Arcadia, Florida: schools and neighborhood data
Arcadia in DeSoto County. Census figures are 2020-24 American Community Survey estimates.
Open the interactive Arcadia view- Population
- 7,707 (2020-24)
- Median household income
- $39,677 (2020-24, in 2024 dollars)
- Below the poverty line
- 31.8% of residents (2020-24)
- Homeowners
- 49.3% of occupied homes (2020-24)
- Residents by group
- 41.1% Hispanic, 35.9% White, 21.6% Black, 0.0% Asian (2020-24)
- Foreign-born residents
- 18.2% (2020-24)
- Public school students at schools in the city
- 3,680 (2024-25)
- Reported crime
- 4.4 violent and 10.2 property offenses per 1,000 residents (2025, Arcadia Police Department)
School districts serving Arcadia
Schools located in Arcadia
- Desoto County High School (high school)
- Desoto Middle School (middle school)
- Desoto Secondary School (school)
- Memorial Elementary School (elementary school)
- Reduced Services (school)
- West Elementary School (elementary school)
Sources
- American Community Survey 5-year estimates (via Census Reporter), U.S. Census Bureau
- NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations, National Center for Education Statistics
- FBI Crime Data Explorer, Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Building Permits Survey, U.S. Census Bureau