| Arlington Statistics
| 1970
| 1990
| Most Recent
|
|---|
| Population | 53,524
| 44,630
| 42,736 |
| Caucasian/People of Color
| 53,002/522
| 41,913/2,717
| * |
| Registered Voters
| 29,711
| 30,278
| 27,592 |
|
|
| Public School Population
| 9,697
| 3,753
| 4,022 |
| Caucasian/Students of Color
| not available
| 3,405/348
| 3,639/383 |
| Births
| 1,075
| 604
| 575 |
|
|
| Town Budget
(from all sources)
| $17.7M
| $55.9M
| $70M |
| Town Employees
| 596
| 435
| 365 |
| Public School Employees
(full-time equivalents)
| not available
| 480
| 493 |
|
|
| Registered Automobiles
| not available
| 26,314
| 26,020 |
| Gas Stations
| 37
| 14
| 14 |
| Traffic Signals (Lights)
| 23
| 25
| 26 |
|
|
Acres of Active and Passive Open Space
(excluding 183 acres
of the Great Meadow)
| 197.46
| 204.49
| 292.27 |
| Teams Using Town Fields
| 102
| 220
| 252 |
| Miles of Bicycle Path
| 0
| 0
| 3 |
| People Using Bicycle Path (Minuteman Trail)
| 0
| 0
| 1,000,000/year |
|
|
| Dwelling Units
| 17,921
| 19,421
| 19,522 |
| Median Household Income (1990 $$)
| $37,202
| $43,309
| * |
| Median Rent ($/month)
| $143
| $754
| * |
| Median $ Value of Owner-occupied Homes
| $25,800
| $209,200
| $263,800 |
| Average Length Occupancy for Renters (years)
| 11
| 2
| * |
| Average Length of Occupancy for Home Owners (years)
| 27
| 10
| * |
|
|
| Units of Senior Housing
| 308
| 668
| 668 |
|
|
| Number of Commercial Establishments
| 282
| 224
| * |
| Commercial Establishments' Gross Sales
| $22.4M
| $193.2M
| not available |
| Floorspace in Restaurants (Square Feet)
| 43,946
| not available
| 84,046 |
|
|
| Library Circulation
| 390,263
| 384,203
| 481,078 |
|
* available after 2000 Census
|