Arcadia is a city of 55,170 people in California. The typical home is worth $1,441,800, having more than tripled since 2000. 46% of locals were born outside the United States. This is an unusually credentialed place: 57% of adults have a four-year degree. That puts it in the top 5% of US cities for household income. The median age is 43.9, about 5 years above the US median.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $113,516, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.9
US median: 38.9
More educated
57% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 112%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Arcadia
What changed most since 1990
Asian share23.3% → 58.7%(+35.4 pts)US over the same years: +3.1 pts
White share65.9% → 16.7%(−49.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$1,053,150 → $1,441,800(+37%)US over the same years: +67%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)17.8%(229)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)17.2%(221)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era17.3%(222)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War14.6%(188)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3.1%(40)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,285 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Arcadia, decade by decade
Arcadia population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
48,290
$113,636
$1,053,150
36.4%
62.8
2000
53,054
$102,195
$678,931
44.4%
77.8
2010
56,364
$110,804
$1,131,292
52.2%
71.5
2020
56,681
$116,036
$1,377,725
56.9%
66.6
2024
55,170
$113,516
$1,441,800
57.4%
74.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
