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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Arlington Fair Housing Action Plan

Table 4: CDBG-assisted households by race27

Race CDBG-Assisted Percent of CDBG-Assisted Percent of Town
Households Households Population

White 6,841 91% 84%
Black or African American 190 3% 4%

Asian 503 7% 15%
American Indian or American 1 0% 0%
Native

Native Hawaiian or Other 0 0% 0%
Pacific Islander

Other Not reported Not reported 1%

Total 7,535 100% 100%

Table 5: CDBG-assisted households by ethnicity28

Ethnicity CDBG-Assisted Percent of CDBG-Assisted Percent of Population
Households Households

Latino 239 3% 5%
Not Latino 7,296 97% 95%
Total 7,535 100% 100%

HOME Funding
The US Department of Housing and Urban Development provides affordable housing block grant funding to
localities through the HOME Investment Partnerships Program. Arlington receives funding collectively with eight
nearby municipalities through an inter-municipal cooperative called the North Suburban Consortium (NSC). The
Malden Redevelopment Authority (MRA) administers the funding on behalf of the eight municipalities. Funds are
accessible in all eight communities, though there is no formula defining how much each community will receive. In

27 Arlington Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER), 2019; American Community Survey 2014-2018 5-year

estimates. These population figures differ from those reported elsewhere in this report. For consistency with the data presentation in the
Town’s CAPER, figures reported here are drawn from the 2018 American Community Survey, multiracial households are reported in each
racial category, and racial categories include Latino households for each race.
28 Arlington Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER), 2019. See footnote 27 for information on this data and