The City of Fairfax purchased and donated 150 acres (0.61 km 2) ... The Arlington Campus is situated on 5.2 acres (21,000 m 2; 0.0081 sq mi) in Virginia Square, a bustling urban environment on the edge of Arlington, Virginia's Clarendon business district and four miles (6.4 km) from downtown Washington, D.C. The campus was founded in 1979 with the acquisition of a law. Para- Transit Bus Driver (Former Employee) - Arlington, TX - April 12, 2019. Worked in two different departments within the city, parks and rec and handitran. Both jobs were 100% secure but both lacked in pay. You did have decent benefits, and flexible hours, but the pay was always on the low side. City of Arlington has 1,362 employees. 48% of City of Arlington employees are women, while 52% are men. The most common ethnicity at City of Arlington is White (54%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (22%) and Black or African American (13%). City of Arlington employees are most likely to be members of the Republican Party.