About the Arlington, Virginia Area 

Quick facts about Arlington

• Arlington is an urban county of about 26 square miles.
• Located directly across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. 
• Estimated population of 198,267 on January 1, 2005, a 5% increase since 2000.
• Very dense population of 7,700 persons per square mile.
• Ethnically and culturally diverse. More than 40% of Arlington's residents are Hispanic/Latino, African-American, Asian or multi-racial.
• Arlington County public school children speak more that 60 different languages.
• Highly educated with over 60% of adults age 25 and older have a bachelor's degree or higher and 30% have a graduate or professional degree.
• Over 50 Civic Associations, Dozens of citizen boards and commissions
• Almost 200 public parks and playgrounds
• 86 miles of biking/jogging trails
• 14 community centers
• 5 theatres
• 8 libraries
• 195,205 jobs as of January 1, 2005
• Largest employer's are the Federal Government, US Airways, Verizon, Marriott Corporation, SAIC and Virginia Hospital Center
•  Unemployment rate of 1.4% as of December 2004
• One of the lowest tax rates in the Washington, D.C. region of $.958 per $100 of assessed value in 2005
  
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