Demographics of Mahoning County, Ohio

Mahoning County, Ohio had 224,706 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −3,300 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Mahoning County, in four figures

224,706
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −1.4%
Change since July 2020: −3,300 people.; 43.2 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $56,942 ±$1,365
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Mahoning County, Ohio's population shrank 1.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Mahoning County, Ohio's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Mahoning County, Ohio's population shrank 1.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Mahoning County, Ohio's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	228,006	100.0	100.0
2021	226,248	99.2	100.2
2022	225,714	99.0	100.7
2023	225,487	98.9	101.6
2024	224,777	98.6	102.5
2025	224,706	98.6	103.1

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Population of Mahoning County, Ohio on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	228,006	−599	−422	+2	−205
2021	226,248	−1,758	−1,348	+67	−633
2022	225,714	−534	−1,278	+330	+572
2023	225,487	−227	−903	+446	+292
2024	224,777	−710	−960	+530	−246
2025	224,706	−71	−959	+318	+569

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.2 ±0.2: for men 41.5 ±0.3 and for women 45.2 ±0.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Mahoning County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Under 5	12,112 ±76	5.3% ±<0.1	5.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	33,808 ±864	14.9% ±0.4	16.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	18,268 ±707	8.1% ±0.3	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	53,416 ±912	23.6% ±0.4	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	57,991 ±1,144	25.6% ±0.5	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	50,896 ±1,357	22.5% ±0.6	18.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $56,942 ±$1,365, and income per person $34,566 ±$940, in 2024 dollars. The median is $71,389 ±$321 in Ohio and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Mahoning County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Ohio	United States
Under $25,000	21,691 ±1,117	22.1% ±1.1	16.3% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	21,729 ±1,194	22.2% ±1.2	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	17,254 ±899	17.6% ±0.9	16.9% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	12,094 ±717	12.3% ±0.7	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	14,199 ±852	14.5% ±0.9	17.1% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	5,490 ±471	5.6% ±0.5	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	5,608 ±501	5.7% ±0.5	9.1% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Mahoning County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Ohio	United States
All ages	41,682 ±1,994	18.9% ±0.9	13.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	12,718 ±952	28.1% ±1.9	17.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	19,937 ±1,140	18.2% ±1.0	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	9,027 ±693	13.7% ±1.0	10.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Mahoning County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Mahoning County	Ohio	United States
Housing units	107,990 ±89	5,292,391 ±464	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.8% ±0.6	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	9.2% ±0.7	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	70.3% ±0.9	67.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	29.7% ±0.9	32.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$154,700 ±$3,132	$214,800 ±$742	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$791 ±$19	$1,034 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1963 ±1	1970 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Mahoning County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Hispanic or Latino	15,428 ±0	6.8% ±<0.1	4.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	166,951 ±707	73.7% ±0.3	75.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	30,724 ±787	13.6% ±0.3	12.0% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,869 ±227	0.8% ±0.1	2.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	64 to 216	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 100	0% to < 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1,038 ±378	0.5% ±0.2	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	10,298 ±989	4.5% ±0.4	4.3% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Mahoning County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Born in the state	176,072 ±1,602	77.7% ±0.7	74.6% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	40,811 ±1,473	18.0% ±0.7	19.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	4,168 ±650	1.8% ±0.3	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	5,440 ±589	2.4% ±0.3	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	3,197 ±447	1.4% ±0.2	2.8% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,243 ±425	1.0% ±0.2	2.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Mahoning County among the counties of Ohio

13th of 88 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Ohio page.

Counties of Ohio near Mahoning County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Stark County	373,771	−0.2%
Lorain County	323,219	+3.1%
Warren County	257,181	+5.7%
Delaware County	242,032	+12.5%
Lake County	232,217	−0.1%
Mahoning County	224,706	−1.4%
Clermont County	216,977	+3.9%
Trumbull County	198,972	−1.3%
Licking County	185,564	+3.8%
Medina County	185,025	+1.3%
Greene County	174,322	+3.7%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026