City Facts

The Basics

• Founded: 1876
• Incorporated: April 21, 1884
• Population: 392,304 (Source: American Community Survey- US Census Bureau, 2021 5-year Estimate)
• Land Area: 99.5 square miles
• Government Type: Council-Manager
• Median Age: 33.1 years old (Source: American Community Survey - US Census Bureau, 2021 5-year Estimate)

2020 Census

Population by Race and Ethnicity:

• White or Caucasian Alone: 137,731 (34.9%)
• Black or African American Alone: 88,230 (22.9%)
• American Indian Alone: 1,213 (0.3%)
• Asian Alone: 30,067 (7.6%)
• Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander Alone: 429 (0.1%)
• Hispanic/Latino (of any race): 120,944 (30.7%)
• Two or More Races: 13,973 (9.3%)

Source: 2020 Census

Park Land

• Park acres: 4,600
• Recreation Centers: 7
• Senior Centers: 2
• Tennis Courts: 50
• Swimming Pools: 8
• Miles of Park Trail:85
• Basketball Courts:26
• Golf Courses: 4
• Softball Complexes: 3

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 526,398 Library Materials

• Adult Collection - 258,776
• Children’s Collection - 187,377
• Young Adult Collection - 21,490
• eBooks & Downloadable - 58,755

Housing

Median Household Income: $65,481 (Source: 2021 ACS 5-year Estimate)

City of Arlington Property Tax Rate: 5998 per $100 valuation

Median Single-Family Housing Value: $257,395 (Source: TAD)

Historic Home Sales Data

(Source: Real Estate Center of Texas A&M University)