ZIP 95521 · Arcata
Who lives in ZIP code 95521 (Arcata, CA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Arcata, CA · Humboldt County
uszips 2026
People21,980
Median age29.2
Household income$53,114
Home value$509,389
Median rent$1,336/mo
Poverty24.4%
College degree+46.4%
Commute18 min
Place
- Metro area
- Eureka-Arcata, CA (micro)
- Time zone
- Pacific
- Density
- 141 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 9,225
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
14.7% are 65 or older; 86.0% are adults.
Household income
25.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $26,530.
Education (adults 25+)
55.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
15.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 26.4%
- Never married
- 60.7%
- Divorced
- 9.9%
- Widowed
- 3.0%
- Family size
- 2.89
- Dual-income families
- 48.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 40.2%
- Rent burden
- 43.2%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 62.5%
- Unemployment
- 11.0%
- Self-employed
- 16.1%
- Farmers
- 0.8%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 14.4%
- Veterans
- 3.2%
- With a disability
- 16.1%
- No health insurance
- 3.5%
- Limited English
- 1.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.