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Upper Arlington

Ohio · 35,893 residents (2025 est.) · 9.80 sq mi
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The short version

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
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
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
36,293
+8%since 2000
from 33,686 in 2000
35,893 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
3,705 / sq mi
+14%since 2009
from 3,264 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
40.2
−6%since 2000
from 42.6 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
9.80 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
31K33K34K36K37K19902000201020202024Upper Arlington
202436K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.4%(2,329)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 99.2%(3,338)
US avg: 6%
10 to 147.6%(2,746)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.3%(2,275)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 242.1%(774)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 349.7%(3,512)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4416.8%(6,106)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5413.6%(4,950)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6410.6%(3,854)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 749.7%(3,528)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.4%(1,947)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.6%(934)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$155,167
+18%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $72,116 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$84,831
+102%since 2000
from $42,025 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
75.7%
+16.7 ptssince 2009
from 59.0% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
3.3%
+0.9 ptssince 2000
from 2.4% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.468
−2%since 2010
from 0.479 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Other services13.5%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration11.2%
US avg: 4.8%
Information7.4%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade6%
US avg: 9.9%
Wholesale trade3.6%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance3%
US avg: 5.9%
Transportation & warehousing2.6%
US avg: 2.2%
Professional, scientific, technical1.9%
US avg: 5.1%
Arts, entertainment, food1.5%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services1.2%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.4%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.4%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$595,600
+54%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $211,800 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,588
+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $776 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
79.4%
−1.8 ptssince 2000
from 81.3% in 2000
20.6% rent
Vacancy rate
4.1%
−4.7 ptssince 2009
from 8.7% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.52 people
−1%since 2009
from 2.54 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
19.0%
−6.4 ptssince 2009
from 25.4% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
35.3%
−3.6 ptssince 2009
from 38.9% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.8
+11%since 2009
from 3.5 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
71
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic93.9%(31,647)
Black0.6%(198)
Hispanic / Latino1%(330)
Asian3.5%(1,185)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic84.1%(30,539)
Black1%(374)
Hispanic / Latino3.8%(1,376)
Asian6.6%(2,413)
Other4.4%(1,591)
Diversity Score
36
+79%since 2009
from 20 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican1.5%(537)
Puerto Rican0.7%(272)
Colombian0.4%(140)
Spaniard0.2%(87)
Nicaraguan0.2%(57)
Panamanian0.1%(52)
Venezuelan0.1%(36)
Honduran0.1%(23)
Argentine0%(15)
+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data
Cuban0%(8)
Asian origin
Asian Indian2.8%(1,014)
Chinese1.6%(584)
Japanese0.7%(260)
Korean0.3%(122)
Nepalese0.3%(106)
Filipino0.2%(68)
Vietnamese0.2%(55)
Taiwanese0.1%(52)
Sri Lankan0.1%(19)
Cambodian0%(18)
Thai0%(7)
Pacific Islander origin
Ancestry
German26.9%(9,762)
Irish19.7%(7,163)
English17.8%(6,467)
Italian6.5%(2,376)
American5.5%(1,987)
Scottish4.7%(1,690)
Polish2.8%(1,004)
Welsh2.4%(879)
French2.1%(757)
Arab1.7%(624)
Scotch-Irish1.3%(468)
Greek1.2%(427)
+ 35 more ancestry groups with data
Hungarian1.1%(412)
Swedish1.1%(400)
Dutch0.9%(335)
Norwegian0.9%(315)
Slovak0.8%(296)
Russian0.7%(271)
British0.6%(232)
Romanian0.6%(206)
Swiss0.5%(180)
Czech0.5%(170)
Egyptian0.4%(153)
Danish0.4%(145)
Palestinian0.4%(142)
Lebanese0.4%(135)
Lithuanian0.4%(128)
Ghanaian0.3%(119)
Belgian0.3%(115)
Ukrainian0.3%(112)
Croatian0.3%(109)
Austrian0.3%(91)
Slovene0.2%(75)
Portuguese0.2%(60)
Iranian0.1%(50)
Canadian0.1%(41)
Macedonian0.1%(33)
Turkish0.1%(29)
Finnish0.1%(25)
Australian0.1%(20)
Bulgarian0.1%(19)
Nigerian0%(13)
Serbian0%(12)
Israeli0%(7)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
79.8%
+12.4 ptssince 2000
from 67.5% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
98.7%
+0.8 ptssince 2000
from 97.9% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
39.0%
+9.1 ptssince 2000
from 29.8% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
19.3 min
+78%since 2000
from 10.8 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
66.9%
−18.3 ptssince 2009
from 85.2% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
2.9%
−2.6 ptssince 2009
from 5.5% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.3%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 0.8% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
27.3%
+21.0 ptssince 2009
from 6.3% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.9%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 1.1% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.7%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.6% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
2.8%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 3.2% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
2.0%
−2.2 ptssince 2011
from 4.2% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
68.3%
+2.2 ptssince 2011
from 66.1% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
78.2%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 78.3% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
17.7%
+1.5 ptssince 2009
from 16.2% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
70.3%
+7.3 ptssince 2009
from 62.9% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.4%
+3.5 ptssince 2009
from 46.9% in 2009
Female
49.6%
−3.5 ptssince 2009
from 53.1% in 2009
Foreign born
8.1%
+1.5 ptssince 2009
from 6.6% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
4.0%
−5.0 ptssince 2009
from 9.1% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
6.3%
−1.8 ptssince 2012
from 8.1% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
1.8%
−3.0 ptssince 2013
from 4.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
97.3%
+5.2 ptssince 2017
from 92.1% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
99.0%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 98.1% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
88.2%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 87.8% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
91.7%
+0.8 ptssince 2016
from 90.9% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
1.6%
−0.1 ptssince 2016
from 1.7% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married24.2%(3,347)
Married65.6%(9,055)
Widowed5%(687)
Divorced5.2%(721)
Women 15+
Never married19.6%(2,758)
Married64.3%(9,048)
Widowed7.1%(1,005)
Divorced8.9%(1,259)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
1.8%
−3.0 ptssince 2013
from 4.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
76.5%
−1.1 ptssince 2020
from 77.6% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
15.2%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 15.3% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
17.0%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 16.5% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
5.3%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 4.5% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
0.6%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 0.8% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
88.1%
−1.2 ptssince 2020
from 89.3% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
21.5%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 20.6% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Upper Arlington, Ohio?

Upper Arlington, Ohio has about 36,293 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Upper Arlington, Ohio?

The typical household in Upper Arlington, Ohio earns about $155,167 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Upper Arlington, Ohio expensive?

In Upper Arlington, Ohio, the median home is worth about $595,600, and the typical rent is about $1,588 a month.

How educated are people in Upper Arlington, Ohio?

About 79.8% of adults age 25 and over in Upper Arlington, Ohio hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Upper Arlington, Ohio?

About 3.3% of people in Upper Arlington, Ohio live below the federal poverty line.

Has Upper Arlington, Ohio grown since 1990?

Yes, Upper Arlington, Ohio has grown since 1990. The population has added about 2,165 residents, a change of about 6 percent over that period.

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