Arlington is a relatively large town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 189,453 people and 39 constituent neighborhoods, Arlington is the fifth largest community in Virginia.

Arlington is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 90.68% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Arlington is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Arlington who work in management occupations (15.11%), office and administrative support jobs (11.33%), and business and financial occupations (9.64%).

Also of interest is that Arlington has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Of important note, Arlington is also a town of artists. Arlington has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Arlington's character.

There are many members of the armed forces living in Arlington. You will notice when you visit or live here that some of the people you meet or see around town are employed by the armed services - even if they are not always in uniform.

One thing that you will notice about Arlington is that there is a good-sized population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. Many singles consider Arlington a good place to live without being in a really big city, with opportunities for friendships and fun with others like themselves.

In addition to being popular with young singles, Arlington is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

Although the majority of commuting trips in the town are by private automobile, Arlington is somewhat unusual for a town of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. The subway helps to get a lot of people to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Arlington area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.

Arlington Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Arlington, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Arlington is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 60.22% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Arlington in 2000 was $37,706, which is wealthy relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $150,824 for a family of four. However, Arlington contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Arlington is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Arlington home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Arlington is White, followed by African-American. Arlington also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.59% of the town's residents. Important ancestries of people in Arlington include Irish, English, German, and Italian.

In addition, Arlington has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (27.81%).

The most common language spoken in Arlington is English. Some people also speak Spanish.