Arlington is a medium-sized town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 42,389 people and seven constituent neighborhoods, Arlington is the 29th largest community in Massachusetts. Arlington has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Arlington is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 90.90% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Arlington is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Arlington who work in office and administrative support jobs (12.57%), management occupations (12.29%), and sales jobs (8.98%).

Also of interest is that Arlington has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Of important note, Arlington is also a town of artists. Arlington has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Arlington's character.

And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Arlington has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too.

Arlington, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the town.

In addition to being popular with young singles, Arlington is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

Arlington Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Arlington is a pretty powerful place. 52.78% of the adults in Arlington have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Arlington in 2000 was $34,399, which is upper middle income relative to Massachusetts, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $137,596 for a family of four.

The people who call Arlington home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Arlington is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Arlington include Irish, Italian, English, German, Greek, Portuguese, French Canadian, and Scotch-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Arlington is English. Some people also speak Greek.