Arlington, TX Social Statistics
Updated June 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Number | Percent | |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 97,226 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 7,056 | 7.3 |
| Kindergarten | 5,878 | 6.0 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 42,058 | 43.3 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 18,271 | 18.8 |
| College or graduate school | 23,963 | 24.6 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 203,373 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 12,493 | 6.1 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 18,163 | 8.9 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 42,657 | 21.0 |
| Some college, no degree | 54,418 | 26.8 |
| Associate degree | 13,805 | 6.8 |
| Bachelor's degree | 44,030 | 21.6 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 17,807 | 8.8 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 84.9 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 30.4 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 252,686 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 68,445 | 27.1 |
| Now married, except separated | 141,921 | 56.2 |
| Separated | 5,948 | 2.4 |
| Widowed | 8,712 | 3.4 |
Female | 7,345 | 2.9 |
| Divorced | 27,660 | 10.9 |
Female | 16,042 | 6.3 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 6,154 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 2,758 | 44.8 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 238,445 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 27,593 | 11.6 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 81,090 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 6,568 | 8.1 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 203,689 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 33,703 | 16.5 |
Percent employed | 65.8 | (X) |
| No disability | 169,986 | 83.5 |
Percent employed | 80.8 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 19,313 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 7,794 | 40.4 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 305,415 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 124,178 | 40.7 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 164,709 | 53.9 |
Same county | 93,344 | 30.6 |
Different county | 71,365 | 23.4 |
Same state | 40,097 | 13.1 |
Different state | 31,268 | 10.2 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 16,528 | 5.4 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 332,695 | 100.0 |
| Native | 281,784 | 84.7 |
Born in United States | 277,384 | 83.4 |
State of residence | 171,627 | 51.6 |
Different state | 105,757 | 31.8 |
Born outside United States | 4,400 | 1.3 |
| Foreign born | 50,911 | 15.3 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 28,204 | 8.5 |
Naturalized citizen | 15,569 | 4.7 |
Not a citizen | 35,342 | 10.6 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 50,911 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 2,600 | 5.1 |
| Asia | 17,516 | 34.4 |
| Africa | 3,379 | 6.6 |
| Oceania | 181 | 0.4 |
| Latin America | 26,621 | 52.3 |
| Northern America | 614 | 1.2 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 305,415 | 100.0 |
| English only | 231,505 | 75.8 |
| Language other than English | 73,910 | 24.2 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 35,709 | 11.7 |
Spanish | 47,177 | 15.4 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 23,505 | 7.7 |
Other Indo-European languages | 7,539 | 2.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 1,966 | 0.6 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 14,613 | 4.8 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 8,804 | 2.9 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 332,695 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 324,382 | 97.5 |
| Arab | 2,741 | 0.8 |
| Czech1 | 2,576 | 0.8 |
| Danish | 848 | 0.3 |
| Dutch | 4,586 | 1.4 |
| English | 28,838 | 8.7 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 8,455 | 2.5 |
| French Canadian1 | 1,307 | 0.4 |
| German | 37,847 | 11.4 |
| Greek | 705 | 0.2 |
| Hungarian | 655 | 0.2 |
| Irish1 | 28,593 | 8.6 |
| Italian | 7,571 | 2.3 |
| Lithuanian | 289 | 0.1 |
| Norwegian | 2,569 | 0.8 |
| Polish | 4,250 | 1.3 |
| Portuguese | 340 | 0.1 |
| Russian | 1,057 | 0.3 |
| Scotch-Irish | 6,023 | 1.8 |
| Scottish | 6,042 | 1.8 |
| Slovak | 302 | 0.1 |
| Subsaharan African | 5,245 | 1.6 |
| Swedish | 2,917 | 0.9 |
| Swiss | 559 | 0.2 |
| Ukrainian | 351 | 0.1 |
| United States or American | 25,940 | 7.8 |
| Welsh | 1,879 | 0.6 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 833 | 0.3 |
| Other ancestries | 141,064 | 42.4 |
| (X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |
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