Arcadia

Population & Demographics

Arcadia, CA

Arcadia is home to 55,170 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 24,485 resident workers commute each day.

CaliforniaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
55,170
people
Population

55,170 residents

Median age 43.9 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Arcadia population & demographics

Who lives in Arcadia — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
55,170
Median age
43.9yrs
Median household income
$113,516
Median home value
$1,441,800
Median gross rent
$2,191/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
57.4%
Poverty rate
8.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Arcadia

How Arcadia breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

Asian58.7%
Hispanic or Latino17.5%
White16.7%
Two or more races4.2%
Black1.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.5%
Some other race0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.4%

Race across Arcadia

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Arcadia.

Arcadia at a glance
Employed Residents
24,485
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
15.3mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
11.1%
Share working within the area
Work from home
22.7%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Los Angeles
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Arcadia proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Arcadia commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

45 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Arcadia

24,485 commutes, one dot at a time

Arcadia

Where 24,485 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Arcadia, by worker count.

1Los Angeles19.6 mi5,193
2Arcadia0.0 mi2,727
3Pasadena5.6 mi2,046
4Alhambra6.7 mi610
5El Monte4.2 mi528
6Glendale12.7 mi514
7Industry9.7 mi509
8Burbank16.9 mi494

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Arcadia.

1Los Angeles19.6 mi2,926
2Arcadia0.0 mi2,727
3El Monte4.2 mi1,394
4Monrovia2.3 mi890
5Pasadena5.6 mi851
6Temple City2.5 mi730
7Rosemead5.1 mi680
8Baldwin Park5.2 mi664

Top industries

The sectors that employ Arcadia’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance20.5%
RTRetail Trade14.7%
AFAccommodation and Food Services14.3%
MFManufacturing7.1%
ARArts, Entertainment, and Recreation6.1%
EDEducational Services6.1%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services4.2%
FIFinance and Insurance4.2%
REReal Estate and Rental and Leasing3.9%
Connectivity

Internet options for Arcadia

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

4 providers · 3 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps51%
5 Gbps51%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Arcadia

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