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38002

Arlington, TN · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
43,882
Median household income
$116,895
People below poverty
4.7%
Median home value
$399,300

Income

The median income of households in 38002 was $116,895. An estimated 2.6% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 20.6% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 38002 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 2.6
$10,000 to $14,999 1.4
$15,000 to $24,999 4.5
$25,000 to $34,999 4
$35,000 to $49,999 5.7
$50,000 to $74,999 11.2
$75,000 to $99,999 11.1
$100,000 to $149,999 22.9
$150,000 to $199,999 15.9
$200,000 or more 20.6

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 38002 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 83998
Female 64216

An estimated 83.7% of households received earnings. An estimated 28.9% of households received Social Security and an estimated 28 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $27,554. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 38002 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 83.7
Social Security 28.9
Retirement income 28
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 3
Cash public assistance income 1.5

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 4.7 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 3.5% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 5.1% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 5.1% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 38002 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 4.7
Children under 18 years below poverty 3.5
People 65 years old and over below poverty 5.1
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 5.1

In 2020-2024, 3.2 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 42.4% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 57.4% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 37.7% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 38002 in 2020-2024, 95.8% had health insurance coverage and 4.2% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 84.7% and public coverage was 22.9%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 2.6%.


In 2020-2024, 38002 had a total population of 43,882 - 21,990 (50.1%) females and 21,892 (49.9%) males. The median age was 40.1 years. An estimated 27.4% of the population was under 18 years, 28.7% was 19 to 44 years, 27.3% was 45 to 64 years, and 14.3 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 38002 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1435 1167
5 to 9 1725 1835
10 to 14 1581 2139
15 to 19 1806 1340
20 to 24 1069 808
25 to 29 953 1067
30 to 34 913 1243
35 to 39 1254 1566
40 to 44 1642 2057
45 to 49 1765 1468
50 to 54 2154 1414
55 to 59 1323 1415
60 to 64 1094 1364
65 to 69 983 1219
70 to 74 1176 767
75 to 79 584 622
80 to 84 192 166
85 and over 243 333

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 69.9% were White; 18.2% were Black or African American; 15.5% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 3.3% were Asian; 4.8% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 6.3% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 5.5% of the people in 38002 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 69.1% of the people in 38002 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 15,248 households in 38002. The average household size was 2.86 people.

Married-couple households made up 64.6% of the households in 38002 while cohabiting couple households made up 3.6% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 17.9% of all households, while 14% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 10.4% of households were male householders living alone, and 9.2% were female householders living alone, for a total of 19.6% of all households.

In 38002, 40.3% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 30.3% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 38002 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 64.6
Cohabiting Couples 3.6
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
14
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
17.9

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 60.8% of males and 59.6% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 26.1 22.9
Now married, except separated 60.8 59.6
Separated 0.5 1
Widowed 4.6 7
Divorced 8 9.5

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 38002, 819 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 27.2% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 93.1% of the people living in 38002 were U.S. natives. 58.9% of the 38002 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 6.9% of 38002 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 69.5% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 74.6 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 38002 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 38002.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 38002 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 26.3
Asia 30.6
Europe 18.8
Africa 15.9
Northern America 8.4
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 38002 in 2020-2024, 9.1 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 3.8% of people at least five years old; 2.9% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 38002 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 3.8
Other Indo-European languages 3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.8
Other languages 0.5

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 92 % of the people at least one year old living in 38002 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 38002 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 92
Different house, same county 3.6
Different county, same state 1.6
Different state 2.6
Abroad 0.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 96 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 45.8% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 3.9% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 38002 was 12,634 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 853 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 9,160. College or graduate school enrollment was 2,621.

Educational Attainment of People in 38002 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 3.9
High school diploma or equivalency 21.3
Some college, no degree 19.6
Associate's degree 9.4
Bachelor's degree 28.9
Graduate or professional degree 16.9

Disability

In 38002, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 9.9 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 4.1% of people under 18 years old, to 7.9% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 28.6% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 38002, 65.5 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 32% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 76.9% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 16.4% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 6.7 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 16,823 76.9
Federal, state, or local government workers 3,582 16.4
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,472 6.7

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 38002 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 38002 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.3
Construction 6.2
Manufacturing 7.5
Wholesale trade 2.6
Retail trade 11
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 9.7
Information 1.1
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 6.1
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 11.9
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 24.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 6.9
Other Services, except public administration 5.7
Public administration 6.9

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 38002 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 10,360 47.3
Service occupations 3,185 14.6
Sales and office occupations 4,349 19.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,355 6.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 2,640 12.1

Commuting to Work

An estimated 78% of 38002 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 6.1% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 26.8 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 38002 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 78
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 6.1
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0.2
Other means 0.8
Worked from home 14.8

In 2020-2024, 38002 had a total of 15,690 housing units. Of these housing units, 89.2% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 7.8% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 2.5% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 38002 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 89.2
Apartments in multi-unit structures 7.8
Mobile homes 2.5
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.5

21.8% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 1.5% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 38002 was 7.5 rooms, and of these housing units 89.7% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 38002 had 15,248 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 442 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 83.6% while renters occupied 16.4%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.92 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.59.

3.3% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 5% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 2.1% and another 32.9% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 38002:

House Heating Fuel Used in 38002 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 58.9
Electricity 40.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0.1
No fuel used 0.1

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 38002 was $399,300.

Of the owner-occupied households, 73.1 % had a mortgage. 26.9% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $2,233 and for owners without a mortgage it was $715.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 38002 was $1,753. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.