| Risk
Factor |
Extreme
Economic Deprivation |
| Data
Indicator: |
Unemployment
Rate |
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| Narrative: |
The
unemployment rate for Mahoning County was higher than Ohio and the National
rates from 1996 - 2000.. |
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| Source
of data: |
Ohio
Department of Development - Ohio County Profiles - January 2002 |
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| Data
Indicator: |
Unemployment
Percentage Comparisons |
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| Narrative: |
Economic
depression can be expressed in the unemployment numbers. For the period
of December 2000 to December 2001, the unemployment for Ohio, Mahoning
County, and Youngstown all increased. |
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| Source
of data: |
Ohio
Department of Jobs and Family Services |
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| Data
Indicator: |
Unemployment
Percent |
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| Narrative: |
Economic
depression can be expressed in the unemployment numbers. For the past
5 years Youngstown’s rate of unemployment ranged from 14.5 to 10.6, and
Mahoning’s from 8.4 to 6.0, while over the same period Ohio’s rate was
6.5 to 4.0. |
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| Source
of data: |
Ohio
Department of Jobs and Family Services |
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| Data
Indicator: |
Vital
statistics for Mahoning County school district ADC percent |
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| Narrative: |
If
a family is receiving Aid to Dependent Children Childen (ADC) assistance,
students may qualify for free or reduced lunches. During the past five
years, the percentage of students in the Youngstown City School District
qualifying for free or reduced lunches was over 50%; in Campbell, the
figure exceeded 30%; and Lowellville, Sebring and Lake Milton districts
were all in double digits. These figures reflect pockets of poverty in
an economically depressed area. |
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| Source
of data: |
Ohio
Department of Jobs and Family Services |
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| Data
Indicator: |
Statistics
for Selected Public Assistance Programs: total pop, % of household below
poverty; disability assistance; ADC; food stamps. |
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| Narrative: |
In
1996 and 1997 Mahoning County continues to have a larger percentage of
households below the poverty level, as compared to the state average.
The same is true for those on Disability Assistance, receiving Aid to
Dependent Children and Food Stamps. Those percentages are at least 1/3
higher. This slide as well as the previous ones indicate clearly that
our area suffers from an economic deprivation. |
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| Source
of data: |
Ohio
Department of Development |
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| Data
Indicator: |
Public
Assistance Programs - December 2001 |
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| Narrative: |
There
are a number of assistance groups in Mahoning County. |
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| Source
of data: |
Ohio
Department of Jobs and Family Services |
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| Data
Indicator:
|
Mahoning
County population living below poverty, comparison by age groups |
 |
| Narrative: |
Children
under 5 years living with a female householder and no husband present
comprise the highest age group living in poverty for 1990 and 2000. |
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| Source
of data: |
US
Census Bureau |
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| Data
Indicator:
|
Youngstown
population living below poverty, comparison by age groups |
 |
| Narrative: |
Children
under 5 years living with a female householder and no husband present
comprise the highest age group living in poverty for 1990 and 2000. |
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| Source
of data: |
US
Census Bureau |
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| Data
Indicator:
|
Poverty
Rate Comparisons of six Ohio counties |
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| Narrative: |
Mahoning
County's poverty rate improved between 1990 and 2000, ranking 22 of 88
counties in Ohio. |
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| Source
of data: |
Source:
Council for Economic Opportunities in Greater Cleveland (CEOGC), 2003 |
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| Data
Indicator:
|
Poverty
comparisons of all families for Mahoning County and Youngstown for 1990
and 2000 |
 |
| Narrative: |
The
percent of all families living in poverty for both Youngstown and Mahoning
County decreased between 1990 and 2000. |
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| Source
of data: |
US
Census Bureau |
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| Data
Indicator:
|
1990
Poverty Rate |
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| Narrative: |
As
the graph indicates, the poverty rate for Youngstown was almost twice
that of the county and more than double that of the state. |
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| Source
of data: |
Youngstown
State of the City (YSU Center for Urban Studies)US Census of Population
and Housing 1990. |
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| Data
Indicator:
|
Percent
of persons below poverty |
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| Narrative: |
The
percent of persons below poverty in Mahoning County is greater than in
Ohio |
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| Source
of data: |
US
Census Bureau |
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| Data
Indicator:
|
Percent
children below poverty |
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| Narrative: |
The
percent of children below poverty in Mahoning County is greater than in
Ohio |
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| Source
of data: |
US
Census Bureau |
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| Data
Indicator: |
Median Household
Money Income 1997 model-based estimate, compared to Median Household Income
in 1999. |
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| Narrative: |
In
1997 and 1999 the median household incomes in Mahoning County were approximately
$5,000 lower than the national amounts. |
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| Source
of data: |
US Census, State
and County Quick Facts; http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/39/39099.html
US Census 2000 Summary File SF 3.
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| Data
Indicator: |
Median Household
Income 1995 for Mahoning County and Ohio |
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| Narrative: |
In
1995 the median household income in Mahoning County was approximately
$5,000 lower than the state. |
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| Source
of data: |
Ohio
Department of Development |
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| Data
Indicator: |
Per Capita Income
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| Narrative: |
Each
year the per capita income for Mahoning County is less than the per capita
income for Ohio. |
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| Source
of data: |
Ohio
Department of Development |
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