Humidity & wind
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Population
236,254
US Census ACS 2024 5-year average
Median home value
$895,000
Owner-occupied units
Arlington, VA
Virginia · 38.878° N, 77.101° W · 26 sq mi
Arlington is a city in Virginia, with a population of 236,254 and about 9,088 residents per square mile. The median household earns $142,114 a year, and the median home is worth $895,000.
Conditions
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Sunrise & sunset
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
26 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
9,088
People per square mile
Rank by population
#100
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#530
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$142,114
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$2,322
Per month
Homeownership
41.3%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
26.2 min
One way
People
Median age
35.5
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
77.1%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
22.4%
Households
112,027
2.08 people each
What people here do for work
Professional & business services 29.6%
Public administration 16.6%
Education & health care 15.6%
Finance, insurance & real estate 7.8%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of Virginia
State bird
Northern Cardinal
State flower
Flowering Dogwood
State capital
Richmond
Nickname
The Old Dominion
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Cities near Arlington
- Alexandria, VA4 mi · 160,662
- Washington, DC5 mi · 693,645
- Bethesda, MD8 mi · 69,397
- Silver Spring, MD10 mi · 81,462
- Wheaton, MD12 mi · 52,926
- Rockville, MD14 mi · 67,563
- Reston, VA14 mi · 64,414
- Aspen Hill, MD15 mi · 53,279
Cities about the same size
- Cape Coral, FL236,264
- McKinney, TX236,001
- Frisco, TX236,955
- Richmond, VA237,257
- Boise City, ID238,429
- Huntsville, AL233,627
- Enterprise, NV240,464
- Norfolk, VA231,013
More in Virginia
- Virginia Beach453,737
- Chesapeake255,332
- Richmond237,257
- Norfolk231,013
- Newport News183,230
- Hampton137,315
- Suffolk104,699
- Roanoke99,111
Wealthiest person in Virginia
Name
Jacqueline Mars
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$39B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
The Plains
Source of wealth
Candy, pet food
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in Virginia · private sector
Employer
Inova Health System
Sector
Healthcare
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in Virginia
Company
RTX
Revenue
$80.7B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Arlington
Ticker
RTX
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.