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22204 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 22204 covers Arlington, Virginia, with a population of about 51,971 and a median household income of $109,277.

Population
51,97112,619 per square mile
Median age
36.12.6 points below the US average
Median household income
$109,2771.2× the Virginia median
Poverty rate
8.2%4.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$607,172up 5.8% in five years
Median rent
$1,8711.2× the Virginia median
Degree or higher
62%27 points above the US average
Homeownership
42%23 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
651

Where 22204 is

Arlington, Virginia — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population51,971
Median age36.1
Family households49.6%
Born outside the US31.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home43.6%
White (non-Hispanic)41.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)17.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)10.8%
Hispanic or Latino25.5%
Veterans4.3%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$109,277
Income per person$63,865
Poverty rate8.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance8.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.0%
$10–15k2.5%
$15–20k1.4%
$20–25k2.0%
$25–30k2.8%
$30–35k2.7%
$35–40k1.2%
$40–45k3.8%
$45–50k2.0%
$50–60k5.7%
$60–75k5.9%
$75–100k11.4%
$100–125k11.8%
$125–150k8.6%
$150–200k12.0%
$200k or more23.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed28,340
Mean adjusted gross income$87,748
Returns declaring $200,000 or more9.3%
Returns, under $25k25.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k20.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k18.3%
Returns, $200k or more9.3%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$672,100
Median gross rent$1,871
Rent as a share of household income26.6%
Owner-occupied42%
Vacant homes4.9%
Median year built1967

What the homes are

Detached house23.9%
Attached house12%
2 to 4 units4.6%
5 to 19 units21.4%
20 or more units37.7%
Mobile home0.4%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$607,172as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 5.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 38.6%
Typical asking rent$2,254as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yeardown 0.6%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 19%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 28.1%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$612,217$153,387

$153,387 in 2000 to $607,172 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201520202026$2,267$1,682

$1,682 in 2015 to $2,254 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher62%
High school diploma or higher90.6%
Works from home24%
Drives to work alone48.6%
Takes public transport13%
Commutes 45 minutes or more17.3%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity28% 5.4 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.6% 2.4 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes9.2% 4 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure27.1% 7 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health15.2% 5.1 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)10.3% 1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.6% 1.3 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity19.2% 6.2 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis18.9% 6.2 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.1% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication70.4% 4.3 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)5.1% 2.6 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease3.9% 2.3 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year75.8% 0.9 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87% 1.1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.2% 2.6 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66% 1.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD3.7% 2.9 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist70.5% 9.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability23.7% 7 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.5% 3.3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12.4% 4.7 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8.9% 5.4 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability4.4% 2.3 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol33.8% 2.4 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.2% 2.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.9% 2.5 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.1% 2.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness35% 0.6 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78% 2.1 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.5% 2.3 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability9.4% 4.6 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)10.3% 3.2 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.6% 1.4 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.7% 2.1 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours29.8% 6.6 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7.1% 5.9 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments651
People employed6,093
Annual payroll$341,002,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 8.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 16 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss9.6 out of 100
Community resilience52.6 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Winter weather66.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave63.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane62.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning61.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind58.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail48.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake43.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide29.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire28.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado28.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm25.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave24Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding12.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding0.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought0.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Virginia and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPVirginiaUnited States
Median household income$109,277$90,974$78,538
Income per person$63,865$49,217$43,289
Poverty rate8.2%9.9%12.4%
Median home value$672,100$360,700$303,400
Median gross rent$1,871$1,514$1,348
Homeownership42%67.2%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher62%41.5%35%
Unemployment rate4.2%4.3%5.2%
Works from home24%16.2%13.5%
Born outside the US31.3%12.9%13.9%
Median age36.138.838.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationWASHINGTON REAGAN AP, VA US5.8 km away
Rain in a year42 in
Snow in a year14 in

Average high and low by month

January44.8°F / 30.1°F2.86 in rain, 4.9 in snow
February48.3°F / 31.8°F2.62 in rain, 5 in snow
March56.5°F / 38.6°F3.5 in rain, 2 in snow
April68°F / 48.4°F3.21 in rain
May76.5°F / 58°F3.94 in rain
June85.1°F / 67.5°F4.2 in rain
July89.6°F / 72.4°F4.33 in rain
August87.8°F / 71°F3.25 in rain
September80.7°F / 64.1°F3.93 in rain
October69.4°F / 52.2°F3.66 in rain
November58.2°F / 41.6°F2.91 in rain, 0.1 in snow
December48.8°F / 34.5°F3.41 in rain, 1.7 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket20% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Arlington County Public Schools100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Household characteristics34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status69more vulnerable than 69% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport71more vulnerable than 71% of US census tracts
Walkability13.8 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

22203 Arlington, VA2.1 km away
22206 Arlington, VA2.1 km away
22214 Arlington, VA2.5 km away
22230 Arlington, VA2.5 km away
22210 Arlington, VA2.7 km away
22212 Arlington, VA2.7 km away
22215 Arlington, VA2.7 km away
22216 Arlington, VA2.7 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Arlington County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area4.12 sq mi
Population density12,619 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.8590, -77.0997

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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