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Arlington County, Virginia
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Overview for Arlington
County, VA
Part of:
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria
DC-VA-MD-WV, Metropolitan Area
Part of:
Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia
DC-MD-VA-WV, Combined Statistical Area
Part of:
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria
DC-VA-MD-WV, Metropolitan Division |
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Arlington County is
one of about 3,141 counties and county
equivalents in the United States. It has
25.9 sq. miles in land area and a
population density of 7,566.2 per square
mile. In the last three decades of the
1900s its population grew by 8.7%. On
the 2000 census form, 95.7% of the
population reported only one race, with
9.3% of these reporting
African-American. The population of this
county is 18.6% Hispanic (of any race).
The average household size is 2.15
persons compared to an average family
size of 2.96 persons.
In 2005 Public administration was the
largest of 20 major sectors. It had an
average wage per job of $87,130. Per
capita income grew by 27.4% between 1994
and 2004 (adjusted for inflation). |
People
& Income Overview
(By Place of Residence) |
Value |
Industry Overview (2005)
(By Place of Work) |
Value |
| Population
(2005) |
195,965 |
Covered
Employment |
154,080 |
| Growth
(%) since 1990 |
14.7% |
Avg wage
per job |
$67,340 |
| Households
(2000) |
86,352 |
Manufacturing - % all jobs in County |
D |
| Labor Force
(persons) (2005) |
121,351 |
Avg wage
per job |
D |
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Unemployment Rate (2005) |
2.5 |
Transportation & Warehousing - % all
jobs in County |
D |
| Per Capita
Personal Income (2004) |
$58,310 |
Avg wage
per job |
D |
| Median
Household Income (2003) |
$66,943 |
Health
Care, Social Assist. - % all jobs in
County |
D |
| Poverty
Rate (2003) |
7.4 |
Avg wage
per job |
D |
| H.S.
Diploma or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) |
87.8 |
Finance and
Insurance - % all jobs in County |
2.3% |
| Bachelor's
Deg. or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) |
60.2 |
Avg wage
per job |
$145,825 |
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