Arcadia is a somewhat small coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 6,742 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Arcadia is the 290th largest community in Florida.

Arcadia is a blue-collar town, with 38.6% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 24.7%. Overall, Arcadia is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and farmers, fishers, or foresters. There are especially a lot of people living in Arcadia who work in office and administrative support jobs (11.16%), sales jobs (6.77%), and teaching (6.44%).

One of the nice things about Arcadia is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the city are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

Arcadia Information and Demographics

In Arcadia, just 10.07% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Arcadia in 2000 was $11,893, which is low income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $47,572 for a family of four.

Arcadia is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Arcadia home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Arcadia is White, followed by African-American. Arcadia also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 22.09% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Arcadia include English, German, Irish, and European.

In addition, Arcadia has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (15.90%).

The most common language spoken in Arcadia is English. Some people also speak Spanish.