Demographics of Arcadia city, California

Arcadia city, California had 54,117 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −2,361 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Arcadia city, in four figures

54,117
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 55,170 ±64.; −4.2%
Change since July 2020: −2,361 people.; 43.9 ±1.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $113,516 ±$10,005
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Arcadia city, California's population shrank 4.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Arcadia city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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The figures

Arcadia city, California's population shrank 4.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Arcadia city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	56,478	100.0	100.0
2021	55,444	98.2	100.2
2022	54,890	97.2	100.7
2023	54,538	96.6	101.6
2024	54,412	96.3	102.5
2025	54,117	95.8	103.1

Population of Arcadia city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	56,478	—
2021	55,444	−1,034
2022	54,890	−554
2023	54,538	−352
2024	54,412	−126
2025	54,117	−295

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.9 ±1.1: for men 43.5 ±1.7 and for women 44.2 ±1.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Arcadia city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	2,136 ±448	3.9% ±0.8	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	9,377 ±853	17.0% ±1.5	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,426 ±526	6.2% ±1.0	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	13,645 ±930	24.7% ±1.7	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	15,245 ±979	27.6% ±1.8	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	11,341 ±837	20.6% ±1.5	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $113,516 ±$10,005, and income per person $57,549 ±$4,237, in 2024 dollars. The median is $99,122 ±$310 in California and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Arcadia city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	1,969 ±336	10.2% ±1.7	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,011 ±381	10.5% ±2.0	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,793 ±483	14.5% ±2.5	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,837 ±352	9.6% ±1.8	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,460 ±484	18.0% ±2.5	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,049 ±293	10.7% ±1.5	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	5,108 ±419	26.6% ±2.1	20.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Arcadia city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	4,714 ±964	8.6% ±1.8	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,070 ±487	9.4% ±4.2	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,262 ±486	8.0% ±1.7	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,382 ±332	9.3% ±2.1	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Arcadia city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Arcadia city	California	United States
Housing units	20,992 ±518	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.6% ±3.1	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.4% ±1.5	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	58.1% ±2.7	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	41.9% ±2.7	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$1,441,800 ±$73,628	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,191 ±$68	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1965 ±2	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Arcadia city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	9,653 ±1,380	17.5% ±2.5	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	9,198 ±842	16.7% ±1.5	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	431 to 1,359	0.8% to 2.5%	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	32,387 ±1,330	58.7% ±2.4	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	66 to 514	0.1% to 0.9%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 514	0% to 0.9%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	89 to 319	0.2% to 0.6%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,343 ±708	4.2% ±1.3	4.4% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Arcadia city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	24,407 ±1,019	44.2% ±1.8	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,734 ±579	8.6% ±1.0	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	544 ±202	1.0% ±0.4	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	25,485 ±1,026	46.2% ±1.9	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	17,247 ±1,102	31.3% ±2.0	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	8,238 ±868	14.9% ±1.6	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Arcadia city among the places of California

168th of 661 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the California page.

Places of California near Arcadia city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Highland city	56,675 ±73
Beaumont city	56,266 ±44
Fountain Valley city	56,258 ±96
South Whittier CDP	55,650 ±2,504
San Jacinto city	55,180 ±59
Arcadia city	55,170 ±64
West Sacramento city	54,927 ±73
Yucaipa city	54,421 ±90
Hacienda Heights CDP	54,291 ±1,942
Colton city	53,772 ±47
Diamond Bar city	53,355 ±61

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Arcadia city, California

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026