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Fairfax, VA vs Arlington, TX

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- Arlington is 0% more densely populated than Fairfax.
- People are 14.2% less likely to be married in Arlington.
- The Median Age is 4.6 years younger in Arlington.
 Fairfax, VAArlington, TXUnited States
 Population  Unlock392,304329,725,481
 Female Population51.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock33.138.4
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 Population - 201022,616  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock332,969285,036,114
 Population - 199019,622  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock19.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now19.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,094.693.4
 Land Area6.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock3.7264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Fairfax, VAArlington, TXUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Fairfax, VAArlington, TXUnited States
 White54.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock22.4%12.2%
 Asian18.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock29.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Fairfax, VAArlington, TXUnited States
 Married Population56.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock45.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock51.7%50.2%
 Never Married31.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.0%10.8%
 Widowed4.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.852.60
 Households9,090  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock93,68080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children41.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock35.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,241  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock19.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Fairfax    28 Reviews

I lived in the area for 17 years through high school until I eventually became a truck driver. Having now seen most states extensively, I wanted to fairly review what  More

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Living in Fairfax, or any of the Northern Virginia suburbs of DC, means dealing with highways that are a Gordian knot of converging lanes and overpasses, making long  More

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Over 10 years ago

The Cost of living here is high. Though the standard of living is also high, unless you're making over 50,000/year, it's difficult to both live and build any sort of  More

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Reviews for Arlington    34 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Great proximity to both Dallas and Ft Worth. Good selection of restaurants. Nice neighborhoods with beautiful oaks and rolling hills. Close to 6 Flags, Dallas Cowboys  More

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Over 7 years ago

I’ve lived in Arlington since 1976. It is now nothing but apartment complexes for as far as you can see and they are mostly section 8. Crime is out of control. We are  More

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Over 8 years ago

If you have a good car you can travel to the cities bordering Arlington (within 15 miles) and pay their non-citizen fees and use their very nice senior facilities.   More

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