One thing noticeable about Arlington, is that it has a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. That’s because Arlington is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Arlington a great place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun. In fact, Arlington is one of the top larger cities in America for educated single professionals to flock.
In terms of college education, Arlington is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 32.41% of adults in Arlington have a college degree.
The per capita income in Arlington in 2018 was $33,477, which is upper middle income relative to Texas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $133,908 for a family of four. However, Arlington contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Arlington is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Arlington home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Arlington residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or 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 29.96% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Arlington include German, English, Irish, African, and Italian.
Arlington also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 20.84%.
The most common language spoken in Arlington is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
