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Youngstown Metro

Youngstown-Warren, OH · 2 counties · 423,678 residents (2025 est.) · 1,029 sq mi
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With 427,420 people, Youngstown is a metro area. The typical home is worth $148,636, having more than doubled since 2000. About 24% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The median age is 43.4, about 4 years above the US median. 2% of residents were born outside the United States. Renters pay $794 a month at the median.

At a glance
Lower income
median household income $56,704, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Youngstown

What changed most since 1990

  • White share87.0% → 78.8% (−8.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
  • Population492,619 → 427,420 (−13%)US over the same years: +35%
  • Median home value (2024 dollars)$120,201 → $148,636 (+24%)US over the same years: +67%

Among the 41 metro and micro areas based in Ohio

  • 38th in household income$56,704
  • 13th in share with a bachelor's degree24.1%
  • 39th in home value$148,636
  • 8th in diversity score44.7
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
427,420
−11%since 2000
from 482,671 in 2000
423,678 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
415 / sq mi
−11%since 2000
from 469 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
43.4
+10%since 2000
from 39.4 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
1,029 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
421K440K460K480K499K19902000201020202024Youngstown
2024427K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.3%(22,625)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.5%(23,403)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.9%(25,283)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 195.8%(24,802)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.8%(24,700)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3412.1%(51,865)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4411.2%(48,066)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.8%(50,555)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6414.1%(60,294)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7413.2%(56,387)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 846.5%(27,732)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.7%(11,708)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$56,704
−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $36,671 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$33,561
+77%since 2000
from $18,991 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
37.6%
+16.4 ptssince 2009
from 21.2% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
17.8%
+6.3 ptssince 2000
from 11.5% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.465
+5%since 2010
from 0.442 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade14.9%
US avg: 9.9%
Information12%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade6.7%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance5.9%
US avg: 5.9%
Other services5.2%
US avg: 6.7%
Professional, scientific, technical5%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration4%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing2.3%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.5%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.9%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.6%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.4%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.2%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$148,636
Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000
from $81,999 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$794
−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $453 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
70.7%
−2.7 ptssince 2000
from 73.5% in 2000
29.3% rent
Vacancy rate
8.8%
−2.0 ptssince 2009
from 10.8% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.26 people
−4%since 2009
from 2.36 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
17.0%
−8.3 ptssince 2009
from 25.3% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
44.0%
−1.8 ptssince 2009
from 45.7% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
2.6
+8%since 2009
from 2.4 in 2009
1990 – 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
24
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic84.3%(406,922)
Black12%(57,898)
Hispanic / Latino2%(9,434)
Asian0.5%(2,190)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic78.8%(336,867)
Black11%(46,816)
Hispanic / Latino4.7%(20,029)
Asian0.7%(2,870)
Other4.9%(20,838)
Diversity Score
45
+27%since 2009
from 35 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
50
−7%since 2020
from 54 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Puerto Rican2.7%(11,715)
Mexican1%(4,076)
Cuban0.1%(455)
Guatemalan0.1%(347)
Spaniard0.1%(322)
Honduran0.1%(250)
Nicaraguan0.1%(212)
Uruguayan0%(181)
Colombian0%(179)
Dominican0%(129)
+ 7 more hispanic origin groups with data
Panamanian0%(124)
Peruvian0%(88)
Chilean0%(78)
Argentine0%(43)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.2%(748)
Filipino0.1%(497)
Chinese0.1%(357)
Vietnamese0.1%(287)
Nepalese0.1%(229)
Pakistani0.1%(227)
Korean0%(137)
Thai0%(114)
Mongolian0%(31)
Japanese0%(15)
+ 1 more asian origin group with data
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(115)
Chamorro0%(11)
Ancestry
German16.4%(70,035)
Italian13.8%(58,852)
Irish12.7%(54,167)
American10.9%(46,767)
English9.1%(38,896)
Slovak4%(17,234)
Polish3.5%(14,944)
Hungarian2.1%(8,940)
Scottish1.7%(7,226)
Welsh1.2%(5,216)
French1.1%(4,611)
Croatian1.1%(4,599)
+ 48 more ancestry groups with data
Greek1.1%(4,525)
Scotch-Irish0.8%(3,350)
Arab0.8%(3,280)
Dutch0.7%(3,124)
Swedish0.7%(2,980)
Ukrainian0.7%(2,823)
Russian0.6%(2,572)
Romanian0.5%(2,120)
Swiss0.4%(1,613)
Lebanese0.4%(1,574)
Czech0.3%(1,486)
West Indian0.3%(1,407)
Finnish0.3%(1,116)
Jamaican0.2%(980)
British0.2%(823)
Lithuanian0.2%(712)
Slovene0.2%(678)
Austrian0.1%(639)
Serbian0.1%(632)
Norwegian0.1%(542)
Palestinian0.1%(527)
Jordanian0.1%(337)
Portuguese0.1%(332)
Haitian0.1%(324)
Danish0.1%(310)
Belgian0.1%(263)
Bulgarian0.1%(246)
Nigerian0.1%(246)
Canadian0.1%(228)
Macedonian0.1%(222)
Syrian0%(159)
Armenian0%(148)
Turkish0%(136)
Australian0%(100)
Brazilian0%(89)
Israeli0%(82)
Egyptian0%(70)
Kenyan0%(51)
Iranian0%(42)
Latvian0%(26)
Iraqi0%(11)
Guyanese0%(11)
Moroccan0%(10)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
24.1%
+8.0 ptssince 2000
from 16.1% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
91.2%
+8.7 ptssince 2000
from 82.5% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
8.4%
+3.3 ptssince 2000
from 5.1% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
22.9 min
+67%since 2000
from 13.7 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
80.0%
−6.6 ptssince 2009
from 86.6% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
8.0%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 7.2% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.9%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.9% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
8.3%
+5.9 ptssince 2009
from 2.4% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.3%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 1.5% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.1%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
8.3%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 7.3% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.6%
−4.5 ptssince 2011
from 10.1% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
56.7%
−2.1 ptssince 2011
from 58.8% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
71.6%
−0.6 ptssince 2020
from 72.2% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
12.7%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 11.7% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
33.6%
+5.9 ptssince 2009
from 27.7% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.1%
+0.9 ptssince 2009
from 48.2% in 2009
Female
50.9%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 51.8% in 2009
Foreign born
1.8%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 2.2% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
7.5%
−4.5 ptssince 2009
from 12.0% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
17.3%
+2.5 ptssince 2012
from 14.8% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
5.9%
−6.0 ptssince 2013
from 11.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
86.3%
+14.2 ptssince 2017
from 72.1% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
91.3%
+4.0 ptssince 2020
from 87.3% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
90.8%
+1.6 ptssince 2020
from 89.1% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
94.5%
+0.3 ptssince 2016
from 94.3% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
2.2%
Unchangedsince 2016
from 2.2% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married36.4%(63,127)
Married47.4%(82,134)
Widowed3.8%(6,646)
Divorced12.4%(21,500)
Women 15+
Never married29.9%(54,589)
Married44.5%(81,251)
Widowed11.4%(20,852)
Divorced14.2%(26,010)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
5.9%
−6.0 ptssince 2013
from 11.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
49.3%
−2.3 ptssince 2020
from 51.6% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
11.4%
−0.6 ptssince 2020
from 12.0% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
24.3%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 23.2% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
27.2%
+1.6 ptssince 2020
from 25.6% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.9%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 3.0% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
58.9%
−2.6 ptssince 2020
from 61.5% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
48.7%
+2.2 ptssince 2020
from 46.5% 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)17.2%(4,398)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.3%(4,958)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35.7%(9,143)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.7%(1,201)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.8%(217)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 25,625 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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Over time

Youngstown, decade by decade

Youngstown population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
1990492,619$62,328$120,20112.8%28.4
2000482,671$66,801$149,37316.1%34.3
2010449,135$59,184$144,31718.5%38.0
2020430,591$57,479$129,60822.1%45.6
2024427,420$56,704$148,63624.1%44.7

Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.

In this metro

Largest cities

YoungstownCENTRAL58,832WarrenCENTRAL38,328Austintown30,164Alliance21,582Niles18,116Struthers9,837Girard9,384Campbell7,721Canfield7,584Hubbard7,528Cortland7,024Champion Heights6,380Howland Center6,266Newton Falls4,504Sebring4,065Mineral Ridge3,657Lordstown3,303McDonald3,096West Hill2,425Poland2,418Masury2,283Woodworth1,824Bolindale1,637Churchill1,608New Middletown1,486McKinley Heights1,366Leavittsburg1,283Brookfield Center1,216North Lima1,208Morgandale1,129

The 30 most populous of 46 cities and towns in this metro. CENTRAL marks the metro's principal cities.

What's inside

2 component counties

Mahoning CountyCENTRAL224,706Trumbull CountyCENTRAL198,972
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Frequently asked

How many people live in Youngstown-Warren, OH?

Youngstown-Warren, OH has about 427,420 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Youngstown-Warren, OH?

The typical household in Youngstown-Warren, OH earns about $56,704 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Youngstown-Warren, OH expensive?

In Youngstown-Warren, OH, the median home is worth about $148,636, and the typical rent is about $794 a month.

How educated are people in Youngstown-Warren, OH?

About 24.1% of adults age 25 and over in Youngstown-Warren, OH hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Youngstown-Warren, OH?

About 17.8% of people in Youngstown-Warren, OH live below the federal poverty line.

Has Youngstown-Warren, OH grown since 1990?

Yes, Youngstown-Warren, OH has shrunk since 1990. The population has lost about 65,199 residents, a change of about -13 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024

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