COMPARING TWO PLACES
Columbus vs Upper Arlington
PLACE A
Columbus, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Upper Arlington, Ohio
Columbus is 89% smaller than Upper Arlington. Upper Arlington earns more, with a median household income $105,749 higher. Upper Arlington has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs 1%).
COLUMBUSUPPER ARLINGTONDIFFERENCE
Total population3,82135,893−89% vs Upper Arlington
Population density1,2833,664−2,381
Population growth1.2%9.0%−7.8 pts
Median age34.640.2−5.6
Male48.7%50.4%−1.7 pts
Female51.3%49.6%+1.7 pts
Foreign-born12.3%8.1%+4.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic48.2%84.1%−36.0 pts
Black8.4%1.0%+7.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino40.5%3.8%+36.8 pts
Asian1.7%6.6%−4.9 pts
Other1.1%4.4%−3.2 pts
Median household income$49,418$155,167−$105,749
Per capita income$30,453$84,831−$54,378
Poverty rate31.5%3.3%+28.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5130.468+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher27.8%79.8%−52.0 pts
Graduate degree13.1%39.0%−25.8 pts
Unemployment rate3.2%2.0%+1.2 pts
Labor force participation51.4%68.3%−16.9 pts
Median home value$241,700$595,600−$353,900
Median gross rent$879$1,588−$709
Owner-occupied68.8%79.4%−10.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate19.4%4.1%+15.3 pts
Rent-burdened households29.3%35.3%−5.9 pts
Average commute21.319.3+2.0
Worked from home9.3%27.3%−18.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured13.0%1.8%+11.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025