22201 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 22201, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

22201 is a zip code in Arlington County, Virginia, which covers Arlington, with a total population of 39,240 people.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in the 22201 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 22201.

The estimated population of people living in 22201 is 39,240, with a median age of 31.6.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 22201 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
39,240
+0.64%
+4.57%
2020
38,990
+1.16%
-
2019
38,541
+2.65%
-
2018
37,545
+0.06%
-
2017
37,524
 - -

Population of 22201 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 22201 zip code changed? The US Census Bureau gives us a few defined types that the population is broken down into.

Let's look at the total numbers and also the change over the last 5 years.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
70%
70.6%
 -0.85%
Black/African American
3.8%
3.9%
 -2.56%
Native
0.2%
0.1%
 +100.00%
Hispanic
11.4%
12.3%
 -7.32%
Asian
10.7%
9.4%
 +13.83%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
3.4%
3.4%
 0.00%
Other
0.4%
0.3%
 +33.33%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 22201 zip for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of 22201 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 22201 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 22201 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 31.6 0% 32.9 +2.49% 30.8 -1.28%
2020 31.6 -1.56% 32.1 -1.83% 31.2 -0.64%
2019 32.1 +1.26% 32.7 +1.24% 31.4 +0.96%
2018 31.7 +0.63% 32.3 -0.31% 31.1 +1.3%
2017 31.5 - 32.4 - 30.7 -

The median age of the 22201 zip gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population in the 22201 area, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 1,448 +8.27% 1,719 -1.62% 1,473 1,679
10 to 19 625 +61.9% 707 +40.32% 1,099 1,021
20 to 29 5,431 +8.62% 6,372 +0.58% 5,911 6,397
30 to 39 5,006 +0.95% 4,552 -3.53% 5,039 4,390
40 to 49 2,672 -11.53% 2,146 +7.53% 2,340 2,294
50 to 59 1,663 +15.35% 1,581 -14.87% 1,926 1,328
60 to 69 1,177 +31.21% 1,192 -11.86% 1,567 1,051
70+ 588 +21.03% 645 +48.84% 714 1,011

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 22201 zip code is $133,471.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less.

The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for 22201.

  • Under 25
    $88,100.00
  • 25 to 44
    $145,179.00
  • 45 to 64
    $143,818.00
  • 65 and over
    $64,939.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 22201 zip code, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in 22201, and then dividing that number by the total number of households.

This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of 22201 is currently $168,236.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

25.66% of households in 22201 are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of 22201 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    6.65%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    5.32%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    11.74%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    11.90%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    21.55%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    17.18%
  • $200,000 or more
    25.66%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 22201 is $86,022.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 22201 by the total population of 22201.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 22201 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 22201 to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    40.57%
  • Bachelor's degree
    52.54%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    1.65%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    4.84%
  • Less than high school diploma
    0.39%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 22201 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 22201 zip over the age of 16 is 34,543.

Of those people, a total of 84.30% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in 22201 is 81.30%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate. Here's how that breaks down for the 22201 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 575 28.00% 0.00%
20 to 24 years 3,950 90.00% 0.50%
25 to 29 years 8,358 94.50% 3.00%
30 to 34 years 5,174 94.00% 1.00%
35 to 44 years 6,958 92.40% 4.60%
45 to 54 years 3,544 91.70% 0.90%
55 to 59 years 1,641 75.00% 6.90%
60 to 64 years 1,358 65.40% 7.00%
65 to 74 years 2,021 36.00% 0.00%
75 years and over 964 10.70% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 22201. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau (which we mentioned earlier in this article).

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 26,173 85.70% 2.10%
Black or African American 1,377 68.80% 3.30%
American Indian and Alaska Native 129 70.50% 0.00%
Asian 3,665 81.10% 1.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 7 100.00% 0.00%
Other 1,160 74.90% 6.00%
Two or more races 2,032 88.20% 10.50%
Hispanic or Latino 3,881 78.90% 7.80%
Not Hispanic or Latino 24,431 86.20% 2.20%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 22201 area as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in 22201 is 28,092, with median earnings of $83,973.00.

Women in 22201 are earning approximately 75.40% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 28,092 $83,973.00
Male 14,664 $94,058.00
Female 13,428 $70,874.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 22201 even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 5,225 $105,074.00
Business and Financial 5,563 $88,284.00
Computer and Mathematical 3,917 $91,800.00
Architecture and Engineering 684 $107,552.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 953 $84,492.00
Community and Social Service 285 $59,290.00
Legal 2,190 $141,442.00
Educational and Library 1,442 $60,357.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 1,396 $65,000.00
Healthcare Practitioners 1,077 $67,013.00
Healthcare Support 18 $0.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 108 $102,000.00
Law Enforcement 245 $64,781.00
Food Preparation and Serving 519 $33,666.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 168 $16,755.00
Personal Care and Service 412 $20,063.00
Sales 1,574 $73,977.00
Office and Administrative Support 1,522 $62,000.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 46 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 265 $42,917.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 112 $50,648.00
Production 146 $77,931.00
Transportation and Material Moving 160 $40,530.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 22201 when it is broken down by male and female.

This lets us see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings for 22201.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 2,622 $117,800.00 2,603 $84,519.00
Business and Financial 2,972 $93,550.00 2,591 $83,281.00
Computer and Mathematical 2,841 $98,205.00 1,076 $73,804.00
Architecture and Engineering 538 $107,969.00 146 $96,250.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 407 $85,179.00 546 $80,556.00
Community and Social Service 147 $68,347.00 138 $58,693.00
Legal 1,103 $175,078.00 1,087 $105,346.00
Educational and Library 467 $70,694.00 975 $56,639.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 576 $73,538.00 820 $58,812.00
Healthcare Practitioners 174 $86,346.00 903 $66,145.00
Healthcare Support 0 $0.00 18 $0.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 82 $101,500.00 26 $0.00
Law Enforcement 199 $73,304.00 46 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 234 $36,471.00 285 $22,636.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 54 $61,143.00 114 $15,319.00
Personal Care and Service 93 $44,479.00 319 $17,067.00
Sales 1,079 $87,587.00 495 $65,369.00
Office and Administrative Support 461 $77,181.00 1,061 $56,203.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 46 $0.00 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 190 $43,333.00 75 $22,404.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 112 $50,648.00 0 $0.00
Production 77 $78,060.00 69 $67,232.00
Transportation and Material Moving 125 $41,856.00 35 $0.00

Households and Family Size

A household is defined by the US Census Bureau as a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 19,946 households in 22201, with an average household size of 1.94 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 7,074 families living in the 22201 zip code with an average family size of 2.75 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each, that live in 22201:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 6,000 602 472 12,872
Average Household Size 2.86 2.4 2.83 1.46
Total Families 6,000 602 472 0
Average Household Size 2.81 2.16 2.65 0

Poverty

Of the 7,074 families living in 22201, 4.20% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 22201:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 21,182 housing units in 22201.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 19,946 94.16%
Vacant 1,236 5.84%

63.45% of the total 21,182 housing units in 22201 are rental units. This is approximately 13,439 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 6,256 are occupied by the owner - or 29.53% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 22201 is $2,307.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 22201 that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    251
  • Less than $500
    62
  • $500 to $999
    66
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    1,214
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    3,077
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    3,741
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    2,704
  • $3,000 or more
    2,575

Property Value

The median value of a property in 22201 is $696,500.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 22201 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    34
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    24
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    36
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    29
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    380
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    1,430
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    2,804
  • $1,000,000 or more
    1,519

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 22201. The chart below shows the number of properties in 22201 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    2,240
  • 1940 to 1949
    1,426
  • 1950 to 1959
    1,231
  • 1960 to 1969
    1,938
  • 1970 to 1979
    1,257
  • 1980 to 1989
    2,681
  • 1990 to 1999
    3,290
  • 2000 to 2009
    4,503
  • 2010 to 2013
    2,601
  • 2014 or later
    15

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in 22201 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    3,390
  • 1 vehicle available
    10,848
  • 2 vehicles available
    4,531
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    1,177

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 22201 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 22201 that commute to work in a particular way.

29.6 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 22201.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    250
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    802
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    1,580
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    2,207
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    2,692
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    2,601
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    5,442
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    1,331
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    1,950
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    2,249
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    799
  • 90 or more minutes
    248

Summary

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