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Arcadia, WI

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Overview


Arcadia is a very small city located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 3,821 people and just one neighborhood, Arcadia is the 210th largest community in Wisconsin.

Occupations and Workforce

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Arcadia is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 49.87% of the Arcadia workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Arcadia is a city of production and manufacturing workers, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Arcadia who work in office and administrative support (9.25%), management occupations (8.49%), and maintenance occupations (8.43%).

Setting & Lifestyle

The overall crime rate in Arcadia is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.

One of the benefits of Arcadia is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 14.13 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Being a small city, Arcadia does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Demographics

The percentage of adults in Arcadia with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 14.43% of adults in Arcadia have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Arcadia in 2022 was $28,340, which is low income relative to Wisconsin, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $113,360 for a family of four. However, Arcadia contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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 57.07% 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. Important ancestries of people in Arcadia include German, Norwegian, Polish, English, and Irish.

In addition, Arcadia has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (28.38%).

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

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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Length of Commute

Regardless of the means by which residents commute, this neighborhood has a length of commute that is notable. Residents of the neighborhood have the pleasure of having one of the shortest commutes to work of any neighborhood in America. 73.9% of the residents have a commute time from home to work (one way) of less than fifteen minutes. This is a higher proportion of residents enjoying a short trip to work than NeighborhoodScout found in 99.1% of U.S. neighborhoods. Less time commuting means more time for other things in life.

Occupations

NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research identifies the neighborhood as having one of the highest concentrations of people employed in manufacturing or as laborers of any neighborhood in America. In fact, despite the loss of manufacturing jobs nationally, this neighborhood has 43.5% of its working residents employed in such fields, which is a higher proportion than 96.7% of American neighborhoods.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Polish and Norwegian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 16.8% of this neighborhood's residents have Polish ancestry and 11.4% have Norwegian ancestry.

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 middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 48.1% of the neighborhoods in America. With 19.2% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 68.8% of U.S. neighborhoods.

A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.

In the neighborhood, 43.5% 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 26.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (15.8%), and 13.6% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 56.5% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (43.4%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.

In the neighborhood in Arcadia, WI, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (42.0%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (25.8%), and residents who report Polish roots (16.8%), and some of the residents are also of Norwegian ancestry (11.4%), along with some English ancestry residents (3.4%), among others. In addition, 22.6% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.

Getting to Work

Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (73.9% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (83.8%) 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 (10.9%) . 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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