Arcadia is a city of 3,426 people in South Carolina. 28% of homes are owner-occupied. This skews young, with a median age of 29.4. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 19% of adults. The typical home is worth $116,800. The foreign-born share is 29%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $55,218, below the US median
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)66.7%(16)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.3%(8)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 24 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
2010
2,634
$31,821
$81,999
16.7%
82.0
2020
3,246
$38,504
$57,451
13.2%
90.0
2024
3,426
$55,218
$116,800
18.6%
88.1
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.
