Arcade, Georgia

Arcade, Georgia
City
Location in Jackson County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Jackson
Area
• Total	6.5 sq mi (16.8 km2)
• Land	6.5 sq mi (16.7 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation	876 ft (267 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	1,786
• Density	252.8/sq mi (97.8/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	13-02648
GNIS feature ID	0331049

Arcade is a city in Jackson County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 1,786.

Geography

Arcade is located at (34.076951, -83.551147).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.5 square miles (17 km²). 6.5 square miles (17 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) of it (0.31%) is water.

Arcade does not have their own ZIP code, but instead use neighboring Jefferson's mailing address.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1920	108		—
1930	94		−13.0%
1940	98		4.3%
1950	114		16.3%
1960	108		−5.3%
1970	229		112.0%
1980	223		−2.6%
1990	697		212.6%
2000	1,643		135.7%
2010	1,786		8.7%
Est. 2014	1,782		−0.2%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,643 people, 565 households, and 457 families residing in the city. The population density was 254.2 people per square mile (98.2/km²). There were 609 housing units at an average density of 94.2 per square mile (36.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 88.37% White, 7.18% African American, 0.06% Native American, 2.31% Asian, 0.67% from other races, and 1.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.70% of the population.

There were 565 households out of which 42.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.5% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.1% were non-families. 15.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 1.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.19.

In the city the population was spread out with 29.8% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 35.5% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 5.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 102.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $37,604, and the median income for a family was $37,750. Males had a median income of $31,914 versus $21,602 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,159. About 11.9% of families and 12.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.8% of those under age 18 and 12.5% of those age 65 or over.

External links

• Athens Banner-Herald: As town dries out, it grows