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44502

Youngstown, OH · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
9,594
Median household income
$31,170
People below poverty
48.5%
Median home value
$42,100

Income

The median income of households in 44502 was $31,170. An estimated 15.7% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 1.1% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 44502 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 15.7
$10,000 to $14,999 11.2
$15,000 to $24,999 14.6
$25,000 to $34,999 12
$35,000 to $49,999 17.8
$50,000 to $74,999 17.1
$75,000 to $99,999 6.3
$100,000 to $149,999 3.4
$150,000 to $199,999 0.8
$200,000 or more 1.1

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 44502 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 40522
Female 35583

An estimated 64.3% of households received earnings. An estimated 34.9% of households received Social Security and an estimated 15.2 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $15,116. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 44502 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 64.3
Social Security 34.9
Retirement income 15.2
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 15.4
Cash public assistance income 3.9

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 48.5 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 73.1% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 18% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 43% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 44502 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 48.5
Children under 18 years below poverty 73.1
People 65 years old and over below poverty 18
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 43

In 2020-2024, 44.1 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 43.3% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 28.3% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 44.9% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 44502 in 2020-2024, 91.9% had health insurance coverage and 8.1% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 31% and public coverage was 68.3%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 3%.


In 2020-2024, 44502 had a total population of 9,594 - 5,014 (52.3%) females and 4,580 (47.7%) males. The median age was 29.5 years. An estimated 27.6% of the population was under 18 years, 33.3% was 19 to 44 years, 21.3% was 45 to 64 years, and 13.3 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 44502 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 368 475
5 to 9 496 357
10 to 14 289 285
15 to 19 518 295
20 to 24 476 444
25 to 29 451 452
30 to 34 241 345
35 to 39 150 158
40 to 44 141 338
45 to 49 125 392
50 to 54 136 269
55 to 59 332 204
60 to 64 338 247
65 to 69 270 337
70 to 74 137 132
75 to 79 33 64
80 to 84 28 154
85 and over 51 66

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 43.2% were White; 37.5% were Black or African American; 2.1% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1.1% were Asian; 8.1% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 12.5% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 11.9% of the people in 44502 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 42.3% of the people in 44502 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 3,628 households in 44502. The average household size was 2.47 people.

Married-couple households made up 18% of the households in 44502 while cohabiting couple households made up 9.9% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 45.8% of all households, while 26.3% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 18.6% of households were male householders living alone, and 18.3% were female householders living alone, for a total of 36.9% of all households.

In 44502, 32.7% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 28.1% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 44502 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 18
Cohabiting Couples 9.9
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
26.3
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
45.8

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 19.6% of males and 23.2% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 63.2 52.7
Now married, except separated 19.6 23.2
Separated 2.1 1.5
Widowed 4.3 10.1
Divorced 10.9 12.5

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 44502, 136 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 58.1% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 96.2% of the people living in 44502 were U.S. natives. 74.3% of the 44502 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 3.8% of 44502 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 33.1% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 34.2 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 44502 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 44502.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 44502 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 61.5
Asia 14.5
Europe 17.5
Africa 2.2
Northern America 0
Oceania 4.4

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 44502 in 2020-2024, 10.5 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 7.4% of people at least five years old; 3.6% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 44502 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 7.4
Other Indo-European languages 2.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.7
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 87.6 % of the people at least one year old living in 44502 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 44502 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 87.6
Different house, same county 6.9
Different county, same state 2.9
Different state 2.3
Abroad 0.3

Education

In 2020-2024, 81.6 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 9.6% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 18.4% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 44502 was 2,820 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 217 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 1,707. College or graduate school enrollment was 896.

Educational Attainment of People in 44502 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 18.4
High school diploma or equivalency 45.7
Some college, no degree 20.9
Associate's degree 5.4
Bachelor's degree 6.7
Graduate or professional degree 3

Disability

In 44502, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 20.5 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 9.9% of people under 18 years old, to 21.9% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 37.3% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 44502, 43.6 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 51% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 83.1% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 12.3% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.5 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 2,634 83.1
Federal, state, or local government workers 389 12.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 144 4.5

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 44502 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 44502 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.2
Construction 6.3
Manufacturing 15.6
Wholesale trade 1.4
Retail trade 14.5
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 8.5
Information 2.4
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.6
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 5.9
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 23.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 14.1
Other Services, except public administration 2.5
Public administration 1

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 44502 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 572 18
Service occupations 911 28.7
Sales and office occupations 635 20
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 191 6
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 862 27.2

Commuting to Work

An estimated 68.7% of 44502 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 14.1% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 18.1 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 44502 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 68.7
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 14.1
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 1.9
Walked 3.6
Other means 4.5
Worked from home 7.1

In 2020-2024, 44502 had a total of 4,352 housing units. Of these housing units, 91.3% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 8.4% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.4% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 44502 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 91.3
Apartments in multi-unit structures 8.4
Mobile homes 0.4
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

1.8% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 47.4% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 44502 was 5.9 rooms, and of these housing units 66.9% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 44502 had 3,628 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 724 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 48.8% while renters occupied 51.2%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.22 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.72.

4.1% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 13.1% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 14.6% and another 15.4% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 44502:

House Heating Fuel Used in 44502 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 84.9
Electricity 14.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0.2
No fuel used 0.3

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 44502 was $42,100.

Of the owner-occupied households, 23.2 % had a mortgage. 76.8% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $837 and for owners without a mortgage it was $341.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 44502 was $923. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.