COMPARING TWO PLACES
Arcadia vs Big Rapids
PLACE A
Arcadia, Wisconsin
VS
PLACE B
Big Rapids, Michigan
Arcadia is 55% smaller than Big Rapids. Arcadia earns more, with a median household income $30,673 higher. Arcadia has grown faster since 2000 (28% vs -27%).
ARCADIABIG RAPIDSDIFFERENCE
Total population3,8408,623−55% vs Big Rapids
Population density1,1741,940−766
Population growth27.8%-27.1%+54.9 pts
Median age30.222.9+7.3
Male55.9%52.3%+3.5 pts
Female44.1%47.7%−3.5 pts
Foreign-born28.4%0.9%+27.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic42.1%86.4%−44.3 pts
Black0.0%5.9%−5.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino57.1%2.7%+54.3 pts
Asian0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Other0.8%3.8%−3.0 pts
Median household income$74,531$43,858+$30,673
Per capita income$28,340$23,446+$4,894
Poverty rate16.5%34.1%−17.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3770.479−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher14.4%26.9%−12.5 pts
Graduate degree5.4%7.9%−2.4 pts
Unemployment rate5.6%4.3%+1.3 pts
Labor force participation68.9%65.2%+3.8 pts
Median home value$169,500$156,400+$13,100
Median gross rent$1,096$929+$167
Owner-occupied56.7%41.5%+15.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate1.0%13.2%−12.2 pts
Rent-burdened households25.6%50.0%−24.4 pts
Average commute12.414.9−2.5
Worked from home1.6%9.0%−7.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured29.4%6.2%+23.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025