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Youngstown, OH town hall & government

Youngstown spent $192.3 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $3,252 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Youngstown's government.

Local leadership

Who runs Youngstown

Jamael Tito BrownMayorSince 2018 Wikidata ↗ Out of date? Sign in to tell us

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Town budget · Census estimate

Where Youngstown's money goes

Spent
$192.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$3,252
typical Ohio cities: $2,228
Long-term debt
$14.1 million
$238 per resident
Sewer & trash
$71.4 million37%
Water & other utilities
$35.4 million18%
Police
$20.9 million11%
Housing & development
$17.4 million9%
Fire
$14.7 million8%
Roads & transportation
$7.8 million4%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$5.2 million3%
Administration & buildings
$4.3 million2%
Health & welfare
$3 million2%
Parks & libraries
$2.9 million1%
Interest on debt
$758,000<1%
Other
$8.5 million4%

Where the money comes from

  • Income taxes 32%
  • Fees & charges 20%
  • Utility sales 17%
  • Interest, fines & other 14%
  • From the state 10%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • Property taxes 1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%

Youngstown didn't report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Youngstown

Full-time staff
654
88 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$68,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
130
and 120 full-time firefighters
Police
156 full-time1 part
Fire
120 full-time
Water & other utilities
95 full-time3 part
Sewer & trash
87 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
65 full-time29 part
Roads & transportation
38 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
23 full-time8 part
Parks & libraries
6 full-time40 part
Health & welfare
23 full-time1 part
Other
41 full-time4 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Youngstown City School District

Youngstown's K–12 school district, shared with Coitsville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$23,425
Ohio: $16,610
Students
4,455
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$6.9 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Ohio districts overall: 53% local, 35% state, 12% federal

  • Local 28%
  • State 56%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $23,425 per pupil, $11,592 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Youngstown pay

Typical tax bill
$811
a year · Ohio typical $2,822
Effective rate
1.28%
of home value · Ohio 1.31%
Typical home value
$63,300
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Youngstown's government

🏛️ Official websiteyoungstownohio.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Youngstown →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Youngstown

Youngstown is represented in Congress by Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and Representatives Michael A. Rulli and David P. Joyce. Mike DeWine is governor.

All of Youngstown's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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