People
Population Density & Composition
Austintown, Ohio has a urban total population of 29, 677 people with 14, 110 males and 15, 567 females in 2010. The migration trend for Austintown has decreased 6.2% since 2000. Below shows the trends of the total population since 1970.
Historical population Census Population
Census Pop. %
1970 29,393 --
1980 33,636 14.4%
1990 32,371 -3.8%
2000 31,627 -2.3%
2010 29,677 -6.2%
Historical population Census Population
Census Pop. %
1970 29,393 --
1980 33,636 14.4%
1990 32,371 -3.8%
2000 31,627 -2.3%
2010 29,677 -6.2%
The population breaks down by race:
- 89% Caucasian
- 6% African Americans
- 2% Hispanic/Latino
- 1% Mixed Races
- Below 1% Other
This population also breaks down by ethnicity:
- 19.4% German
- 16.6% Irish
- 15.4% Italian
- 5.5% Slovak
The population density of Austintown in 2010 was 2,552 people per square mile. The median resident age for these individuals is 42.8 years compared to Ohio's median age of 40.5 years. The number of people and percentage of population by age is made up of:
- 0-4 years= 1, 521 people (5.13%)
- 5-17 years= 4,413 people (14.87%)
- 18-64 years= 18, 151 people (61.76%)
- 65+ years= 5,592 people (18.84%)
Population Characteristics
The total number of households is 13, 240. The following is a breakdown of the type of head of household by number:
- 7,937 Family led homes
- 5,532 Husband-wife family
- 2, 405 Other family types
Further breakdown of the population by type of head of household by number:
- 609 Male led with no wife present
- 1,796 Female led with no husband present
- 5,303 Non-family homes
- 4,570 Living alone
- 733 Not living alone
The marriage and divorce rates in 2010 in Austintown for the population of 15 years and older include 26.6% never married, 51.5% married, 1.4% separated, 10.8% divorced, and 9.7% widowed. The median household income in 2010 for residents of Austintown was $41, 471 compared to Ohio's median income of $46, 829. The unemployment rate in 2013 is 8.6% compared to Ohio of 7.3%, residents in Austintown with income 50% below poverty level was 4.1% compared to Ohio of 7.0%.
The education level for the population of people aged 25+ years in 2010 is as follows:
The education and income of the population's occupation affects the socioeconomic status of the community by having higher incomes comparing to Ohio and the majority of the population middle age. Austintown is apart of Mahoning county who share a total birth rate of 2,419 newborns in 2010. The fertility rate of 58.5, crude birth rate of 10.1, low birth rate of 247 (10.2%), unwed births of 1,274 (52.7%), births with first trimester prenatal care of 1,569 (69.1%), and births to mothers who smoked with 411 cases (17.0%).
The crime rate for Austintown in 2012 were 0 reported murders, 6 rapes, 19 robberies, 38 assults, 344 burgluries, 903 thefts. 57 auto thefts, and 282 arson. The crime rate is 229 for Austintown, compared to the United States average rate of 282.5.
Mortality Characteristics
The crude death rate of Mahoning County is based on death per 1,000 of population resulting in 12.2 for the year 2010. The maternal mortality rate for Ohio in 2010, was 15 deaths per 100,000 births which is higher than the national average of 13 deaths per 100,000. Mahoning County has an infant mortality rate of 6.94 in 2010, with 16.2 of them being African American and 6.4 Caucasian. The leading cause of child death in this county is natural (premature/birth defects) at 54%. second is accidental (car crash, asphyxia in sleep environment) at 27%, and third is homicide at 15%.
Mahoning county has a 10.8% of adult Diabetes comparing to Ohio 10.3% & adult obesity 28.1% comparing to Ohio 29.1%, and low-income preschool obesity rate of 13.2% comparing to Ohio 11.9% in 2012. Mahoning county lists leading causes of death per 1,000 as:
Morbidity Characteristics
The following are the top communicable diseases in Mahoning County up to July 2014 (total number):
Advantages:
Disadvantages:
Sources:
The education level for the population of people aged 25+ years in 2010 is as follows:
- High school or higher= 90.1%
- Bachelors or higher= 18.6%
- Gradate or professional degree= 7%
The education and income of the population's occupation affects the socioeconomic status of the community by having higher incomes comparing to Ohio and the majority of the population middle age. Austintown is apart of Mahoning county who share a total birth rate of 2,419 newborns in 2010. The fertility rate of 58.5, crude birth rate of 10.1, low birth rate of 247 (10.2%), unwed births of 1,274 (52.7%), births with first trimester prenatal care of 1,569 (69.1%), and births to mothers who smoked with 411 cases (17.0%).
The crime rate for Austintown in 2012 were 0 reported murders, 6 rapes, 19 robberies, 38 assults, 344 burgluries, 903 thefts. 57 auto thefts, and 282 arson. The crime rate is 229 for Austintown, compared to the United States average rate of 282.5.
Mortality Characteristics
The crude death rate of Mahoning County is based on death per 1,000 of population resulting in 12.2 for the year 2010. The maternal mortality rate for Ohio in 2010, was 15 deaths per 100,000 births which is higher than the national average of 13 deaths per 100,000. Mahoning County has an infant mortality rate of 6.94 in 2010, with 16.2 of them being African American and 6.4 Caucasian. The leading cause of child death in this county is natural (premature/birth defects) at 54%. second is accidental (car crash, asphyxia in sleep environment) at 27%, and third is homicide at 15%.
Mahoning county has a 10.8% of adult Diabetes comparing to Ohio 10.3% & adult obesity 28.1% comparing to Ohio 29.1%, and low-income preschool obesity rate of 13.2% comparing to Ohio 11.9% in 2012. Mahoning county lists leading causes of death per 1,000 as:
- Heart Disease #822 rating 222.5
- Cancer #691 rating 208.2
- Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease #138 rating 38.7
- Stroke #167 rating 44
- Unintentional Injuries #113 rating 42.2
- Alzheimer's Disease #109 rating 26.5
Morbidity Characteristics
The following are the top communicable diseases in Mahoning County up to July 2014 (total number):
- 318 of Chlamydia infection
- 106 of gonococcal infection
- 126 of Hepatitis C- chronic
- 49 of Influenza associated hospitalizations
Advantages:
- Great community to raise a family
- Excellent school system
- Average travel for work is about 20 minutes
Disadvantages:
- Lack of a community health clinic
- Deficit regarding sidewalks and street lights
- Limited career opportunities
Sources:
- Austintown, Ohio. (n.d.). City-Data. Retrieved Sept. 13, 2014. from http://www.city-data.com/city/Austintown-Ohio.html
- Mahoning County District Board of Health. (n.d.). 2013 Annual Report . Retrieved Sept. 13, 2014, from http://www.mahoninghealth.org/wp-content/uploads/file/Documents/Documents/AnnualReports/BOH%20Annual%20Report%202013%20FINAL%20-%20DIGITAL.pdf
- Ohio Department of Health. (n.d.). Infant Mortality . Retrieved Sept. 13, 2014, from http://www.odh.ohio.gov/~/media/ODH/ASSETS/Files/data%20statistics/maternal%20and%20child%20health/wh_infantmortalityrate.ashx
- Ohio Maternal Mortality Rate Up 138 Percent. (n.d.). WOSU News Ohio Maternal Mortality Rate Up 138 Percent Comments. Retrieved Sept. 14, 2014, from http://wosu.org/2012/news/2010/04/19/ohio-maternal-mortality-rate-up-138-percent/
- United States Census Bureau. (n.d.). Austintown(city) QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau. Retrieved Sept.14, 2014, from http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/39/3911360.html