Canal Fulton vs North Canton

A side-by-side comparison of Canal Fulton and North Canton: population, income, housing, and more.

Canal Fulton and North Canton are places in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

North Canton has the higher population (17,746 vs 5,326 in Canal Fulton). North Canton has the higher median household income ($72,193 vs $62,025 in Canal Fulton). North Canton has the higher median home value ($194,200 vs $184,500 in Canal Fulton).

Population, income & housing

	Canal Fulton	North Canton
Population	5,326	17,746
Median age	42.6 yrs	45.9 yrs
Median household income	$62,025	$72,193
Median home value	$184,500	$194,200
Median gross rent	$915	$981
Housing units	2,563	8,552
Homeownership rate	66.6%	69.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.9%	38.1%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Canal Fulton	North Canton
Population	5,409 → 5,326 (-1.5%)	17,277 → 17,746 (+2.7%)
Median household income	$60,292 → $62,025 (+2.9%)	$62,128 → $72,193 (+16.2%)
Median home value	$154,300 → $184,500 (+19.6%)	$155,300 → $194,200 (+25.0%)
Median gross rent	$832 → $915 (+10.0%)	$840 → $981 (+16.8%)

Canal Fulton

Population

5,4095,326

Median household income

$60,292$62,025

Median home value

$154,300$184,500

Median gross rent

$832$915

North Canton

Population

17,27717,746

Median household income

$62,128$72,193

Median home value

$155,300$194,200

Median gross rent

$840$981

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Canal Fulton	North Canton
Under 5	4.0%	2.8%
5 to 17	14.8%	13.4%
18 to 24	9.5%	10.8%
25 to 34	13.3%	11.3%
35 to 44	10.7%	10.2%
45 to 54	7.2%	13.5%
55 to 64	20.6%	12.6%
65 to 74	9.3%	13.0%
75 and over	10.6%	12.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Canal Fulton	North Canton
White (non-Hispanic)	94.2%	94.5%
Black or African American	0.1%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	2.3%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Canal Fulton	North Canton
No high school diploma	4.3%	2.2%
High school graduate	42.1%	28.3%
Some college or associate's	28.7%	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	14.5%	24.2%
Graduate or professional degree	10.4%	13.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Canal Fulton	North Canton
Drove alone	74.3%	76.0%
Carpooled	3.2%	5.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	0.5%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.4%	17.2%
Other means	4.5%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Canal Fulton	North Canton
1-unit, detached	63.5%	64.2%
1-unit, attached	9.8%	3.6%
2 to 4 units	14.1%	7.5%
5 to 19 units	6.2%	16.2%
20 or more units	6.3%	5.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.0%

Poverty & households

	Canal Fulton	North Canton
Poverty rate	14.1%	6.2%
Average household size	2.20	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	29	19
Median year structure built	1980	1972