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Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV Metro Division

3,154,209 Population
3,879.1 square miles 813.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.3 ±0.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 38.3 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$63,030 ±$732 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $61,464 ±$596
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$133,525 ±$2,167 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $121,469 ±$1,331
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

6.2% ±0.4% (192,684  ±12,969) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 7.9% 490,595 (±0.4% / ±22,757)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

31.7 minutes ±0.2 (41,934,956  ±532,876) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 32.7 86,635,990 (±0.2 / ±890,739)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

1,160,949 ±4,378 Number of households
  • the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2,409,575 ±7,566
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.7 ±0 (3,121,475  ±2,563) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2.6 6,199,581 (±0 / ±2,614)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

5% ±0.5% (38,537  ±3,630) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 5% 77,153 (±0.3% / ±4,733)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

1,213,467 ±1,924 Number of housing units
  • the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2,532,369 ±2,015
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$627,800 ±$5,130 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $574,000 ±$4,126
  • nearly double the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

13% ±0.6% (404,040  ±18,511.9) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 13.2% 823,817 (±0.4% / ±26,634.7)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

91.7% ±1% (1,974,395  ±22,177.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 91.1% 3,960,964 (±0.8% / ±33,076.7)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
57.4% ±0.8% (1,235,447  ±16,660.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 54.8% 2,383,616 (±0.6% / ±24,201.3)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

33.1% ±0.6% (982,611  ±16,941.8) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • a little higher than the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 31.7% 1,882,680 (±0.4% / ±21,471.3)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±222,236.2)

25.1% ±0.4% (791,698  ±13,099) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 24.6% 1,548,194 (±0.3% / ±17,874)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

8.6% ±0.3% (203,606  ±7,750) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 7% 340,037 (±0.2% / ±10,315)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
203,606 Total veterans ±7,750 170,775 Male ±7,244 32,831 Female ±2,752

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