AreaProfile

Youngstown-Warren, OH

Metro Area Profile

427,420 residents. Jobs, income, development, climate and physical risk across the Youngstown-Warren, OH metropolitan area.

64
Area Score
Top 50% of 361 published profiles

How we calculate this

How this area ranks
Opportunity299th of 361 published metros39
Growth376th of 440 published metros26
Housing affordabilityTop 17% of 441 published metros100
Climate285th of 441 published metros63
Physical resilienceTop 7% of 441 published metros89
AccessTop 1% of 441 published metros100
Economic stability371st of 441 published metros36
The quick read

Employment conditions sit below most comparable published metro profiles: unemployment is 4.8% and the Opportunity signal places Youngstown-Warren in the bottom 17%.

Housing is more affordable relative to local incomes than in most published city profiles, with rent taking 17% of median household income.

Natural-hazard exposure is lower than in most comparable published metro profiles, placing Youngstown-Warren in the top 7% for physical resilience.

At a glance

Population
427,420
2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income
$56,713
Bottom 18% nationally
Density
415/sq mi
1029.1 sq mi of land
Median age
43.5
2024 ACS 5-Year
County
Metro area
Youngstown-Warren, OH
Nearest major airport
YNG
6 mi · Youngstown/Warren Rgnl
Median home value
$149,000
2024 ACS 5-Year

Jobs & opportunity

Unemployment of 4.8% is lower than 28% of the 361 measured US metros.

Employment fell 0.1% over the past year, to 182,483 employed residents.

Median household income of $56,713 is below 82% of measured US metros.

MetricValueCompared with peersSource period
Median household income ±$1,061$56,713Bottom 18%2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income ±$639$33,561Bottom 37%2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate17.8%Top 21%2024 ACS 5-Year
Average commute24.3 minTop 49%2024 ACS 5-Year
Bachelor's degree or higher24.1%Bottom 46%2024 ACS 5-Year
Employment182,483Top 37%June 2026
Employment change (3 years)0.0%Bottom 45%June 2026
Employment change (year over year)-0.1%Top 33%June 2026
Labor force191,721Top 37%June 2026
Labor force participation56.7%Bottom 28%2024 ACS 5-Year
Mean annual wage$54,140Bottom 11%2025 OEWS
Median annual wage$43,800Bottom 12%2025 OEWS
Metro employment160,160Top 40%2025 OEWS
Unemployment change (year over year)-0.9%Bottom 5%June 2026
Unemployment rate4.8%Top 28%June 2026
Unemployment rate
2021/062022/032022/122023/092024/062025/032026/012026/067.14.1
Monthly unemployment rate from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, most recent value 4.8% in June 2026.
Largest occupations — Youngstown-Warren, OH
OccupationPeople employedMedian annual wage
Fast Food and Counter Workers6,460$26,950
Retail Salespersons4,870$29,080
General and Operations Managers4,480$80,050
Cashiers4,290$28,140
Registered Nurses4,090$78,680
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand4,040$41,540

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 $795 takes 17% of median household income, below the 30% threshold at which a household is considered cost-burdened.

A median home costs 2.6 times median household income here, close to the historic benchmark for an affordable market.

Rent as a share of income
16.8%
Below the 30% cost-burdened threshold
Home price to income
2.6×
median home value ÷ median income
Median gross rent
$795
2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value
$149,000
2024 ACS 5-Year
MetricValueCompared with peersSource period
Home price to income2.63Bottom 20%2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate70.7%Top 44%2024 ACS 5-Year
Housing units ±149202,454Top 13%2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent ±$12$795Bottom 12%2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value ±$2,896$149,000Bottom 14%2024 ACS 5-Year
Rent as a share of income16.8%Bottom 31%2024 ACS 5-Year
Vacancy rate8.8%Bottom 30%2024 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
26/ 100
Ranks 376 of 440 published city profiles
Permitting is broadly steady, 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 fallen 1% since 2020, reaching 426,086 in 2024.

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

At 0.7 permitted units per 1,000 residents, building activity is below the median for measured US metros.

Units permitted
306
12 months ending July 2026
Per 1,000 residents
0.7
Bottom 6% nationally
Year over year
+4%
vs the prior twelve months
Multifamily share
0.0%
units in 5+ unit buildings
Population, annual estimates
20202021202220232024430k426k
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 41.2 inches, including 67.8 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 YOUNGSTOWN RGNL AP, 6.3 miles from this location.
Precipitation
JFMAMJJASOND4.3"
Normal monthly precipitation, in inches.
MetricValueSource period
Annual precipitation41.2"1991-2020 Normals
Annual snowfall67.8"1991-2020 Normals
Average January low19°F1991-2020 Normals
Average July high83°F1991-2020 Normals
Comfortable months51991-2020 Normals
Seasonal temperature swing45°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

89 / 100
Physical resilience

The hazards accounting for most of this area's expected annual loss are hail, heat wave and hurricane.

HailModerate
Winter weatherModerate
Heat waveModerate
HurricaneModerate

Low or minimal exposure: strong wind, tornado, lightning, inland flooding, ice storm, earthquake, wildfire, cold wave, landslide.

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.

Taxes

AreaProfile does not yet publish tax comparisons. No tax dataset has met the source admission test for coverage, methodology transparency and update cadence, and the product rule is to omit a dimension rather than estimate it. The Area Score is calculated without a tax component and the weighting is documented on the methodology page.

Nothing on AreaProfile is individualized tax advice.

Access

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

AirportCodeDistanceLongest runway
Youngstown/Warren RgnlYNG6 mi9,003 ft
Akron-Canton RgnlCAK40 mi8,204 ft
Pittsburgh IntlPIT56 mi11,500 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 29, 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.