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Arcadia, SC

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Overview


Arcadia is a very small town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 3,246 people and just one neighborhood, Arcadia is the 101st largest community in South Carolina. Much of the housing stock in Arcadia was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Arcadia economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Arcadia, where the median household income is $37,574.00.

Occupations and Workforce

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Arcadia is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 43.85% of the Arcadia workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Arcadia is a town of service providers, production and manufacturing workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Arcadia who work in healthcare suport services (12.16%), management occupations (10.01%), and food service (9.47%).

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.

Setting & Lifestyle

As is often the case in a small town, Arcadia doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

The percentage of adults in Arcadia who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.61% of the adults in Arcadia have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Arcadia in 2022 was $20,253, which is low income relative to South Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $81,012 for a family of four. However, Arcadia contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Arcadia is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. 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 42.36% of the town’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, European, English, Other Subsaharan African, and Swedish.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Arcadia's cultural character, accounting for 27.83% of the town’s population.

The most common language spoken in Arcadia is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Arcadia, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

Occupations

More people work in manufacturing and as laborers here in the neighborhood than in 99.0% of the neighborhoods in America. Despite the loss of manufacturing jobs across the nation, this neighborhood remains a place where, compared to other parts of the country, you will find many laborers and manufacturers.

Modes of Transportation

Our research reveals that 92.3% of commuters who live in the neighborhood get to work each day by driving alone in their automobiles, which is a higher proportion than 98.7% of U.S. neighborhoods.

Diversity

Significantly, 6.2% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Chinese at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 96.1% of the neighborhoods in America.

The Neighbors

How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Arcadia are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 82.8% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 29.4% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 81.2% of U.S. neighborhoods.

The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.

In the neighborhood, 50.8% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 18.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (18.3%), and 12.2% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 63.2% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.

In the neighborhood in Arcadia, SC, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (15.9%). There are also a number of people of Asian ancestry (5.7%), and residents who report German roots (5.2%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (4.0%), along with some Puerto Rican ancestry residents (3.3%), among others. In addition, 19.3% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.

Getting to Work

How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (45.3% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (92.3%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (5.5%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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