Arcadia

Population: 7,571
Median household income: $38,388
Median home value: $158,900

Located in DeSoto County, Florida, Arcadia is a community with a population of 7,571. At $38,388, its median household income sits below DeSoto County's $50,868.

Between 2019 and 2023, Arcadia's population declined 6.2% from 8,072 to 7,571, while its median home value rose 50.0% from $105,900 to $158,900.

64.1% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1974.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,571
Median age: 32.7 yrs
Median household income: $38,388
Median home value: $158,900
Median gross rent: $886
Housing units: 3,405
Homeownership rate: 47.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.8%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,0727,571

Median household income

$29,964$38,388

Median home value

$105,900$158,900

Median gross rent

$745$886

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,072	$29,964	$105,900	$745
2020	8,187	$34,003	$113,600	$750
2021	7,460	$27,869	$120,400	$784
2022	7,480	$34,598	$150,600	$873
2023	7,571	$38,388	$158,900	$886

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1717.7%

18 to 2414.5%

25 to 3416.4%

35 to 4410.4%

45 to 5410.8%

55 to 649.8%

65 to 749.0%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	456	6.0%
5 to 17	1,337	17.7%
18 to 24	1,095	14.5%
25 to 34	1,241	16.4%
35 to 44	791	10.4%
45 to 54	820	10.8%
55 to 64	745	9.8%
65 to 74	681	9.0%
75 and over	405	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,508	33.1%
Black or African American	1,770	23.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	5	0.1%
Two or more races	56	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,232	42.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma26.7%

High school graduate34.9%

Some college or associate's26.6%

Bachelor's degree6.9%

Graduate or professional degree4.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,250	26.7%
High school graduate	1,635	34.9%
Some college or associate's	1,246	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	323	6.9%
Graduate or professional degree	229	4.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone58.2%

Carpooled31.2%

Public transit0.6%

Walked4.9%

Bicycle3.3%

Worked from home1.6%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,915	58.2%
Carpooled	1,027	31.2%
Public transit	19	0.6%
Walked	161	4.9%
Bicycle	107	3.3%
Worked from home	52	1.6%
Other means	7	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,569	48.5%
15 to 29 min	464	14.3%
30 to 44 min	410	12.7%
45 to 59 min	171	5.3%
60+ min	622	19.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.40
Poverty rate: 31.4% (2,311 of 7,360)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,614	53.2%
Nonfamily households	1,417	46.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,031	89.0%
Vacant	374	11.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,436	47.4%
Renter-occupied	1,595	52.6%

1-unit, detached64.1%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units17.4%

5 to 19 units9.0%

20 or more units3.0%

Mobile home & other4.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,184	64.1%
1-unit, attached	50	1.5%
2 to 4 units	594	17.4%
5 to 19 units	307	9.0%
20 or more units	102	3.0%
Mobile home & other	168	4.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1201750
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.45 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 27.2212, -81.8584

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