Arcadia

Population: 2,724
Median household income: $37,574
Median home value: $103,800

Arcadia is a community in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, home to 2,724 residents. Its median household income of $37,574 runs below the Spartanburg County figure of $64,195.

From 2019 to 2023, Arcadia's population declined 19.2% from 3,370 to 2,724, while its median home value rose 151.9% from $41,200 to $103,800.

17.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 25.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,724
Median age: 28.0 yrs
Median household income: $37,574
Median home value: $103,800
Median gross rent: $1,181
Housing units: 1,466
Homeownership rate: 25.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,3702,724

Median household income

$29,577$37,574

Median home value

$41,200$103,800

Median gross rent

$826$1,181

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,370	$29,577	$41,200	$826
2020	2,991	$31,768	$47,400	$1,010
2021	3,397	$37,396	$66,300	$1,065
2022	2,846	$39,931	$72,900	$1,212
2023	2,724	$37,574	$103,800	$1,181

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

Age distribution

Under 59.6%

5 to 1718.8%

18 to 2411.7%

25 to 3426.0%

35 to 4415.9%

45 to 546.8%

55 to 644.4%

65 to 745.6%

75 and over1.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	262	9.6%
5 to 17	512	18.8%
18 to 24	320	11.7%
25 to 34	708	26.0%
35 to 44	432	15.9%
45 to 54	184	6.8%
55 to 64	121	4.4%
65 to 74	152	5.6%
75 and over	33	1.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	679	24.9%
Black or African American	660	24.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	229	8.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	2	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,154	42.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma34.7%

High school graduate23.4%

Some college or associate's24.3%

Bachelor's degree9.8%

Graduate or professional degree7.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	566	34.7%
High school graduate	381	23.4%
Some college or associate's	396	24.3%
Bachelor's degree	160	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	127	7.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone90.8%

Carpooled6.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,352	90.8%
Carpooled	100	6.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	17	1.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	20	1.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	588	40.0%
15 to 29 min	507	34.5%
30 to 44 min	152	10.3%
45 to 59 min	60	4.1%
60+ min	162	11.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.55
Poverty rate: 27.8% (756 of 2,724)

	Count	Share
Family households	508	47.6%
Nonfamily households	559	52.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2001

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,067	72.8%
Vacant	399	27.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	272	25.5%
Renter-occupied	795	74.5%

1-unit, detached32.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units9.1%

5 to 19 units9.6%

20 or more units29.1%

Mobile home & other19.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	478	32.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	133	9.1%
5 to 19 units	141	9.6%
20 or more units	427	29.1%
Mobile home & other	287	19.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4502080
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.96 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.9611, -81.9931