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41.02° N · 80.62° W · GEOID 3963954

Poland

Mahoning County, Ohio · part of the Youngstown, OH metro

Computed by Citytistics from 13 public sources · Data bundle checked 2026-11-14 · How we calculate

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Poland is home to 2,357 people. Median household income is $92,417 a year and median rent is $953 a month, 12.4% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $199,700, about 2.2x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$953
30% below the median place
Median household income
$92,417
15% above the median place
Median home value
$199,700
37% below the median place
Unemployment
6.4%
30% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Poland

  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 5.9% a year while rent rose -2.1%, so pay gained on rent more than in 95% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-lowest of 290 Ohio places.
  • The median rent takes only 12.4% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 94% of places its size.
  • 3.5% of residents live below the poverty line, fewer than in 94% of places its size.
  • Half the homes were built before 1952, older housing than in 92% of places its size.
  • The median home is worth 2.2 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 92% of places its size.

Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 84 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

01

Moving to Poland

Mahoning County gains about 0.7 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in7,365
Moved out7,237
Net+128

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Trumbull County, OH1,8061,825−19
Columbiana County, OH800735+65
Stark County, OH333356−23
Cuyahoga County, OH231273−42
Summit County, OH175311−136
Franklin County, OH218267−49
Portage County, OH178234−56
Lawrence County, PA198140+58

Within Ohio, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within OhioOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$50K
Leavers$49K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Mahoning County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
4.4% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.6% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Mahoning County report $49,700 a year in income on average; those leaving, $49,400.
Income you would need
$38,100 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $953 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,373 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $199,700.
Getting to work
27 minutes each way on average; 12.7% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Glenshaw, PA matches it on character. Compare the two
Income of households moving out8
$49,371
30% below the median place
Income of households moving in8
$49,674
30% below the median place
Moved here in the past year1
4.4%
23% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasurePolandAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure4.4%23% below
Moved from another state1County figure1.6%21% below
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure0.7above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure$49,67430% below
Income of households moving out8County figure$49,37130% below
02

What it costs to live here

Rent to income is 12.4%, 39% below the median place.

Poland12.4%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$38,120
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
12.4%
39% below the median place
Home price to income
2.2x
43% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
12%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$85,400
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Median year built1
1952
1% below the median place
Homeownership1
87.5%
32% above the median place
Renters paying 30%+1
62.6%
24% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasurePolandAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$95330% below
Rent to income112.4%39% below
Property tax rate11.5%67% above
Home price to income12.2x43% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure87.413% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,00338% below
HUD area median income4County figure$81,90024% below
Property tax paid (median)1$3,0307% below
Median home value1$199,70037% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure6.3%97% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure61.4%19% above
Homeownership187.5%32% above
Renters paying 30%+162.6%24% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,37327% below
Vacant homes1County figure9.2%30% above
Median year built119521% below
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Poverty rate1
3.5%
68% below the median place
Income per person1
$49,617
24% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Median household income$92,417 +15%
Mean commute27 min +7%
Works from home12.7% +2%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasurePolandAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$92,41715% above
Income per person1$49,61724% above
Unemployment1County figure6.4%30% above
Average annual pay6County figure$53,85018% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure4.3%16% above
Jobs6County figure93,30738% below
Poverty rate13.5%68% below
Mean commute127 min7% above
Works from home112.7%2% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Median age is 46.8, 20% above the median place.

Median age1
46.8
20% above the median place
High school or higher1
97.3%
5% above the median place
Born abroad1
3.0%
66% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Household size2.2 −11%
Bachelor's or higher45.8% +43%
No health insurance5.3% −17%
Homes with broadband90.8% −2%
All 9 people measures
MeasurePolandAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population12,3576646th largest
Population change since 20207-1.8%below (median 1.1%)
Median age146.820% above
Bachelor's or higher145.8%43% above
High school or higher197.3%5% above
Household size12.211% below
Born abroad13.0%66% below
No health insurance15.3%17% below
Homes with broadband190.8%2% below
05

Life in Poland

5 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark.

  • South Main Street District listed 1974
  • Kirtland, Jared P., House listed 1976
  • White Bridge listed 1983
  • Poland Center School listed 1984
  • South Main Street District (Boundary Increase) listed 1984

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents42.4 4.2×
Playgrounds per 10k17.0 +80%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k29.7 2.7×
Libraries per 10k8.5 9.8×
Named paths and bike trails14 km 6.8×
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars23.8 +14%
Shops35.6 +17%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.2 −22%
Doctors' offices and clinics22.2 +10%
Child care centers2.0 −13%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public schools13
4
56% below the median place
Public school students13
1,755
64% below the median place
Students per teacher13
18.9
23% above the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasurePolandAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools13456% below
Public school students131,75564% below
Students per teacher1318.923% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure23.814% above
Shops per 10k9County figure35.617% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure3.222% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure22.210% above
Child care centers per 10k9County figure2.013% below
Parks per 10k1042.4317% above
Playgrounds per 10k1017.080% above
Grocery stores per 10k100.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k1029.7166% above
Libraries per 10k108.5above (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails1013.6above (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi100.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings11562% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 41, 78% below the median place.

Violent crime per 100k
41
78% below the median place
Property crime per 100k
83
93% below the median place
Months reported
12 of 12
by the city police department to the FBI

Counts only offenses reported by the city police department. Sheriff, state and campus police are not included, and some departments do not report to the FBI at all, so compare with care.

Average temperature14
50°F
9% below the median place
July average high14
83°F
4% below the median place
January average low14
19°F
26% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasurePolandAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high14County figure83°F4% below
January average low14County figure19°F26% below
Average temperature14County figure50°F9% below
Annual precipitation14County figure40.7 in7% below
Natural hazard risk15County figure83.610% below
Hurricane risk15County figure68.53% below
Tornado risk15County figure91.212% above
Wildfire risk15County figure48.621% below
Heat wave risk15County figure78.413% below
Median air quality index16County figure442% above
Good air days16County figure63.4%7% below
08

Poland in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 12% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 12% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$953/mo (2024)$1,180/mo$970 to $1,440/mo+3.7%
Median household income$92,417 (2024)$118,000$100,000 to $140,000+4.2%
Median home value$199,700 (2024)$283,000$206,000 to $390,000+6.0%
Population2,418 (2025)2,4202,320 to 2,520−0.0%

The median home would be worth 2.4 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.2 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Poland

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Glenshaw, PA$1,007$92,864Compare
La Crescent, MN$889$85,368Compare
Northwest Harborcreek, PA$966$93,617Compare
Endwell, NY$919$82,726Compare
Endwell, NYNorthwest Harborcreek, PALa Crescent, MNGlenshaw, PAPoland, OHPolandGlenshawLa CrescentEndwellPolandGlenshawLa CrescentEndwell

Common questions

Is Poland a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 5.9% a year while rent rose -2.1%, so pay gained on rent more than in 95% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-lowest of 290 Ohio places. The median rent takes only 12.4% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 94% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 87 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Poland expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 12.4% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $199,700.

What salary do you need to live in Poland?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $38,120 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Poland safe?

There were 41 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Poland?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Glenshaw, PA, La Crescent, MN, Northwest Harborcreek, PA and Endwell, NY.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  13. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  14. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  15. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  16. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Poland with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Poland itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/poland-ohio

Citytistics. “Poland, Ohio.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/poland-ohio/

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