Living in Arlington School District, Massachusetts

Overview

A total of 19,065 households are located in Arlington School District area. Among them, 5,812 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.00 people. The total number of children in the region is 11,860 and 10,138 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

10% (4,612) of residents are non-citizens and 20% (8,777) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Arlington School District, Massachusetts
Household	19,065
Population	44,984
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	5,812 (30%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	11,860
Total Students	10,138
Pre-Kindergarten	1,341
Kindergarten	684
Grade 1-8	3,662
Grade 9-12	2,021
College/Graduate School	2,430
Veterans	35,620
Non-citizen	4,612
Non-English Home Language	8,777
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

36,696 residents are over the age of 16 and 26,285 people are in labor force. Among them, 26,255 people are in civilian labor force and 30 are in armed labor force. 25,393 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 3.30%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Arlington School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	25,116	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	14,607	58.16%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,585	6.31%
Public transportation	5,336	21.25%
Walked	702	2.80%
Other method	1,095	4.36%
Worked from home	1,791	7.13%
Average Commute Time	34 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	25,393	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	17,518	68.99%
Service	2,526	9.95%
Sales and office	3,947	15.54%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	690	2.72%
Production, transportation, and material moving	712	2.80%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	25,393	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	60	0.24%
Construction	620	2.44%
Manufacturing	2,299	9.05%
Wholesale trade	253	1.00%
Retail trade	1,496	5.89%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	469	1.85%
Information	1,149	4.52%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,563	6.16%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	5,842	23.01%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	7,738	30.47%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,803	7.10%
Other services, except public administration	1,254	4.94%
Public administration	847	3.34%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	25,393	-
Private wage and salary workers	21,018	82.77%
Government workers	2,622	10.33%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,753	6.90%
Unpaid family workers	-	-

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $138,350 for the 19,065 households in Arlington School District area, Massachusetts. The average income of a single worker is $64,498. 44,478 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 98.70%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	19,065	-
Less than $10,000	667	3.50%
$10,000 - $14,999	513	2.69%
$15,000 - $24,999	969	5.08%
$25,000 - $34,999	905	4.75%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,219	6.39%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,183	11.45%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,259	11.85%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,663	19.21%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,471	12.96%
More than $200,000	4,216	22.11%
Median Household Income	$108,389	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$138,350	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	11,614	-
Less than $10,000	221	1.90%
$10,000 - $14,999	97	0.84%
$15,000 - $24,999	206	1.77%
$25,000 - $34,999	190	1.64%
$35,000 - $49,999	462	3.98%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,017	8.76%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,469	12.65%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,397	20.64%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,908	16.43%
More than $200,000	3,647	31.40%

Median Family Income	$145,141	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$172,801	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$64,498	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$96,158	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$96,158	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	45,065	-
With health insurance coverage	44,478	98.70%
Public coverage	10,970	24.34%
Private health insurance	39,384	87.39%
Without health insurance coverage	587	1.30%

Housing

There are 20,207 housing units in Arlington School District area, Massachusetts with 19,065 units (94.35%) occupied. 11,056 houses (57.99%) are occupied by owner and 8,009 houses (42.01%) are rented. The average housing value is $642,200 and the average rental cost is $1,730. 148 houses (0.73%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 10,633 houses (52.62%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	20,207	-
Occupied	19,065	94.35%
Owner Occupied	11,056	57.99%
Renter Occupied	8,009	42.01%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	7,766	38.43%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	1,126	5.57%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	11,289	55.87%
Mobile Homes	26	0.13%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	20,207	-
Built 2014 or later	148	0.73%
Built 2010 - 2013	281	1.39%
Built 2000 - 2009	602	2.98%
Built 1990 - 1999	352	1.74%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,013	5.01%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,977	9.78%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,904	9.42%
Built 1950 - 1959	3,297	16.32%
Built 1949 or earlier	10,633	52.62%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	20,207	-
1 room	395	1.95%
2 rooms	884	4.37%
3 rooms	2,514	12.44%
4 rooms	2,666	13.19%
5 rooms	3,248	16.07%
6 rooms	3,348	16.57%
7 rooms	3,128	15.48%
8 rooms	1,898	9.39%
9 rooms or more	2,126	10.52%
Median Number of Rooms	5.6 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	20,207	-
no bedroom	445	2.20%
1 bedroom	3,689	18.26%
2 bedrooms	6,604	32.68%
3 bedrooms	5,814	28.77%
4 bedrooms	2,846	14.08%
5 bedrooms or more	809	4.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	11,056	-
Less than $50,000	109	0.99%
$50,000 - $99,999	47	0.43%
$100,000 - $149,999	30	0.27%
$150,000 - $199,999	77	0.70%
$200,000 - $299,999	485	4.39%
$300,000 - $499,999	2,301	20.81%
$500,000 - $999,999	7,047	63.74%
$1,000,000 or more	960	8.68%
Median House Value	$642,200	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	7,859	-
Less than $500	579	7.37%
$500 - $999	403	5.13%
$1,000 - $1,499	1,490	18.96%
$1,500 - $1,999	3,175	40.40%
$2,000 - $2,499	1,359	17.29%
$2,500 - $2,999	350	4.45%
$3,000 or more	503	6.40%
Median Rental Costs	$1,730	-

Demographic

A total of 45,304 people lives in Arlington School District area, Massachusetts with 21,022 male and 24,282 female. The males to female ratio is 46.40 to 53.60. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	45,304	-
Male	21,022	46.40%
Female	24,282	53.60%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	45,304	-
Under 5 years	3,068	6.77%
5 - 9 years	2,747	6.06%
10 - 14 years	2,222	4.90%
15 - 19 years	2,325	5.13%
20 - 24 years	1,582	3.49%
25 - 34 years	6,568	14.50%
35 - 44 years	6,894	15.22%
45 - 54 years	6,134	13.54%
55 - 59 years	3,079	6.80%
60 - 64 years	3,105	6.85%
65 - 74 years	4,285	9.46%
75 - 84 years	2,276	5.02%
85 years and older	1,019	2.25%
Median Age	40.7 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	45,304	-
One Race	43,589	96.21%
White	36,090	79.66%
Black or African American	1,403	3.10%
American Indian and Alaska Native	45	0.10%
Asian	5,567	12.29%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	484	1.07%

Two or more races	1,715	3.79%
White and Black or African American	367	0.81%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	78	0.17%
White and Asian	1,100	2.43%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	17	0.04%

Living in Arlington School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic