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Welcome to Planning Research and Analysis
The Planning Research and Analysis Team (PRAT) is part of the Arlington County Planning Division and is responsible for maintaining, analyzing, and disseminating information related to planning in Arlington County.
PRAT’s mission includes providing demographic information, including reports based on the US Census; tracking and reporting on commercial and residential development trends; and creating the official County forecast of employment and population for long-range and transportation planning.
 | May 2013 Migration to and From Arlington County, VA: A supplemental factsheet to Profile 2013 This supplemental factsheet focuses on migration patterns of Arlignton County Residents. Source: 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |
 | May 2013 The First Quarter 2013 Development Tracking Report summarizes residential and commercial development activity from January 1, 2013 to March 31, 2013. First Quarter 2013 Development Tracking Report (PDF) Previous Development Tracking Reports
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 | March 2013 Development Highlights 2012 Development Highlights 2012 (PDF format)
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| March 2013 Arlington Virginia: PROFILE 2012 Update |
 | February 2013 The Fourth Quarter 2012 Development Tracking Report summarizes residential and commercial development activity from October 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012. |
| November 2012 This report summarizes office space, retail space, residential units, and hotel rooms that were completed, approved, and under construction as of July 1, 2012 (end of 2nd Quarter 2012) for each of Arlington's Major Planning Corridors. It also provides a Corridor level summary of development activity for the previous fiscal year (July 1, 2011 - June 30, 2012). |
 | The Second Quarter 2012 Development Tracking Report summarizes residential and commercial development activity from April 1, 2012 to June 30, 2012. Second Quarter 2012 Development Tracking Report (620 KB, PDF format) |
 | April 2012 Major Planning Corridors - Demographic Trends examines trends among the Major Planning Corridors and Arlington County using the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. The variables discussed in this document include: population, density, age generations, diversity, education, income, work place, means to work, time to work, and vehicle availability. |
 | April 2012 Development Highlights 2011 (PIR #71) Development Highlights 2011 (PIR #71) (7,630 KB, PDF format) |
 | April 2012 Development Tracking Map |
 | March 2012 The Planning Division forecasts Arlington to steadily grow, reaching totals of 129,600 housing units, 252,400 residents, and 308,400 jobs by 2040. |
 | September 2011 Development in the Metro Corridors, 1st Quarter 2011 |
 | May 2011 2005-2009 American Community Survey |
 | March 2011 Results are in from the 2010 Census Redistricting Data Summary File! The purpose of this early data release was legislative redistricting and is limited to counts of total population, race and ethnicity, persons age 18 or over, total housing units, and housing unit occupancy. |
- Development Reports and Statistics PRAT staff maintain a development database that tracks residential and commercial development in Arlington County from 1960 through the present and produce a variety of development reports, including quarterly and annual development summaries.
- Demographics PRAT staff analyze and disseminate demographic and other data about Arlington's population, households, and employment.
- PRAT issues Planning Information Reports (PIRs) on topics of interest to County staff and the public, including Arlington Land Area by Zoning District, Cost of Living, and Country of Origin of Foreign-Born Persons.
- Historical Images Arlington County historical images going back to the 1930s can now be accessed online. Instructions on using the historical images website can be viewed here (PDF Format, 2.46 MB).