Arlington County vs. Falls Church city County

Arlington County (VA)Falls Church city County (VA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)237,52114,772
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)14.4%20.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)207,68712,279
Population, Census, April 1, 2010207,62712,332
Persons under 5 years, percent6.0%5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent18.1%25.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent10.6%12.1%
Female persons, percent49.9%50.1%
White alone, percent75.1%80.2%
Black or African American alone, percent9.6%4.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%0.2%
Asian alone, percent11.0%10.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.0%
Two or More Races, percent3.4%3.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent15.8%10.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent61.2%71.7%
Veterans, 2014-201812,490980
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201823.6%18.7%
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201843.5%61.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$669,400$757,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$2,955$3,269
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$941$1,171
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,936$1,860
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201363.3%44.2%
Households, 2014-2018104,7165,262
Persons per household, 2014-20182.182.66
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201879.4%83.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201829.8%20.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201895.1%97.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201890.3%93.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201894.1%98.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201874.6%78.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20183.6%3.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent7.7%2.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201877.0%74.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201872.8%68.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,362,36273,543
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)54,11716,145
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,608,839310,182
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$11,802$23,447
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201829.029.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$117,374$124,796
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$69,051$69,775
Persons in poverty, percent6.3%2.7%
All firms, 201221,6652,129
Men-owned firms, 201211,8881,090
Women-owned firms, 20127,902763
Minority-owned firms, 20126,403503
Nonminority-owned firms, 201214,0391,520
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,366213
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201218,0871,786
Black-owned firms, percent, 20076.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.6%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20079.5%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20078.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200732.0%32.3%
Population per square mile, 20107,993.66,169.1
Land area in square miles, 201025.972.00

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Arlington county (VA) and Falls Church city county (VA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.