Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2024 Population

427,420

2024 Median Age

43.5

0.229% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

17.8%

1.38% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$56,713

2.45% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$149,000

10.7% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

187,278

1.16% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.3% of the residents in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Youngstown-Warren, OH are Youngstown State University (2,965 degrees awarded in 2024), Youngstown State University (2,965 degrees), and Kent State University at Trumbull (221 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA was $149,000, and the homeownership rate was 70.7%.

Most people in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA was 2 cars per household.

Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA borders Akron, OH, Ashtabula, OH, Canton-Massillon, OH, Cleveland-Elyria, OH, Meadville, PA, New Castle, PA, Oil City, PA, Pittsburgh, PA, and Salem, OH.

About the photo: Mill Creek Park's "Cinderella" iron link bridge

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Population & Diversity

Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA is home to a population of 427k people, from which 99.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.82% of Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA residents were born outside of the country (7.76k people).

In 2024, there were 7.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (337k people) in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 46.8k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 14k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.3%

2024 Citizenship

99.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.3% of Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA was 99.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
337k ± 963
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
46.8k ± 946
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
14k ± 1.01k

4.69%

Hispanic Population

20k people

4.69% of the people in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA are hispanic (20k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA level, so we are showing data for Ohio.

Most Common Origin

India
169,003 ± 10,059 people
Dominican Republic
111,182 ± 8,168 people
China
105,985 ± 7,976 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Ohio was India, the natal country of 169,003 Ohio residents, followed by Dominican Republic with 111,182 and China with 105,985.

Foreign-Born Population

1.82%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

7.76k people

1.9%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

8.12k people

As of 2024, 1.82% of Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA residents (7.76k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA was 1.9%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
8,778 ± 574
Gulf War (2001-)
4,398 ± 455
Gulf War (1990s)
3,554 ± 438

Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA.

Health

94.1% of the population of Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA has health coverage, with 41.1% on employee plans, 23.7% on Medicaid, 17.6% on Medicare, 10.1% on non-group plans, and 1.56% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Ohio see 1,328 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,328 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1535 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 286 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.8% were men and 51.2% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Ohio.

1,328 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Ohio

Primary care physicians in Ohio see an average of 1,328 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,328 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Ohio in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.9% under 18 years, 18.7% between 18 and 34 years, 37.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 22% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.8% were men and 51.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

5.93%

Uninsured

41.1%

Employer Coverage

23.7%

Medicaid

17.6%

Medicare

10.1%

Non-Group

1.56%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA grew by 1.59% from 5.83% to 5.93%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Economy

The economy of Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA employs 187k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA were Health Care & Social Assistance (32,782 people), Manufacturing (27,851 people), and Retail Trade (22,533 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($70,476), Public Administration ($60,164), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($58,669).

Employment

Occupations

187k

2024 Value

± 3,298

−1.16%

1 Year decline

± 2.53%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA declined at a rate of −1.16%, from 189k employees to 187k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (21,752 people), Sales & Related Occupations (18,287 people), and Management Occupations (17,026 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Ohio.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Ohio (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

187k

2024 Value

± 3,298

−1.16%

1 Year decline

± 2.53%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA declined at a rate of −1.16%, from 189k employees to 187k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (32,782 people), Manufacturing (27,851 people), and Retail Trade (22,533 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA, though some of these residents may live in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$49,747

Median earning men ± $1,117

$33,329

Median earning women ± $937

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($69,685), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($67,083), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($60,940).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($51,087), Construction ($46,348), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($44,734).

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

609
Other Services (except Public Administration)
508
Retail Trade
496
Construction

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$1.55M
Health Care and Social Assistance
$1.17M
Manufacturing
$715k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Ohio and Pennsylvania went to Donald J. Trump with 52.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (46.5%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.481%).

Bernie Moreno, Jon Husted, John Fetterman, and Dave McCormick are the senators currently representing the state of Ohio and Pennsylvania. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Ohio and Pennsylvania is currently represented by 32 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA. Showing the available data for Ohio and Pennsylvania.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (52.5%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (46.5%)
Democratic Party
Chase Oliver (0.481%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Ohio and Pennsylvania for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Ohio and Pennsylvania

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Ohio and Pennsylvania.

Bernie Moreno

Senator from Ohio

Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Jon Husted

Senator from Ohio

Assumed office on January 21, 2025
While elections for full class 3 terms will take place in 2028, Ohio will hold a special election in 2026 to elect a senator to complete the remainder of JD Vance's term.

John Fetterman

Senator from Pennsylvania

Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Dave McCormick

Senator from Pennsylvania

Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Bernie Moreno, Jon Husted, John Fetterman, and Dave McCormick are the senators currently representing Ohio and Pennsylvania.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Ohio and Pennsylvania over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2024, universities in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA awarded 3,780 degrees. The student population of Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 6,149 male students and 9,014 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA are White (2,716 and 76.2%), Black or African American (375 and 10.5%), Unknown (147 and 4.13%), and Hispanic or Latino (147 and 4.13%).

The largest universities in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA by number of degrees awarded are Youngstown State University (2,965 and 78.4%), Youngstown State University (2,965 and 78.4%), and Kent State University at Trumbull (221 and 5.85%).

The most popular majors in Youngstown-Warren, OH are General Business Administration & Management (227 and 6.01%), General Business (202 and 5.34%), and Registered Nursing (162 and 4.29%).

The median tuition cost for a public four year colleges is $8,948 for in-state students and $14,007 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2024 in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 84.5%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 29.4%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 15,163 (40.6% men and 59.4% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2024 there were 15,163 students enrolled in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA, 40.6% men and 59.4% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 10,330 records, of which 60.3% were women and 39.7% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Studies
135 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
123 degrees awarded
Social Work
91 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Youngstown-Warren, OH was General Studies with 135 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Youngstown-Warren, OH according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Youngstown State University
2,965 degrees awarded
Youngstown State University
2,965 degrees awarded
Kent State University at Trumbull
221 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Youngstown State University with 2,965 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 1,512 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA, which is 0.667 times less than the 2,268 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 2,716 degrees mean that there were 7.24 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 375 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Public, less-than 2-year ($12,280) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Public, less-than 2-year ($2,720) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Private for-profit, 2-year ($3,450) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA was $149,000 in 2024, which is 0.448 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $134,600 to $149,000, a 10.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA is 70.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA have an average commute time of 22.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$149,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$2,896

$130,607

Median Property Taxes

±$2,662

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

70.7%

Homeownership

2024

61.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 70.7% of the housing units in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 70.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$56,713

Median Household Income

± $1,061

185k

Number of Households

± 3,257

In 2024, the median household income of the 185k households in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA grew to $56,713 from the previous year's value of $55,357.

The following chart displays the households in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA is from Ohio.

0.458

2024 Wage GINI in Ohio

0.459

2023 Wage GINI in Ohio

In 2024, the income inequality in Ohio was 0.458 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.305% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Ohio was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Ohio in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Ohio across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (79.9%)
Worked At Home (8.33%)
Carpooled (7.96%)

In 2024, 79.9% of workers in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (8.33%) and those who carpooled to work (7.96%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

22.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA have a shorter commute time (22.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.3% of the workforce in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

17.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA (74.4k out of 417k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.