Arcadia, FL Micro Area

The Arcadia, FL micro area is one county in Florida: DeSoto County. About 37,078 people lived there on July 1, 2025 (Census estimate), 9.1% more than in April 2020.

DeSoto County, centralArcadia
DeSoto County in Florida
Population, July 2025
37,078 9.1% more than in April 2020
Type
Micropolitan statistical area
County
DeSoto County
Land area
637 sq mi (1,649 km²)
Time zone
Eastern TimeUTC-05:00 in January; UTC-04:00 in July
State
Florida
Combined statistical area
North Port-Bradenton, FL
CBSA code
11580

The county in the Arcadia, FL micro area

CountyRolePopulation, July 2025
DeSoto CountyCentral37,078

A central county holds the area’s core, an urban area of 10,000 to 49,999 people. This area has no outlying counties: no neighboring county sends enough commuters to join it. A county belongs to one metro or micro area at most, and it counts whole, countryside included.

Principal city

  1. Arcadia7,707 people

OMB names the area after its largest principal cities. A principal city is the area’s largest city, plus any other city that is very large or a big job center, and smaller ones with at least as many jobs as working residents (2020 Census and commuting figures). People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates.

Part of the North Port-Bradenton, FL combined statistical area

OMB joins neighboring metro and micro areas into a combined statistical area when enough people commute between them. The other 2 areas in this one, largest first:

  1. North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL Metro Area948,158 people
  2. Punta Gorda, FL Metro Area217,212 people

Bordering metro and micro areas, nearest first

Areas with a county on this area’s edge. Distances are straight lines between the areas’ largest cities.

  1. North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL Metro Area24 mi southwest
  2. Punta Gorda, FL Metro Area26 mi southwest
  3. Sebring, FL Metro Area30 mi northeast

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