
Ohio · Census place 88000
Youngstown, OH population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Youngstown, Ohio (Youngstown, OH — Census place “Youngstown city”) is 59,605 residents, ranking #11 of 1265 places in Ohio. Median household income is $34,746, the median home is worth $58,400 and median gross rent runs $718 a month. Looking for the Youngstown Ohio ZIP code list? 10 ZIP codes serve Youngstown, OH: 44502, 44503, 44504, 44505, 44506, 44507, 44509, 44510, 44511, 44555.
- Population
- 59,605Youngstown city residents
- Median household income
- $34,746Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $58,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $718Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 56.1%Owner-occupied households
Youngstown ZIP codes (Ohio)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Youngstown.
The Youngstown OH ZIP code list below covers 10 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Youngstown city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Youngstown city median would spend about 24.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 1.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 36.2% of residents and 56.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Youngstown city, OH in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Youngstown city is a small city in Ohio, with 59,605 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #11 of 1,265 ranked by population — larger than 99% of them. The median age here is 37.8 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Youngstown city earn a median of $34,746 a year, 55.8% below the national figure of $78,538 and 48% below the $66,250 median for the 689 Ohio cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 36.2% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.
The typical owner-occupied home in Youngstown city is valued at $58,400, 80.8% below the national figure and 65% below the $168,500 peer median, while median gross rent runs $718 a month, 48.9% below the national figure, or roughly $8,616 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 24.8% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 1.7×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 56.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Ohio.
- Springfield city 58,410
- Hamilton city 63,124
- Kettering city 57,442
- Lorain city 65,207
- Elyria city 52,833
- Canton city 70,105
- Cuyahoga Falls city 50,864
- Parma city 80,131
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Youngstown city?
- Youngstown city has 59,605 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #11 of 1,265 in Ohio.
- What is the median household income in Youngstown city?
- Median household income in Youngstown city is $34,746 a year, 55.8% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Youngstown city?
- Median gross rent is $718 a month and the median home value is $58,400, so rent absorbs about 24.8% of median household income.
- Is Youngstown city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 1.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Youngstown city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 24.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Youngstown city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.