WHO WE ARE
Arlington City Profile
The City of Arlington is a diverse metropolitan area located within approximately 20 miles west of downtown Dallas and 12 miles east of downtown Fort Worth . What started as a small rural farming community in 1884 is now the nation ’ s 48 th largest city with nearly 400,000 residents . Arlington is the seventh-largest city in Texas and the eighth most diverse city in the nation . It has ranked in Top U . S . Cities to buy an Affordable Family Home , and was recently named 13 th Safest Large City in the U . S .
Arlington is a community where civic organizations , businesses and government work together to ensure the community retains its hometown identity , high quality of life and natural beauty . From shopping , dining and entertainment , Arlington continues to prove it is 99 square miles of culture and excellence .
Arlington boasts some of the nation ’ s top family-friendly attractions including AT & T Stadium ( home of the Dallas Cowboys ), Globe Life Field ( home of the Texas Rangers ), Six Flags Over Texas , Six Flags Hurricane Harbor , International Bowling Campus , Choctaw Stadium and the future home of the National Medal of Honor Museum . Additionally , Arlington has a growing corporate presence , including D . R . Horton , the Six Flags headquarters , a General Motors plant and Texas Health Resources .
Arlington also is home to quality medical , research and learning institutions like the University of Texas at Arlington and Tarrant County College Southeast , as well as Arlington , Mansfield , Kennedale and Hurst-Euless-Bedford independent school districts , and charter , private and parochial schools .
Through the investment of millions of dollars from the local , state and federal levels , improvement continues for Arlington ’ s infrastructure and streets . A local sales and use tax for street maintenance provides additional funding for repairs . The local economy is strengthened more by the presence of quality neighborhoods , parks , libraries , commercial development , and the Arlington Municipal Airport . Moody ’ s , Standard & Poors and Fitch continue to affirm Aa1 / AAA / AAA ratings for Permanent Improvement Bonds and Certificates of Obligation , which allows the City to issue municipal debt vital to the City ’ s infrastructure at a very low cost to the City .
Demographics
Average age : 32.9 years
Average home price : $ 331,875
Population : 392,786
White : 37.6 % Hispanic : 29.9 % African American : 22.9 % Asian : 6.7 %
FIRE CHIEF | CITY OF ARLINGTON , TEXAS