Arcadia

Population: 55,550
Median household income: $116,142
Median home value: $1,336,500

Located in Los Angeles County, California, Arcadia is a community with a population of 55,550. At $116,142, its median household income sits above Los Angeles County's $87,760.

Between 2019 and 2023, Arcadia's population declined 4.5% from 58,152 to 55,550, while its median home value rose 21.8% from $1,097,600 to $1,336,500.

7.4% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.83 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 55,550
Median age: 43.2 yrs
Median household income: $116,142
Median home value: $1,336,500
Median gross rent: $2,118
Housing units: 20,948
Homeownership rate: 58.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 57.8%
Unemployment rate: 5.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

58,15255,550

Median household income

$93,574$116,142

Median home value

$1,097,600$1,336,500

Median gross rent

$1,662$2,118

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	58,152	$93,574	$1,097,600	$1,662
2020	57,053	$95,736	$1,136,700	$1,700
2021	56,697	$99,588	$1,152,200	$1,801
2022	56,181	$108,214	$1,306,700	$1,997
2023	55,550	$116,142	$1,336,500	$2,118

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1717.0%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 3411.4%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 5414.4%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 7410.4%

75 and over9.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,425	4.4%
5 to 17	9,420	17.0%
18 to 24	3,744	6.7%
25 to 34	6,318	11.4%
35 to 44	7,084	12.8%
45 to 54	7,989	14.4%
55 to 64	7,608	13.7%
65 to 74	5,760	10.4%
75 and over	5,202	9.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,953	19.7%
Black or African American	665	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	276	0.5%
Asian	31,785	57.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	210	0.4%
Some other race	172	0.3%
Two or more races	2,366	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9,123	16.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.8%

High school graduate15.2%

Some college or associate's20.2%

Bachelor's degree35.0%

Graduate or professional degree22.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,729	6.8%
High school graduate	6,068	15.2%
Some college or associate's	8,068	20.2%
Bachelor's degree	14,006	35.0%
Graduate or professional degree	9,090	22.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone63.8%

Carpooled10.1%

Public transit1.9%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home21.2%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	15,331	63.8%
Carpooled	2,425	10.1%
Public transit	448	1.9%
Walked	239	1.0%
Bicycle	29	0.1%
Worked from home	5,087	21.2%
Other means	483	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,601	19.0%
15 to 29 min	6,062	32.0%
30 to 44 min	5,059	26.7%
45 to 59 min	2,177	11.5%
60+ min	2,056	10.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.83
Poverty rate: 7.4% (4,070 of 55,031)

	Count	Share
Family households	14,899	77.2%
Nonfamily households	4,392	22.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	19,291	92.1%
Vacant	1,657	7.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	11,291	58.5%
Renter-occupied	8,000	41.5%

1-unit, detached58.2%

1-unit, attached9.2%

2 to 4 units6.1%

5 to 19 units13.9%

20 or more units12.2%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	12,196	58.2%
1-unit, attached	1,928	9.2%
2 to 4 units	1,268	6.1%
5 to 19 units	2,919	13.9%
20 or more units	2,548	12.2%
Mobile home & other	89	0.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0602462
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 0.21 sq mi
Center point: 34.1327, -118.0363

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