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Arlington, Texas - City Profile
T
he City of Arlington is a
diverse metropolitan area
located 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 51st largest city with
more than 370,000 residents. From
a regional perspective, Arlington is
the seventh-largest city in Texas.
Arlington is a community
where citizens, civic organizations,
businesses and city 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 that it really is 99 square
miles of culture and excellence
Arlington is known for being
a travel destination, boasting
some of the area’s and nation’s
top family-friendly attractions
including AT&T Stadium (home of
the Dallas Cowboys), Six Flags Over
Texas, Six Flags Hurricane Harbor,
International Bowling Campus and
Globe Life Park (home of the Texas
Rangers).
Arlington also is home to
quality medical, research and
learning institutions like The
University of Texas at Arlington and
Tarrant County College, as well as
FACTS & FIGURES
2013
2014
2015
365,930
369,508
379,370
$842
$892
$871
209,385
202,189
202,431
Unemployment Rate
5.9%
5.2%
4.0%
Housing Start Permits Issued
540
472
388
Foreclosures (residential and commercial)
695
500
361
Office
87.2%
88.4%
88.2%
Industrial
96.3%
96.4%
95.6%
Retail
93.6%
94.6%
94.7%
Population
General Obligation Debt per Citizen
Labor Force
Occupancy Rates
Arlington, Mansfield, Kennedale and
Hurst-Euless-Bedford independent
school districts, and charter, private,
parochial and home schools.
Through the investment of
millions of dollars from the local,
state and federal levels, we have
seen continual improvement
in Arlington’s infrastructure
and streets. A local sales and
use tax for street maintenance
continues to provide an additional
funding mechanism for repairs
of neighborhood streets and
thoroughfares.
The local economy is
strengthened even more by the
presence of quality neighborhoods,
parks, libraries, commercial
development and the Arlington
Municipal Airport, which provides
excellence in corporate and leisure
aviation services.
For more information, visit
www.ArlingtonTX.gov.
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