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Arlington, WA

21,095 Population
10 square miles 2,115.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.6 ±1.7 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 37.5 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in Washington: 38.3 ±0.1

Economics

$44,206 ±$4,836 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: $63,994 ±$409
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Washington: $53,744 ±$274
$88,231 ±$8,852 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: $115,177 ±$719
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Washington: $98,141 ±$414

12.7% ±3.3% (2,654  ±685) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 8.5% 341,005 (±0.2% / ±7,092)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Washington: 9.9% 760,577 (±0.2% / ±11,694)

29.9 minutes ±1.6 (261,950  ±23,146) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 29.2 46,776,328 (±0.1 / ±326,527)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Washington: 26.6 80,794,790 (±0.1 / ±440,159)

Families

7,695 ±408 Number of households
  • the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 1,608,596 ±3,508
  • Washington: 3,064,820 ±5,874
2.7 ±0.1 (21,024  ±40) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 2.5 3,989,134 (±0 / ±877)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Washington: 2.5 7,661,923

8% ±3.6% (396  ±178) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 4.8% 48,571 (±0.2% / ±1,551)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Washington: 5.1% 93,594 (±0.1% / ±2,360)

Housing

8,230 ±453 Number of housing units
  • the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 1,704,523 ±503
  • Washington: 3,306,620 ±517

$538,800 ±$24,649 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: $717,500 ±$2,514
  • a little less than the amount in Washington: $564,600 ±$1,940

18.8% ±4.2% (3,902  ±864) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 15.5% 623,024 (±0.3% / ±10,862.4)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Washington: 14.5% 1,119,329 (±0.2% / ±13,666.9)

Social

91% ±4.5% (12,476  ±791.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 93.4% 2,698,015 (±0.4% / ±12,768.1)
  • about the same as the rate in Washington: 92.3% 5,060,127 (±0.3% / ±17,462.6)
20.8% ±2.6% (2,855  ±377.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 47.2% 1,364,940 (±0.3% / ±8,425.4)
  • about half the rate in Washington: 39.6% 2,172,536 (±0.2% / ±10,817.2)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

11% ±3% (2,325  ±626) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 21% 853,800
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Washington: 15.4% 1,206,843

12.4% ±1.9% (1,947  ±305) Population with veteran status
  • nearly double the rate in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 6.4% 203,419 (±0.1% / ±3,044)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Washington: 7.8% 473,124 (±0.1% / ±4,854)
1,947 Total veterans ±305 1,802 Male ±298 145 Female ±62

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