Arcata City, California

Arcata City is a United States city located in the Humboldt County, California, United States. Arcata City had an official population of 16651 in 2000. The city's estimated population as of July 2008 was 17044, making it the 334th most populous in California. Its area is just over 11.04 miē (28.59 kmē), of which, 9.19 square miles (23.8 kmē) of it is land and 1.85 square miles (4.79 kmē) of it is water, giving it the 302nd largest by total area among California.

As of the census of 2000, there were 16651 people, 7051 households, and 2815 families living in the city. The population density was 1812.1 people per square mile (699.66/kmē), it is 564th most densely populated city in California. There were 7272 housing units at an average density of 791.3 per square mile (305.52/kmē). The average household size was 2.16 persons, and the average family size was 2.81 persons. In the Arcata City, 15.3% of the population was under the age of 18, 32.3% were 18 to 24, 27.8% were 25 to 44, 15.9% were 45 to 64, and 8.7% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 99 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.9 males. The median age was 25.8 years, The median age of males was 26 years, for females the median age was 25.5 years. The racial or ethnic makeup of the city was 14072 White, 259 Black or African American, 442 American Indian, 378 Asian, 34 Native Hawaiian, 885 from two or more races and 581 Ohter races.

Arcata city California Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Arcata city California School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Arcata City California GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the city was $22315, it is the 45th poorest city in terms of median household income. The median income for a family in the city was $36716, making it the 289th poorest city by median family income among the California. The per capita income for the city was $15531, it would be the 356th lowest city by per capita income in the U.S. state of California. The median income was $9402, The median income for males was $11264 versus $7708 for females.

In 2000, 8069 pupils and students, of which 4036 are male and 4033 are female, 48.46% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 150 nursery or pri school, 140 kindergarten, 1170 elementary school, 581 high school and 6028 College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census16651
April 2000 Estimate16652
July 2000 Estimate16614
July 2001 Estimate16742
July 2002 Estimate16742
July 2003 Estimate16914
July 2004 Estimate16951
July 2005 Estimate16986
July 2006 Estimate16979
July 2007 Estimate16990
July 2008 Estimate17044
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school6882150
Kindergarten5189140
Elementary school6844861170
High school266315581
College or graduate school296730616028
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Arcata city, California$22315$36716$15531
Humboldt County, California$31226$39370$17203
California, United States$47493$53025$22711
United States$41994$50046$21587