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Arlington
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| Location |
Pop. |
Median Family
Income (2000) |
| Arlington |
332,969 |
$56,080 |
|
Bedford |
47,152 |
$71,017 |
|
Euless |
46,005 |
$54,697 |
|
Grand Prairie |
127,427 |
$51,449 |
|
Hurst |
36,273 |
$57,955 |
|
North Richland Hills |
55,635 |
$64,718 |
Arlington
High Schools
(Sorted by Number of Students)
MARTIN HIGH SCHOOL
4501 W PLEASANT RDG RD
817-561-8600
Serves 3,427 students.
Student/teacher ratio: 15.8
SUMMIT HIGH SCHOOL
1071 W TURNER WARNELL
817-473-5660
Serves 3,281 students.
Student/teacher ratio: 16.7
SAM HOUSTON HIGH SCHOOL
2000 SAM HOUSTON DR
817-459-8200
Serves 2,956 students.
Student/teacher ratio: 14.1
LAMAR HIGH SCHOOL
1400 LAMAR BLVD
817-459-8300
Serves 2,948 students.
Student/teacher ratio: 15.2
ARLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL
818 W PARK ROW
817-459-8100
Serves 2,696 students.
Student/teacher ratio: 16.4
BOWIE HIGH SCHOOL
2101 HIGHBANK DR
817-472-4400
Serves 2,549 students.
Student/teacher ratio: 14.1
SEGUIN HIGH SCHOOL
7001 SILO
817-375-6700
Serves 1,581 students.
Student/teacher ratio: 14.5
METRO CHARTER ACADEMY
500 HOUSTON ST
817-226-1261
A charter school.
Title I eligible, not participating.
Serves 356 students.
Student/teacher ratio: 17
NEWCOMER CENTER
701 E ARBROOK BLVD
817-419-1220
A Non-traditional School
A Title I school.
Serves 338 students.
Student/teacher ratio: 11.7
VENTURE ALTER HIGH SCHOOL
4900 W ARKANSAS LN
817-492-6400
A Non-traditional School
Serves 319 students.
Student/teacher ratio: 10.3
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Arlington
Mortgage Statistics
|
Category |
Value |
|
Homes With No Mortgage |
36% |
|
With A Mortgage |
64% |
|
First Mortgage Only |
54% |
|
Second Mortgage or Home Equity Loan |
9% |
|
Second Mortgage Only |
6% |
|
Home Equity Loan Only |
3% |
Arlington
Housing Expenses
|
Category |
Value |
|
Owner Costs as % of Income |
16.8% |
|
Median Real Estate Taxes (2000) |
$703 |
Arlington
Household Size
|
Category |
Value |
|
Total Occupied |
2,857 |
|
1-Person Households |
35% |
|
2-Person Households |
32% |
|
3-Person Households |
14% |
|
4-Person Households |
12% |
|
5-Person Households |
5% |
|
6-Person Households |
1% |
|
7+-Person Households |
1% |
Arlington
Housing
- Year Built
|
Category |
Value |
|
Median Year Built |
1953 |
|
Median Year Built (Owner Occupied) |
1950 |
|
Median Year Built (Renter Occupied) |
1959 |
Arlington
Home Heating
|
Category |
Value |
|
Using Utility Co. Gas Heat |
90% |
|
Using Bottled/Tank Gas Heat |
0% |
|
Using Electric Heat |
9% |
|
Using Oil Heat |
0% |
|
Using Coal |
0% |
|
Using Wood Heating |
0% |
|
Using Solar Heat |
0% |
|
Other Heating |
0% |
|
No Heating |
0% |
Arlington
Housing Size
|
Category |
Value |
|
No Bedrooms |
0% |
|
1 Bedroom |
2% |
|
2 Bedrooms |
34% |
|
3 Bedrooms |
40% |
|
4 Bedrooms |
20% |
|
5+ Bedrooms |
5% |
Arlington
Realtors
Keller Williams - Lewis Robinson
(469) 335-2235
Arlington
City Information
Arlington,
Texas has a population of
365,000 and is located near the
Dallas-Ft. Worth Metroplex,
which boasts a workforce of 2
million people. It is home to
the
University of Texas at Arlington,
a 30,000-student school with a
prestigious engineering college.
Major corporations like
General Motors and
National Semicoductor Wafer
Plant call Arlington home,
and its independent school
district provides students with
outstanding education. Named
after Robert E. Lee’s home,
Arlington is known as the
entertainment capital of Texas
because of its
Six Flags Over Texas
amusement park and
Hurricane Harbor Water Park.
Its 82 parks, including the
1,300 acre River Legacy, and
convenient access to
Dallas-Ft.
Worth make it a world class
city.
Arlington has a
wide range of cultural amenities, and it
is within the larger metropolitan
Dallas-Ft.
Worth area. Well known symphonies
and ballets are common in the city. The
city has many fine museums, such as the
Arlington Museum of Art, the Fielder
House, the
Center
for Research and Contemporary Art,
and UTA
Special Collections. The music and
theater scene thrives with such
organizations as Theater Arlington, the
Arlington Community Band, Creative Arts
Theater and School Tour, and UTA Concert
Series.
The
Texas Rangers have called
Arlington home for eleven
seasons, and, starting in 2009,
the new $650 million
Dallas Cowboys Stadium will
open. This means that major
league sports fans will find
Arlington a very satisfying
place to live. For amateur
athletes and sports fans,
Arlington has a wide range of
quality sports facilities. For
example, the Elzie Odom
Recreation Center offers spaces
for basketball, fencing,
gymnastics, in-line hockey,
martial arts, volleyball, rock
climbing, wrestling,
weightlifting, indoor soccer,
and skating. And the Harold
Patterson Sports Center offers
12 youth baseball fields, 6
lighted youth football fields,
23 soccer fields, and four adult
softball fields.
For the
outdoor enthusiast, Arlington
has 82 public parks inside the
city. The largest is
River Legacy Parks, which
includes 1,300 acres on the
Trinity River right in the
middle of Arlington. Eight miles
of paved trails give hikers and
bikers plenty of room to roam,
and the abundant wildlife will
thrill botanists and birders
alike. The park also includes
picnic areas, a meditation area,
river outlooks, multipurpose
areas, water fountains,
restrooms, and a playground. The
city has a goal in place to
create a connected chain of
parks along the Trinity River
from
Dallas all the way to
Fort Worth.
Lake Arlington is another
exciting outdoor attraction in
the area. This 2,275 acre lake
gives visitors the chance to
enjoy activities such as
fishing, sailing, water skiing,
biking, skating, picnics, and
community events.
The
nightlife in Arlington is quite
varied, and can offer something
for everyone. From theater to
ballet to music to dining,
activities abound. The Cowboys
Dancehall has a
3,500-square-foot dance floor
and features live country music
from today’s stars like Alabama,
Lonestar, the Bellemay Brothers,
Willie Nelson, and others.
Humperdinks Bar and Brill
Featuring Big Horn Brewery is a
family restaurant and well known
micro brewery with 30 TVs and
live karaoke. The new Arlington
nightclub Moose & Vinny’s brings
a taste of
Dallas nightlife to the city
with live bands four nights a
week. And Xtra Innings Sports
Bar is a high energy venue with
video games, billiards,
shuffleboard, and sports fans
from around the world.
Political Inclinations
Arlington
folks tended to give their
money ($91,380) to George W. Bush in the
2004 Presidential race. More campaign
money flowed to the Republican party
than to competing parties.
Arlington
Housing
As of 2000, the share of housing
units in Arlington
that were
owner-occupied was 59%.
Commuting
In Arlington
, 94% of commuters drive to
work. One of the nice things about the
city is its reasonable commuting times.
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