Arlington is a large city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 394,602 people and 86 associated neighborhoods, Arlington is the seventh largest community in Texas.

Also of interest is that Arlington has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.79% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Arlington is a popular destination for single career-starters. One thing that you will notice when you are out and about town is that there is a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters out at restaurants, listening to live music, and enjoying other activities. They are a real visible part of the culture of Arlington. This makes Arlington a good place to live for young professionals. With so many people in this demographic, Arlington presents many opportunities for single professionals to enjoy themselves, socialize, and to create lasting relationships.

The education level of Arlington citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 32.41% of adults in Arlington have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Arlington in 2018 was $33,477, which is upper middle income relative to Texas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $133,908 for a family of four. However, Arlington contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Arlington is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Arlington home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Arlington residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Arlington also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 29.96% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Arlington include German, English, Irish, African, and Italian.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Arlington's cultural character, accounting for 20.84% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in Arlington is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.