Mahoning County, Ohio

Mahoning County has a population of 226,491 and has shrunk 1.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $154,700, about 2.7 times the county's median household income of $56,942.

Home price
$154,700
Income
$56,942
Population
226,491
Unemployment
6.4%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$154,700county
Median gross rent$791county
Median year homes here were built1963county
Share of homes built before 198075.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile1.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant9.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented29.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.7%county
Typical monthly rent$1,104county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$771county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,270county
Home insurance / yr$2,118(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living94.3(statewide)
Median household income$56,942county
Family health premium / yr$22,618(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$17,071(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.907(statewide)
Poverty rate18.9%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home9.8%county
Unemployment rate6.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force57.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.3%county
Share of workers employed by government12.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry27.6%county
Economic output per resident$55,699county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.30%county
Top state income tax2.75%(statewide)
Capital gains tax2.75%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.29%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time22.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service15 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport523county
Miles to nearest general aviation field6.1 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here4county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station22 micounty
Households without a vehicle8.4%county
Traffic deaths12.4county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-4.4(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher27.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.9%county
Public schools in the county68county
Public school enrollment27640county
Students per full-time teacher16.4county
Free lunch eligible38.2%(statewide)
Elementary schools29county
Middle schools13county
High schools23county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public150.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution5.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians103county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county5county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter7.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.9%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year15.9%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year13.8%county
Frequent mental distress18.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity28.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.4%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population226,491county
Land area in square miles412county
People per square mile of land550.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores35county
Convenience stores47county
Share living far from a food store21.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract10.7%county
Population change since 2020-1.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age43.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over22.5%county
Share of households that are one person35.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.4%county
Second languages6.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls51.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents123county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents3county
Households that moved in4,480county
Households that moved away4,550county
Average income of arriving households$49,674county
Average income of departing households$49,371county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes2county
Housing units authorised in the latest year174county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings5.7%county
Violent crime rate294(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature49.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation38.2 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.78 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F10 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing140 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6b(statewide)
Frost-free days186 days(statewide)

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$127county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh16.2¢county
Household electricity use786 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.46(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity15.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas77.7%county
Homes heated by propane2.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil2.1%county
Homes heated by wood0.5%county
Households with broadband87.3%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk88.1county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk28.0county
Hail risk94.8county
Earthquake risk73.3county
Tornado risk91.2county
Tropical cyclone risk68.5county
Extreme heat risk78.4county
Winter weather risk85.8county
Strong wind risk93.1county
Wildfire risk48.6county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams1county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Mahoning County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Ohio figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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