Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 1.5% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Housing units in zip code 02476 with a mortgage: 3,833 (370 second mortgage, 940 home equity loan, 245 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,529
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $2,626
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $845
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
8.8%
Whole state:
10.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2010:
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 02476: Old Schwamb Mill (A), Arlington Fire Department Station 2 (B), Arlington Fire Department Station 3 (C), Arlington Historical Society Building (D), Dallin School Library (E), Arlington Townhall (F), Robbins Library (G), Smith Museum Archives (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 02476 include: Saint Paul Lutheran Church (A), Saint Johns Episcopal Church (B), Park Avenue Congregational Church (C), Greek Orthodox Church (D), First Parish Unitarian Church (E), First Baptist Church (F), Baptist Society Meeting House (G), First Baptist Church of Arlington (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 02476 include: Warren A Pierce Playground (1), Kensington Park Historic District (2), Arlington center Historic District (3), Pierce Farm Historic District (4), Spy Pond Field (5), Menotomy Rock Park (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 70.5%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 16,562
In family households: 12,436 (3,055 male householders, 1,149 female householders)
3,515 spouses, 4,078 children (3,903 natural, 135 adopted, 40 stepchildren), 79 grandchildren, 135 brothers or sisters, 101 parents, 132 other relatives, 192 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 4,126 (1,246 male householders (956 living alone)), 2,182 female householders (1,865 living alone)), 698 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 135 (101 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,969 2-persons, 979 3-persons, 986 4-persons, 346 5-persons, 712 6-persons, 15 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 2,300 1-person, 702 2-persons, 382 3-persons
2,961 married couples with children.
1,529 single-parent households (1,016 men, 513 women).
82.5% of residents of 02476 zip code speak English at home.
11.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% very well, 34% well).
27.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (49% very well, 28% well, 20% not well, 4% not at all).
22.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (27% very well, 23% well, 9% not well, 41% not at all).
5.2% of residents speak other language at home (57% very well, 36% well, 6% not well).
Foreign born population: 2,102 (13.1%) (59.1% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
13.1%
Whole state:
14.8%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (10%)
Canada (10%)
Ireland (7%)
Greece (6%)
Italy (5%)
Germany (4%)
India (4%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 529
1990 to 1999: 634
1980 to 1989: 356
Before 1980: 707
Races in zip code 02476:
White population: 13,275 Black population: 942 American Indian population: 19 Asian population: 1,802 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0 Some other race population: 169 Two or more races population: 715 Hispanic or Latino population: 741
First ancestries reported:
Irish: 3,464
Other groups: 2,373
Italian: 1,724
English: 1,032
German: 840
Greek: 739
Polish: 545
American: 464
Russian: 407
European: 330
Canadian: 276
French (except Basque): 261
Subsaharan African: 248
African: 219
Yugoslavian: 203
Scottish: 203
Celtic: 202
Jamaican: 179
French Canadian: 173
Armenian: 167
Swedish: 164
Norwegian: 162
Portuguese: 157
Arab: 138
Eastern European: 137
West Indian (except Hispanic groups): 133
Syrian: 129
Swiss: 122
British: 109
Lebanese: 101
Czech: 98
Latvian: 97
Scotch-Irish: 94
Dutch: 94
Austrian: 92
Ukrainian: 86
Iranian: 85
Haitian: 76
Turkish: 75
Danish: 66
Ethiopian: 63
Other Arab: 61
Romanian: 59
Albanian: 59
Estonian: 58
Kenyan: 58
Welsh: 50
New Zealander: 50
Lithuanian: 48
Arab: 44
Egyptian: 43
Northern European: 43
Finnish: 40
Brazilian: 40
Slovak: 35
Hungarian: 34
South African: 28
Luxemburger: 22
British West Indian: 12
Bulgarian: 11
Scandinavian: 8
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
ALPHA AUTO BODY (30 PARK AVE in ARLINGTON, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: ALPHA AUTO BODY INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
ARLINGTON HIGH (869 MASS AVENUE in ARLINGTON, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-010505
MENOTOMY PRESCHOOL (869 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE in ARLINGTON, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-010038 Organizations: ARLINGTON (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
OTTOSON MIDDLE (63 ACTON STREET in ARLINGTON, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-010410 Organizations: ARLINGTON (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
ARLINGTON DPW (51 GROVE ST in ARLINGTON, MA)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-1997-0105, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
LYONS FUEL INC (6 DUDLEY ST in ARLINGTON, MA)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-1997-0035, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-01-1996-0054,
MIRAK LINCOLN MERCURY NISSAN I (956 MASSACHUSETTS AVE in ARLINGTON, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business NAICS classification: GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR. Organizations: MIRAK LINCOLN-MERCURY NISSAN INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: MIRAK LINCOLN MERCURY NISSAN INC
ARLINGTON GRAPHICS INC (1050 MASSACHUSETTS AVE in ARLINGTON, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
MENOTOMY DENTAL LAB (691 MASSACHUSETTS AVE in ARLINGTON, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
DUDLEY AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE INC (9 DUDLEY ST PL in ARLINGTON, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: NIGRO SAMUEL J (CONTACT/OWNER)
DUDLEY ST AUTO BODY (34R DUDLEY ST in ARLINGTON, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
A & M AUTO BODY (24R MILL LN in ARLINGTON, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
ARLINGTON SCHOOL DEP (23 MAPLE STREET in ARLINGTON, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 17.1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 16.9%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Utility gas (43%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (28%)
Electricity (18%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
Wood (3%)
No fuel used (2%)
Other fuel (2%)
Coal or coke (1%)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 9,735
Northeast: 2,564
Midwest: 862
South: 706
West: 342
64% of the 02476 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Massachusetts.
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 694
Here:
27.7%
Massachusetts:
10.3%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 652
Here:
46.7%
Massachusetts:
12.3%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 267
Here:
28.6%
Massachusetts:
49.8%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (ARLINGTON, MA):
ARMSTRONG AMBULANCE SERVICE, I (12 BRATTLE CT) : $1,531,981 in 4 contractsfrom 2003 to 2005
$525,343 with Air Force for Other Medical Services. Signed on 2004-09-17. Completion date: 2005-09-16.
$506,313, same as above.Signed on 2005-09-09. Completion date: 2006-09-16.
$500,325, same as above.Signed on 2003-09-05. Completion date: 2004-09-16.
$0, same as above.Signed on 2003-09-05. Completion date: 2004-09-16.
PRO DISPLAYS NORTHEAST INC (8 BECK RD; small business) : $297,811 in 15 contractsfrom 2000 to 2005
Contracts for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Conference Space and Facilities, Miscellaneous Furniture and Fixtures, Office Furniture, Other Professional Services, and moreby Army, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Signed by year:2000: $67,525; 2001: $37,982; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $45,495; 2005: $146,809; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$82,389 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Conference Space and Facilities. Signed on 2005-09-19. Completion date: 2005-12-05.
$39,150 with Army for Miscellaneous Furniture and Fixtures. Signed on 2000-08-22. Completion date: 2000-08-30.
$37,982 with Army for Office Furniture. Signed on 2001-04-12. Completion date: 2001-04-16.
$28,375 with Army for Other Professional Services. Signed on 2000-09-28. Completion date: 2000-09-30.
OSMUN MUSIC, INC (5 FOREST ST; small business) : $73,660 in 5 contractsfrom 2003 to 2005
Contracts for Musical Instruments, Ship and Boat Propulsion Components, Musical Instrument Parts and Accessories by Air Force, Navy, Army Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $33,630; 2004: $12,260; 2005: $27,770; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$27,790 with Air Force for Musical Instruments. Signed on 2003-08-21. Completion date: 2003-08-21.
$17,875 with Navy for Ship and Boat Propulsion Components. Taking place in VA. Signed on 2005-08-02. Completion date: 2007-08-30.
$12,260 with Army for Musical Instruments. Taking place in MD. Signed on 2004-07-14. Completion date: 2004-10-01.
$9,895 with Air Force for Musical Instrument Parts and Accessories. Signed on 2005-09-19. Completion date: 2006-05-17.
PRESENTATION GRAPHICS, INC (1165 MASSACHUSETTS AVE; small business) : $12,164 in 5 contractsfrom 2002 to 2003
Contracts for Arts/Graphics Services by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $10,831; 2003: $1,333; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$9,200 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Arts/Graphics Services. Signed on 2002-09-26. Completion date: 2002-09-30.
$1,598, same as above.Signed on 2002-09-23. Completion date: 2002-09-20.
$917, same as above.Signed on 2003-01-28. Completion date: 2003-01-24.
$416, same as above.Signed on 2003-03-12. Completion date: 2003-03-04.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005: