Arlington County vs. Alexandria city County
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Arlington County (VA) Alexandria city County (VA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 237,521 160,530
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 14.4% 14.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 207,687 140,008
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 207,627 139,966
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.0% 7.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent 18.1% 18.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 10.6% 10.8%
Female persons, percent 49.9% 51.9%
White alone, percent 75.1% 62.0%
Black or African American alone, percent 9.6% 21.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.6% 0.2%
Asian alone, percent 11.0% 6.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.0%
Two or More Races, percent 3.4% 5.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 15.8% 16.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 61.2% 51.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018 12,490 10,840
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 23.6% 27.7%
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 43.5% 42.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $669,400 $557,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $2,955 $2,726
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $941 $938
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,936 $1,702
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 63.3% 63.1%
Households, 2014-2018 104,716 69,979
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.18 2.21
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 79.4% 78.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 29.8% 33.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 95.1% 94.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 90.3% 89.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 94.1% 92.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 74.6% 62.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 3.6% 4.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 7.7% 13.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 77.0% 76.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 72.8% 72.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 1,362,362 647,469
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 1,450,588 1,041,607
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 54,117 273,047
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 935,338 502,795
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 2,608,839 2,416,013
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $11,802 $16,515
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 29.0 31.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $117,374 $96,733
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $69,051 $59,239
Persons in poverty, percent 6.3% 10.6%
All firms, 2012 21,665 17,540
Men-owned firms, 2012 11,888 9,252
Women-owned firms, 2012 7,902 6,882
Minority-owned firms, 2012 6,403 6,304
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 14,039 10,316
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 2,366 1,777
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 18,087 14,805
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 6.0% 14.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.6% 0.8%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 9.5% 7.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 8.0% 6.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 32.0% 32.6%
Population per square mile, 2010 7,993.6 9,314.3
Land area in square miles, 2010 25.97 15.03
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Arlington county (VA) and Alexandria city county (VA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.