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Arlington, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $886,015 (it was $284,900 in 2000)
Arlington:

$886,015
Massachusetts:

$534,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $671,236 - $1,059,989

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $998,169
Here:

$998,169
State:

$651,570

Townhouses or other attached units: $866,086
Here:

$866,086
State:

$617,749

In 2-unit structures: $851,736
Here:

$851,736
State:

$594,808

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $716,783
Here:

$716,783
State:

$601,912

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $525,752
Here:

$525,752
State:

$555,768

Total population: 42,844 (Urban population: 42,389, Rural population: 0)

Houses: 20,672 (19,728 occupied: 11,970 owner occupied, 7,741 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

39%
State:

38%

Housing density: 3,989 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $322,505.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,816 (lower quartile is $1,343, upper quartile is over $2,000)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $3,059


Median gross rent in Arlington, MA in 2022: $1,895

Housing units in Arlington with a mortgage: 7,446 (1,113 second mortgage, 39 home equity loan, 951 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 188

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $214,560

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $122,821

Median monthly housing costs: $2,111

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Arlington, Massachusetts Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1938

Median year apartment built: 1959

Household type by relationship:

Households: 45,736
  • Male householders: 9,373 (2,385 living alone), Female householders: 10,005 (3,620 living alone)
  • 9,746 spouses (9,570 opposite-sex spouses), 1,218 unmarried partners, (1,146 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 12,099 children (11,638 natural, 402 adopted, 57 stepchildren), 510 grandchildren, 380 brothers or sisters, 380 parents, 18 foster children, 229 other relatives, 1,412 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 360

Size of family households: 5,047 2-persons, 3,092 3-persons, 2,743 4-persons, 704 5-persons, 140 6-persons, 97 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 6,260 1-person, 1,348 2-persons, 79 3-persons, 120 4-persons, 120 5-persons.

7,618 married couples with children.
1,343 single-parent households (354 men, 989 women).

76.6% of residents of Arlington speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (80% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
11.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
7.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (68% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other language at home (81% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 8,775 (19.2%)
(52.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.8
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.9
State:

4.0

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Arlington, Massachusetts
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Arlington, Massachusetts
  • 45no bedroom
  • 7321 bedroom
  • 2,4082 bedrooms
  • 5,0673 bedrooms
  • 2,6634 bedrooms
  • 1,0565+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Arlington, Massachusetts
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Arlington, Massachusetts
  • 287no bedroom
  • 3,1281 bedroom
  • 3,0802 bedrooms
  • 7913 bedrooms
  • 3644 bedrooms
  • 915+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Arlington in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Arlington in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 447no vehicle
  • 4,5061 vehicle
  • 5,4452 vehicles
  • 1,2933 vehicles
  • 2264 vehicles
  • 545+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Arlington in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Arlington in renter-occupied apartments
  • 1,493no vehicle
  • 4,6361 vehicle
  • 1,3512 vehicles
  • 1703 vehicles
  • 764 vehicles
  • 155+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Arlington, Massachusetts
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Arlington, Massachusetts
  • 161 room
  • 1152 rooms
  • 4893 rooms
  • 8444 rooms
  • 1,3545 rooms
  • 2,4416 rooms
  • 2,4677 rooms
  • 1,6708 rooms
  • 2,5749+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Arlington, Massachusetts
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Arlington, Massachusetts
  • 2371 room
  • 7362 rooms
  • 2,2703 rooms
  • 1,5184 rooms
  • 1,2295 rooms
  • 9356 rooms
  • 3867 rooms
  • 2528 rooms
  • 1779+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Arlington, MA
Arlington CDP income, earnings, and wages data

  • Arlington, MA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Arlington, MA in 2022
  • 998Less than $10,000
  • 839$10,000 to $19,999
  • 646$20,000 to $29,999
  • 628$30,000 to $39,999
  • 709$40,000 to $49,999
  • 853$50,000 to $59,999
  • 992$60,000 to $74,999
  • 1,875$75,000 to $99,999
  • 1,760$100,000 to $124,999
  • 1,700$125,000 to $149,999
  • 2,459$150,000 to $199,999
  • 6,256$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Arlington, MA

  • Distribution of house value in Arlington, MA in 2022
  • 44Less than $10,000
  • 54$50,000 to $59,999
  • 19$70,000 to $79,999
  • 95$80,000 to $89,999
  • 14$90,000 to $99,999
  • 79$100,000 to $124,999
  • 55$150,000 to $174,999
  • 83$200,000 to $249,999
  • 37$250,000 to $299,999
  • 422$300,000 to $399,999
  • 548$400,000 to $499,999
  • 2,865$500,000 to $749,999
  • 4,925$750,000 to $999,999
  • 2,668$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 401$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 330$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Arlington, MA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Arlington, MA in 2022
  • 45Less than $100
  • 120$100 to $149
  • 14$150 to $199
  • 55$200 to $249
  • 347$250 to $299
  • 49$300 to $349
  • 37$350 to $399
  • 48$400 to $449
  • 44$450 to $499
  • 145$500 to $549
  • 6$550 to $599
  • 122$600 to $649
  • 5$650 to $699
  • 31$700 to $749
  • 17$750 to $799
  • 51$800 to $899
  • 190$900 to $999
  • 449$1,000 to $1,249
  • 539$1,250 to $1,499
  • 2,513$1,500 to $1,999
  • 1,818$2,000 to $2,499
  • 556$2,500 to $2,999
  • 296$3,000 to $3,499
  • 246$3,500 or more
  • 158No cash rent
Work and jobs in Arlington: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 79.8%
Number of people working at home: 8,756 (33.4% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 115
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 1,052
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 1,481
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 1,737
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 2,410
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 1,450
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 3,304
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 755
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 1,451
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 2,443
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 1,495
  • 90 or more minutes: 303
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Arlington

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 6,266 (39.8%)
  • Carpooled: 763 (4.8%)
  • Bus: 329 (2.1%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 52 (0.3%)
  • Taxi: 384 (2.4%)
  • Bicycle: 164 (1.0%)
  • Walked: 448 (2.8%)
  • Worked at home: 8,756 (55.6%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 2.9%Males
  • 2.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 4.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 5.1%Males
  • 0.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 3.3%Males
  • 0.4%Females
Races in Arlington detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Arlington, Massachusetts
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Arlington, Massachusetts
  • 3,6272010 or later
  • 2,1022000 to 2009
  • 1,0741990 to 1999
  • 1,1811980 to 1989
  • 6351970 to 1979
  • 1,770Before 1970
Ancestries in Arlington, MA

First ancestries reported:

  • Irish: 2,774 (12.8%)
  • Italian: 1,545 (7.1%)
  • English: 883 (4.1%)
  • American: 862 (4.0%)
  • European: 789 (3.6%)
  • Greek: 753 (3.5%)
  • German: 516 (2.4%)
  • Scottish: 446 (2.1%)
  • Eastern European: 426 (2.0%)
  • Polish: 414 (1.9%)
  • French Canadian: 355 (1.6%)
  • Ukrainian: 295 (1.4%)
  • Northern European: 236 (1.1%)
  • Armenian: 225 (1.0%)
  • French: 217 (1.0%)
  • Portuguese: 193 (0.9%)
  • Iranian: 173 (0.8%)
  • Russian: 147 (0.7%)
  • Albanian: 140 (0.6%)
  • Brazilian: 101 (0.5%)
  • Ghanaian: 94 (0.4%)
  • Bulgarian: 92 (0.4%)
  • Canadian: 91 (0.4%)
  • Swedish: 88 (0.4%)
  • Turkish: 86 (0.4%)
  • Dutch: 77 (0.4%)
  • Haitian: 77 (0.4%)
  • British: 69 (0.3%)
  • Jamaican: 69 (0.3%)
  • Finnish: 65 (0.3%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 65 (0.3%)
  • Lithuanian: 59 (0.3%)
  • African: 57 (0.3%)
  • Norwegian: 52 (0.2%)
  • Welsh: 51 (0.2%)
  • Syrian: 43 (0.2%)
  • Lebanese: 41 (0.2%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 30 (0.1%)
  • Jordanian: 27 (0.1%)
  • Egyptian: 24 (0.1%)
  • Danish: 23 (0.1%)
  • Celtic: 23 (0.1%)
  • Ethiopian: 21 (0.10%)
  • Czech: 21 (0.10%)
  • Slovene: 20 (0.09%)
  • West Indian: 19 (0.09%)
  • Yugoslavian: 19 (0.09%)
  • Assyrian: 18 (0.08%)
  • Icelander: 17 (0.08%)
  • Swiss: 17 (0.08%)
  • British West Indian: 15 (0.07%)
  • Israeli: 14 (0.06%)
  • Cape Verdean: 13 (0.06%)
  • Romanian: 13 (0.06%)
  • New Zealander: 9 (0.04%)
  • Slovak: 8 (0.04%)
  • Hungarian: 2 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

India
Arlington:

15.9% (1,398)
Massachusetts:

6.8% (82,934)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Arlington:

11.9% (1,040)
Massachusetts:

8.4% (103,233)

Japan
Arlington:

4.8% (418)
Massachusetts:

0.6% (7,301)

Canada
Arlington:

4.3% (373)
Massachusetts:

2.3% (28,158)

Korea
Arlington:

3.9% (340)
Massachusetts:

1.4% (17,613)

Ukraine
Arlington:

3.5% (306)
Massachusetts:

0.9% (10,808)

Thailand
Arlington:

3.0% (262)
Massachusetts:

0.5% (5,553)

Greece
Arlington:

2.8% (245)
Massachusetts:

0.8% (10,043)

France
Arlington:

2.8% (245)
Massachusetts:

0.6% (7,364)

Israel
Arlington:

2.4% (213)
Massachusetts:

0.5% (6,073)

Nepal
Arlington:

2.2% (192)
Massachusetts:

0.6% (6,789)

Albania
Arlington:

1.9% (169)
Massachusetts:

1.1% (13,076)

Germany
Arlington:

1.9% (164)
Massachusetts:

1.0% (12,529)

Italy
Arlington:

1.7% (148)
Massachusetts:

1.4% (16,886)

Iran
Arlington:

1.7% (145)
Massachusetts:

0.6% (7,213)

Sri Lanka
Arlington:

1.5% (135)
Massachusetts:

0.2% (1,990)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 22,500
  • Other state: 13,598
  • Northeast: 7,183
  • Midwest: 2,067
  • South: 2,479
  • West: 1,842

87.0% of Arlington residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36.4% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 68.6% lived in Massachusetts.


Arlington:

87.0%
State average:

87.7%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 98
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 18
  • 5th and 6th grade: 26
  • 7th and 8th grade: 43
  • 9th grade: 36
  • 10th grade: 32
  • 11th grade: 30
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 236
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,660
  • Less than 1 year of college: 303
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 842
  • Associate degree: 501
  • Bachelor's degree: 5,277
  • Master's degree: 3,909
  • Professional school degree: 840
  • Doctorate degree: 1,934
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 221
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 16
  • 5th and 6th grade: 27
  • 7th and 8th grade: 48
  • 9th grade: 32
  • 10th grade: 79
  • 11th grade: 18
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 118
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,753
  • Less than 1 year of college: 426
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 931
  • Associate degree: 1,016
  • Bachelor's degree: 5,396
  • Master's degree: 5,365
  • Professional school degree: 1,122
  • Doctorate degree: 1,578
Educational Attainment for Females
Arlington marital status for males
Arlington marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 8,053
  • One, attached: 1,209
  • Two: 5,096
  • 3 or 4: 1,253
  • 5 to 9: 608
  • 10 to 19: 1,480
  • 20 to 49: 1,374
  • 50 or more: 1,532
  • Mobile homes: 53
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 0.5%

House/condo owner moved in on average 16 years ago

Renter moved in on average 2 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Arlington
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Arlington, MA
  • 66.2%Utility gas
  • 21.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 9.5%Electricity
  • 2.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.2%Wood
  • 0.2%Solar energy
  • 0.1%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Arlington, MA
  • 48.9%Utility gas
  • 23.1%Electricity
  • 20.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 4.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 2.1%No fuel used
  • 1.1%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 760
Here:

17.6%
Massachusetts:

10.3%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 236
Here:

11.2%
Massachusetts:

12.3%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 677
Here:

50.3%
Massachusetts:

51.2%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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