Arlington Comprehensive Plan Update Adopted 3-17-2015 | Page 22

Current Conditions
Population
The city’s population was estimated
at 368,644 at the end of 2013 having
added 1,468 residents since the
previous year. The bulk (67 percent) of
this population growth occurred in the
north and southeast areas of the city.
Distribution of the city’s population
remains unchanged from 2012 with
the highest concentrations of residents
living in the east and southeast areas
of the city.
As the city has continued to increase
in population, so has the diversity
of its population. Since 2000, the
percentage of minorities has increased
11 percent and accounted for
approximately 35 percent of the city’s
population in 2013. Additionally, the
percentage of residents of Hispanic or
Latino origin increased by 53 percent
to account for 28 percent of the total
population in 2013.

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