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Arlington, Washington: commercial real estate data.
Arlington is a Census city of 21,095 people across 9.97 square miles of land, in Snohomish County. Median household income is $88,231, 62.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 73 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $61.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Arlington
What Arlington is
- Census place typecity
- Land area9.97 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,116
- County holding the largest share of its areaSnohomish 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
- Population21,095
- Median age36.6
- Population under 185,292
- Share under 1825.1 percent
- Population 65 and over2,913
- Share 65 and over13.8 percent
- Households7,695
- Family households5,098
- Share of households that are families66.3 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$88,231
- Per capita income$44,206
- Civilian labor force10,446
- Employed10,007
- Unemployed439 plus or minus 167
- Unemployment rate4.2 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Adults 25 and over13,710
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher20.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.4 percent plus or minus 1.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Arlington
Housing in Arlington
- Housing units8,230
- Occupied units7,695
- Vacant units535 plus or minus 219
- Vacancy rate6.5 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Owner occupied4,788
- Renter occupied2,907
- Ownership rate62.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$538,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,905
- Annual rent as a share of median income25.9 percent
- Single family units5,619
- Share single family68.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,167
- Share in buildings of two or more26.3 percent
- Mobile homes401 plus or minus 180
- Median year structure built1996
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 commute8,768
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,914
- Share commuting under 15 minutes21.8 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more4,410
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more50.3 percent
- Drove alone74.2 percent
- Carpooled10.3 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Public transport1.2 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Walked1.6 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Worked from home11.9 percent plus or minus 2.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Arlington
SBA loans in Arlington (7(a))
- Approvals73
- Gross approval$61,841,400
- Average approval$847,142
- Median approval$280,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$2,578,800
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported669
- Jobs per approval9.2
- Loans with a final outcome16
- Paid in full16
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more21.9 percent
- Share to franchises15.1 percent
- Distinct lenders34
- Distinct industries by NAICS49
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Arlington, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 16 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)
- Approvals23
- Gross approval$24,448,000
- Average approval$1,062,957
- Median approval$559,000
- Largest approval$3,702,000
- Jobs supported169
- Loans with a final outcome10
- Charged off1
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Arlington, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 10 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 communityCity of Arlington
- NFIP community number530271
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/19/20
The City of Arlington participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 530271 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.
Snohomish County, not Arlington
Snohomish County context, not Arlington figures
- Establishments in Snohomish County20,258
- Covered employment, Snohomish County297,617
- Average annual pay, Snohomish County$79,940
- Housing units permitted, Snohomish County4,149
Every figure in this section is published for Snohomish County as a whole and is not a measurement of Arlington.
All Snohomish County figures →
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.
Coverage
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, Washington?
21,095, in 7,695 households. Arlington city covers 9.97 square miles of land, which is 2,116 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?
Snohomish 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?
$88,231. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $538,800. Median gross rent is $1,905 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?
73 7(a) approvals totaling $61.8 m since FY2020, across 34 lenders, median approval $280,000, plus 23 504 approvals worth $24.4 m 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 16 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, city of, community 530271, 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 Snohomish 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.