Arlington, KY

Census Place

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2023 Population
235
11.7% 1-year decline
US Senator
Mitch McConnell
Republican Party
US Senator
Rand Paul
Republican Party
2023 Median Age
45.8
5.53% 1-year increase
2023 Poverty Rate
37.4%
0.391% 1-year decrease
2023 Median Household Income
$36,250
3.69% 1-year decline
2023 Median Property Value
$64,400
21.9% 1-year decline
2023 Employed Population
83
9.78% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Arlington, KY had a population of 235 people with a median age of 45.8 and a median household income of $36,250. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Arlington, KY declined from 266 to 235, a −11.7% decrease and its median household income declined from $37,639 to $36,250, a −3.69% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Arlington, KY are White (Non-Hispanic) (81.7%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (8.94%), Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) (3.83%), Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) (3.4%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (1.28%).

None of the households in Arlington, KY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

96.6% of the residents in Arlington, KY are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Arlington, KY was $64,400, and the homeownership rate was 64.1%.

Most people in Arlington, KY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 34.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Arlington, KY was 1 car per household.

Population & Diversity

Arlington, KY is home to a population of 235 people, from which 96.6% are citizens. As of 2023, 3.4% of Arlington, KY residents were born outside of the country (8 people).

In 2023, there were 9.14 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (192 people) in Arlington, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 21 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 9 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

96.6%
2023 Citizenship
95.5%
2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 96.6% of Arlington, KY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Arlington, KY was 95.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Arlington, KY
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    192 ± 85
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    21 ± 18
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    9 ± 10
4.26%
Hispanic Population
10 people

In 2023, there were 9.14 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (192 people) in Arlington, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 21 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 9 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

4.26% of the people in Arlington, KY are hispanic (10 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Arlington, KY as a share of the total population.

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Foreign-Born Population

3.4%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
8 people
4.51%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
12 people

As of 2023, 3.4% of Arlington, KY residents (8 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Arlington, KY was 4.51%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    11 ± 23
  2. Vietnam
    11 ± 20
  3. Korea
    0 ± 18

Arlington, KY has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Arlington, KY employs 83 people. In 2023, the largest industries in Arlington, KY were Retail Trade (19 people), Transportation & Warehousing (13 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (11 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services ($60,000), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($41,094), and Manufacturing ($35,250).

Occupations

83
2023 Value
± 83
−9.78%
1 Year decline
± 145%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Arlington, KY declined at a rate of −9.78%, from 92 employees to 83 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Arlington, KY, are Sales & Related Occupations (20 people), Production Occupations (15 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (13 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Arlington, KY.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

83
2023 Value
± 83
−9.78%
1 Year decline
± 145%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Arlington, KY declined at a rate of −9.78%, from 92 employees to 83 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Arlington, KY, are Retail Trade (19 people), Transportation & Warehousing (13 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (11 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Arlington, KY, though some of these residents may live in Arlington, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$38,636
Median earning men ± $16,938
$35,750
Median earning women ± $18,259

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Retail Trade ($19,750), Public Administration ($N/A), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($N/A).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($41,250), Public Administration ($N/A), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($N/A).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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2.51%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.98M people employed in Kentucky. This represents a 2.51% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Kentucky.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Kentucky went to Donald J. Trump with 64.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (33.9%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.808%).

Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul are the senators currently representing the state of Kentucky. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Kentucky is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Kentucky

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Mitch McConnell
Senator from Kentucky2
Assumed office on January 3, 1985
Rand Paul
Senator from Kentucky3
Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul are the senators currently representing Kentucky.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Kentucky over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representatives from Kentucky

Kentucky is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Kentucky have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Education

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2023, 0.875% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.806% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (1.17M), Some college (753k), and Secondary Education (541k).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Arlington, KY was $64,400 in 2023, which is 0.212 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $82,500 to $64,400, a 21.9% decrease. The homeownership rate in Arlington, KY is 64.1%, which is lower than the national average of 65%.

People in Arlington, KY have an average commute time of 34.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Arlington, KY is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Property

$64,400
Median Property Value 2023
±$16,083
$66
Median Property Taxes
±$30

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Arlington, KY the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Arlington, KY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

64.1%
Homeownership
2023
48.5%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2023

In 2023, 64.1% of the housing units in Arlington, KY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 61.6%.

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Income by Location

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$36,250
Median Household Income
± $28,890
103
Number of Households
± 40

In 2023, the median household income of the 103 households in Arlington, KY declined from $36,250 from the previous year's value of $37,639.

The following chart displays the households in Arlington, KY distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $25k - $30k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Arlington, KY is from Arlington, KY.
N/A Wage GINI in N/A
  1. N/A
  2. N/A

In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023
  1. Drove Alone (91.5%)
  2. Worked At Home (8.54%)
  3. Carpooled (0%)

In 2023, 91.5% of workers in Arlington, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (8.54%) and those who carpooled to work (0%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

34.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Arlington, KY have a longer commute time (34.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 6.67% of the workforce in Arlington, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

1 car
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Arlington, KY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Arlington, KY have 1 car.

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Poverty & Diversity

37.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Arlington, KY (88 out of 235 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males < 5, followed by Females < 5 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Arlington, KY is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

97.4% of the population of Arlington, KY has health coverage, with 26.8% on employee plans, 38.3% on Medicaid, 19.6% on Medicare, 12.8% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Kentucky see 1,601 patients per year on average, which represents a 3.22% increase from the previous year (1,551 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1502 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 342 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.9% were men and 51.1% were women.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.3% under 18 years, 20.9% between 18 and 34 years, 27.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 27.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.9% were men and 51.1% were women.

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Uninsured People

2.55%
Uninsured
26.8%
Employer Coverage
38.3%
Medicaid
19.6%
Medicare
12.8%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Arlington, KY declined by 2.98% from 2.63% to 2.55%.

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