Township · Minnesota

Arlington Township, Minnesota

Arlington Township, township, in Sibley County, Minnesota. Arlington Township had 484 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, up 2.1% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 475 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 430 (±78). GEOID 2714302170.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

484

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 475 · ACS 2020-2024: 430 ±78

Median household income

$95,625

±$20,579 (90% margin)
Minnesota: $89,062

Median home value

$353,100

±$30,823 (90% margin)
Minnesota: $329,300

Median gross rent

not published


Minnesota: $1,280

Where is Arlington Township and what county is it in?

Arlington Township is a township in Sibley County, Minnesota. It covers 34.5 square miles of land, 14 residents per square mile in 2020.

Arlington Township (marked with a dot) in Sibley County, Minnesota. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Arlington Township, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 484 people lived in Arlington Township on July 1, 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, in line with Minnesota (+2.2%). The 2020 Census counted 475 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 430 (±78).

  • July 2020→2021 +5 (477)
  • 2021→2022 −3 (474)
  • 2022→2023 +5 (479)
  • 2023→2024 +4 (483)
  • 2024→2025 +1 (484)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
MeasureArlington TownshipSibley CountyMinnesotaChange since 2015-2019
Total population430±7815,0055,739,445no clear change
Households183±255,9292,307,955no clear change
Average household size2.35±0.272.502.43no clear change
Housing units207±326,5232,545,030no clear change

Arlington Township's population since 2000

From 562 in 2000 to 484 in 2025: down 13.9%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Arlington Township as it was drawn that year: a place that annexed land, or a community that has since incorporated, covered a different area then. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

  • 2000 Census 562
  • 2005 (estimate) 545
  • 2010 Census 543
  • 2015 (estimate) 533
  • 2020 Census 475
  • 2025 (estimate) 484

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Arlington Township?

The median resident of Arlington Township is 54.5 years old; 13.3% are under 18 and 22.1% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 98.6%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 0.9%.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
MeasureArlington TownshipSibley CountyMinnesotaChange since 2015-2019
Median age54.5±3.342.438.8+6.4
Under 18 years13.3%±6.5 pts22.6%22.9%–
65 years and over22.1%±6.4 pts19.5%17.3%–
Male51.2%±4.5 pts51.5%50.1%–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.9%±1.4 pts9.3%6.4%–
White alone, not Hispanic98.6%±1.6 pts87.0%75.9%no clear change
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic0.0%±5.1 pts1.2%6.9%–
Asian alone, not Hispanic0.0%±5.1 pts0.4%5.1%–
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic0.0%±5.1 pts0.2%0.7%–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±5.1 pts0.1%0.0%–
Two or more races, not Hispanic0.5%±0.7 pts1.8%4.5%–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0.0%±5.1 pts0.2%0.5%–
Born outside the United States0.5%±1.0 pts4.2%8.7%–
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)0.5%±0.6 pts8.2%12.4%–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)3.8%±2.2 pts5.8%5.9%–
With a disability14.2%±4.1 pts14.1%11.6%–
No health insurance coverage3.5%±3.2 pts4.3%4.7%–
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)95.2%±3.2 pts94.0%93.9%–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)15.4%±5.7 pts19.4%39.4%no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)3.3%±2.9 pts4.0%13.8%–
Lived in the same house a year earlier96.0%±3.0 pts93.0%87.8%–
Moved from another state in the past year0.0%±5.1 pts0.8%1.8%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Arlington Township earn?

Half of Arlington Township's 183 households earn less than $95,625 a year (±$20,579), against $77,634 in Sibley County and $89,062 in Minnesota. In 2015-2019 it was $97,430 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
MeasureArlington TownshipSibley CountyMinnesotaChange since 2015-2019
Median household income$95,625±$20,579$77,634$89,062no clear change
Mean household income$110,455±$13,610$97,335$118,304–
Per capita income$47,785±$6,379$39,712$48,237no clear change
People below the poverty line3.0%±3.3 pts9.0%9.3%–
Children under 18 below the poverty line8.8%±13.0 pts8.6%10.3%–
Households receiving SNAP1.1%±1.5 pts8.3%7.9%–
Households with a computer97.8%±2.4 pts93.6%95.8%–
Households with a broadband subscription88.0%±5.2 pts88.2%91.6%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Arlington Township?

Owners occupy 91.8% of Arlington Township's occupied homes and renters 8.2%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $353,100 by its owner (±$30,823).

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
MeasureArlington TownshipSibley CountyMinnesotaChange since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)$353,100±$30,823$231,900$329,300+$67,087
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent0.0%±82.3 pts30.0%38.4%–
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$1,918±$101$1,640$1,947–
Owner-occupied homes91.8%±6.0 pts80.8%72.2%no clear change
Renter-occupied homes8.2%±6.0 pts19.2%27.8%–
Housing units207±326,5232,545,030no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate0.6%±1.5 pts3.0%0.6%–
Rental vacancy rate0.0%±63.7 pts10.9%5.3%–
Single-family detached homes99.0%±2.0 pts83.7%66.0%–
Mobile homes0.0%±10.3 pts2.6%2.9%–
Built 2020 or later0.0%±10.3 pts1.6%1.9%–
Built 2010 to 20190.5%±1.6 pts3.4%8.5%–
Built 1939 or earlier47.3%±9.9 pts29.6%15.6%–
Households with no vehicle0.0%±11.6 pts4.1%6.7%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Arlington Township work and get to work?

83.5% of Arlington Township's workers drive alone and 8.3% work from home. The average trip to work takes 27.8 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
MeasureArlington TownshipSibley CountyMinnesotaChange since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)65.7%±7.8 pts66.6%68.1%–
Unemployment rate2.0%±1.7 pts3.8%4.1%–
Drove alone to work83.5%±7.4 pts78.0%68.9%–
Carpooled5.8%±3.8 pts7.0%7.5%–
Public transportation0.0%±8.9 pts0.2%1.8%–
Walked1.7%±2.5 pts2.8%2.5%–
Worked from home8.3%±5.3 pts10.9%17.6%no clear change
Mean travel time to work27.8 min±3.227.1 min22.7 minno clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What census tracts are in Arlington Township?

No census tract lies mostly in Arlington Township; 3 tracts reach into it (2020 census blocks).

Census tracts in Arlington Township, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Arlington Township
Tract 1704Sibley County3,981 $79,271 $267,00019%
Tract 1703Sibley County3,042 $67,195 $208,6001%
Tract 1701.98Sibley County4,258 $95,982 $324,9000%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Arlington Township) · Census block assignment files

How does Arlington Township compare with other places in Minnesota?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Arlington Township is the 10,176th-most populous of the 16,079 U.S. towns and townships that have one and the 565th-most populous of 1,772 in Minnesota.

Arlington Township is not ranked by income or the other survey measures: those rankings include places of 1,000 or more residents (2020 Census) with a reliable estimate.

Arlington Township's rank in Minnesota (1 = highest): by population among the state's towns and townships with a 2025 estimate; by the other measures among places of 1,000+ residents with a reliable estimate
MeasureRankOf
Population, July 2025 estimate565th1,772

Arlington Township's figures with every place in Minnesota (CSV)

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Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Arlington Township?

26 of the 56 figures for Arlington Township on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Arlington Township are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' school search.