Arnold, CA

Census Place

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2024 Population
2,482
US Senator
Alex Padilla
Democratic Party
US Senator
Adam Schiff
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
64.4
7.15% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
4.18%
15.5% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$92,467
0.132% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$485,700
4.46% 1-year decline
2024 Employed Population
1,055
0.957% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Arnold, CA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.1% of the residents in Arnold, CA are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Arnold, CA was $485,700, and the homeownership rate was 84.3%.

Most people in Arnold, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 15.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Arnold, CA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Arnold, CA is home to a population of 2.48k people, from which 99.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 4.79% of Arnold, CA residents were born outside of the country (119 people).

In 2024, there were 22 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.11k people) in Arnold, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 96 Other (Hispanic) and 95 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.1%
2024 Citizenship
99.3%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.1% of Arnold, CA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Arnold, CA was 99.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Arnold, CA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    2.11k ± 397
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    96 ± 123
  3. American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
    95 ± 100
7.33%
Hispanic Population
182 people

In 2024, there were 22 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.11k people) in Arnold, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 96 Other (Hispanic) and 95 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

7.33% of the people in Arnold, CA are hispanic (182 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Arnold, CA as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for California.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    3,862,617 ± 45,816 people
  2. Philippines
    824,246 ± 22,054 people
  3. China
    687,951 ± 20,184 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of California was Mexico, the natal country of 3,862,617 California residents, followed by Philippines with 824,246 and China with 687,951.

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Foreign-Born Population

4.79%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
119 people
3.65%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
83 people

As of 2024, 4.79% of Arnold, CA residents (119 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Arnold, CA was 3.65%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (1990s)
    58 ± 55
  2. Vietnam
    46 ± 54

Arnold, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.26 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Arnold, CA.

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Economy

The economy of Arnold, CA employs 1.06k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Arnold, CA were Educational Services (166 people), Retail Trade (160 people), and Construction (158 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($128,958), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($49,635), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($48,900).

Employment

Occupations

1.06k
2024 Value
± 264
0.957%
1 Year growth
± 36.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Arnold, CA grew at a rate of 0.957%, from 1.05k employees to 1.06k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Arnold, CA, are Management Occupations (149 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (139 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (122 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Arnold, CA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in California (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.06k
2024 Value
± 264
0.957%
1 Year growth
± 36.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Arnold, CA grew at a rate of 0.957%, from 1.05k employees to 1.06k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Arnold, CA, are Educational Services (166 people), Retail Trade (160 people), and Construction (158 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Arnold, CA, though some of these residents may live in Arnold, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$55,647
Median earning men ± $28,012
$48,061
Median earning women ± $8,044

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($46,734), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($35,313), and Retail Trade ($33,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($73,917), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($49,844), and Retail Trade ($45,481).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.
Y-Axis
2.57%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 17.9M people employed in California. This represents a 2.57% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in California.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Kamala Harris with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.3%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.25%).

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing the state of California. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

California is currently represented by 52 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Arnold, CA. Showing the available data for California.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (58.5%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (38.3%)
    Republican Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.25%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Kamala Harris with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.3%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.25%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in California for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from California

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for California.
Alex Padilla
Senator from California3
Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Kamala Harris, who had become Vice President of the United States.
Adam Schiff
Senator from California1
Assumed office on December 8, 2024
Elected to the seat to succeed Laphonza Butler, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Dianne Feinstein.

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing California.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in California over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Arnold, CA was $485,700 in 2024, which is 1.46 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $508,400 to $485,700, a 4.46% decrease. The homeownership rate in Arnold, CA is 84.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Arnold, CA have an average commute time of 15.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Arnold, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$485,700
Median Property Value 2024
±$94,862
$1,077
Median Property Taxes
±$264

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Arnold, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Arnold, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

84.3%
Homeownership
2024
65.8%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 84.3% of the housing units in Arnold, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 89.7%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$92,467
Median Household Income
± $20,501
1.28k
Number of Households
± 278

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.28k households in Arnold, CA declined from $92,467 from the previous year's value of $92,589.

The following chart displays the households in Arnold, CA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Arnold, CA is from California.
0.495
2023 Wage GINI in California
0.498
2022 Wage GINI in California

In 2023, the income inequality in California was 0.495 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.573% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in California across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (58.1%)
  2. Worked At Home (23.5%)
  3. Carpooled (7.77%)

In 2024, 58.1% of workers in Arnold, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (23.5%) and those who carpooled to work (7.77%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

15.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Arnold, CA have a shorter commute time (15.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Arnold, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Arnold, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Arnold, CA have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

4.18% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Arnold, CA (103 out of 2.46k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Males 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Arnold, CA is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

94% of the population of Arnold, CA has health coverage, with 30.3% on employee plans, 10.2% on Medicaid, 39.3% on Medicare, 13.4% on non-group plans, and 0.886% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in California see 1,233 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,233 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1076 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 213 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 44% were men and 56% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 9.75% under 18 years, 10.4% between 18 and 34 years, 31.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 48.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 44% were men and 56% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

5.96%
Uninsured
30.3%
Employer Coverage
10.2%
Medicaid
39.3%
Medicare
13.4%
Non-Group
0.886%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Arnold, CA grew by 22.3% from 4.88% to 5.96%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Arnold, CA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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