Town of Arlington, Fair Housing Action Plan (July 2021)

Citation: Town of Arlington, Fair Housing Action Plan (July 2021)
Jurisdiction: Arlington (municipal)
Source: Official source
Original Source: https://www.arlingtonma.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/57214/637641171662530000 ↗

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There is a wide range in the percentage of Asian, Black, Latino residents throughout the comparison region. This
diversity reflects broader segregation across the region and indicates that the greater attention should be
placed on the aggregated statistic for the region, highlighted in blue in the table below.

Table 1: Percentage of Asian, Black, and Latino Residents

% Asian % Black % Latino
27.2 (Lexington) 22.7 (Boston) 65.9 (Chelsea)
23.6 (Malden) 19.3 (Everett) 19.4 (Boston)
16.0 (Burlington) 16.3 (Malden) 13.9 (Waltham)
15.7 (Cambridge) 12.8 (Comparison Region) 13.6 (Comparison Region)
15.7 (Brookline) 10.1 (Cambridge) 9.9 (Somerville)
15.5 (Belmont) 8.6 (Medford) 9.5 (Watertown)
14.4 (Bedford) 6.0 (Waltham) 9.3 (Malden)
14.3 (Newton) 6.0 (Somerville) 8.8 (Lincoln)
12.5 (Winchester) 5.9 (Chelsea) 8.8 (Cambridge)
11.9 (Waltham) 5.7 (Woburn) 6.4 (Concord)
11.5 (Arlington) 5.1 (Burlington) 5.9 (Brookline)
11.0 (Comparison Region) 3.6 (Melrose) 5.5 (Newton)
10.7 (Weston) 3.4 (Concord) 5.3 (Medford)
10.3 (Lincoln) 3.3 (Lincoln) 4.8 (Belmont)
9.7 (Medford) 3.1 (Newton) 4.3 (Arlington)
9.6 (Somerville) 3.1 (Bedford) 4.1 (Weston)
9.4 (Boston) 3.0 (Brookline) 4.0 (Bedford)
8.1 (Watertown) 2.1 (Stoneham) 3.9 (Wakefield)
6.9 (Woburn) 2.0 (Watertown) 3.5 (Woburn)
6.5 (Everett) 1.9 (Arlington) 3.3 (Stoneham)
6.3 (Concord) 1.7 (Weston) 3.3 (Melrose)
6.1 (Melrose) 1.6 (Belmont) 22.9 (Everett)
4.6 (Reading) 1.1 (Wakefield) 2.1 (Lexington)
3.4 (Chelsea) 0.7 (Winchester) 2.0 (Reading)
2.6 (Stoneham) 0.7 (Reading) 2.0 (Burlington)
2.0 (Wakefield) 0.7 (Lexington) 1.6 (Winchester)