McKinley Heights vs South Canal

A side-by-side comparison of McKinley Heights and South Canal: population, income, housing, and more.

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

McKinley Heights has the higher population (1,231 vs 920 in South Canal). South Canal has the higher median household income ($61,758 vs $36,692 in McKinley Heights). Since 2019, McKinley Heights's population has grown faster (+127.5% vs -2.1%).

Population, income & housing

	McKinley Heights	South Canal
Population	1,231	920
Median age	41.7 yrs	61.3 yrs
Median household income	$36,692	$61,758
Median home value	—	$141,100
Median gross rent	$910	—
Housing units	624	475
Homeownership rate	47.9%	95.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.0%	7.5%
Unemployment rate	10.2%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McKinley Heights	South Canal
Population	541 → 1,231 (+127.5%)	940 → 920 (-2.1%)
Median household income	$38,750 → $36,692 (-5.3%)	$72,500 → $61,758 (-14.8%)
Median home value	$80,400 → $77,000 (-4.2%)	$142,700 → $141,100 (-1.1%)
Median gross rent	$641 → $910 (+42.0%)	—

McKinley Heights

Population

5411,231

Median household income

$38,750$36,692

Median home value

$80,400$77,000

Median gross rent

$641$910

South Canal

Population

940920

Median household income

$72,500$61,758

Median home value

$142,700$141,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McKinley Heights	South Canal
Under 5	5.6%	3.2%
5 to 17	15.0%	10.2%
18 to 24	13.6%	7.1%
25 to 34	10.4%	1.3%
35 to 44	8.2%	9.9%
45 to 54	18.0%	8.6%
55 to 64	14.0%	23.5%
65 to 74	8.4%	14.3%
75 and over	6.8%	22.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McKinley Heights	South Canal
White (non-Hispanic)	77.9%	97.1%
Black or African American	12.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.6%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	8.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McKinley Heights	South Canal
No high school diploma	17.4%	13.5%
High school graduate	40.5%	56.3%
Some college or associate's	25.1%	22.7%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	5.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	1.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McKinley Heights	South Canal
Drove alone	92.0%	97.7%
Carpooled	8.0%	2.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McKinley Heights	South Canal
1-unit, detached	53.0%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	45.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	McKinley Heights	South Canal
Poverty rate	19.7%	13.0%
Average household size	1.97	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	16	24
Median year structure built	1973	1960