Southeast Arcadia, Florida

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Population in 2010: 6,554. Population change since 2000: +8.1%
Males: 3,702  (56.5%)
Females: 2,852  (43.5%)
Median resident age:  29.7 years
Florida median age:  41.8 years

Zip codes: 34266.

Estimated median household income in 2015: $33,322 (it was $28,409 in 2000)
Southeast Arcadia:

$33,322
FL:

$49,426

Estimated per capita income in 2015: $13,090 (it was $13,891 in 2000)

Southeast Arcadia CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2015: $77,913 (it was $44,800 in 2000)
Southeast Arcadia:

$77,913
FL:

$179,800

Mean prices in 2015: All housing units: $168,333; Detached houses: $219,967; Townhouses or other attached units: $167,007; In 2-unit structures: $139,951; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $136,471; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $141,265; Mobile homes: $56,723; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $29,242

Median gross rent in 2015: $620.

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  • Races in Southeast Arcadia, FL (2015)

    Southeast Arcadia races chart
    • 5,44965.0%Hispanic
    • 2,46929.4%White alone
    • 5046.0%Black alone
    • 510.6%Asian alone
    • 360.4%Two or more races
    • 50.06%American Indian alone

Races in Southeast Arcadia detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Southeast Arcadia: 79.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)
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Ancestries: American (4.5%), Irish (2.1%), German (1.5%), English (1.4%), Polish (1.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 7.31 square miles.

Population density: 897 people per square mile   (low).

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For population 25 years and over in Southeast Arcadia:

  • High school or higher: 51.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.5%
  • Unemployed: 1.6%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Southeast Arcadia CDP:

  • Never married: 46.2%
  • Now married: 40.5%
  • Separated: 1.6%
  • Widowed: 4.5%
  • Divorced: 7.1%

2,953 residents are foreign born (34.2% Latin America).

This place:

35.2%
Florida:

19.7%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2015: $819 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2015: $794 (1.3%)

Southeast Arcadia satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Cape Coral, FL (39.5 miles , pop. 102,286).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Petersburg, FL (64.3 miles , pop. 248,232).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (841.0 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Arcadia, FL (1.2 miles ), Nocatee, FL (1.8 miles ), Pine Level, FL (3.1 miles ), Gardner, FL (3.3 miles ), Limestone, FL (3.4 miles) , Harbour Heights, FL (4.2 miles ), Cleveland, FL (4.4 miles ), Ona, FL (4.5 miles ).

Latitude: 27.20 N, Longitude: 81.85 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -3,564 (-42.5%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 107 (3.0%)

Area code commonly used in this area: 863

Southeast Arcadia household income distribution Southeast Arcadia home values distribution
Unemployment in September 2015:
Here:

6.6%
Florida:

5.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries in 2015 (%)
Males Females
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (48%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (12%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (6%)
  • Manufacturing (6%)
  • Construction (6%)
  • Retail trade (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
  • Health care and social assistance (14%)
  • Accommodation and food services (14%)
  • Retail trade (13%)
  • Public administration (12%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
Most common occupations in 2015 (%)
Males Females
  • Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations (35%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (18%)
  • Transportation occupations (9%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (7%)
  • Production occupations (7%)
  • Material moving occupations (4%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (4%)
  • Office and administrative support occupations (19%)
  • Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations (14%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (13%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
  • Sales and related occupations (8%)
  • Personal care and service occupations (7%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (6%)

Work and jobs in Southeast Arcadia: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute

Average climate in Southeast Arcadia, Florida

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Tornado activity:

Southeast Arcadia-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Florida state average. It is 21% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/3/1970, a category F2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 1.5 miles away from the Southeast Arcadia place center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 1/26/1958, a category F2 tornado 1.8 miles away from the place center .

Earthquake activity:

Southeast Arcadia-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Florida state average. It is 97% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/10/2006 at 14:56:08, a magnitude 5.9 (5.9 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, Depth: 8.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 302.4 miles away from the city center
On 10/24/1997 at 08:35:17, a magnitude 4.9 (4.8 MB, 4.2 MS, 4.9 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 425.1 miles away from Southeast Arcadia center
On 3/31/1992 at 14:59:39, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 253.4 miles away from the city center
On 11/22/1974 at 05:25:55, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB) earthquake occurred 407.3 miles away from the city center
On 11/11/2002 at 23:39:29, a magnitude 4.4 (4.0 MB, 4.4 LG, Depth: 1.5 mi) earthquake occurred 377.9 miles away from Southeast Arcadia center
On 2/10/2006 at 04:14:22, a magnitude 5.3 (4.2 MB, 5.3 MS, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 514.5 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in DeSoto County (17) is greater than the US average (13).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 5

Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 7, Fires: 4, Floods: 3, Storms: 3, Tropical Storms: 3, Tornado: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Southeast Arcadia topographic map

Hospitals and medical centers near Southeast Arcadia:

  • ARCADIA DIALYSIS CENTER (Dialysis Facility, about 1 miles away; ARCADIA, FL)
  • DESOTO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Acute Care Hospitals (about 2 miles away; ARCADIA, FL)
  • DESOTO MEMORIAL HOME HEALTH CARE (Home Health Center, about 2 miles away; ARCADIA, FL)

Amtrak station near Southeast Arcadia:

  • 18 miles: PORT CHARLOTTE (909 KINGS HWY.) - Bus Station . Services: public payphones.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Southeast Arcadia:

  • Edison State College (about 45 miles; Fort Myers, FL; Full-time enrollment: 10,649)
  • State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota (about 49 miles; Bradenton, FL; FT enrollment: 8,012)
  • Florida Gulf Coast University (about 52 miles; Fort Myers, FL; FT enrollment: 11,165)
  • Southeastern University (about 58 miles; Lakeland, FL; FT enrollment: 2,407)
  • Florida Southern College (about 58 miles; Lakeland, FL; FT enrollment: 2,460)
  • Polk State College (about 59 miles; Winter Haven, FL; FT enrollment: 7,935)
  • University of South Florida-St Petersburg (about 62 miles; St. Petersburg, FL; FT enrollment: 4,459)

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Notable location: Desoto County Fire and Rescue Station 1 (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Shopping Center: Desoto Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Church in Southeast Arcadia: Arcadia Spanish Church of God (A). Display/hide its location on the map

DeSoto County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 37.5%
(19.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 50.1% for Black residents, 45.4% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 100.0% for American Indian residents, 15.0% for other race residents, 40.9% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
This place:  3.3 people
Florida:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  70.9%
Whole state:  65.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  11.8%
Whole state:  7.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

People in group quarters in Southeast Arcadia in 2010:

  • 40 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
  • 34 people in other noninstitutional facilities
  • 8 people in correctional residential facilities
  • 8 people in group homes intended for adults
48 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms in 2000
15 people in other noninstitutional group quarters in 2000

Educational Attainment (%) in 2015

School Enrollment by Level of School (%) in 2015

Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

23.2
Florida average:

12.2

Southeast Arcadia travel time to work - commute Southeast Arcadia mode of transportation to work chart

Presidential Elections Results

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Religion statistics for Southeast Arcadia CDP (based on DeSoto County data)

ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant6,78638
Catholic4,3002
Mainline Protestant1,7367
Black Protestant1,2389
Other2221
None20,580-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 10
DeSoto County:

2.92 / 10,000 pop.
Florida:

2.04 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
This county:

0.58 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.11 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 5
DeSoto County:

1.46 / 10,000 pop.
Florida:

1.28 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 12
DeSoto County:

3.50 / 10,000 pop.
State:

3.04 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 7
Here:

2.04 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.45 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:

9.7%
Florida:

9.2%
Adult obesity rate:
DeSoto County:

29.6%
Florida:

23.7%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:

13.8%
State:

14.0%

Health and Nutrition:

Healthy diet rate:
Here:

45.8%
Florida:

50.9%

Average overall health of teeth and gums:
Here:

42.4%
State:

48.5%

Average BMI:
Here:

28.4
Florida:

28.7

People feeling badly about themselves:
Southeast Arcadia:

21.5%
Florida:

19.9%

People not drinking alcohol at all:
Southeast Arcadia:

10.1%
Florida:

11.0%

Average hours sleeping at night:
Southeast Arcadia:

6.8
State:

6.9

Overweight people:
Here:

29.6%
Florida:

34.8%

General health condition:
Southeast Arcadia:

53.3%
Florida:

56.4%

Average condition of hearing:
Southeast Arcadia:

78.8%
Florida:

78.9%

More about Health and Nutrition of Southeast Arcadia, FL Residents

7.34% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($56,435 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

7.34%
Florida average:

7.97%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
from Charlotte County, FL  1.26% ($177,243 average AGI)
from Sarasota County, FL  0.48% ($29,841)
from Hardee County, FL  0.37% ($23,794)


8.00% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($28,673 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

8.00%
Florida average:

7.17%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2010 and 2011.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
to Charlotte County, FL  1.57% ($37,361 average AGI)
to Sarasota County, FL  0.53% ($29,367)
to Hillsborough County, FL  0.47% ($17,581)

Strongest AM radio stations in Southeast Arcadia:

  • WZTK (1480 AM; 1 kW; ARCADIA, FL; Owner: HEARTLAND BROADCASTING CORP)
  • WWCN (770 AM; 10 kW; NORTH FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: WJPT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WQYK (1010 AM; 50 kW; SEFFNER, FL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF TAMPA)
  • WFLF (540 AM; 50 kW; PINE HILLS, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WMGG (820 AM; 50 kW; LARGO, FL; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ST. PETERSBURG LICENSEE)
  • WJNA (640 AM; 38 kW; ROYAL PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: SOUTH FLORIDA RADIO, INC.)
  • WQTM (740 AM; 50 kW; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WAUC (1310 AM; 5 kW; WAUCHULA, FL; Owner: MARVINA ENTERPRISES, INC.)
  • WPTK (1200 AM; 10 kW; PINE ISLAND CENTER, FL; Owner: FORT MYERS BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WKII (1070 AM; 3 kW; SOLANA, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WDYZ (990 AM; 50 kW; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WFLA (970 AM; 25 kW; TAMPA, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WWFE (670 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: FENIX BROADCASTING CORP.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Southeast Arcadia:

  • WZSP (105.3 FM; NOCATEE, FL; Owner: HEARTLAND BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WHPT (102.5 FM; SARASOTA, FL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WINK-FM (96.9 FM; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: FORT MYERS BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WVIJ (91.7 FM; PORT CHARLOTTE, FL; Owner: PORT CHARLOTTE EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING FOUNDATION)
  • WZZS (106.9 FM; ZOLFO SPRINGS, FL; Owner: HEARTLAND BROADCASTING CORP)
  • WSJT (94.1 FM; LAKELAND, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WCKT (100.1 FM; PORT CHARLOTTE, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WRXK-FM (96.1 FM; BONITA SPRINGS, FL; Owner: WRXK LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WGCU-FM (90.1 FM; FT. MYERS, FL; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES, FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY)
  • WWRM (94.9 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WPOI (101.5 FM; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WXKB (103.9 FM; CAPE CORAL, FL; Owner: WXKB LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WIKX (92.9 FM; CHARLOTTE HARBOR, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WFLZ-FM (93.3 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WMTX (100.7 FM; TAMPA, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WQYK-FM (99.5 FM; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF FLORIDA)
  • WTBT (103.5 FM; BRADENTON, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WWRZ (98.3 FM; FORT MEADE, FL; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS INC)
  • WBCG (98.9 FM; MURDOCK, FL; Owner: CONCORD MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WWLL (105.7 FM; SEBRING, FL; Owner: COHAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Southeast Arcadia:

  • WINK-TV (Channel 11; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: FORT MYERS BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WBBH-TV (Channel 20; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: WATERMAN BROADCASTING CORP. OF FLORIDA)
  • WFTX (Channel 36; CAPE CORAL, FL; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WTVK (Channel 46; NAPLES, FL; Owner: ACME TELEVISION LICENSES OF FLORIDA, LLC)
  • WRXY-TV (Channel 49; TICE, FL; Owner: WEST COAST CHRISTIAN TELEVISION, INC)
  • WVEA-TV (Channel 62; VENICE, FL; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WGCU (Channel 30; FT. MYERS, FL; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES, FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY)
  • WEDU (Channel 3; TAMPA, FL; Owner: FLORIDA WEST COAST PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WMOR-TV (Channel 32; LAKELAND, FL; Owner: WMOR-TV COMPANY)
  • WXPX (Channel 66; BRADENTON, FL; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATION LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WTOG (Channel 44; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: VIACOM INTERNATIONAL INC.)
  • WFLA-TV (Channel 8; TAMPA, FL; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WFTS-TV (Channel 28; TAMPA, FL; Owner: TAMPA BAY TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WTVT (Channel 13; TAMPA, FL; Owner: TVT LICENSE, INC.)
  • WUSF-TV (Channel 16; TAMPA, FL; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA)
  • WTTA (Channel 38; ST. PETERSBURG, FL; Owner: BAY TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WFTT (Channel 50; TAMPA, FL; Owner: TELEFUTURA TAMPA LLC)
  • W17CK (Channel 17; PORT CHARLOTTE, FL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WCLF (Channel 22; CLEARWATER, FL; Owner: CHRISTIAN TELEVISION CORPORATION, INC.)
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 1Number of bridges
  • 4m13ftTotal length
  • 3,090Total average daily traffic
  • 309Total average daily truck traffic
  • 3,862Total future (year 2035) average daily traffic

FCC Registered Antenna Towers:

2
  • Michael Totten, 12721 County Rd 763 (Lat: 27.061944 Lon: -81.799750), Type: 50.0, Overall height: 48.8 m, Registrant: 4043825280, Info@52eighty.Com, 410 PEACHTREE PARKWAY, SUITE 4245
  • Phyllis Janes, 12721 County Rd 763 (Lat: 27.061944 Lon: -81.799750), Type: 50.0, Structure height: 12027 m, Overall height: 48.8 m, Registrant: 8282973333, Gam@wirelessvisionllc.Com

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Electricity (98%)
  • No fuel used (1%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Southeast Arcadia compared to Florida state average:

  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

Southeast Arcadia on our top lists:

  • #1 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most people carpooling to work (population 5,000+)"
  • #10 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations (population 5,000+)"
  • #11 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (population 5,000+)"
  • #11 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the least people having Master's or Doctorate degrees (population 5,000+)"
  • #18 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: Retail trade (population 5,000+)"
  • #33 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of mobile homes (2,000+ housing units)"
  • #38 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations (population 5,000+)"
  • #41 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the least people driving a car to work alone (population 5,000+)"
  • #46 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most people taking a bus, a trolley bus, a streetcar, or a trolley car to work (population 5,000+)"
  • #51 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of unmarried partner households (population 5,000+)"
  • #53 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (population 5,000+)"
  • #54 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most people below the poverty level, excluding cities with 15% or more of residents in college and with the median age below 28 (population 5,000+)"
  • #54 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most people taking a motorcycle to work (population 5,000+)"
  • #95 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most people below 50% of the poverty level, excluding cities with 15% or more of residents in college and with the median age below 28 (population 5,000+)"
  • #100 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms (population 1,000+)"
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