The Basics

  • Founded: 1876
  • Incorporated :April 21, 1884
  • Population: 373,027 (as of 1st Quarter 2018)
  • Land Area: 99.5 square miles
  • Government Type: Council-Manager
  • Median Age: 32.3 years old (American Community Survey - US Census Bureau, 2014 5-year Estimate)

Park Land

  • Park acres: 4,700
  • Recreation Centers: 5
  • Senior Centers: 2
  • Tennis Courts: 49
  • Swimming Pools: 7
  • Miles of Park Trail: 53
  • Basketball Courts: 21
  • Golf Courses: 4
  • Softball Complexes: 2

Education

Served by five Independent School Districts:

  • Arlington ISD
  • Kennedale ISD
  • Mansfield ISD
  • Fort Worth ISD
  • HEB (Hurst-Euless-Bedford) ISD

Served by Three Institutions of Higher Learning:

  • University of Texas at Arlington
  • Tarrant County College Southeast Campus
  • Arlington Baptist College

Served by seven public libraries offering 621,178 Library Materials

Census 2010

Population by Race and Ethnicity:

  • White or Caucasian: 59%
  • Black or African American: 18.8%
  • American Indian: 0.7%
  • Asian: 6.8%
  • Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander: 0.1%
  • Two or More Races: 3.3%
  • Hispanic/Latino: 27.4%

Housing

Median Household Income: $52,094

City of Arlington Property Tax Rate .6348 per $100 valuation

Median Single-Family Housing Value: $132,500

Home Sales
(Real Estate Center of Texas A&M University)

Year Average Price Number of Sales
2017 $213,888 4,464
2016 $192,561 4,448
2015 $176,479 4,197
2014 $161,628 4,027
2013 $145,844 3,890
2012 $130,708 3,154
2011 $128,345 2,830

All Socio-Economic info from Census 2010 or ACS 2010
(5-year estimates)