Arcanum

Population: 2,850
Median household income: $52,380
Median home value: $147,300

Located in Darke County, Ohio, Arcanum is a community with a population of 2,850. At $52,380, its median household income sits below Darke County's $64,654.

Between 2019 and 2023, Arcanum's population grew 29.8% from 2,195 to 2,850, while its median home value rose 13.6% from $129,700 to $147,300.

The median gross rent is $817. 22.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,850
Median age: 36.6 yrs
Median household income: $52,380
Median home value: $147,300
Median gross rent: $817
Housing units: 1,214
Homeownership rate: 69.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.1%
Unemployment rate: 2.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,1952,850

Median household income

$56,750$52,380

Median home value

$129,700$147,300

Median gross rent

$701$817

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,195	$56,750	$129,700	$701
2020	2,457	$51,360	$122,600	$747
2021	2,661	$48,625	$128,200	$759
2022	2,790	$51,597	$151,200	$812
2023	2,850	$52,380	$147,300	$817

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1717.5%

18 to 248.9%

25 to 3415.9%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6411.7%

65 to 7410.2%

75 and over7.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	170	6.0%
5 to 17	498	17.5%
18 to 24	254	8.9%
25 to 34	454	15.9%
35 to 44	316	11.1%
45 to 54	330	11.6%
55 to 64	334	11.7%
65 to 74	290	10.2%
75 and over	204	7.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,664	93.5%
Black or African American	15	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	64	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	93	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	14	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.5%

High school graduate35.5%

Some college or associate's32.0%

Bachelor's degree9.4%

Graduate or professional degree12.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	202	10.5%
High school graduate	684	35.5%
Some college or associate's	616	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	181	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	245	12.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone88.6%

Carpooled4.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.0%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,059	88.6%
Carpooled	57	4.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	72	6.0%
Other means	7	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	221	19.7%
15 to 29 min	467	41.6%
30 to 44 min	247	22.0%
45 to 59 min	102	9.1%
60+ min	86	7.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 10.0% (283 of 2,834)

	Count	Share
Family households	803	67.3%
Nonfamily households	391	32.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,194	98.4%
Vacant	20	1.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	829	69.4%
Renter-occupied	365	30.6%

1-unit, detached80.8%

1-unit, attached4.1%

2 to 4 units15.1%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	981	80.8%
1-unit, attached	50	4.1%
2 to 4 units	183	15.1%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3902330
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.28 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.9924, -84.5544