Arcadia vs Ironton

A side-by-side comparison of Arcadia and Ironton: population, income, housing, and more.

Arcadia and Ironton are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ironton has the higher population (1,755 vs 595 in Arcadia). Ironton has the higher median household income ($42,415 vs $41,875 in Arcadia). Arcadia has the higher median home value ($122,500 vs $109,900 in Ironton).

Population, income & housing

	Arcadia	Ironton
Population	595	1,755
Median age	47.6 yrs	34.8 yrs
Median household income	$41,875	$42,415
Median home value	$122,500	$109,900
Median gross rent	$359	$703
Housing units	328	835
Homeownership rate	74.7%	74.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.1%	28.3%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arcadia	Ironton
Population	702 → 595 (-15.2%)	1,528 → 1,755 (+14.9%)
Median household income	$24,609 → $41,875 (+70.2%)	$33,214 → $42,415 (+27.7%)
Median home value	$93,500 → $122,500 (+31.0%)	$84,400 → $109,900 (+30.2%)
Median gross rent	$358 → $359 (+0.3%)	$629 → $703 (+11.8%)

Arcadia

Population

702595

Median household income

$24,609$41,875

Median home value

$93,500$122,500

Median gross rent

$358$359

Ironton

Population

1,5281,755

Median household income

$33,214$42,415

Median home value

$84,400$109,900

Median gross rent

$629$703

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arcadia	Ironton
Under 5	3.2%	6.8%
5 to 17	18.0%	24.7%
18 to 24	4.9%	7.6%
25 to 34	7.9%	11.3%
35 to 44	11.6%	14.0%
45 to 54	14.8%	7.1%
55 to 64	9.7%	11.5%
65 to 74	14.5%	8.7%
75 and over	15.5%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arcadia	Ironton
White (non-Hispanic)	94.1%	91.4%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.5%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	4.5%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arcadia	Ironton
No high school diploma	15.0%	10.5%
High school graduate	28.0%	27.9%
Some college or associate's	35.9%	33.4%
Bachelor's degree	18.9%	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	12.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arcadia	Ironton
Drove alone	71.9%	84.8%
Carpooled	7.1%	6.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.1%	5.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arcadia	Ironton
1-unit, detached	79.3%	76.8%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	18.0%	11.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.3%
20 or more units	1.8%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.6%

Poverty & households

	Arcadia	Ironton
Poverty rate	26.9%	19.9%
Average household size	2.07	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	27	22
Median year structure built	1968	1968