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Arcata, CA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Arcata, CA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 20,199. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet ARCATA-CA · Arcata, CA 1 ZIPs · 20,199 pop · #20695/25278 · Humboldt County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-MID $53,114
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20695/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Blue Lake
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 40% owners
  • POP-TOWN 20,199
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $501,000

Nearest income peer: Blue Lake, CA (+ $4,265 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Arcata

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Arcata on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Arcata, CA sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

18th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
20,199
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$53,114
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($53,114 average) · poverty 24.4%. The primary code (95521) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (40.2%) for this income tier, rent $1,336 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within California, Yreka is the closest lower-income city and Vernalis the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Arcata.

Population concentration

Arcata reads through its lone ZIP, 95521

20,199 ACS residents, one ZIP: 95521 is not the leading code inside Arcata, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Arcata's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 613 establishments, 7,881 employees , annual payroll $352,279k (~30 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 95521 (613 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (101) · also Accommodation and food services · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Arcata, CA

These ZIP codes sit in Humboldt County, which covers 35 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Arcata. See the Humboldt County roll-up →

Arcata sits in the lower half of Humboldt County on income: Eureka, Mckinleyville and Fortuna report more, Rio Dell, Garberville and Willow Creek report less. Bayside marks the far end of that range at $87,500, 65% above Arcata.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
95521 20,199 $53,114 613 145
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Arcata roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Arcata, .