Arcadia vs Ben Avon

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

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

Arcadia has the higher population (2,724 vs 2,334 in Ben Avon). Ben Avon has the higher median household income ($46,736 vs $37,574 in Arcadia). Ben Avon has the higher median home value ($198,900 vs $103,800 in Arcadia).

Population, income & housing

	Arcadia	Ben Avon
Population	2,724	2,334
Median age	28.0 yrs	35.9 yrs
Median household income	$37,574	$46,736
Median home value	$103,800	$198,900
Median gross rent	$1,181	$1,045
Housing units	1,466	1,321
Homeownership rate	25.5%	43.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.6%	26.1%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arcadia	Ben Avon
Population	3,370 → 2,724 (-19.2%)	2,189 → 2,334 (+6.6%)
Median household income	$29,577 → $37,574 (+27.0%)	$39,217 → $46,736 (+19.2%)
Median home value	$41,200 → $103,800 (+151.9%)	$155,700 → $198,900 (+27.7%)
Median gross rent	$826 → $1,181 (+43.0%)	$844 → $1,045 (+23.8%)

Arcadia

Population

3,3702,724

Median household income

$29,577$37,574

Median home value

$41,200$103,800

Median gross rent

$826$1,181

Ben Avon

Population

2,1892,334

Median household income

$39,217$46,736

Median home value

$155,700$198,900

Median gross rent

$844$1,045

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arcadia	Ben Avon
Under 5	9.6%	2.3%
5 to 17	18.8%	13.6%
18 to 24	11.7%	19.2%
25 to 34	26.0%	14.3%
35 to 44	15.9%	10.2%
45 to 54	6.8%	3.6%
55 to 64	4.4%	21.2%
65 to 74	5.6%	11.1%
75 and over	1.2%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arcadia	Ben Avon
White (non-Hispanic)	24.9%	55.2%
Black or African American	24.2%	30.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	8.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.1%	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino	42.4%	8.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arcadia	Ben Avon
No high school diploma	34.7%	11.3%
High school graduate	23.4%	35.0%
Some college or associate's	24.3%	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	9.8%	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7.8%	12.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arcadia	Ben Avon
Drove alone	90.8%	82.8%
Carpooled	6.7%	10.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.3%	7.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arcadia	Ben Avon
1-unit, detached	32.6%	55.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.9%
2 to 4 units	9.1%	10.1%
5 to 19 units	9.6%	12.1%
20 or more units	29.1%	11.5%
Mobile home & other	19.6%	5.0%

Poverty & households

	Arcadia	Ben Avon
Poverty rate	27.8%	19.9%
Average household size	2.55	1.94
Mean commute (minutes)	23	26
Median year structure built	2001	1976