Youngstown

Population & Demographics

Youngstown, OH

Youngstown is home to 59,331 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 20,945 resident workers commute each day.

OhioCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
59,331
people
Population

59,331 residents

Median age 37.5 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Youngstown population & demographics

Who lives in Youngstown — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
59,331
Median age
37.5yrs
Median household income
$34,408
Median home value
$63,300
Median gross rent
$728/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
15.5%
Poverty rate
37.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Youngstown

How Youngstown breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White40.3%
Black39.3%
Hispanic or Latino12.3%
Two or more races6.9%
Asian0.7%
Some other race0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across Youngstown

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Youngstown.

Youngstown at a glance
Employed Residents
20,945
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
13.1mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
21.3%
Share working within the area
Work from home
7.2%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Austintown
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Youngstown proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Youngstown commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

73
Commute Score

73 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Youngstown

20,945 commutes, one dot at a time

Youngstown

Where 20,945 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Youngstown, by worker count.

1Youngstown0.0 mi4,455
2Austintown4.5 mi1,150
3Niles8.3 mi509
4Warren13.1 mi477
5Lordstown12.0 mi429
6Columbus144.6 mi425
7Cleveland59.4 mi379
8Struthers4.2 mi345

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Youngstown.

1Youngstown0.0 mi4,455
2Austintown4.5 mi1,871
3Warren13.1 mi843
4Struthers4.2 mi679
5Niles8.3 mi607
6Campbell3.3 mi570
7Girard4.9 mi478
8Canfield7.7 mi445

Top industries

The sectors that employ Youngstown’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance32.1%
EDEducational Services12.4%
MFManufacturing11.2%
PAPublic Administration6.9%
WSWholesale Trade4.9%
AFAccommodation and Food Services4.8%
RTRetail Trade4.3%
COConstruction4.2%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services3.7%
Connectivity

Internet options for Youngstown

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

5 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps32%
5 Gbps32%
8 Gbps1%
See all internet providers in Youngstown

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