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Arlington, Tennessee: commercial real estate data.
Arlington is a Census town of 15,205 people across 23.75 square miles of land, in Shelby County. Median household income is $135,105, 84.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 16 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $9.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Arlington
What Arlington is
- Census place typetown
- Land area23.75 sq mi
- Water area0.04 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land640
- County holding the largest share of its areaShelby County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Arlington
How many people live in Arlington
- Population15,205
- Median age36.7
- Population under 184,768
- Share under 1831.4 percent
- Population 65 and over1,414 plus or minus 292
- Share 65 and over9.3 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Households4,837
- Family households4,150
- Share of households that are families85.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Arlington
Income and work in Arlington
- Median household income$135,105
- Per capita income$48,986
- Civilian labor force8,138
- Employed7,864
- Unemployed274 plus or minus 138
- Unemployment rate3.4 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Adults 25 and over9,406
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher51.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree16.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Arlington
Housing in Arlington
- Housing units4,884
- Occupied units4,837
- Vacant units47 plus or minus 70
- Vacancy rate1.0 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Owner occupied4,098
- Renter occupied739 plus or minus 217
- Ownership rate84.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$424,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,164
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.2 percent
- Single family units4,560
- Share single family93.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more324 plus or minus 188
- Share in buildings of two or more6.6 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built2005
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Arlington
How Arlington gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute6,640
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,008 plus or minus 253
- Share commuting under 15 minutes15.2 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more3,497
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more52.7 percent
- Drove alone78.2 percent
- Carpooled5.7 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.4 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Worked from home14.9 percent plus or minus 4.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Arlington
SBA loans in Arlington (7(a))
- Approvals16
- Gross approval$9,866,300
- Average approval$616,644
- Median approval$303,000
- Largest approval$2,630,000
- Jobs supported151
- Jobs per approval9.4
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Paid in full3
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more12.5 percent
- Share to franchises25.0 percent
- Distinct lenders13
- Distinct industries by NAICS15
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Arlington, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Arlington
SBA loans in Arlington (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$418,000
- Average approval$418,000
- Median approval$418,000
- Largest approval$418,000
- Jobs supported3
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Arlington, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Arlington
Flood risk in Arlington
- NFIP communityTown of Arlington
- NFIP community number470262
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/06/13
The Town of Arlington participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 470262 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Shelby County, not Arlington
Shelby County context, not Arlington figures
- Establishments in Shelby County19,359
- Covered employment, Shelby County482,470
- Average annual pay, Shelby County$71,518
- Housing units permitted, Shelby County2,061
Every figure in this section is published for Shelby County as a whole and is not a measurement of Arlington.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Arlington questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Arlington, Tennessee?
15,205, in 4,837 households. Arlington town covers 23.75 square miles of land, which is 640 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Arlington in?
Shelby County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Arlington?
$135,105. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $424,400. Median gross rent is $2,164 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Arlington businesses?
16 7(a) approvals totaling $9.9 m since FY2020, across 13 lenders, median approval $303,000, plus 1 504 approvals worth $418,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Arlington, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Arlington borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Arlington. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Arlington in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Arlington appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Arlington, town of, community 470262, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Arlington figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Shelby County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Arlington.
Is zoning published for Arlington?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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