Youngstown is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 59,144 people and 53 associated neighborhoods, Youngstown is the 11th largest community in Ohio.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Youngstown is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Youngstown is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Youngstown who work in office and administrative support (10.48%), sales jobs (10.15%), and food service (9.03%). Many people in Youngstown take advantage of public transportation to get around. In fact, for the size of the city, the number of people who use taxis to commute to work is quite high. This helps to fill a need among Youngstown citizens for affordable transportation.In terms of college education, the citizens of Youngstown rank slightly lower than the national average. 15.08% of adults 25 and older in Youngstown have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community. The per capita income in Youngstown in 2022 was $20,466, which is low income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $81,864 for a family of four. However, Youngstown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Youngstown also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 34.49% of its population below the federal poverty line.Youngstown is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Youngstown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Youngstown residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Youngstown also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.21% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Youngstown include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Slovak. The most common language spoken in Youngstown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
