Arcade

Population: 1,705
Median household income: $58,750
Median home value: $228,800

Arcade, a community in Jackson County, Georgia, has 1,705 residents. At $58,750, its median household income sits below Jackson County's $85,012.

Between 2019 and 2023, Arcade's population grew 12.5% from 1,515 to 1,705, while its median home value rose 116.3% from $105,800 to $228,800.

The median resident is 40.5 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 19.1% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,705
Median age: 40.5 yrs
Median household income: $58,750
Median home value: $228,800
Median gross rent: $940
Housing units: 629
Homeownership rate: 80.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.1%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,5151,705

Median household income

$56,471$58,750

Median home value

$105,800$228,800

Median gross rent

$826$940

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,515	$56,471	$105,800	$826
2020	1,954	$57,214	$126,900	$873
2021	1,615	$53,929	$145,200	$830
2022	1,829	$65,202	$210,900	$809
2023	1,705	$58,750	$228,800	$940

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

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1719.1%

18 to 246.5%

25 to 3413.8%

35 to 4414.0%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6417.0%

65 to 7410.1%

75 and over3.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	79	4.6%
5 to 17	326	19.1%
18 to 24	110	6.5%
25 to 34	235	13.8%
35 to 44	239	14.0%
45 to 54	201	11.8%
55 to 64	289	17.0%
65 to 74	172	10.1%
75 and over	54	3.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,325	77.7%
Black or African American	23	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	52	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	305	17.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.7%

High school graduate31.5%

Some college or associate's29.7%

Bachelor's degree13.2%

Graduate or professional degree5.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	234	19.7%
High school graduate	375	31.5%
Some college or associate's	354	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	157	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	70	5.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone72.4%

Carpooled12.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.8%

Other means3.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	562	72.4%
Carpooled	93	12.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	14	1.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	84	10.8%
Other means	23	3.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	81	11.7%
15 to 29 min	255	36.8%
30 to 44 min	190	27.5%
45 to 59 min	42	6.1%
60+ min	124	17.9%

Households

Average household size: 3.03
Poverty rate: 11.3% (191 of 1,685)

	Count	Share
Family households	427	75.8%
Nonfamily households	136	24.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1994

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	563	89.5%
Vacant	66	10.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	455	80.8%
Renter-occupied	108	19.2%

1-unit, detached54.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other45.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	342	54.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	287	45.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1302648
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 9.24 sq mi
Water area: 0.08 sq mi
Center point: 34.0735, -83.5281