Arcanum, Ohio demographics

Arcanum, OH demographics: median age 35.7; 21.2% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Arcanum village, Ohio · Incorporated village · GEOID 3902330. The survey estimates a population of 2,912 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Arcanum is 35.7 years, with a 90% margin of error of 5.3 years. There are 1,132 households (±116). 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 35.7 ±5.3 39.7 ±0.2 38.9 ±0.1
Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 2,912
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Ohio U.S.
Under 18 710 ±167 24.4% ±5.3 pp 22.0% 22.0%
18–34 720 ±158 24.7% ±5.0 pp 22.1% 22.8%
35–64 1,013 ±212 34.8% ±6.6 pp 37.7% 38.0%
65 and older 469 ±112 16.1% ±3.6 pp 18.3% 17.2%
Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 2,912
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Ohio U.S.
Male 1,371 ±225 47.1% ±6.5 pp 49.3% 49.5%
Female 1,541 ±167 52.9% ±3.3 pp 50.7% 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: 2,912
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Ohio U.S.
White alone 2,748 ±271 94.4% ±4.2 pp 76.8% 61.0%
Black or African American alone 0 ±13 · low precision 0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision 12.2% 12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone 0 ±13 · low precision 0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision 0.2% 0.9%
Asian alone 64 ±80 · low precision 2.2% ±2.7 pp · low precision 2.6% 6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone 0 ±13 · low precision 0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision 0.0% 0.2%
Some other race alone 0 ±13 · low precision 0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision 1.8% 7.1%
Two or more races 100 ±77 · low precision 3.4% ±2.6 pp · low precision 6.5% 12.6%
Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 2,912
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Ohio U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino 2,897 ±256 99.5% ±0.4 pp 95.2% 80.7%
Hispanic or Latino 15 ±16 · low precision 0.5% ±0.5 pp · low precision 4.8% 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: 1,132
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Ohio U.S.
Married-couple family 623 ±121 55.0% ±9.1 pp 44.4% 46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present 5 ±9 · low precision 0.4% ±0.8 pp · low precision 4.8% 5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present 152 ±65 13.4% ±5.6 pp 12.0% 12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone 315 ±88 27.8% ±7.2 pp 32.0% 28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone 37 ±32 · low precision 3.3% ±2.8 pp · low precision 6.8% 7.0%
Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,132
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Ohio U.S.
Households with people under 18 403 ±86 35.6% ±6.7 pp 28.0% 29.5%
Households without people under 18 729 ±155 64.4% ±12.0 pp 72.0% 70.5%
Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,132
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Ohio U.S.
One-person nonfamily households 315 ±88 27.8% ±7.2 pp 32.0% 28.7%
Two-person households 279 ±81 24.6% ±6.7 pp 34.6% 33.8%
Three-person households 144 ±53 12.7% ±4.5 pp 14.1% 15.3%
Four-person households 283 ±133 25.0% ±11.4 pp 11.3% 12.6%
Five-person households 75 ±63 · low precision 6.6% ±5.6 pp · low precision 5.1% 5.9%
Six-person households 36 ±29 · low precision 3.2% ±2.5 pp · low precision 1.8% 2.2%
Seven or more people 0 ±18 · low precision 0.0% ±1.6 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: 2,912
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Ohio U.S.
Native 2,848 ±256 97.8% ±1.7 pp 94.8% 85.9%
Foreign born 64 ±80 · low precision 2.2% ±2.7 pp · low precision 5.2% 14.1%
Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 2,778
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Ohio U.S.
English only 2,753 ±273 99.1% ±2.0 pp 92.0% 77.7%
Spanish 0 ±13 · low precision 0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision 2.6% 13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun 0 ±13 · low precision 0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision 0.3% 0.7%
German or other West Germanic 0 ±13 · low precision 0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision 0.9% 0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 0 ±13 · low precision 0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision 0.4% 0.7%
Other Indo-European 0 ±13 · low precision 0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision 1.2% 2.0%
Korean 0 ±13 · low precision 0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision 0.1% 0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese 0 ±13 · low precision 0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision 0.4% 1.1%
Vietnamese 0 ±13 · low precision 0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision 0.1% 0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino 25 ±44 · low precision 0.9% ±1.6 pp · low precision 0.1% 0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island 0 ±13 · low precision 0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision 0.6% 1.1%
Arabic 0 ±13 · low precision 0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision 0.4% 0.5%
Other and unspecified 0 ±13 · low precision 0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision 0.7% 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: 1,974
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Ohio U.S.
Less than high school graduate 205 ±153 · low precision 10.4% ±7.6 pp · low precision 8.2% 10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency 675 ±126 34.2% ±4.7 pp 32.1% 26.0%
Some college, no degree 563 ±139 28.5% ±6.0 pp 19.3% 19.1%
Associate’s degree 113 ±52 5.7% ±2.5 pp 9.0% 8.8%
Bachelor’s degree 196 ±80 9.9% ±3.9 pp 19.3% 21.6%
Graduate or professional degree 222 ±104 11.2% ±5.1 pp 12.2% 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: 2,886
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Ohio U.S.
Same house 2,338 ±217 81.0% ±1.6 pp 88.1% 87.7%
Moved within same county 170 ±85 5.9% ±2.9 pp 6.7% 6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state 346 ±267 · low precision 12.0% ±9.2 pp · low precision 3.2% 3.1%
Moved from a different state 32 ±53 · low precision 1.1% ±1.8 pp · low precision 1.6% 2.3%
Moved from abroad 0 ±13 · low precision 0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision 0.4% 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

9.4% of Arcanum residents (±4.1 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.4% in Ohio and 8.4% nationally. 95.0% 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 Arcanum Ohio U.S. Compared with Ohio
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population 9.4% ±4.1 pp 6.4% 8.4% Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households 95.0% ±2.6 pp 90.1% 91.0% Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older 5.2% ±2.1 pp 6.6% 6.2% Not statistically different

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 Arcanum . 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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