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Arlington, Texas City Profile
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What started as a small rural farming community in 1884 has
Arlington is also home to great medical and learning institutions
blossomed into the nation’s 50th largest city; and with more than
like University of Texas at Arlington, Tarrant County College, and
365,000 residents is the seventh largest city in Texas.
Arlington, Mansfield, and Kennedale Independent School Districts.
The 99.7-square-mile City of Arlington is located approximately
Transportation infrastructure in and around Arlington has
20 miles west of downtown Dallas and 12 miles east of downtown
long been a prioity, ensuring that the City’s residents and visitors
Fort Worth.
can come and go smoothly. A local sales and use tax for street
maintenance continues to provide additional funding for repairs of
Arlington is a community rich in culture, tradition and history,
which has helped it transform into a travel destination. The City
neighborhood streets and thoroughfares.
houses several family-friendly attractions including Six Flags Over
Texas, Hurricane Harbor and the International Bowling Campus, in
of quality neighborhoods, numerous parks, libraries, commercial
addition to plenty of shopping and dining options. Sports fans come
development for small and large businesses, and the Arlington
from near and far to see Cowboys Stadium and the Rangers Ballpark
Municipal Airport, which provides corporate and leisure aviation
in Arlington, which have held national events like the Super Bowl and
services.
World Series.
The local economy is strengthened even more by the presence
For more information, visit ArlingtonTx.gov.
FACTS & FIGURES
Population
2009 2010 2011
370,450
365,438*
365,930
$827
$933
$901
210,017
208,628
209,258
Unemployment Rate
7.6%
7.5%
8.0%
Housing Start Permits Issued
251
284
230
1,262
914
General Obligation Debt per Capita
Labor Force
Foreclosures (residential and commercial) 1,187
Occupancy Rates
Office
87.9%
85.3%
Industrial
84.0%
85.7%
Retail
91.5%
92.0%
Residential (Multi-family) (North and South no longer tracked separately)
North Arlington - 4th Quarter 90.0%
93.0%
South Arlington - 4th Quarter 92.9%
91.0%
88.0%
90.0%
91.6%
92.1%
* *2010 population is based on latest census data. Other population data is estimated.
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