Arcadia, Florida demographics

Arcadia, FL demographics: median age 36.2; 11.3% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Arcadia city, Florida · Incorporated city · GEOID 1201750. The survey estimates a population of 7,707 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Arcadia is 36.2 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.3 years. There are 3,189 households (±346). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	36.2 ±2.3	42.6 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,707
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Under 18	1,733 ±303	22.5% ±3.9 pp	19.5%	22.0%
18–34	1,980 ±400	25.7% ±5.2 pp	20.7%	22.8%
35–64	2,799 ±450	36.3% ±5.8 pp	38.4%	38.0%
65 and older	1,195 ±302	15.5% ±3.9 pp	21.3%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,707
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Male	3,614 ±283	46.9% ±3.7 pp	49.1%	49.5%
Female	4,093 ±284	53.1% ±3.7 pp	50.9%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,707
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
White alone	3,391 ±568	44.0% ±7.4 pp	55.9%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	1,699 ±412	22.0% ±5.3 pp	15.1%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	2.9%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	1,233 ±439	16.0% ±5.7 pp	6.3%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,384 ±486	18.0% ±6.3 pp	19.4%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,707
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,539 ±508	58.9% ±6.6 pp	72.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3,168 ±508	41.1% ±6.6 pp	27.4%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,189
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Married-couple family	830 ±218	26.0% ±6.2 pp	46.7%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	144 ±86 · low precision	4.5% ±2.7 pp · low precision	5.2%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	748 ±208	23.5% ±6.0 pp	12.7%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,043 ±290	32.7% ±8.4 pp	28.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	424 ±179	13.3% ±5.4 pp	7.2%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,189
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,196 ±249	37.5% ±6.7 pp	26.5%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	1,993 ±394	62.5% ±10.3 pp	73.5%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,189
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,043 ±290	32.7% ±8.4 pp	28.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	913 ±305	28.6% ±9.0 pp	36.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	643 ±187	20.2% ±5.4 pp	15.4%	15.3%
Four-person households	119 ±85 · low precision	3.7% ±2.6 pp · low precision	11.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	327 ±184 · low precision	10.3% ±5.7 pp · low precision	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	42 ±52 · low precision	1.3% ±1.6 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	102 ±76 · low precision	3.2% ±2.4 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,707
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Native	6,304 ±428	81.8% ±5.6 pp	78.1%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,403 ±426	18.2% ±5.5 pp	21.9%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 7,338
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
English only	5,425 ±470	73.9% ±6.2 pp	69.4%	77.7%
Spanish	1,849 ±464	25.2% ±6.3 pp	22.6%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	64 ±85 · low precision	0.9% ±1.2 pp · low precision	2.7%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.5%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 5,081
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,364 ±399	26.8% ±7.7 pp	10.1%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,829 ±341	36.0% ±6.3 pp	27.2%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	854 ±271	16.8% ±5.2 pp	18.5%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	460 ±228	9.1% ±4.5 pp	10.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	343 ±174 · low precision	6.8% ±3.4 pp · low precision	21.3%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	231 ±126 · low precision	4.5% ±2.5 pp · low precision	12.9%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 7,629
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Same house	6,935 ±289	90.9% ±3.7 pp	86.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	109 ±78 · low precision	1.4% ±1.0 pp · low precision	6.6%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	494 ±260 · low precision	6.5% ±3.4 pp · low precision	3.1%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	91 ±97 · low precision	1.2% ±1.3 pp · low precision	2.9%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

20.7% of Arcadia residents (±5.1 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 11.5% in Florida and 8.4% nationally. 76.0% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Arcadia	Florida	U.S.	Compared with Florida
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	20.7% ±5.1 pp	11.5%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	76.0% ±5.8 pp	91.6%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	2.7% ±2.2 pp · low precision	7.4%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Arcadia . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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