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Thursday, August 6, 2026
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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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

Climate · 2021–2025 average

Clear days 23/yr Mostly or fully clear sky
Days with rain 159/yr 0.01 in or more
Days with snow 15/yr
Days above 90° 28/yr
Below freezing 66/yr
Annual rainfall 50.7in Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days
Warmest month
July
Average high 89°F
Coldest month
January
Average low 28°F

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

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.

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State of Virginia

State bird
Northern Cardinal
State flower
Flowering Dogwood
State capital
Richmond
Nickname
The Old Dominion

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