Montgomery County vs. Arlington County

Montgomery County (MD)Arlington County (VA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)1,052,567237,521
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)8.3%14.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)971,964207,687
Population, Census, April 1, 2010971,777207,627
Persons under 5 years, percent6.3%6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.2%18.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent15.5%10.6%
Female persons, percent51.6%49.9%
White alone, percent60.2%75.1%
Black or African American alone, percent19.9%9.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.7%0.6%
Asian alone, percent15.6%11.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent3.4%3.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent19.9%15.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent43.4%61.2%
Veterans, 2014-201842,37512,490
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201832.3%23.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)390,664116,532
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201865.4%43.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$476,500$669,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$2,505$2,955
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$812$941
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,742$1,936
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201333.2%63.3%
Building permits, 20181,9472,756
Households, 2014-2018370,227104,716
Persons per household, 2014-20182.792.18
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201885.5%79.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201840.6%29.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201895.6%95.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201890.7%90.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201891.3%94.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201859.0%74.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20184.8%3.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent8.0%7.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201871.1%77.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201865.8%72.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,080,0141,362,362
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)7,227,2311,450,588
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)2,172,64754,117
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)10,456,845935,338
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)13,706,2352,608,839
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,642$11,802
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201834.629.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$106,287$117,374
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$52,828$69,051
Persons in poverty, percent6.9%6.3%
Total employer establishments, 201727,4606,386
Total employment, 2017439,942140,158
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)28,025,99611,381,459
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20173.7%5.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017114,85820,716
All firms, 2012118,96521,665
Men-owned firms, 201262,01511,888
Women-owned firms, 201246,4047,902
Minority-owned firms, 201251,0516,403
Nonminority-owned firms, 201263,99214,039
Veteran-owned firms, 20129,1782,366
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012105,55518,087
Black-owned firms, percent, 200712.4%6.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.7%0.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 200712.1%9.5%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.1%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 200710.0%8.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200732.4%32.0%
Population per square mile, 20101,978.27,993.6
Land area in square miles, 2010491.2525.97

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Montgomery county (MD) and Arlington county (VA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.