1990 Census of Population and Housing
040 Ohio
050 Franklin County
060
Upper Arlington City
URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE
Total population...............................................
34,128
Urban population....................................................
34,128
Percent of total population.....................................
100.0
Rural population....................................................
0
Percent of total population.....................................
0.0
Farm population...................................................
0
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Persons 3 years and over
enrolled in school.................... 8,376
Preprimary school...................................................
885
Elementary or high school...........................................
5,160
Percent in private school.........................................
11.1
College.............................................................
2,331
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Persons 25 years and over.........................................
24,548
Less than 9th grade.................................................
348
9th to 12th grade, no diploma.......................................
705
High school graduate................................................
3,290
Some college, no degree.............................................
4,523
Associates degree...................................................
1,155
Bachelor's degree...................................................
8,280
Graduate or professional degree.....................................
6,247
Percent high school graduate or higher..............................
95.7
Percent bachelor's degree or higher.................................
59.2
RESIDENCE IN 1985
Persons 5 years
and over......................................
32,157
Lived in same house.................................................
19,637
Lived in different house in U.S.....................................
12,154
Same State........................................................
9,705
Same county.....................................................
8,750
Different county................................................
955
Different State...................................................
2,449
Lived abroad........................................................
366
DISABILITY OF CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS
Persons 16 to 64
years........................................ 20,930
With a mobility or self-care limitation.............................
383
With a mobility limitation........................................
172
With a self-care limitation.......................................
302
With a work disability..............................................
918
In labor force..................................................
459
Prevented from working............................................
327
Persons 65 years
and over.....................................
6,100
With a mobility or self-care limitation.............................
775
With a mobility limitation........................................
653
With a self-care limitation.......................................
420
CHILDREN EVER BORN PER 1,000 WOMEN
Women 15 to 24 years................................................
34
Women 25 to 34 years................................................
1,006
Women 35 to 44 years................................................
1,617
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian veterans 16 years and over.................................
4,337
65 years and over.................................................
1,594
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Native population...................................................
32,478
Percent born in state of residence..............................
67.6
Foreign-born population.............................................
1,650
Entered the U.S. 1980 to 1990.....................................
500
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Persons 5 years and over........................................
32,157
Speak a language other than English.................................
2,125
Do not speak English 'very
well'................................
549
Speak Spanish.....................................................
221
Do not speak English 'very
well'................................
50
Speak Asian or Pacific Island language............................
588
Do not speak English 'very
well'................................
220
ANCESTRY
Total ancestries reported.........................................
47,506
Arab................................................................
142
Austrian............................................................
286
Belgian.............................................................
55
Canadian............................................................
68
Czech...............................................................
234
Danish..............................................................
174
Dutch...............................................................
638
English.............................................................
9,445
Finnish.............................................................
70
French (except Basque)..............................................
1,297
French Canadian.....................................................
99
German..............................................................
13,894
Greek...............................................................
466
Hungarian...........................................................
335
Irish...............................................................
6,316
Italian.............................................................
2,169
Lithuanian..........................................................
178
Norwegian...........................................................
240
Polish..............................................................
754
Portuguese..........................................................
49
Romanian............................................................
69
Russian.............................................................
314
Scotch-Irish........................................................
1,599
Scottish............................................................
1,911
Slovak..............................................................
439
Subsaharan African..................................................
36
Swedish.............................................................
504
Swiss...............................................................
421
Ukrainian...........................................................
115
United States or American...........................................
1,017
Welsh...............................................................
1,267
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)......................
0
Yugoslavian.........................................................
117
Other ancestries....................................................
2,788
LABOR FORCE STATUS
Persons 16 years
and over..................................... 27,336
In labor force......................................................
17,347
Percent in labor
force........................................
63.5
Civilian labor force..............................................
17,318
Employed........................................................
16,994
Unemployed......................................................
324
Percent unemployed............................................
1.9
Armed Forces......................................................
29
Not in labor force..................................................
9,989
Males 16 years and
over....................................... 12,407
In labor force......................................................
9,485
Percent in labor
force........................................
76.4
Civilian labor force..............................................
9,456
Employed........................................................
9,292
Unemployed......................................................
164
Percent unemployed............................................
1.7
Armed Forces......................................................
29
Not in labor force..................................................
2,922
Females 16 years
and over..................................... 14,929
In labor force......................................................
7,862
Percent in labor
force........................................
52.7
Civilian labor force..............................................
7,862
Employed........................................................
7,702
Unemployed......................................................
160
Percent unemployed............................................
2.0
Armed Forces......................................................
0
Not in labor force..................................................
7,067
Females 16 years
and over..................................... 14,929
With own children under 6 years.....................................
1,763
Percent in labor force............................................
58.4
With own children 6 to 17 years only................................
2,399
Percent in labor force............................................
71.4
Own children under 6 years in families and subfamilies...
2,418
All parents present in household in labor force.....................
1,345
Own children 6 to 17 years in
families and subfamilies.......... 5,167
All parents present in household in labor force.....................
3,392
Persons 16 to 19 years..........................................
1,530
Not enrolled in school and not high school graduate.................
42
Employed or in Armed Forces.......................................
9
Unemployed........................................................
4
Not in labor force................................................
29
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over.........................................
16,650
Percent drove alone.................................................
85.0
Percent in carpools.................................................
6.8
Percent using public transportation.................................
1.7
Percent using other means...........................................
0.3
Percent walked or worked at home....................................
5.9
Mean travel time to work (minutes)..................................
18.0
OCCUPATION
Employed persons 16 years and over................................
16,994
Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations...............
3,894
Professional specialty occupations..................................
5,656
Technicians and related support occupations.........................
691
Sales occupations...................................................
2,706
Administrative support occupations, including
clerical.............. 2,216
Private household occupations.......................................
25
Protective service occupations......................................
71
Service occupations, except protective and household................
820
Farming, forestry, and fishing occupations..........................
111
Precision production, craft, and repair occupations.................
474
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors.......................
90
Transportation and material moving occupations......................
102
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers.................
138
INDUSTRY
Employed person 16 years and over.................................
16,994
Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries................................
196
Mining..............................................................
12
Construction........................................................
413
Manufacturing, nondurable goods.....................................
819
Manufacturing, durable goods........................................
540
Transportation......................................................
240
Communications and other public utilities...........................
411
Wholesale trade.....................................................
755
Retail trade........................................................
2,331
Finance, insurance, and real estate.................................
2,057
Business and repair services........................................
814
Personal services...................................................
297
Entertainment, and recreation services..............................
208
Health services.....................................................
2,057
Educational services................................................
2,836
Other professional and related services.............................
2,320
Public administration...............................................
688
CLASS OF WORKER
Employed persons 16 years and over................................
16,994
Private wage and salary workers.....................................
12,020
Government workers..................................................
3,361
Local government workers..........................................
1,053
State government workers..........................................
2,131
Federal government workers........................................
177
Self-employed workers...............................................
1,590
Unpaid family workers...............................................
23
INCOME IN 1989
Households........................................................
14,028
Less than $5,000....................................................
200
$5,000 to $9,999....................................................
300
$10,000 to $14,999..................................................
496
$15,000 to $24,999..................................................
1,438
$25,000 to $34,999..................................................
1,754
$35,000 to $49,999..................................................
2,335
$50,000 to $74,999..................................................
3,164
$75,000 to $99,999..................................................
1,744
$100,000 to $149,999................................................
1,303
$150,000 or more....................................................
1,294
Median household income (dollars)...................................
53,140
Families..........................................................
10,096
Less than $5,000....................................................
33
$5,000 to $9,999....................................................
64
$10,000 to $14,999..................................................
144
$15,000 to $24,999..................................................
676
$25,000 to $34,999..................................................
883
$35,000 to $49,999..................................................
1,687
$50,000 to $74,999..................................................
2,655
$75,000 to $99,999..................................................
1,554
$100,000 to $149,999................................................
1,176
$150,000 or more....................................................
1,224
Median family income (dollars)......................................
62,787
Nonfamily households..............................................
3,932
Less than $5,000....................................................
167
$5,000 to $9,999....................................................
236
$10,000 to $14,999..................................................
352
$15,000 to $24,999..................................................
769
$25,000 to $34,999..................................................
880
$35,000 to $49,999..................................................
670
$50,000 to $74,999..................................................
478
$75,000 to $99,999..................................................
201
$100,000 to $149,999................................................
116
$150,000 or more....................................................
63
Median nonfamily household income (dollars).........................
30,299
Per capita income (dollars)......................................... 30,388
INCOME TYPE IN 1989
Households....................................................
14,028
With wage and salary income.........................................
10,645
Mean wage and salary income (dollars).............................
64,936
With nonfarm self-employment income.................................
2,900
Mean nonfarm self-employment income (dollars).....................
34,420
With farm self-employment income....................................
151
Mean farm self-employment income (dollars)........................
13,142
With Social Security income.........................................
4,298
Mean Social Security income (dollars).............................
9,356
With public assistance income.......................................
254
Mean public assistance income (dollars)...........................
3,719
With retirement income..............................................
3,111
Mean retirement income (dollars)..................................
14,021
POVERTY STATUS IN 1989
All persons for whom poverty status is
determined................. 33,830
Below poverty level.............................................
466
Persons 18 years and over...........................................
26,211
Below poverty level.............................................
397
Persons 65 years and over.........................................
6,100
Below poverty level.............................................
184
Related children under 18 years.....................................
7,619
Below poverty level.............................................
69
Related children under 5 years....................................
1,971
Below poverty level.............................................
37
Related children 5 to 17 years....................................
5,648
Below poverty level.............................................
32
Unrelated individuals...............................................
4,492
Below poverty level.............................................
284
All families......................................................
10,096
Below poverty level.............................................
69
With related children under 18 years................................
4,276
Below poverty level.............................................
37
With related children under 5 years...............................
1,596
Below poverty level.............................................
25
Female householder families.......................................
894
Below poverty level.............................................
51
With related children under 18 years................................
513
Below poverty level.............................................
37
With related children under 5 years...............................
74
Below poverty level.............................................
25
Percent
below poverty level:
----------------------------
All persons.........................................................
1.4
Persons 18 years and over.........................................
1.5
Persons 65 years and over.......................................
3.0
Related children under 18 years...................................
0.9
Related children under 5 years..................................
1.9
Related children 5 to 17 years..................................
0.6
Unrelated individuals.............................................
6.3
All families........................................................
0.7
With related children under 18 years..............................
0.9
With related children under
5 years.............................
1.6
Female householder families.........................................
5.7
With related children under 18 years..............................
7.2
With related children under
5 years.............................
33.8
Total housing units........................................... 14,376
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1989 to March 1990..................................................
11
1985 to 1988........................................................
185
1980 to 1984........................................................
338
1970 to 1979........................................................
1,767
1960 to 1969........................................................
3,405
1950 to 1959........................................................
5,210
1940 to 1949........................................................
1,681
1939 or earlier.....................................................
1,779
BEDROOMS
No bedroom..........................................................
151
1 bedroom...........................................................
359
2 bedrooms..........................................................
2,971
3 bedrooms..........................................................
6,066
4 bedrooms..........................................................
3,782
5 or more bedrooms..................................................
1,047
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities................................
0
Lacking complete kitchen facilities.................................
151
Condominium housing units...........................................
1,237
SOURCE OF WATER
Public system or private company....................................
14,302
Individual drilled well.............................................
68
Individual dug well.................................................
6
Some other source...................................................
0
SEWAGE DISPOSAL
Public sewer........................................................
14,328
Septic tank or cesspool.............................................
48
Other means.........................................................
0
Occupied housing units........................................ 13,956
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas.........................................................
12,872
Bottled, tank, or LP gas............................................
73
Electricity.........................................................
897
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.............................................
81
Coal or coke........................................................
0
Wood................................................................
13
Solar energy........................................................
0
Other fuel..........................................................
20
No fuel used........................................................
0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1989 to March 1990..................................................
1,451
1985 to 1988........................................................
3,923
1980 to 1984........................................................
2,189
1970 to 1979........................................................
3,067
1960 to 1969........................................................
1,963
1959 or earlier.....................................................
1,363
TELEPHONE
No telephone in unit................................................
16
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
Occupied housing units............................................
13,956
None................................................................
577
1...................................................................
4,366
2...................................................................
6,329
3 or more...........................................................
2,684
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
Specified owner-occupied housing units..............................
10,536
With a mortgage...................................................
7,033
Less than $300..................................................
9
$300 to $499....................................................
448
$500 to $699....................................................
956
$700 to $999....................................................
1,951
$1,000 to $1,499................................................
2,056
$1,500 to $1,999................................................
894
$2,000 or more..................................................
719
Median (dollars)................................................
1,030
Not mortgaged.....................................................
3,503
Less than $100..................................................
0
$100 to $199....................................................
247
$200 to $299....................................................
1,359
$300 to $399....................................................
1,129
$400 or more....................................................
768
Median (dollars)................................................
312
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF
HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1989
Specified owner-occupied housing units..............................
10,536
Less than 20 percent..............................................
6,801
20 to 24 percent..................................................
1,572
25 to 29 percent..................................................
818
30 to 34 percent..................................................
431
35 percent or more................................................
854
Not computed......................................................
60
GROSS RENT
Specified renter-occupied housing units.............................
2,540
Less than $200....................................................
0
$200 to $299......................................................
18
$300 to $499......................................................
670
$500 to $749......................................................
1,267
$750 to $999......................................................
278
$1,000 or more....................................................
192
No cash rent......................................................
115
Median (dollars)..................................................
578
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME
IN 1989
Specified renter-occupied housing units.............................
2,540
Less than 20 percent..............................................
962
20 to 24 percent..................................................
374
25 to 29 percent..................................................
320
30 to 34 percent..................................................
155
35 percent or more................................................
586
Not computed......................................................
143
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