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Arden-Arcade

California · 94,994 residents · 15.9 sq mi
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Arden-Arcade is a city of 94,994 people in California. 46% of homes are owner-occupied. Density works out to 5,976 people per square mile. The typical home is worth $560,200, having roughly tripled since 2000. That trails the California median by roughly 22%. The foreign-born share is 21%.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.2
US median: 38.9
Average education
39% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 84%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
94,994
−1%since 2000
from 96,025 in 2000
1990 – 2024
Population density
5,976 / sq mi
+1%since 2009
from 5,925 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
37.2
−1%since 2000
from 37.7 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
15.9 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
90K93K97K101K104K19902000201020202024Arden-Arcade
202495K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.5%(6,203)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 97.1%(6,772)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.2%(5,897)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 194.8%(4,519)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.8%(5,546)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3416.7%(15,865)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.8%(13,095)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.3%(10,745)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6410.4%(9,866)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 749.6%(9,155)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.9%(4,651)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.8%(2,680)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$77,321
+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $40,335 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$47,009
+77%since 2000
from $26,530 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
51.4%
+19.9 ptssince 2009
from 31.5% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
16.9%
+3.2 ptssince 2000
from 13.7% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.510
+3%since 2010
from 0.494 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11.4%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade6.4%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance6.2%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical5.6%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services5.2%
US avg: 6.7%
Retail trade4.2%
US avg: 9.9%
Public administration3%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing1.8%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.3%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.7%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.7%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services0.6%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$560,200
+84%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $166,700 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,588
+44%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $606 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
46.2%
−0.9 ptssince 2000
from 47.1% in 2000
53.8% rent
Vacancy rate
5.4%
−3.7 ptssince 2009
from 9.1% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.44 people
+10%since 2009
from 2.22 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
27.6%
−6.4 ptssince 2009
from 34.0% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
57.4%
+5.0 ptssince 2009
from 52.4% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
7.2
−6%since 2009
from 7.7 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
53
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic72.5%(69,620)
Black5.8%(5,541)
Hispanic / Latino12%(11,501)
Asian4.8%(4,569)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic48.9%(46,411)
Black7.8%(7,442)
Hispanic / Latino21.2%(20,185)
Asian10.8%(10,227)
Other11.3%(10,729)
Diversity Score
86
+35%since 2009
from 63 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican15.6%(14,800)
Central American1.9%(1,806)
Salvadoran0.8%(735)
Puerto Rican0.7%(710)
Guatemalan0.6%(583)
Spaniard0.4%(405)
Peruvian0.3%(254)
Honduran0.2%(229)
Colombian0.2%(214)
Cuban0.2%(196)
Nicaraguan0.2%(177)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Chilean0.2%(155)
Panamanian0.1%(82)
Ecuadorian0.1%(71)
Dominican0.1%(69)
Bolivian0.1%(54)
Argentine0%(29)
Uruguayan0%(24)
Asian origin
Kazakh4.6%(4,379)
Filipino1.7%(1,591)
Chinese0.9%(853)
Asian Indian0.7%(622)
Hmong0.6%(592)
Vietnamese0.5%(459)
Japanese0.4%(419)
Korean0.3%(277)
Pakistani0.2%(150)
Cambodian0.1%(113)
Taiwanese0.1%(78)
Thai0.1%(74)
+ 7 more asian origin groups with data
Laotian0.1%(54)
Mien0.1%(53)
Malaysian0%(17)
Mongolian0%(15)
Burmese0%(15)
Pacific Islander origin
Fijian0.8%(731)
Chamorro0.1%(57)
Samoan0%(29)
Ancestry
German10.2%(9,664)
English9.4%(8,928)
Irish8.8%(8,404)
Italian3.9%(3,729)
American3%(2,839)
French3%(2,837)
Scottish2.3%(2,230)
Russian1.9%(1,844)
Ukrainian1.8%(1,670)
Polish1.6%(1,495)
Portuguese1.3%(1,240)
+ 43 more ancestry groups with data
Swedish1.2%(1,112)
Norwegian1.1%(1,068)
Arab1.1%(1,061)
Dutch0.8%(744)
Scotch-Irish0.8%(739)
British0.7%(659)
Welsh0.7%(622)
Armenian0.6%(597)
Iranian0.5%(484)
Lebanese0.4%(395)
Greek0.4%(374)
Danish0.4%(370)
Austrian0.4%(336)
Romanian0.3%(318)
Hungarian0.3%(310)
Ethiopian0.3%(288)
Swiss0.3%(276)
West Indian0.3%(246)
Cape Verdean0.3%(241)
Canadian0.2%(198)
Croatian0.2%(186)
Finnish0.2%(156)
Nigerian0.2%(151)
Iraqi0.2%(147)
Haitian0.1%(99)
Belgian0.1%(85)
Czech0.1%(83)
Lithuanian0.1%(79)
Jamaican0.1%(79)
Brazilian0.1%(69)
Palestinian0.1%(56)
Slovak0.1%(55)
Egyptian0.1%(51)
Slovene0.1%(51)
Serbian0%(29)
Syrian0%(21)
Kenyan0%(19)
Ghanaian0%(18)
Israeli0%(12)
Bulgarian0%(11)
Latvian0%(9)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
38.5%
+4.1 ptssince 2000
from 34.4% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
89.9%
+0.9 ptssince 2000
from 89.0% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
15.2%
+2.2 ptssince 2000
from 13.0% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
25.9 min
+94%since 2000
from 13.3 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
66.9%
−9.0 ptssince 2009
from 75.9% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.8%
−3.6 ptssince 2009
from 11.5% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.5%
−1.5 ptssince 2009
from 2.9% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
18.2%
+14.1 ptssince 2009
from 4.1% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.3%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 2.8% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.7%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 1.4% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
8.4%
−1.2 ptssince 2009
from 9.7% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
8.6%
−3.2 ptssince 2011
from 11.8% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
63.2%
+0.3 ptssince 2011
from 62.9% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
75.5%
+7.0 ptssince 2020
from 68.5% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
17.6%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 18.2% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
43.6%
+3.0 ptssince 2009
from 40.6% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.2%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 47.4% in 2009
Female
51.8%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 52.6% in 2009
Foreign born
21.0%
+6.7 ptssince 2009
from 14.3% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.0%
−5.4 ptssince 2009
from 11.4% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
14.8%
+0.2 ptssince 2012
from 14.6% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
5.2%
−11.0 ptssince 2013
from 16.2% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
93.8%
+12.1 ptssince 2017
from 81.7% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.3%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 94.9% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
86.6%
+4.3 ptssince 2020
from 82.3% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
71.0%
−4.7 ptssince 2016
from 75.7% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
11.1%
−0.6 ptssince 2016
from 11.8% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married38.5%(13,707)
Married51.2%(18,224)
Widowed2.6%(911)
Divorced7.7%(2,723)
Women 15+
Never married32.7%(13,253)
Married44.1%(17,904)
Widowed8.1%(3,290)
Divorced15.1%(6,110)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
5.2%
−11.0 ptssince 2013
from 16.2% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
51.7%
+4.3 ptssince 2020
from 47.4% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
12.6%
+1.9 ptssince 2020
from 10.7% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
18.2%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 17.8% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
32.9%
−2.6 ptssince 2020
from 35.5% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.7%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 1.9% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
62.3%
+5.4 ptssince 2020
from 56.9% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
46.5%
−2.7 ptssince 2020
from 49.2% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

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)22.7%(998)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)13.6%(599)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era38%(1,670)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War10.2%(450)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.6%(69)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 4,397 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Arden-Arcade, California?

Arden-Arcade, California has about 94,994 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Arden-Arcade, California?

The typical household in Arden-Arcade, California earns about $77,321 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Arden-Arcade, California expensive?

In Arden-Arcade, California, the median home is worth about $560,200, and the typical rent is about $1,588 a month.

How educated are people in Arden-Arcade, California?

About 38.5% of adults age 25 and over in Arden-Arcade, California hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Arden-Arcade, California?

About 16.9% of people in Arden-Arcade, California live below the federal poverty line.

Has Arden-Arcade, California grown since 1990?

Yes, Arden-Arcade, California has grown since 1990. The population has added about 2,954 residents, a change of about 3 percent over that period.

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