COMPARING TWO PLACES
Youngstown vs Mobile
PLACE A
Youngstown-Warren, OH
VS
PLACE B
Mobile, AL
Youngstown and Mobile are close in size. Mobile earns more, with a median household income $2,176 higher.
YOUNGSTOWNMOBILEDIFFERENCE
Total population423,678411,658+3% vs Mobile
Population density412335+77
Population growth-4.1%0.4%−4.6 pts
Median age43.438.5+4.9
Male49.1%47.8%+1.3 pts
Female50.9%52.2%−1.3 pts
Foreign-born1.8%3.4%−1.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.8%54.8%+24.0 pts
Black11.0%35.7%−24.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.7%3.5%+1.2 pts
Asian0.7%2.2%−1.5 pts
Other4.9%3.8%+1.0 pts
Median household income$56,704$58,880−$2,176
Per capita income$33,561$33,306+$255
Poverty rate17.8%16.2%+1.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4650.471Even
Bachelor's degree or higher24.1%26.0%−1.9 pts
Graduate degree8.4%9.2%−0.8 pts
Unemployment rate5.6%5.3%+0.3 pts
Labor force participation56.7%58.5%−1.9 pts
Median home value$148,636$190,700−$42,064
Median gross rent$794$1,052−$258
Owner-occupied70.7%66.0%+4.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.8%13.1%−4.3 pts
Rent-burdened households44.0%48.9%−5.0 pts
Average commute22.926.1−3.2
Worked from home8.3%8.3%+0.0 pts
Public transit to work0.9%0.4%+0.5 pts
Uninsured5.9%10.4%−4.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025