East Arcadia vs White Lake

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

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

White Lake has the higher population (961 vs 313 in East Arcadia). White Lake has the higher median household income ($76,667 vs $50,595 in East Arcadia). White Lake has the higher median home value ($186,900 vs $116,700 in East Arcadia).

Population, income & housing

	East Arcadia	White Lake
Population	313	961
Median age	54.5 yrs	52.7 yrs
Median household income	$50,595	$76,667
Median home value	$116,700	$186,900
Median gross rent	$725	$1,275
Housing units	138	1,094
Homeownership rate	78.8%	72.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.1%	33.0%
Unemployment rate	26.1%	0.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Arcadia	White Lake
Population	460 → 313 (-32.0%)	1,000 → 961 (-3.9%)
Median household income	$26,458 → $50,595 (+91.2%)	$53,958 → $76,667 (+42.1%)
Median home value	$73,800 → $116,700 (+58.1%)	$144,000 → $186,900 (+29.8%)
Median gross rent	$658 → $725 (+10.2%)	$783 → $1,275 (+62.8%)

East Arcadia

Population

460313

Median household income

$26,458$50,595

Median home value

$73,800$116,700

Median gross rent

$658$725

White Lake

Population

1,000961

Median household income

$53,958$76,667

Median home value

$144,000$186,900

Median gross rent

$783$1,275

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Arcadia	White Lake
Under 5	0.0%	2.4%
5 to 17	2.2%	15.8%
18 to 24	5.1%	4.0%
25 to 34	6.7%	4.8%
35 to 44	14.1%	14.4%
45 to 54	23.3%	10.2%
55 to 64	30.7%	16.1%
65 to 74	11.2%	19.9%
75 and over	6.7%	12.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Arcadia	White Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	82.3%
Black or African American	97.4%	5.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	5.8%
Two or more races	2.6%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Arcadia	White Lake
No high school diploma	5.9%	5.1%
High school graduate	22.1%	30.2%
Some college or associate's	39.0%	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	19.7%	22.3%
Graduate or professional degree	13.4%	10.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Arcadia	White Lake
Drove alone	51.9%	74.5%
Carpooled	20.6%	5.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	22.1%	13.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.8%	7.0%
Other means	1.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Arcadia	White Lake
1-unit, detached	64.5%	49.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.6%
Mobile home & other	28.3%	38.0%

Poverty & households

	East Arcadia	White Lake
Poverty rate	9.6%	6.4%
Average household size	3.01	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	25	28
Median year structure built	1988	1986