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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Financial Characteristics
In the aggregated statistic for the comparison region, the median household income was $96,672 (±$4,095) for
White households. Asian household had a median household income about $20,000 less than this ($78,332
±$11,083) and Black households and Latino households had a median household income less than half of this
amount: $43,060 (±$5,225) for Black households and $43,882 (±$6,286) for Latino households. The substantial
differences in median household income across race and ethnicity in the comparison region mean that people of
color, particularly people that are Black or Latino, cannot afford the same range of housing options as those that
are White. This is likely a factor in their lower representation in Arlington. (See Affordability on page 41 for
more information on this subject.)
People of color living in Arlington, in contrast with the rest of the region, earn more than Arlington residents that
are White. The median household income for White households was $100,495 (±$5,490), compared with
$124,750 (±$22,701) for Asian households; $102,660 (±$66,516) for Black households; and $106,548
(±$17,933) for Latino households.
Poverty rates display similar trends to median household income. Across the entire comparison region, 8% (±1%)
of the White population lives in poverty, while 19% (±1%) of the Asian population, 23% (±1%) of the Black
population, and 26% (±1%) of the Latino population live in poverty. As with median household income, in
Arlington there is not a large difference between the percentage of population in poverty by race and ethnicity:
5% (±4%) of the Black population, 6% (±3%) of the Latino population, and 4% (±1%) of the White population
lives in poverty. The exception to this is the Asian population, where 9% (±4%) of the