Massillon vs Perry Heights

A side-by-side comparison of Massillon and Perry Heights: population, income, housing, and more.

Massillon and Perry Heights are places in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Massillon has the higher population (32,177 vs 8,672 in Perry Heights). Perry Heights has the higher median household income ($63,288 vs $55,308 in Massillon). Perry Heights has the higher median home value ($152,100 vs $138,800 in Massillon).

Population, income & housing

	Massillon	Perry Heights
Population	32,177	8,672
Median age	40.4 yrs	43.1 yrs
Median household income	$55,308	$63,288
Median home value	$138,800	$152,100
Median gross rent	$846	$922
Housing units	15,133	3,542
Homeownership rate	64.7%	65.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.8%	14.2%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Massillon	Perry Heights
Population	32,415 → 32,177 (-0.7%)	8,575 → 8,672 (+1.1%)
Median household income	$45,809 → $55,308 (+20.7%)	$49,021 → $63,288 (+29.1%)
Median home value	$102,100 → $138,800 (+35.9%)	$104,200 → $152,100 (+46.0%)
Median gross rent	$689 → $846 (+22.8%)	$712 → $922 (+29.5%)

Massillon

Population

32,41532,177

Median household income

$45,809$55,308

Median home value

$102,100$138,800

Median gross rent

$689$846

Perry Heights

Population

8,5758,672

Median household income

$49,021$63,288

Median home value

$104,200$152,100

Median gross rent

$712$922

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Massillon	Perry Heights
Under 5	6.4%	3.6%
5 to 17	13.8%	16.8%
18 to 24	7.5%	6.9%
25 to 34	14.9%	14.6%
35 to 44	12.8%	10.0%
45 to 54	11.0%	16.6%
55 to 64	14.0%	13.8%
65 to 74	11.8%	10.3%
75 and over	7.9%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Massillon	Perry Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	84.4%	89.0%
Black or African American	8.5%	4.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	1.1%
Two or more races	4.1%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Massillon	Perry Heights
No high school diploma	7.7%	7.4%
High school graduate	42.5%	43.6%
Some college or associate's	33.0%	34.8%
Bachelor's degree	11.4%	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	2.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Massillon	Perry Heights
Drove alone	79.5%	80.5%
Carpooled	6.7%	4.4%
Public transit	0.8%	0.9%
Walked	1.9%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.1%	12.6%
Other means	2.7%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Massillon	Perry Heights
1-unit, detached	72.5%	75.6%
1-unit, attached	3.9%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	11.8%	14.1%
5 to 19 units	5.7%	5.5%
20 or more units	3.1%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	3.0%	1.4%

Poverty & households

	Massillon	Perry Heights
Poverty rate	14.6%	13.5%
Average household size	2.27	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	22	19
Median year structure built	1956	1965