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Trumbull County, Ohio: public records at a glance

What national public records say about Trumbull County — people, schools, health, drinking water, bridges, disaster risk, the jail, federal grants and how to vote — each with its source. A full County Commons site (the budget line by line, your tax bill, audits, local offices) isn't built for Trumbull County yet — not gathered, never hidden.

200,300 people (2024 Census estimate, −0.7% since 2020)
618 square miles of land · 324 people per square mile

How Trumbull County compares — against the other counties in Ohio

“Highest” and “lowest” are just order, not grades: a high rank for poverty or hazard losses means more of it. Each figure's source is in its section below.

Drinking water — public water systems serving Trumbull County

26 active community water systems list Trumbull County in the area they serve, reporting 150,917 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).

WARREN CITY PWS
surface water · local government · OH7803811
49,130 served
NILES CITY PWS
buys surface water · local government · OH7802403
21,961 served
GIRARD CITY
buys surface water · local government · OH7801103
13,263 served
TRUMBULL CO. - SOUTHEAST PWS
buys surface water · private · OH7803203
9,931 served
HUBBARD CITY PWS
buys surface water · local government · OH7801415
8,362 served
TRUMBULL CO. - BAZETTA/CHAMPION
buys surface water · local government · OH7804303
8,270 served
CORTLAND CITY PWS
groundwater · local government · OH7800512
7,105 served
TRUMBULL CO. - HOWLAND TWP PWS
buys surface water · private · OH7806303
6,396 served

Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), active community systems, . Look up any system's violations and test results with EPA's search using its ID.

The jail — people held in the county jail

About 247 people were held in Trumbull County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2023), or 204 per 100,000 residents ages 15–64. In 2018 it was about 330.

Source: Vera Institute of Justice, Incarceration Trends (built from federal Bureau of Justice Statistics jail surveys). Counties without their own jail, or that share one, may show no figure.

Public schools — district budgets, fiscal 2023

21 school districts have their office in Trumbull County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.

WARREN CITY SCHOOLS4,685 students

Spent $97.8 million — $79.3 million to run schools, about $16,923 per student, plus $14.9 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $18.3 million local (mostly property tax), $57 million state, $27.2 million federal. Long-term debt: $45.6 million.

HOWLAND LOCAL SCH DIST2,384 students

Spent $38.1 million — $35.9 million to run schools, about $15,043 per student, plus $1.5 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $24.3 million local (mostly property tax), $9.1 million state, $4.4 million federal. Long-term debt: $3.2 million.

NILES CITY SCH DIST1,948 students

Spent $31.3 million — $29 million to run schools, about $14,879 per student, plus $962,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $10.5 million local (mostly property tax), $17.5 million state, $8.2 million federal. Long-term debt: $11 million.

HUBBARD EX VLG SCH DIST1,770 students

Spent $24.3 million — $22.3 million to run schools, about $12,618 per student, plus $287,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $10.6 million local (mostly property tax), $12.1 million state, $2.8 million federal. Long-term debt: $12.5 million.

LAKEVIEW LOCAL SCH DIST1,572 students

Spent $22 million — $18.7 million to run schools, about $11,874 per student, plus $667,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $10.7 million local (mostly property tax), $7.6 million state, $1.9 million federal. Long-term debt: $21.6 million.

GIRARD CITY SCH DIST1,567 students

Spent $25.2 million — $22.7 million to run schools, about $14,514 per student, plus $566,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $7.7 million local (mostly property tax), $15.3 million state, $3.4 million federal. Long-term debt: $5.7 million.

CHAMPION LOCAL SCH DIST1,257 students

Spent $17.4 million — $16.6 million to run schools, about $13,180 per student, plus $195,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $8.3 million local (mostly property tax), $8.5 million state, $1.7 million federal. Long-term debt: $13.2 million.

LIBERTY LOCAL SCH DIST1,251 students

Spent $18.4 million — $16.8 million to run schools, about $13,408 per student, plus $1.1 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $9.7 million local (mostly property tax), $6.5 million state, $3.5 million federal. Long-term debt: $621,000.

And 13 more.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of School System Finances. Districts are listed by the county of their main office; some serve neighboring counties too.

Health, money and internet at home — Trumbull County beside Ohio

Life expectancy73.5 years · Ohio 75.2 years
Adults under 65 without health insurance8.6% · Ohio 7.1%
Children in poverty25.4% · Ohio 17.5%
Households without enough food (food insecurity)16.7% · Ohio 14.1%
Households with broadband internet83.2% · Ohio 88.8%
Households with severe housing problems12.0% · Ohio 12.7%
Drug overdose deaths per 100,00063.3 · Ohio 44.7
Residents per primary care doctor2,212 · Ohio 1,328
Residents per mental health provider424 · Ohio 286
Unemployment4.4% · Ohio 3.5%
Median household income$51,668 · Ohio $67,873

Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps 2025 (University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute), which gathers federal data (CDC, Census, and others); measures cover different recent years. Blank lines aren't reported for small counties.

Disaster risk — FEMA's National Risk Index

Overall risk: Relatively Moderate compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Trumbull County about $43.9 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively High; social vulnerability: Relatively High.

The costliest hazards here

River and inland flooding$28.6 million a year · Relatively Moderate
Tornado$6.4 million a year · Relatively High
Strong wind$3.2 million a year · Relatively High
Hail$1.9 million a year · Relatively Moderate
Heat wave$984,690 a year · Relatively Low

Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.

Bridges — condition of every public bridge, 2025

382 bridges in Trumbull County: 222 in good condition, 128 fair, and 32 poor (8.4%). “Poor” means a main part — the deck, the beams, or the supports — is rated 4 or lower on the federal 0–9 scale. It doesn't mean unsafe to drive; unsafe bridges are closed.

Busiest bridges rated poor

I80 OH TPK
over CSX RR · built 1956
35,398 vehicles a day
I80 OH TPK
over CSX RR · built 1954
35,398 vehicles a day
WEST MARKET STREET
over MAHONING RIVER · built 1930
11,521 vehicles a day
COUNTY ROAD 1127
over MAHONING RIVER · built 1966
10,763 vehicles a day
E. PARK NILES CIT
over MOSQUITO CREEK · built 1974
8,855 vehicles a day
COUNTY ROAD 322
over DUCK CREEK · built 1947
7,551 vehicles a day

Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.

Federal grants — the money that came in, and what's open now

Federal grants paid for $56.3 million of work in Trumbull County in fiscal 2025, about $279 per resident — to the county, cities, schools, hospitals, nonprofits and others.

Source: USAspending.gov, grants by place of performance, fiscal 2025 (Oct. 2024 to Sept. 2025). Search it by county to see each award.

Open now: federal grants county governments can apply for

F26AS00062: Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act FY 2026
Fish and Wildlife Service · F26AS00062
closes 2026-10-13
OVC FY 2026 Enhanced Collaborative Model (ECM) Task Force to Combat Human Trafficking
Office for Victims of Crime · O-OVC-2026-172699
closes 2026-10-14
BJA FY 2026 Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Program
Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172661
closes 2026-10-15
FY26 Bureau of Land Management Youth Conservation Corps - Bureau wide
Bureau of Land Management · L26AS00064
closes 2026-10-16
FY 2027 Notice of Funding Opportunity: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) FAA Contract Tower (FCT) Competitive Grant Program
Airport Improvement Program Discretionary Grants · DOT-FAA-26-0117-002
closes 2026-10-19
Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Service Area Competition (SAC)
Health Resources and Services Administration · HRSA-27-005
closes 2026-10-19
Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP Competition
AmeriCorps · AC-08-20-2026
closes 2026-10-20
DOJ FY 2026 Assisting Neighborhoods and Governments with Enforcement of Laws (ANGEL) Grant Program
Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172778
closes 2026-10-20
Long-term health outcomes of people living with spina bifida
Centers for Disease Control - NCBDDD · CDC-RFA-DD-26-0222
closes 2026-10-26
OJJDP FY 2026 Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Program
Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention · O-OJJDP-2026-172741
closes 2026-10-29
BJA FY 2026 Veterans Treatment Court Program
Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172714
closes 2026-10-29
BJA FY 2026 Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA
Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172708
closes 2026-10-29

From Grants.gov: posted grants listing county governments as eligible, soonest deadline first; research-only and overseas programs left out; list updated 2026-10-13, refreshed weekly. 62 are open in all. Cities, towns, school districts and nonprofits have their own lists there.

Voting

Registration deadlines, early voting and polling places for Ohio are on the federal site vote.gov, which links to the state's official election office.

Not here yet

The budget, property tax rates, audits, local officials and offices for Trumbull County come from the county's own records, which we haven't gathered — not gathered, never hidden. See what a full county site looks like, or ask to have Trumbull County built: brayden.ozark@gmail.com.

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Nearby counties: Mahoning County (20 mi) · Portage County (24 mi) · Geauga County (25 mi) · Mercer County, PA (27 mi) · Lawrence County, PA (31 mi) · Columbiana County (37 mi).