Arcade is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 1,925 people and two associated neighborhoods, Arcade is the 611th largest community in New York. Arcade has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages.Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Arcade is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Arcade is a village of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Arcade who work in teaching (15.18%), sales jobs (8.21%), and law enforcement and fire fighting (6.97%). As is often the case in a small village, Arcade doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The percentage of adults in Arcade who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.44% of the adults in Arcade have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Arcade in 2022 was $38,535, which is middle income relative to New York, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $154,140 for a family of four. However, Arcade contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Arcade home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Arcade residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Arcade include German, English, Irish, Polish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Arcade is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Laotian.
