On Sept 25, 2020, we published Census Record 1920, an historical record of Arlington population as captured by the 1920 census.
Arlington Data Matters Blog
We use this blog to update the community on dataset changes and other topics of interest. Most posts written by the Department of Technology Services.
Constituent Satisfaction Survey Results – Published
On July 20, 2020, we published the Constituent Satisfaction Surveys (2008, 2012, 2015 and 2018). These surveys are the County’s comprehensive tool to assess resident satisfaction with County services. The County uses the survey results as an additional tool to measure its performance and enable more effective management of community services. PDFs of the original survey results and survey instruments may also be accessed on the County website.
Preliminary Development Proposals and Active Site Plan Applications – Data Removal
In the course of our regular review of datasets for quality, currency and usefulness, the Preliminary Development Proposals and Active Site Plan Applications datasets are being removed from the Open Data Portal on March 22, 2020 as the information is duplicative and available in a more presentable format on the County’s My Arlington Projects Map. Please contact opendata@arlingtonva.us with any questions.
Multiple Dataset Removal
In the course of our regular review of datasets for quality, currency and usefulness, the Revenue and Expense datasets listed below are being removed as the information is duplicative of what is published on the County’s Arlington Wallet financial data site. Please visit Arlington Wallet to access the County’s financial data.
- General Fund Expenditures by Department
- Expenditures by Fund
- Monthly Expenditures by Departments FY 2017
- Monthly Expenditures by Departments FY 2018
- Monthly Expenditures by Departments FY 2019
- Revenue Summary
The Childcare Development Centers datasets listed below are also being removed as the information is duplicative. Please visit the Licensed Child Care Directory page to access this directory.
- Arlington County Technical Schools
- Arlington County Religious Exempt Schools
- Arlington County Private Schools
- Arlington County Preschools
- Parents Day Out Facilities
- Cooperative Playgroups
- Child Development Centers
The Library Computers and Elementary School Boundary datasets are being removed as they can no longer be maintained moving forward due to resource constraints. Please contact opendata@arlingtonva.us with any questions.
Economic Indicators – Data Removal
The following datasets were removed without notice given the contract requirements with the subscribing agency.
- Unemployment Rate
- Housing
- Housing YTD Closed Sales
- Average Housing Prices
- Consumer Price Index
- Air Transportation
The links below provide similar information and have been added to our Published Open Data Catalog:
Uninterruptible Power Supply History – Data Removal
In the course of our regular review of datasets for quality, currency and usefulness, the Uninterruptible Power Supply dataset has been removed. Please contact opendata@arlingtonva.us with any questions.
Open Data Portal Update – Data Removal
The datasets listed below are being discontinued and/or have been replaced. Due to technical constraints, the Inspection History and Critical Violation datasets are no longer able to be kept current and will be discontinued in accordance with our Open Data Policy. These datasets will be removed from the Open Data Portal on October 13th, 2019. Please contact opendata@arlingtonva.us with any questions.
- Pool Inspection History has been replaced by Water Recreation Facility Inspections
- Pool Inspections with Critical Violations
- Food Inspection History has been replaced by Food Service Inspections
- Food Inspections with Critical Violations
- Hotel Inspection History
- Hotel Facility Inspections With Critical or Ten Non-Critical Violations
OCT–DEC 2018 Metered Parking Transactions – Published
We’ve published data on Metered Parking Transactions (OCT–DEC 2018) on Arlington County’s Open Data Portal – view here.
FOIA Requests – Published
We’ve published data on FOIA Requests on Arlington County’s Open Data Portal – view here.
2015 Property Assessment History – Data Removal
Due to resource constraints, the Property Assessment History datasets will only be available for the most recent three years moving forward. As a result, the 2015 Property Assessment History dataset will be removed on June 24th, 2019. Please contact opendata@arlingtonva.us with questions or concerns you may have.