People
Population Composition in 2014 and 2015
Total Population: 29, 677
Population by Race
Population by Race
- White: 26,687; 89%
- Black or African American: 2,047; 6%
- Hispanic or Latino: 794; 2%
- Two or More Races: 524; 1%
- Asian: 181; <1%
- Other Races: 173; <1%
- Male: 14,110
- Female: 15,567
- Median Age: 42
- Median Age Male: 40
- Median Age Female: 45
Population Characteristics
Socioeconomic Status
Educational Level (25 Years and Older)
- Median Household Income: $41,495
- Median House Value: $90,255
- Median Gross Rent: $580
- Residents Living in Poverty: 10.2%
- White Non-Hispanic: 8.9%
- African American: 39.6%
- Hispanic or Latino: 1.4%
- Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islanders: 100%
- Other races: 16.8%
- Two or More Races: 11.2%
Educational Level (25 Years and Older)
- High School or Higher: 90.7%
- Bachelor's Degree or Higher: 20.7%
- Graduate or Professional Degree: 6.9%
- Unemployed: 5.0%
- Never married : 29.2%
- Now Married: 46.6%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 9.9%
- Divorced: 13.4%
- Married: 43.4%
- Single Female: 14.9%
- Single Male: 4.6%
- One Person: 32.8%
- Other Non-Family: 4.4%
- Percentage of Family Households with Children Under the Age of 18
- Married: 58.9%
- Single Moms: 32.6%
- Single Dads: 8.5%
- Families with Children: 24.6%
- Families without Children: 75.4%
- Total Births: 2,419
- Crude Birth Rate: 10.1%
- Fertility Rate: 58.5%
- Low Birth Weight: 10.2%
- Unwed Births: 52.7%
- Births to Mothers Who Smoked: 17%
- 10-14: 3
- 15-17: 94
- 18-19: 204
- 20-24: 623
- 25-29: 692
- 30-34: 525
- 35-39: 228
- 40-44: 49
- 45+: 1
Mortality Characteristics
Crude Death Rate
- Mahoning County: 12.2
- Neonatal Deaths: 19
- Post Natal Deaths (28-364 days): 9
- Infant Mortality Rate: 9.1 per 1,000 live births
- Ohio: 15 deaths per 100,000 births
- Chronic Disease: 62%
- Sepsis: 1%
- Influenza and Pneumonia: 2%
- Unintentional Injury (accident): 5%
- Alzheimer's Disease: 4%
- All Other Causes: 26%
Morbidity Characteristics
Prevalence of Chronic Disease in Ohio
Arthritis: 30%
Asthma: 10.5%
Cancer: 6.6%
COPD: 8.6%
Diabetes: 11.7%
Heart Disease: 8.0%
High Blood Pressure: 32.7%
High Cholesterol: 38.9%
Kidney Disease: 2.5%
Stroke: 3.1%
Common Communicable Diseases Cases in Mahoning County
Chlamydia Infection: 323
Gonococcal Infection: 92
Hepatitis C Chronic: 186
Influenza-associated hospitalizations: 106
Pertussis: 26
Arthritis: 30%
Asthma: 10.5%
Cancer: 6.6%
COPD: 8.6%
Diabetes: 11.7%
Heart Disease: 8.0%
High Blood Pressure: 32.7%
High Cholesterol: 38.9%
Kidney Disease: 2.5%
Stroke: 3.1%
Common Communicable Diseases Cases in Mahoning County
Chlamydia Infection: 323
Gonococcal Infection: 92
Hepatitis C Chronic: 186
Influenza-associated hospitalizations: 106
Pertussis: 26
Strengths and Weaknesses
Strengths:
- Many communicable diseases have decrease in number from 2013 to 2014.
- The unemployment rate is decreasing.
- The maternal death rate is much lower than the national average.
- The cost of living is low and it is an excellent community to live in.
- Chronic diseases are a huge leading cause of death.
- The median income in Austintown is nearly $10,000 less than the national average.
- The socioeconomic status average of those living in Austintown is lower than the average of Ohio.
- The infant mortality rate is nearly double the national average.
References
http://www.odh.ohio.gov
http://www.city-data.com/city/Austintown-Ohio.html
http://statisticalatlas.com/county/Ohio/Mahoning-County/Household-Types
http://www.health.ohio.gov
http://quickfacts.census.gov
http://www.city-data.com/city/Austintown-Ohio.html
http://statisticalatlas.com/county/Ohio/Mahoning-County/Household-Types
http://www.health.ohio.gov
http://quickfacts.census.gov