Tarrant County · Texas
Arlington, TX demographics
Population, income and the local tax burden that sits on top of them — sourced from the Census Bureau and the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.
Quick answer
Arlington, TX has a population of 398,854 and a median household income of $72,723 — about $6,060 a month before tax. That ranks 37 of 94 covered metros by income and 49 of 94 by population.
Population
398,854
City limits, ACS 5-year
Median household income
$72,723
ACS 5-year estimate
Combined sales tax
8.25%
Texas + local
Income rank
#37
of 94 covered metros
Estimated annual sales tax on a median household
A Arlington household at the median income of $72,723 spending roughly a quarter of pre-tax income on taxable retail goods would pay about $1,500 a year in sales tax at 8.25%. This is an illustration, not a filing figure: the taxable share of spending varies with household composition, and Texas exempts or discounts several categories. Arlington is the largest US city with no mass transit authority; its second local penny funds crime control and parks districts instead.
Method: median household income × 25% taxable share × combined rate. The 25% share is a rough national benchmark from the BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, not a Arlington-specific measurement.
Sources
What each figure on this page comes from.
- Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates
- Source: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts rate tables · rates as published for 2026