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Canton, OH

70,438 Population
26.3 square miles 2,674.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.9 ±4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Canton-Massillon, OH Metro Area: 41.8 ±0.4
  • a little higher than the figure in Ohio: 39.6 ±0.1

Economics

$24,626 ±$2,188 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Canton-Massillon, OH Metro Area: $32,660 ±$1,073
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Ohio: $35,119 ±$262
$40,934 ±$4,660 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Canton-Massillon, OH Metro Area: $58,810 ±$1,863
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Ohio: $62,262 ±$456

25.5% ±4.6% (17,254  ±3,147) Persons below poverty line
  • about double the rate in the Canton-Massillon, OH Metro Area: 12.8% 49,982 (±1.1% / ±4,473)
  • nearly double the rate in Ohio: 13.4% 1,536,524 (±0.3% / ±35,311)

20.2 minutes ±0.9 (556,090  ±33,591) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2021 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Canton-Massillon, OH Metro Area: 22.1 3,822,430 (±0.3 / ±76,363)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Ohio: 23.7 120,663,910 (±0.1 / ±518,391)

Families

31,168 ±1,849 Number of households
  • the Canton-Massillon, OH Metro Area: 168,332 ±2,149
  • Ohio: 4,832,922 ±10,937
2.2 ±0.1 (68,060  ±999) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Canton-Massillon, OH Metro Area: 2.3 391,886 (±0 / ±1,452)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Ohio: 2.4 11,478,657 (±0)

2.8% ±2.1% (459  ±344) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Canton-Massillon, OH Metro Area: 4.3% † 3,690 (±1.3% / ±1,081)
  • about half the rate in Ohio: 5.1% 135,627 (±0.2% / ±6,476)

Housing

36,101 ±2,129 Number of housing units
  • the Canton-Massillon, OH Metro Area: 180,729 ±614
  • Ohio: 5,269,498 ±445

$88,300 ±$8,413 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in the Canton-Massillon, OH Metro Area: $162,400 ±$4,894
  • about half the amount in Ohio: $180,200 ±$1,323

15.8% ±4.2% (11,052  ±2,941.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Canton-Massillon, OH Metro Area: 11.3% † 44,913 (±1.4% / ±5,610.8)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Ohio: 12.5% 1,451,153 (±0.3% / ±31,971.4)

Social

87.6% ±6% (43,034  ±3,508.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Canton-Massillon, OH Metro Area: 92.5% 260,447 (±2.5% / ±7,146.7)
  • a little less than the rate in Ohio: 91.7% 7,447,659 (±0.5% / ±41,300.1)
16.1% ±2.9% (7,886  ±1,479.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Canton-Massillon, OH Metro Area: 24.3% 68,257 (±1.3% / ±3,679.7)
  • about half the rate in Ohio: 30.7% 2,493,910 (±0.3% / ±24,750.4)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2021 5-year data

1.8% ±1% (1,276  ±700) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Canton-Massillon, OH Metro Area: 2% † 8,069 (±0.5% / ±1,798)
  • about one-third of the rate in Ohio: 5% 584,839 (±0.1% / ±13,532)

7.1% ±1.6% (3,835  ±859) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Canton-Massillon, OH Metro Area: 7.9% 24,846 (±0.8% / ±2,411)
  • a little higher than the rate in Ohio: 6.8% 621,890 (±0.1% / ±11,415)
3,835 Total veterans ±859 3,424 Male ±781 411 Female ±268

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