Arcata vs Eureka

A side-by-side comparison of Arcata and Eureka: population, income, housing, and more.

Arcata and Eureka are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Eureka has the higher population (26,302 vs 18,578 in Arcata). Eureka has the higher median household income ($60,253 vs $48,731 in Arcata). Arcata has the higher median home value ($466,600 vs $375,800 in Eureka).

Population, income & housing

	Arcata	Eureka
Population	18,578	26,302
Median age	28.0 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$48,731	$60,253
Median home value	$466,600	$375,800
Median gross rent	$1,287	$1,157
Housing units	8,376	11,837
Homeownership rate	33.9%	48.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	45.1%	31.3%
Unemployment rate	13.2%	7.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arcata	Eureka
Population	18,178 → 18,578 (+2.2%)	26,966 → 26,302 (-2.5%)
Median household income	$35,506 → $48,731 (+37.2%)	$42,890 → $60,253 (+40.5%)
Median home value	$341,000 → $466,600 (+36.8%)	$281,400 → $375,800 (+33.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,023 → $1,287 (+25.8%)	$916 → $1,157 (+26.3%)

Arcata

Population

18,17818,578

Median household income

$35,506$48,731

Median home value

$341,000$466,600

Median gross rent

$1,023$1,287

Eureka

Population

26,96626,302

Median household income

$42,890$60,253

Median home value

$281,400$375,800

Median gross rent

$916$1,157

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arcata	Eureka
Under 5	2.3%	4.5%
5 to 17	10.3%	13.3%
18 to 24	30.0%	10.2%
25 to 34	17.5%	14.8%
35 to 44	12.4%	15.8%
45 to 54	7.1%	14.7%
55 to 64	7.4%	10.7%
65 to 74	8.7%	10.2%
75 and over	4.4%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arcata	Eureka
White (non-Hispanic)	70.9%	65.5%
Black or African American	2.1%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	1.4%
Asian	2.2%	5.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.5%	0.6%
Some other race	1.5%	0.6%
Two or more races	6.8%	9.8%
Hispanic or Latino	15.4%	14.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arcata	Eureka
No high school diploma	5.0%	9.7%
High school graduate	14.2%	22.9%
Some college or associate's	35.7%	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	28.3%	20.6%
Graduate or professional degree	16.7%	10.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arcata	Eureka
Drove alone	59.2%	67.0%
Carpooled	9.7%	14.1%
Public transit	1.4%	1.2%
Walked	12.8%	5.5%
Bicycle	1.8%	1.2%
Worked from home	13.4%	10.0%
Other means	1.7%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arcata	Eureka
1-unit, detached	44.8%	62.4%
1-unit, attached	6.3%	4.9%
2 to 4 units	17.4%	14.4%
5 to 19 units	18.9%	12.5%
20 or more units	6.7%	4.3%
Mobile home & other	6.0%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Arcata	Eureka
Poverty rate	29.6%	17.6%
Average household size	2.21	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	18	16
Median year structure built	1976	1955