Demographics of Arlington city, Texas

Arlington city, Texas had 402,134 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +7,773 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Arlington city, in four figures

402,134
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 397,742 ±93.; +2.0%
Change since July 2020: +7,773 people.; 33.7 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $75,171 ±$1,543
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Arlington city, Texas's population grew 2.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Arlington city, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Arlington city, Texas's population grew 2.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Arlington city, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	394,361	100.0	100.0
2021	393,551	99.8	100.2
2022	395,593	100.3	100.7
2023	400,547	101.6	101.6
2024	403,348	102.3	102.5
2025	402,134	102.0	103.1

Population of Arlington city, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	394,361	—
2021	393,551	−810
2022	395,593	+2,042
2023	400,547	+4,954
2024	403,348	+2,801
2025	402,134	−1,214

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 33.7 ±0.4: for men 32.6 ±0.5 and for women 34.9 ±0.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Arlington city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	24,449 ±1,583	6.1% ±0.4	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	74,150 ±2,672	18.6% ±0.7	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	44,248 ±2,006	11.1% ±0.5	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	117,233 ±3,106	29.5% ±0.8	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	90,051 ±2,379	22.6% ±0.6	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	47,611 ±1,629	12.0% ±0.4	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $75,171 ±$1,543, and income per person $36,148 ±$762, in 2024 dollars. The median is $78,476 ±$263 in Texas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Arlington city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	18,391 ±1,322	12.9% ±0.9	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	27,339 ±1,453	19.2% ±1.0	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	25,340 ±1,337	17.8% ±0.9	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	20,265 ±1,281	14.2% ±0.9	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	25,587 ±1,480	18.0% ±1.0	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	12,784 ±943	9.0% ±0.7	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	12,749 ±1,053	8.9% ±0.7	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Arlington city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	50,283 ±3,518	12.9% ±0.9	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	17,213 ±1,602	17.7% ±1.5	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	26,851 ±1,908	11.9% ±0.8	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	6,219 ±808	9.2% ±1.2	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Arlington city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Arlington city	Texas	United States
Housing units	153,137 ±1,831	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.0% ±0.3	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.0% ±0.5	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	54.3% ±0.8	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	45.7% ±1.2	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$304,700 ±$5,053	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,470 ±$19	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1986 ±1	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Arlington city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	127,987 ±4,174	32.2% ±1.0	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	135,526 ±4,053	34.1% ±1.0	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	87,978 ±4,001	22.1% ±1.0	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	29,158 ±1,818	7.3% ±0.5	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	472 ±146	0.1% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	1,147 ±463	0.3% ±0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1,556 ±565	0.4% ±0.1	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	13,918 ±1,713	3.5% ±0.4	3.1% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Arlington city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	202,248 ±3,396	50.8% ±0.9	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	98,928 ±2,976	24.9% ±0.7	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	8,224 ±987	2.1% ±0.2	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	88,342 ±3,567	22.2% ±0.9	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	36,214 ±2,277	9.1% ±0.6	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	52,128 ±3,025	13.1% ±0.8	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Arlington city among the places of Texas

7th of 428 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Places of Texas near Arlington city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
San Antonio city	1,479,835 ±251
Dallas city	1,307,930 ±153
Austin city	979,539 ±484
Fort Worth city	963,194 ±475
El Paso city	680,130 ±130
Arlington city	397,742 ±93
Corpus Christi city	317,419 ±50
Plano city	290,594 ±98
Lubbock city	264,814 ±47
Laredo city	257,619 ±37
Irving city	256,492 ±91

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Arlington city, Texas

Rankings this appears in

No. 43 Places in Texas by foreign-born share
No. 113 Places in Texas by median rent
No. 115 Places in Texas by poverty rate
No. 124 Places in Texas by median home value
No. 140 Places in Texas by per capita income
No. 141 Places in Texas by median household income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026