What is the population of Arlington, Massachusetts?

The population of Arlington, Massachusetts is 45,550.

What is the median household income in Arlington, Massachusetts?

The median household income in Arlington, Massachusetts is $141,768, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Arlington, Massachusetts is $1,631,313, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Arlington, Massachusetts is 3.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health A+

Income A+

Education A+

Metric	Arlington	Massachusetts Avg	U.S. Average
Population	45,550	6,906,117	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	8304.2	654.1	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	0.50%	0.50%	0.57%
Median age	41.8	40.0	37.1
Households	19,839	2,760,541	128,459,983

Year	Arlington

Group	Share

Arlington has a the economy index of A+, which means it is exceptionally prosperous.

Metric	Arlington	Massachusetts Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$141,768	$101,501	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	5.28%	5.21%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	5.1%	5.2%

Metric	Arlington	Massachusetts Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$1,631,313	$478,681	$242,182
Median rent	$2,043	$1,687	$1,342
Homeownership rate	60.6%	62.6%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM , followed by 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM .

Metric	Arlington	Massachusetts Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	31.2	25.7	22.5
Work from home	30.5%	16.7%	13.4%

Arlington has a education index of A+, which means it is exceptionally educated.

Metric	Arlington	Massachusetts Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	72.6%	42.7%	31.6%
Average household size	2.30	2.45	2.54

Arlington has a health index of A+, which means it is exceptionally healthy.

Metric	Arlington	Massachusetts Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	83.7	80.5	78.3
Self-rated poor health	7.1%	11.8%	16.3%
Smokers	8.1%	13.9%	19.0%