Household Types in Arlington, Massachusetts (Unincorporated Place)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Massachusetts and Arlington
Arlington
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family250.884624%46.901878%50.884624%50.9%9,4917.704268%12.492179%7.704268%7.7%1,4372.010508%4.195805%2.010508%2.0%37531.380013%28.639460%31.380013%31.4%5,8538.020588%7.770677%8.020588%8.0%1,496
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Massachusetts and Arlington
Arlington
Massachusetts
0%20%40%60%80%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads84.954265%69.306498%84.954265%85.0%4,55111.778981%24.387245%11.778981%11.8%6313.266754%6.306257%3.266754%3.3%175

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Massachusetts and Arlington
Arlington
Massachusetts
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children228.720781%27.334675%28.720781%28.7%5,35770.308814%72.182263%70.308814%70.3%13,11413.1k
1with own children under the age of 18 in the household 2without own children under the age of 18 in the household

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Massachusetts and Arlington
Arlington
Massachusetts
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3Mixed3Other3Hispanic4White5Black3-8.981233%-1.943700%-14.477212%-9.115282%-8.243134%-4.153923%-19.357498%-9.232310%-34.517426%35%65.482574%59.013135%65.482574%65%1,492-12.275449%-5.389222%-23.053892%-0.000000%-21.340294%-8.288941%-24.854038%-10.564671%-40.718563%41%59.281437%34.952056%59.281437%59%334-8.783784%-0.000000%-23.648649%-10.135135%-31.539801%-8.937208%-23.011028%-6.490896%-42.567568%43%57.432432%30.021067%57.432432%57%148-10.303030%-0.000000%-33.636364%-6.363636%-28.270514%-6.723493%-22.186544%-8.816479%-50.303030%50%49.696970%34.002970%49.696970%50%330-7.566322%-1.930502%-32.830988%-8.126790%-9.439443%-3.502863%-29.882148%-7.809223%-50.454602%50%49.545398%49.366323%49.545398%50%16,05816.1k-0.000000%-6.206897%-48.965517%-6.551724%-29.451210%-7.190844%-29.400671%-5.327647%-61.724138%62%38.275862%28.629629%38.275862%38%290
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4White Hispanic 5non-Hispanic

Map of Household Types by Tract in Arlington

Married Household Types by Tract#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
37%43%48%53%58%64%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
4.1%5.4%6.6%7.8%9.0%10.3%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
1.1%1.7%2.3%2.9%3.6%4.2%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
23.7%26.3%28.8%31.3%33.8%36.4%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
1.5%4.3%7.0%9.7%12.4%15.2%

With Children Household Types by Tract#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
23.5%25.9%28.2%30.5%32.8%35.2%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in Arlington

Married Household Types by Block Group#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
20%33%46%59%71%84%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%7%14%21%28%35%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%2.3%4.7%7.0%9.4%11.7%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
0%12%24%36%48%61%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%6%12%18%24%30%
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Map of Household Types by Block in Arlington

Married Household Types by Block#17

Married as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Single Female Household Types by Block#18

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Single Male Household Types by Block#19

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0%10%20%30%40%50%

One-Person Household Types by Block#20

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block#21

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%9%18%27%36%45%
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Household Types by Neighborhood in Arlington

There is 1 neighborhood that are fully or partially contained within Arlington (0 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 1 of those to each other, Arlington, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Arlington.

Married by Neighborhood#22

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Arlington, selected neighborhoods in Arlington, and entities that contain Arlington
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#MiddlesexArlingtonArlingtonArlingtonUnited StatesNew EnglandBoston AreaNortheastMassachusettsN Cambridge51.328915%51.328915%51%301,678302k50.884624%50.884624%51%9,49150.884624%50.884624%51%9,49150.884624%50.884624%51%9,49148.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.800160%47.800160%48%852,969853k47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M37.538157%37.538157%38%1,9431
Count number of this household type
# rank of neighborhood out of 1 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in the Boston Area

There are 132 places in the Boston Area. This section compares Arlington to all of the places in the Boston Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Arlington.

Married by Place#28

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Arlington, selected other places in the Boston Area, and entities that contain Arlington
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Hanscom AFBDoverHansonTopsfieldBoxfordSouth DuxburyWinchesterSharonLynnfieldWellesleyDuxburyLexingtonHinghamNeedhamPinehurstNewfieldsThe PinehillsFranklin TownEssexCochituateS HooksettWilmingtonMarshfield HlsN ScituateReadingMedfieldNewtonBurlingtonMiltonGrn Hbr-Cedar CrstKingstonHolbrookMiddlesexGrotonArlingtonArlingtonArlingtonFarmingtonUnited StatesNew EnglandBoston AreaPeabodyNortheastMassachusettsRochesterWatertown TownWeweanticRevereBrocktonLowellPlymouthCambridgeSomervilleLawrenceWareham CtrBostonDevens81.712062%81.712062%82%420179.518072%79.518072%80%660279.264214%79.264214%79%474378.089395%78.089395%78%891478.027466%78.027466%78%625577.900085%77.900085%78%920672.497093%72.497093%72%5,612771.536524%71.536524%72%1,420870.354482%70.354482%70%3,116969.973284%69.973284%70%6,0241069.346734%69.346734%69%4141169.324254%69.324254%69%8,0431268.621554%68.621554%69%1,3691368.545141%68.545141%69%7,1521467.769963%67.769963%68%1,6381567.768595%67.768595%68%821666.715758%66.715758%67%4531766.481994%66.481994%66%7,4401866.199650%66.199650%66%3781965.536062%65.536062%66%1,6812065.285789%65.285789%65%1,2452165.247235%65.247235%65%5,1332264.961068%64.961068%65%5842364.389457%64.389457%64%1,1972463.822051%63.822051%64%5,9682563.605150%63.605150%64%1,4822661.055732%61.055732%61%18,86518.9k2760.921152%60.921152%61%5,6482860.890869%60.890869%61%5,4682960.856269%60.856269%61%5973057.224959%57.224959%57%1,3943853.387991%53.387991%53%2,2144751.328915%51.328915%51%301,678302k51.224490%51.224490%51%2515650.884624%50.884624%51%9,49150.884624%50.884624%51%9,49150.884624%50.884624%51%9,4915949.506101%49.506101%50%8526648.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.800160%47.800160%48%852,969853k47.437686%47.437686%47%10,20110.2k7547.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M44.561106%44.561106%45%5,7728442.944452%42.944452%43%6,3249340.871935%40.871935%41%30010338.587386%38.587386%39%7,80711237.122941%37.122941%37%11,87611.9k11434.865109%34.865109%35%13,50513.5k11934.144838%34.144838%34%1,10812132.135550%32.135550%32%13,97814.0k12330.246052%30.246052%30%9,74812729.678947%29.678947%30%7,64512829.198473%29.198473%29%45912926.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k13020.425532%20.425532%20%48131
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 131 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in Massachusetts

There are 246 places in Massachusetts. This section compares Arlington to the 50 most populous places in Massachusetts and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Arlington. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 28,575.

Married by Place#34

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Arlington, selected other places in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Arlington
0%20%40%60%Count#WellesleyLexingtonNeedhamFranklin TownNewtonMethuen TownGloucesterMiddlesexBraintree TownArlingtonArlingtonArlingtonWoburnAttleboroBarnstable TownAgawam TownWestfieldMarlboroughUnited StatesFraminghamNew EnglandBoston AreaPeabodyNortheastMassachusettsNorwoodBeverlyMaldenMedfordWeymouth TownLeominsterWatertown TownTauntonBrooklineFitchburgHaverhillWalthamRandolphEverettW Springfield TownChicopeeQuincyRevereLynnBrocktonPittsfieldSalemLowellWorcesterHolyokeFall RiverNew BedfordCambridgeChelseaSomervilleLawrenceSpringfieldBoston69.973284%69.973284%70%6,024169.324254%69.324254%69%8,043268.545141%68.545141%69%7,152366.481994%66.481994%66%7,440461.055732%61.055732%61%18,86518.9k553.271243%53.271243%53%9,266651.335288%51.335288%51%6,478751.328915%51.328915%51%301,678302k50.897073%50.897073%51%7,007850.884624%50.884624%51%9,49150.884624%50.884624%51%9,49150.884624%50.884624%51%9,491950.254147%50.254147%50%7,5141049.997024%49.997024%50%8,4001149.364217%49.364217%49%9,3561249.014715%49.014715%49%5,6961348.636845%48.636845%49%7,3501448.484652%48.484652%48%7,4871548.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.020803%48.020803%48%13,29613.3k1647.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.800160%47.800160%48%852,969853k47.437686%47.437686%47%10,20110.2k1747.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M46.817563%46.817563%47%5,5021845.504960%45.504960%46%7,3851943.933816%43.933816%44%10,14310.1k2043.680749%43.680749%44%9,6982143.313966%43.313966%43%9,9152243.269921%43.269921%43%7,2332342.944452%42.944452%43%6,3242442.887883%42.887883%43%9,5672542.637727%42.637727%43%10,54910.5k2641.987223%41.987223%42%6,1782741.667718%41.667718%42%9,9092841.030195%41.030195%41%9,7022940.721440%40.721440%41%5,0013040.670640%40.670640%41%6,2103139.716251%39.716251%40%4,6193239.220463%39.220463%39%9,0163338.686186%38.686186%39%15,40615.4k3438.587386%38.587386%39%7,8073537.203027%37.203027%37%11,99512.0k3637.122941%37.122941%37%11,87611.9k3735.938641%35.938641%36%6,8883835.677919%35.677919%36%6,4473934.865109%34.865109%35%13,50513.5k4033.761054%33.761054%34%23,36423.4k4133.008997%33.008997%33%4,9534232.992754%32.992754%33%12,65812.7k4332.404341%32.404341%32%12,72012.7k4432.135550%32.135550%32%13,97814.0k4530.508748%30.508748%31%3,7844630.246052%30.246052%30%9,7484729.678947%29.678947%30%7,6454829.196545%29.196545%29%16,32716.3k4926.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in the Northeast

There are 4,274 places in the Northeast. This section compares Arlington to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Arlington. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 71,389.

Married by Place#40

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Arlington, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Arlington
0%20%40%60%Count#NewtonToms RiverMiddlesexCliftonArlingtonArlingtonArlingtonNew RochelleUnited StatesStamfordNew EnglandBoston AreaNorwalkDanburyNortheastWarwickMassachusettsNashuaCranstonYonkersCheektowagaManchesterQuincyElizabethJersey CityLynnBrocktonBethlehemNew YorkScrantonPawtucketLowellPatersonWorcesterWaterburyFall RiverAllentownBridgeportErieNew BedfordNew BritainCambridgeSomervilleLawrenceProvidenceSpringfieldTrentonReadingPittsburghPhiladelphiaBostonNewarkNew HavenSyracuseBuffaloAlbanyHartfordRochesterCamden61.055732%61.055732%61%18,86518.9k153.901821%53.901821%54%17,87617.9k251.328915%51.328915%51%301,678302k50.893041%50.893041%51%14,81714.8k350.884624%50.884624%51%9,49150.884624%50.884624%51%9,49150.884624%50.884624%51%9,49148.744377%48.744377%49%13,76213.8k448.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.010816%48.010816%48%22,90522.9k547.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.800160%47.800160%48%852,969853k47.634402%47.634402%48%15,80715.8k647.566778%47.566778%48%13,99714.0k747.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.976890%46.976890%47%16,52616.5k846.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M45.851128%45.851128%46%15,99716.0k945.668671%45.668671%46%13,90213.9k1040.600030%40.600030%41%29,62329.6k1139.485995%39.485995%39%13,16713.2k1239.047240%39.047240%39%17,67217.7k1338.686186%38.686186%39%15,40615.4k1438.119282%38.119282%38%15,25015.3k1537.914107%37.914107%38%37,76737.8k1637.203027%37.203027%37%11,99512.0k1737.122941%37.122941%37%11,87611.9k1836.236596%36.236596%36%10,47610.5k1936.211762%36.211762%36%1,132,7931.13M2036.175131%36.175131%36%10,48510.5k2135.596424%35.596424%36%9,7942234.865109%34.865109%35%13,50513.5k2334.458178%34.458178%34%15,08215.1k2433.761054%33.761054%34%23,36423.4k2533.406317%33.406317%33%13,27413.3k2632.992754%32.992754%33%12,65812.7k2732.919419%32.919419%33%13,65313.7k2832.589312%32.589312%33%16,41116.4k2932.429265%32.429265%32%13,28413.3k3032.404341%32.404341%32%12,72012.7k3132.143111%32.143111%32%9,0383232.135550%32.135550%32%13,97814.0k3330.246052%30.246052%30%9,7483429.678947%29.678947%30%7,6453529.571368%29.571368%30%18,10318.1k3629.196545%29.196545%29%16,32716.3k3728.883081%28.883081%29%7,9573828.315931%28.315931%28%8,2173928.269153%28.269153%28%37,54237.5k4027.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4126.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k4226.098685%26.098685%26%24,57424.6k4325.147929%25.147929%25%12,58012.6k4424.268605%24.268605%24%13,45513.5k4523.969617%23.969617%24%26,28726.3k4622.609759%22.609759%23%9,2444721.208420%21.208420%21%9,7234819.904678%19.904678%20%17,08117.1k4919.774764%19.774764%20%4,89950
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Arlington to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Arlington. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Married by Place#46

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Arlington, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Arlington
0%20%40%Count#San JoseMiddlesexArlingtonArlingtonArlingtonVirginia BchEl PasoUnited StatesNew EnglandColorado SpgsBoston AreaMesaNortheastMassachusettsArlingtonFort WorthSan DiegoOklahoma CityWichitaSan AntonioLas VegasOmahaJacksonvillePhoenixFresnoCharlotteAlbuquerqueLouisvilleRaleighHoustonPortlandLos AngelesLong BeachSacramentoTulsaAustinNashville-DavidsonNew YorkSeattleIndianapolisDallasKansas CityOaklandSan FranciscoDenverTucsonColumbusChicagoMiamiMinneapolisMemphisPhiladelphiaMilwaukeeBostonWashingtonBaltimoreAtlantaClevelandDetroit55.386884%55.386884%55%175,752176k151.328915%51.328915%51%301,678302k50.884624%50.884624%51%9,49150.884624%50.884624%51%9,49150.884624%50.884624%51%9,49150.131635%50.131635%50%83,97584.0k248.638682%48.638682%49%107,759108k348.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.914868%47.914868%48%2,708,8342.71M47.895643%47.895643%48%85,14685.1k447.800160%47.800160%48%852,969853k47.782635%47.782635%48%82,52382.5k547.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.901878%46.901878%47%1,200,1671.20M46.337303%46.337303%46%62,48462.5k645.842907%45.842907%46%128,097128k744.202081%44.202081%44%216,687217k843.611312%43.611312%44%102,709103k943.572325%43.572325%44%65,93865.9k1042.010553%42.010553%42%206,539207k1141.949568%41.949568%42%91,94891.9k1241.360080%41.360080%41%72,30972.3k1341.245889%41.245889%41%132,813133k1440.940267%40.940267%41%220,614221k1540.523657%40.523657%41%66,49066.5k1640.082441%40.082441%40%124,272124k1739.283391%39.283391%39%86,94286.9k1838.927190%38.927190%39%96,21496.2k1938.903192%38.903192%39%67,69767.7k2038.318218%38.318218%38%318,488318k2138.227288%38.227288%38%98,02798.0k2238.155187%38.155187%38%517,503518k2337.868093%37.868093%38%62,07362.1k2437.658800%37.658800%38%67,73567.7k2537.643537%37.643537%38%62,12262.1k2637.108155%37.108155%37%132,996133k2736.666962%36.666962%37%95,12495.1k2836.211762%36.211762%36%1,132,7931.13M2935.728916%35.728916%36%108,672109k3035.561538%35.561538%36%117,953118k3135.369321%35.369321%35%172,551173k3235.175851%35.175851%35%69,09169.1k3334.940889%34.940889%35%55,53455.5k3434.723947%34.723947%35%123,894124k3533.868546%33.868546%34%95,19595.2k3633.463674%33.463674%33%69,49169.5k3732.713038%32.713038%33%111,312111k3832.670426%32.670426%33%340,615341k3930.542991%30.542991%31%49,35949.4k4030.490627%30.490627%30%51,77451.8k4129.333916%29.333916%29%73,81073.8k4227.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4327.580768%27.580768%28%63,65263.7k4426.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k4524.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k4624.253762%24.253762%24%58,79558.8k4724.238551%24.238551%24%45,89445.9k4821.384235%21.384235%21%35,72635.7k4920.285620%20.285620%20%52,13152.1k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Definitions

According to the US Census definition, a household consists of all the people who occupy a housing unit. This page reports on the types of households in Arlington. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Family: a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together
  • Married: a husband and wife that are part of the same household1
  • Single Female: female householder, no husband present, with other family members in the household
  • Single Male: male householder, no wife present, with other family members in the household
  • One Person: householder living alone
  • Other Non-Family: householder living with other people that are not family members

1as defined by the US Census Bureau (please direct comments and complaints to them)

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State:
Massachusetts
County:
Middlesex
Metro Area:
Boston Area
Town:
Arlington
ZIP Codes:
02474, 02476
Unified School District:
Arlington
Neighborhood:
North Cambridge
Congressional District:
MA-5
Upper State Legislative District:
MA-4th Middlesex
Lower State Legislative Districts:
MA-23rd Middlesex, MA-24th Middlesex
Neighboring Cities:
Cambridge, Medford, Somerville
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Belmont, Lexington, Winchester
Nearby Cities:
Everett, Malden, Melrose, Newton, Waltham, Watertown Town, Woburn
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Burlington, Hanscom AFB, Stoneham