What is the population of Upper Arlington city?

Upper Arlington city has 36,319 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #36 of 1,265 in Ohio.

What is the median household income in Upper Arlington city?

Median household income in Upper Arlington city is $150,993 a year, 92.3% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Upper Arlington city?

Median gross rent is $1,480 a month and the median home value is $568,200, so rent absorbs about 11.8% of median household income.

Is Upper Arlington city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.8× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Upper Arlington city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 11.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Upper Arlington, OH population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Upper Arlington, Ohio (Upper Arlington, OH — Census place “Upper Arlington city”) is 36,319 residents, ranking #36 of 1265 places in Ohio. Median household income is $150,993, the median home is worth $568,200 and median gross rent runs $1,480 a month. Looking for the Upper Arlington Ohio ZIP code list? 3 ZIP codes serve Upper Arlington, OH: 43212, 43220, 43221.

Population: 36,319Upper Arlington city residents
Median household income: $150,993Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $568,200Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,480Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 40.6 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 79.1%Owner-occupied households

Upper Arlington ZIP codes (Ohio)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Upper Arlington.

The Upper Arlington OH ZIP code list below covers 3 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

What the numbers mean in Upper Arlington city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Upper Arlington city median would spend about 11.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 2.9% of residents and 79.1% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Upper Arlington city, OH in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Upper Arlington city is a small city in Ohio, with 36,319 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #36 of 1,265 ranked by population — larger than 97% of them. The median age here is 40.6 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Upper Arlington city earn a median of $150,993 a year, 92.3% above the national figure of $78,538 and 128% above the $66,250 median for the 689 Ohio cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 2.9% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Upper Arlington city is valued at $568,200, 87.3% above the national figure and 237% above the $168,500 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,480 a month, 5.3% above the national figure, or roughly $17,760 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 11.8% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.8×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 79.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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What is the population of Upper Arlington city?: Upper Arlington city has 36,319 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #36 of 1,265 in Ohio.
What is the median household income in Upper Arlington city?: Median household income in Upper Arlington city is $150,993 a year, 92.3% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Upper Arlington city?: Median gross rent is $1,480 a month and the median home value is $568,200, so rent absorbs about 11.8% of median household income.
Is Upper Arlington city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.8× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Upper Arlington city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 11.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Upper Arlington city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.