Arcadia is a somewhat small city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 7,974 people and nine associated neighborhoods, Arcadia is the 237th largest community in Florida.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Arcadia is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Arcadia is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Arcadia who work in office and administrative support (12.38%), food service (10.98%), and law enforcement and fire fighting (7.54%). Also of interest is that Arcadia has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. The rate of college-level education in Arcadia is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 11.79% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree. The per capita income in Arcadia in 2022 was $21,282, which is low income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $85,128 for a family of four. However, Arcadia contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Arcadia also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 31.40% of its population below the federal poverty line.Arcadia is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Arcadia home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Arcadia, accounting for 42.69% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Arcadia residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Arcadia include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Polish. Foreign born people are also an important part of Arcadia's cultural character, accounting for 16.60% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Arcadia is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
