Mansfield, OH

Metro Area Profile

125,099 residents. Jobs, income, development, climate and physical risk across the Mansfield, OH metropolitan area.

65out of 100
Area Score
Top 45% of 379 profiles measured

How we calculate this

How this area ranks
Opportunity295th of 379 metros measured41
Growth650th of 821 metros measured31
Housing affordabilityTop 27% of 822 metros measured100
Climate510th of 822 metros measured62
Physical resilienceTop 3% of 822 metros measured91
AccessTop 2% of 822 metros measured99
Economic stability459th of 822 metros measured47
The quick read

Employment conditions sit below most comparable published metro profiles: unemployment is 3.9% and the Opportunity signal places Mansfield in the bottom 22%.

Natural-hazard exposure is lower than in most comparable published metro profiles, placing Mansfield in the top 3% for physical resilience.

A major airport is 4 miles away, giving the area unusually direct access to the national air network.

At a glance

Population
125,099
2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income
$59,509
Bottom 25% nationally
Density
253/sq mi
495.2 sq mi of land
Median age
40.9
2024 ACS 5-Year
County
Metro area
Mansfield, OH
Nearest major airport
MFD
4 mi · Mansfield Lahm Rgnl
Median home value
$164,800
2024 ACS 5-Year

Jobs & opportunity

Unemployment of 3.9% is lower than 66% of the 379 measured US metros.

Employment fell 0.8% over the past year, to 50,589 employed residents.

MetricValueCompared nationallySource period
Median household income ±$1,463$59,509Bottom 25%of 9352024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income ±$772$31,336Bottom 24%of 9352024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate13.8%Top 48%of 9352024 ACS 5-Year
Average commute23.2 minBottom 40%of 9352024 ACS 5-Year
Bachelor's degree or higher17.9%Bottom 14%of 9352024 ACS 5-Year
Employment50,589Bottom 12%of 379June 2026
Employment change (3 years)-1.2%Bottom 30%of 379June 2026
Employment change (year over year)-0.8%Bottom 49%of 379June 2026
Labor force52,664Bottom 12%of 379June 2026
Labor force participation56.5%Bottom 27%of 9352024 ACS 5-Year
Mean annual wage$54,460Bottom 16%of 3812025 OEWS
Median annual wage$44,700Bottom 18%of 3812025 OEWS
Metro employment48,770Bottom 14%of 3812025 OEWS
Unemployment change (year over year)-1.3%Bottom 1%of 379June 2026
Unemployment rate3.9%Bottom 34%of 379June 2026
Unemployment rate
2021/062022/032022/122023/092024/062025/032025/102026/066.63.9
Monthly unemployment rate from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, most recent value 3.9% in June 2026. A break in the line is a month the Bureau of Labor Statistics did not publish for this area — it is left empty rather than estimated.
Largest occupations — Mansfield, OH
OccupationPeople employedMedian annual wage
Retail Salespersons1,670$28,830
Fast Food and Counter Workers1,610$26,790
Cashiers1,250$29,540
General and Operations Managers1,210$79,560
Registered Nurses1,160$81,300
Stockers and Order Fillers1,060$34,970

Occupational employment and wages are published for metropolitan areas rather than for individual cities or ZIP areas, so these describe the wider labor market this location sits in. 2025 OEWS, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Housing & affordability

How it’s calculated →

Median rent of $824 takes 17% of median household income, below the 30% threshold at which a household is considered cost-burdened.

A median home costs 2.8 times median household income here, close to the historic benchmark for an affordable market.

Rent as a share of income
16.6%
Below the 30% cost-burdened threshold
Home price to income
2.8×
median home value ÷ median income
Median gross rent
$824
2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value
$164,800
2024 ACS 5-Year
MetricValueCompared nationallySource period
Home price to income2.77Bottom 29%of 9352024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate67.9%Bottom 38%of 9352024 ACS 5-Year
Housing units ±11354,668Top 38%of 9352024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent ±$25$824Bottom 18%of 9352024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value ±$3,245$164,800Bottom 26%of 9352024 ACS 5-Year
Rent as a share of income16.6%Bottom 27%of 9352024 ACS 5-Year
Vacancy rate8.3%Bottom 27%of 9352024 ACS 5-Year

Both affordability measures come from the same ACS release as the income they are compared with, so the comparison is like for like. They describe housing cost against local earnings and are not a cost-of-living index — transport, groceries, healthcare, insurance and taxes are not included, and a place can look affordable here and still be expensive to live in for reasons this does not capture.

Growth & development

How it’s calculated →
Development Momentum
31/ 100
Ranks 650 of 821 published city profiles
Permitting is decreasing, measured from 2024 to 2025.

An AreaProfile calculation combining permit volume per resident, its direction over one and three years, population change and employment growth. Permit volume alone is not the measure.

Population has been broadly flat since 2020, at 124,853 in 2024.

New construction is predominantly single-family: only 0% of permitted units are in buildings of five or more homes.

At 1.0 permitted units per 1,000 residents, building activity is below the median for measured US metros.

Units permitted
126
12 months ending July 2026
Per 1,000 residents
1.0
Bottom 18% nationally
Year over year
+1%
vs the prior twelve months
Multifamily share
0.0%
units in 5+ unit buildings
Population, annual estimates
20202021202220232024125k125k
Census Population Estimates Program, July 1 of each year. These annual estimates are designed for year-over-year comparison, unlike the ACS five-year figure shown as this profile's population.

Weather & climate

5 of the twelve months have a normal average temperature between 55°F and 80°F. July averages a high of 83°F and January a low of 19°F.

Normal annual precipitation is 42.5 inches, including 49.2 inches of snow.

10°30°50°70°90°JFMAMJJASOND
Solid line: normal daily high. Dashed line: normal daily low. 1991-2020 normals from NOAA station MANSFIELD LAHM MUNI AP, 3.4 miles from this location.
Precipitation
JFMAMJJASOND4.8"
Normal monthly precipitation, in inches.
MetricValueSource period
Annual precipitation42.5"1991-2020 Normals
Annual snowfall49.2"1991-2020 Normals
Average January low19°F1991-2020 Normals
Average July high83°F1991-2020 Normals
Comfortable months51991-2020 Normals
Seasonal temperature swing46°F1991-2020 Normals

Climate figures are thirty-year normals, not current conditions. They describe what a typical year looks like rather than what the weather is doing today.

Physical risk

91 / 100
Physical resilience

The hazards accounting for most of this area's expected annual loss are hail, strong wind and ice storm.

Ice stormElevated
HailModerate
Winter weatherModerate
Strong windElevated
LightningModerate

Low or minimal exposure: inland flooding, heat wave, tornado, landslide, earthquake, hurricane, cold wave, wildfire.

Hazard ratings are AreaProfile calculations derived from the FEMA National Risk Index v1.20.0 (December 2025). FEMA publishes at county level. This value is the population-weighted mean of all component counties; expected annual loss is their sum. FEMA does not endorse this presentation. Higher physical resilience means lower exposure.

What this profile does not cover

Three things people look for are missing from every AreaProfile page, and each is missing for a reason rather than by oversight. The Area Score is calculated without them and the weighting is documented on the methodology page.

Reported crime
Offences reported to police are published by department rather than by town, and only where a department reported every month of the year. No municipal department reports for this place — many smaller communities are policed by the county — so there is no figure to show. A partial year is never scaled up to look complete, and arrest counts or news volume are never substituted for it.
Taxes and full cost of living
No public source publishes either with national coverage and a method open enough to check. Housing affordability above is computed from published rent, price and income, and excludes transport, groceries, healthcare, insurance and taxes — commuting cost in particular tends to offset suburban housing savings. Nothing here is individualised tax advice.
Anything about a specific address
Every figure describes an area, not a street or a house. School attendance zones, insurance pricing and the character of a neighbourhood all vary within the places measured here.

Access

6 major airports lie within 100 miles, the nearest 4 miles away.

AirportCodeDistanceLongest runway
Mansfield Lahm RgnlMFD4 mi9,001 ft
Cleveland-Hopkins IntlCLE57 mi9,953 ft
John Glenn Columbus IntlCMH57 mi10,114 ft

Airport identity, position and runway data come from the FAA. “Major airport” is an AreaProfile classification — a public-use civil airport with a paved runway of at least 8,000 feet — not an FAA hub designation. Distances are straight-line, not driving distance.

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Data & methodology

Used forSourceSource periodUpdated
AccessFederal Aviation Administration
Airports (NASR) — Aeronautical Data Delivery Service
NASR current cycle28-day NASR cycle
Physical riskFederal Emergency Management Agency
National Risk Index
National Risk Index December 2025 (v1.20.0)Periodic dataset versions (v1.20.0 current)
ClimateNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Monthly)
1991-2020 NormalsEvery ten years (next release follows the 2001–2030 period)
JobsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
June 2026Monthly
JobsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
2025 OEWSAnnual (spring release)
DemographicsU.S. Census Bureau
Population Estimates Program
July 1, 2024 estimateAnnual (vintage released each spring)
DevelopmentU.S. Census Bureau
Building Permits Survey
12 months ending July 2026Monthly, roughly three weeks after the reference month
Demographics, Housing, Income, JobsU.S. Census Bureau
American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (Table-Based Summary File)
2024 ACS 5-YearAnnual (5-year estimates released each December)

Profile recalculated August 30, 2026. Recalculation is not the same as new source data — each figure above shows the period its source actually covers. Read the full methodology or browse every source.

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