City Population And Economic Context
Arcata, CA
Arcata, CA city profile with direct Population Pulse only when verified, plus named parent-county economic context.
/ca/arcataUpdated Sep 6, 2026
Overview
Arcata, CA city profile with direct Population Pulse only when verified, plus named parent-county economic context.
Current Population And County Economic Pulse
Direct city population values appear only when the Census place match is verified. Jobs and earnings use named parent-county context.
Population
Direct source match2025 population estimate
19,047
One-year change +1.5%
Five-year change +1.1%
Published from the active current-data Pulse release. This does not change the annual Combined Score.
County Jobs Context
Parent-county contextQ1 2026 average covered employment
Humboldt County: 52,442
Q1 2025 +2.5%
2025 annual context 52,251
Humboldt County data is shown as context; it is not claimed as a city estimate.
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