Population 3,693 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Arcade
Household size in Arcade
| Period | Arcade | Buffalo area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.32 | 2.41 | 2.68 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.29 | 2.39 | 2.72 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.28 | 2.33 | 2.69 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.06 | 2.33 | 2.65 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.26 | −0.08 | −0.03 | −0.03 |
Households in Arcade are small: just 2.06 people on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. That is typical of places where many people live alone or as couples, and fewer have children at home. Since 2006–10, household size has dropped from 2.32, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Arcade
| Period | Arcade | Buffalo area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 39.8 | 40.4 | 38.3 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 43.7 | 41.2 | 39.0 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 40.9 | 41.9 | 40.2 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 44.5 | 42.0 | 40.8 | 40.1 |
| Change | +4.8 | +1.6 | +2.5 | +2.3 |
Arcade skews older: half of its residents are older than 44.5, well above the national median of 40.1. That usually means more empty nesters and retirees, and fewer young families.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Arcade
| Period | Arcade | Buffalo area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 12.3% | 11.7% | 13.1% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 11.3% | 12.1% | 12.7% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 12.9% | 11.2% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 7.0% | 11.5% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| Change | −5.3 pts | −0.2 pts | −1.5 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head only 7.0% of households in Arcade, well below the national share of 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Arcade
Renters in Arcade
| Period | Arcade | Buffalo area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 32.6% | 32.9% | 44.8% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 27.4% | 33.8% | 46.2% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 24.6% | 34.3% | 46.2% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 25.2% | 33.2% | 45.7% | 34.8% |
| Change | −7.4 pts | +0.3 pts | +0.9 pts | +1.5 pts |
About a quarter of households in Arcade rent their homes (25.2%), below the national share of 34.8%; the rest own. Among homeowners, 53.1% have no mortgage at all, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Arcade
| Period | Arcade | Buffalo area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.1% | 10.6% | 10.3% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 9.9% | 10.3% | 10.4% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 9.3% | 10.0% | 11.0% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 3.1% | 8.4% | 9.7% | 9.6% |
| Change | −7.0 pts | −2.2 pts | −0.6 pts | −1.8 pts |
Only 3.1% of homes in Arcade are vacant, far below the national rate of 9.6%, which usually means strong demand for housing.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Arcade
| Period | Arcade | Buffalo area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1967 | 1957 | 1956 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1969 | 1958 | 1957 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1966 | 1958 | 1958 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1977 | 1960 | 1961 | 1980 |
| Change | +10 | +3 | +5 | +6 |
The typical home in Arcade was built around 1977, about the same vintage as the country's housing overall (1980). Homes here are newer than in the Buffalo area overall, where the median home dates to 1960.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Arcade
| Period | Arcade | Buffalo area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $612 | $728 | $1,095 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $607 | $783 | $1,201 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $675 | $873 | $1,426 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $828 | $1,126 | $1,794 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$216 | +$398 | +$698 | +$606 |
The median renter in Arcade pays $828 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. Rent takes 25.4% of the typical renter's income, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Arcade
Bachelor's degrees in Arcade
| Period | Arcade | Buffalo area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 19.0% | 27.6% | 31.9% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 15.1% | 29.6% | 33.4% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 16.3% | 32.3% | 36.2% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 21.9% | 35.6% | 39.8% | 35.6% |
| Change | +2.9 pts | +8.0 pts | +8.0 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Arcade have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 21.9%, against 35.6% nationally.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Arcade
| Period | Arcade | Buffalo area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 90.1% | 88.2% | 84.0% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 85.0% | 89.8% | 84.9% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 91.9% | 91.2% | 86.5% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 94.2% | 91.9% | 87.3% | 89.3% |
| Change | +4.2 pts | +3.7 pts | +3.3 pts | +4.3 pts |
High school completion in Arcade is above the national rate: 94.2% of adults have a diploma, against 89.3%.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Arcade
| Period | Arcade | Buffalo area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.2% | 8.0% | 7.7% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 7.9% | 8.5% | 9.2% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 9.0% | 4.8% | 5.7% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 3.4% | 5.4% | 6.6% | 5.4% |
| Change | −4.8 pts | −2.6 pts | −1.2 pts | −2.7 pts |
Jobs have been easier to find in Arcade than nationally: unemployment was 3.4%, against 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Arcade compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcade | 2.06 | 44.5 | 7.0% | 25.2% | 3.1% | 1977 | $828 | 21.9% | 94.2% | 3.4% |
| Yorkshire | 2.03 | 53.6 | 12.0% | 21.2% | 3.6% | 1974 | $556 | 16.8% | 86.7% | 1.9% |
| Sandusky | 2.57 | 44.3 | 10.2% | 14.8% | 12.4% | 1980 | $605 | 17.3% | 91.9% | 2.9% |
| Chaffee | 2.36 | 41.7 | 8.4% | 12.9% | 5.9% | 1964 | $841 | 21.8% | 91.8% | 1.7% |
| East Arcade | 2.29 | 44.0 | 8.3% | 23.7% | 3.6% | 1971 | $641 | 26.5% | 93.4% | 1.8% |
| DeLevan | 2.14 | 44.7 | 17.7% | 21.4% | 12.1% | 1974 | $849 | 14.0% | 85.7% | 3.6% |
| Curriers | 2.32 | 43.0 | 4.2% | 12.8% | 13.9% | 1985 | $824 | 24.1% | 91.8% | 0.8% |
| Sardinia | 2.27 | 50.3 | 8.8% | 9.0% | 6.4% | 1967 | $974 | 17.4% | 89.9% | 0.7% |
| Freedom | 2.66 | 42.7 | 10.9% | 13.5% | 15.8% | 1982 | $635 | 16.6% | 90.9% | 3.9% |
| Protection | 2.36 | 45.6 | 6.6% | 9.0% | 6.3% | 1971 | $771 | 24.4% | 93.1% | 3.2% |
| Elton | 2.57 | 39.7 | 8.4% | 9.5% | 12.9% | 1982 | $834 | 21.0% | 89.4% | 4.6% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Arcade. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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