| Official Name: | Arcade, Georgia |
| Nickname: | The Encore Azalea City[1] |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Georgia |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Jackson |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 24.02 |
| Area Land Km2: | 23.82 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.21 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 9.28 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 9.20 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.08 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1884 |
| Population Density Km2: | 79.11 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 204.87 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 34.0769°N -83.5511°W |
| Elevation M: | 267 |
| Elevation Ft: | 876 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 13-02648[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0331049[4] |
Arcade is a city in Jackson County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 1,884.[5]
Arcade was chartered in 1909.[6] Early plans to erect an arcade-style schoolhouse accounts for the name.
Arcade is located in southern Jackson County at 34.0769°N -83.5511°W (34.076951, -83.551147).[7] It is bordered to the north by Jefferson, the county seat.
U.S. Route 129 passes through the southern side of the city, leading northwest 7miles to Interstate 85 in the northern outskirts of Jefferson, and southeast to Athens. Georgia State Route 82 leads south from Arcade to Winder.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Arcade has a total area of 22km2, of which 21.8km2 are land and 0.2km2, or 0.90%, are water.[5]
Arcade does not have its own ZIP code, but instead uses neighboring Jefferson's code of 30549.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,643 people, 565 households, and 457 families residing in the city. The population density was 254.2sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 609 housing units at an average density of 94.2sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the city was 88.37% White, 7.18% African American, 0.06% Native American, 2.31% Asian, 0.67% from other races, and 1.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.70% of the population.
There were 565 households, out of which 42.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.5% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.1% were non-families. 15.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.19.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 29.8% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 35.5% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 5.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $37,604, and the median income for a family was $37,750. Males had a median income of $31,914 versus $21,602 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,159. About 11.9% of families and 12.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.8% of those under age 18 and 12.5% of those age 65 or over.