Arlington Comprehensive Plan Update Adopted 3-17-2015 | Page 23

Housing
The City of Arlington added 534
housing units in 2013, a 0.4 percent
unit increase since 2012. Single family
unit construction dominated growth
totals for 2013 although 36 new multifamily units were constructed. At the
end of 2013, the overall mix of housing
types within the city was 69 percent
single family (100,841 units) and 31
percent multi-family (44,952 units).
The number of single family housing
units heavily outweighed the number
of multi-family units in the southeast,
southwest, and west areas of the city
in 2013. The housing mix was more
evenly distributed in the central and
east areas with approximately 49
percent and 58 percent, respectively,
of the total sector dwelling units being
single family. The north area had the
greatest proportion of multi-family
units, with just over 67 percent. It
also had the largest number of multifamily units (15,367). The second
largest number of multi-family units
was found in the east area (13,985).
These two areas of the city accounted

for almost two-thirds (65 percent) of
the City’s multi-family housing stock
in 2013, while maintaining just 38
percent of the City’s total housing
stock.
The impact of continued housing
and population growth on the city’s
density cannot be overstated. As the
population of the city grows, the ratio
of residentially developed acreage
relative to the number of people living
in the city will decrease. In 2013, the
average number of housing units per
acre of residentially developed land
remained at approximately six units.
This number remains unchanged from
that of 2012.
Employment
By the end of 2013, the city had eight
employers with more than 2,000
employees. However, the largest
percentage of jobs continues to be
in the low-wage sectors related to
hospitality and food services with less
growth in high-wage sectors.
(A detailed community profile is
included in the Appendix.)
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