Arcadia vs Independence

A side-by-side comparison of Arcadia and Independence: population, income, housing, and more.

Arcadia and Independence are places in Wisconsin. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Arcadia has the higher population (3,720 vs 1,477 in Independence). Arcadia has the higher median household income ($65,275 vs $54,967 in Independence). Arcadia has the higher median home value ($156,400 vs $152,600 in Independence).

Population, income & housing

	Arcadia	Independence
Population	3,720	1,477
Median age	27.3 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	$65,275	$54,967
Median home value	$156,400	$152,600
Median gross rent	$947	$856
Housing units	1,260	682
Homeownership rate	54.0%	46.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.9%	12.6%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arcadia	Independence
Population	3,031 → 3,720 (+22.7%)	1,439 → 1,477 (+2.6%)
Median household income	$48,456 → $65,275 (+34.7%)	$49,821 → $54,967 (+10.3%)
Median home value	$120,100 → $156,400 (+30.2%)	$127,700 → $152,600 (+19.5%)
Median gross rent	$789 → $947 (+20.0%)	$679 → $856 (+26.1%)

Arcadia

Population

3,0313,720

Median household income

$48,456$65,275

Median home value

$120,100$156,400

Median gross rent

$789$947

Independence

Population

1,4391,477

Median household income

$49,821$54,967

Median home value

$127,700$152,600

Median gross rent

$679$856

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arcadia	Independence
Under 5	15.3%	6.8%
5 to 17	25.1%	20.5%
18 to 24	8.0%	11.2%
25 to 34	8.2%	10.9%
35 to 44	12.9%	15.2%
45 to 54	11.6%	10.4%
55 to 64	10.6%	9.8%
65 to 74	2.8%	9.7%
75 and over	5.5%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arcadia	Independence
White (non-Hispanic)	38.1%	61.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	5.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	61.9%	30.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arcadia	Independence
No high school diploma	25.5%	10.0%
High school graduate	41.5%	47.6%
Some college or associate's	20.1%	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	8.2%	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arcadia	Independence
Drove alone	74.5%	80.6%
Carpooled	11.3%	16.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	11.2%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.2%	1.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arcadia	Independence
1-unit, detached	61.0%	52.9%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	5.4%
2 to 4 units	27.1%	12.8%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	20.8%
20 or more units	6.2%	7.6%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Arcadia	Independence
Poverty rate	9.4%	12.9%
Average household size	2.93	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	16	20
Median year structure built	1974	1973