Central, Texas Population & Demographics

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Statistic	Central	Arlington	Texas
Population	23,414	383,899	28,995,881
Population density (sq mi)	4,369	4,007	113
Median age	31.6	32.8	34.2
Male/Female ratio	1.1:1	1.0:1	1.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)	n/a	51%	56%
Families w/ Kids under 18	48%	49%	48%
Speak English	n/a	67%	65%
Speak Spanish	n/a	22%	30%

Key findings

The population density in Central is 9% higher than Arlington
The median age in Central is 4% lower than Arlington
In Central 69.12% of the population is White
In Central 14.64% of the population is Black
In Central 9.91% of the population is Asian

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Central population breakdown by race

Race	Central	Arlington	Texas
White	69.12%	65.01%	74.84%
Black	14.64%	20.77%	11.95%
Asian	9.91%	6.93%	4.36%
American Indian	0.41%	0.44%	0.48%
Native Hawaiian	0.15%	0.10%	0.08%
Mixed race	2.03%	2.79%	2.50%
Other race	3.74%	3.97%	5.79%

In Central, 28.7% of people are of Hispanic or Latino origin.
Please note: Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in any/all of the applicable race categories above.

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Central age breakdown

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Source: The Central, Arlington, TX demographics data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).

Central, Arlington, TX Demographics