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76006

Arlington, TX · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
23,446
Median household income
$59,139
People below poverty
12.9%
Median home value
$294,200

Income

The median income of households in 76006 was $59,139. An estimated 3.7% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 6.8% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 76006 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3.7
$10,000 to $14,999 1.1
$15,000 to $24,999 5.4
$25,000 to $34,999 14.1
$35,000 to $49,999 17.9
$50,000 to $74,999 20.9
$75,000 to $99,999 13
$100,000 to $149,999 12.8
$150,000 to $199,999 4.2
$200,000 or more 6.8

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 76006 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 52418
Female 46736

An estimated 92.2% of households received earnings. An estimated 11.1% of households received Social Security and an estimated 11.5 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $23,669. 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 76006 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 92.2
Social Security 11.1
Retirement income 11.5
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 1.8
Cash public assistance income 1.5

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 12.9 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 22.4% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 1% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 12% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 76006 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 12.9
Children under 18 years below poverty 22.4
People 65 years old and over below poverty 1
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 12

In 2020-2024, 6.3 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 65% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 16.1% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 43.7% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 76006 in 2020-2024, 79.9% had health insurance coverage and 20.1% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 61.1% and public coverage was 26.6%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 9.4%.


In 2020-2024, 76006 had a total population of 23,446 - 11,787 (50.3%) females and 11,659 (49.7%) males. The median age was 33.5 years. An estimated 18.2% of the population was under 18 years, 48% was 19 to 44 years, 22.9% was 45 to 64 years, and 9 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 76006 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 737 737
5 to 9 635 464
10 to 14 469 453
15 to 19 497 718
20 to 24 829 1469
25 to 29 1737 1364
30 to 34 1020 1308
35 to 39 1175 789
40 to 44 813 748
45 to 49 503 460
50 to 54 1198 1046
55 to 59 596 531
60 to 64 408 624
65 to 69 608 405
70 to 74 266 393
75 to 79 74 92
80 to 84 94 157
85 and over 0 29

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 33.2% were White; 36.8% were Black or African American; 5% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 4.7% were Asian; 15.2% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 21.3% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 26.3% of the people in 76006 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 28.1% of the people in 76006 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 12,456 households in 76006. The average household size was 1.88 people.

Married-couple households made up 24.3% of the households in 76006 while cohabiting couple households made up 8.4% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 34.4% of all households, while 33% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 28.3% of households were male householders living alone, and 21.5% were female householders living alone, for a total of 49.8% of all households.

In 76006, 22.1% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 13.5% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 76006 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 24.3
Cohabiting Couples 8.4
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
33
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
34.4

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 34.8% of males and 32.1% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 46.8 47.1
Now married, except separated 34.8 32.1
Separated 4 3.5
Widowed 0.9 3.5
Divorced 13.5 13.8

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 76006, 339 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 47.8% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 82.5% of the people living in 76006 were U.S. natives. 48.1% of the 76006 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 17.5% of 76006 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 43.8% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 59.4 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 76006 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 76006.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 76006 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 53.1
Asia 22.8
Europe 3.3
Africa 19.8
Northern America 0.8
Oceania 0.2

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 76006 in 2020-2024, 28.4 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 20.1% of people at least five years old; 9.1% 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 76006 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 20.1
Other Indo-European languages 3.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 2.1
Other languages 3

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 84.2 % of the people at least one year old living in 76006 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 76006 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 84.2
Different house, same county 7.9
Different county, same state 3.1
Different state 4.2
Abroad 0.6

Education

In 2020-2024, 91.5 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 36% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 8.5% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 76006 was 4,941 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 262 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,624. College or graduate school enrollment was 2,055.

Educational Attainment of People in 76006 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 8.5
High school diploma or equivalency 17
Some college, no degree 28.7
Associate's degree 9.8
Bachelor's degree 23.6
Graduate or professional degree 12.4

Disability

In 76006, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 8.9 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 1.8% of people under 18 years old, to 8.9% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 23% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 76006, 76.5 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 19.9% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 83.2% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 12% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.7 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 12,545 83.2
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,804 12
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 707 4.7

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 76006 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 76006 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.3
Construction 4.8
Manufacturing 10
Wholesale trade 2.5
Retail trade 10.3
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 15.6
Information 1.5
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 6.7
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 15.4
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 13.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 9.6
Other Services, except public administration 6.1
Public administration 3.7

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 76006 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 5,324 35.3
Service occupations 2,349 15.6
Sales and office occupations 3,131 20.8
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 867 5.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 3,407 22.6

Commuting to Work

An estimated 74.9% of 76006 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 6.4% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 24.4 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 76006 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 74.9
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 6.4
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.1
Walked 0.4
Other means 2
Worked from home 16.2

In 2020-2024, 76006 had a total of 13,990 housing units. Of these housing units, 21.5% 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"). 73.5% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 4.7% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 76006 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 21.5
Apartments in multi-unit structures 73.5
Mobile homes 4.7
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.3

3.7% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 0% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 76006 was 3.8 rooms, and of these housing units 21% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 76006 had 12,456 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,534 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 24.8% while renters occupied 75.2%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.22 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.77.

8.8% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 2.8% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 6.5% and another 7% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 76006:

House Heating Fuel Used in 76006 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 15.1
Electricity 84.4
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0.2
No fuel used 0.2

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 76006 was $294,200.

Of the owner-occupied households, 40.6 % had a mortgage. 59.4% 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 $2,225 and for owners without a mortgage it was $901.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 76006 was $1,405. 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.