Upper Arlington is a city of 36,293 people in Ohio. That is roughly 117% ahead of the Ohio median. 80% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Households take in $155,167 a year at the median, 89% more than the country as a whole. That puts it in the top 2% of US cities for household income. 79% of homes are owner-occupied.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $155,167, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.2
US median: 38.9
More educated
80% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 54%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Upper Arlington
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share0.5% → 3.8%(+3.3 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
White share96.6% → 84.1%(−12.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree59.2% → 79.8%(+20.7 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Upper Arlington's population equals 2.7% of Franklin County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 0.6% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 1.0% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)10.3%(108)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21%(221)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33%(348)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War20.7%(218)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II4.4%(46)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,053 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Upper Arlington, decade by decade
Upper Arlington population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
34,128
$127,540
$337,450
59.2%
8.4
2000
33,686
$131,370
$385,827
67.5%
14.5
2010
33,771
$132,284
$450,848
70.9%
21.1
2020
36,800
$151,127
$520,086
78.7%
32.9
2024
36,293
$155,167
$595,600
79.8%
35.5
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
