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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Asian
Approximately 12% (±1%) of Arlington’s population identifies as Asian, which places the municipality slightly
higher (11/25, ranked highest to lowest share) than most of the other municipalities in the comparison region. The
percentage of Asian people in Arlington is aligned with the aggregated statistic for the region, 11%.

Black
Approximately 2% (±1%) of Arlington’s population identifies as Black, which places the municipality in the lowest
quarter (20/25, ranked highest to lowest share) of municipalities in the comparison region. If Arlington reflected

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the overall population of the region, about 13% of Arlington’s population would fall into this demographic,
suggesting that this population should be a focus of the Fair Housing Plan.

Latino
Approximately 4% (±1%) of Arlington’s population identifies as Latino, which places the municipality near the
center (14/25, ranked highest to lowest share) of the other municipalities in the comparison region. However, like
Black populations, the percentage of Latino residents is well below the aggregated statistic of 14%, suggesting
that this population should also be a focus of the Fair Housing Plan.