year | 26 | 6.2% |
1 or 2 years | 8 | 1.9% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 54 | 12.8% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 88 | 100% |
Who are female | 50 | 56.8% |
Who are married | 77 | 87.5% |
School Enrollment in Arlington
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 9,480 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 882 | 9.3% |
Kindergarten | 669 | 7.1% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,692 | 38.9% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,861 | 19.6% |
College or graduate school | 2,376 | 25.1% |
Educational Attainment in Arlington
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 32,186 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 725 | 2.3% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 774 | 2.4% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 5,236 | 16.3% |
Some college, no degree | 3,280 | 10.2% |
Associate's degree | 1,483 | 4.6% |
Bachelor's degree | 9,273 | 28.8% |
Graduate or professional degree | 11,415 | 35.5% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 95.3% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 64.3% |
Veteran Status in Arlington
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 33,967 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,971 | 5.8% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Arlington
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 42,785 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,633 | 8.5% |
Under 18 years | 8,905 | 100% |
With a disability | 168 | 1.9% |
18 to 64 years | 27,230 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,713 | 6.3% |
65 years and over | 6,650 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,752 | 26.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Arlington
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 42,592 | 100% |
Same house | 38,018 | 89.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 4,220 | 9.9% |
Same county | 2,988 | 7.0% |
Different county | 1,232 | 2.9% |
Same state | 658 | 1.5% |
Different state | 574 | 1.3% |
Abroad | 354 | 0.8% |
Place Of Birth in Arlington
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 42,952 | 100% |
Native | 36,099 | 84.0% |
Born in United States | 35,744 | 83.2% |
State of residence | 24,377 | 56.8% |
Different state | 11,367 | 26.5% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 355 | 0.8% |
Foreign born | 6,853 | 16.0% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Arlington
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 6,853 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 3,660 | 53.4% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 3,193 | 46.6% |
Year of Entry in Arlington
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 7,208 | 100% |
Native | 355 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 38 | 10.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 317 | 89.3% |
Foreign born | 6,853 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 332 | 4.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 6,521 | 95.2% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Arlington
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 6,853 | 100% |
Europe | 2,582 | 37.7% |
Asia | 2,462 | 35.9% |
Africa | 328 | 4.8% |
Oceania | 44 | 0.6% |
Latin America | 824 | 12.0% |
Northern America | 613 | 8.9% |