Clarkton vs East Arcadia

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

Clarkton and East Arcadia are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Clarkton has the higher population (875 vs 313 in East Arcadia). Clarkton has the higher median home value ($137,500 vs $116,700 in East Arcadia). Since 2019, Clarkton's population has grown faster (+6.8% vs -32.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Clarkton	East Arcadia
Population	875	313
Median age	30.5 yrs	54.5 yrs
Median household income	—	$50,595
Median home value	$137,500	$116,700
Median gross rent	$1,125	$725
Housing units	312	138
Homeownership rate	61.7%	78.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.7%	33.1%
Unemployment rate	8.9%	26.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clarkton	East Arcadia
Population	819 → 875 (+6.8%)	460 → 313 (-32.0%)
Median household income	$22,292 → $23,618 (+5.9%)	$26,458 → $50,595 (+91.2%)
Median home value	$91,700 → $137,500 (+49.9%)	$73,800 → $116,700 (+58.1%)
Median gross rent	$504 → $1,125 (+123.2%)	$658 → $725 (+10.2%)

Clarkton

Population

819875

Median household income

$22,292$23,618

Median home value

$91,700$137,500

Median gross rent

$504$1,125

East Arcadia

Population

460313

Median household income

$26,458$50,595

Median home value

$73,800$116,700

Median gross rent

$658$725

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clarkton	East Arcadia
Under 5	7.8%	0.0%
5 to 17	32.0%	2.2%
18 to 24	7.8%	5.1%
25 to 34	7.0%	6.7%
35 to 44	11.4%	14.1%
45 to 54	3.9%	23.3%
55 to 64	9.3%	30.7%
65 to 74	10.6%	11.2%
75 and over	10.3%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clarkton	East Arcadia
White (non-Hispanic)	30.7%	0.0%
Black or African American	60.9%	97.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	8.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clarkton	East Arcadia
No high school diploma	17.9%	5.9%
High school graduate	22.9%	22.1%
Some college or associate's	48.6%	39.0%
Bachelor's degree	7.2%	19.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	13.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clarkton	East Arcadia
Drove alone	87.0%	51.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	20.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	22.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.4%	3.8%
Other means	0.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clarkton	East Arcadia
1-unit, detached	63.5%	64.5%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	18.9%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	0.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.1%	28.3%

Poverty & households

	Clarkton	East Arcadia
Poverty rate	48.2%	9.6%
Average household size	3.51	3.01
Mean commute (minutes)	24	25
Median year structure built	1975	1988