Stark County, Ohio

30 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 373,764
Median household income: $65,740
Median home value: $177,700

Stark County, Ohio counts 373,764 residents. 30 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $65,740 runs below the Ohio figure of $69,680.

From 2019 to 2023, Stark County's population held roughly steady from 372,404 to 373,764, while its median household income rose 22.1% from $53,860 to $65,740.

Owners occupy 68.6% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 41.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 373,764
Median age: 41.9 yrs
Median household income: $65,740
Median home value: $177,700
Median gross rent: $877
Housing units: 167,525
Homeownership rate: 68.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.0%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

372,404373,764

Median household income

$53,860$65,740

Median home value

$134,300$177,700

Median gross rent

$741$877

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	372,404	$53,860	$134,300	$741
2020	371,516	$55,045	$139,000	$752
2021	374,712	$58,170	$146,100	$784
2022	374,199	$63,130	$164,900	$838
2023	373,764	$65,740	$177,700	$877

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1716.1%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 3412.0%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 6414.0%

65 to 7411.9%

75 and over8.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	20,621	5.5%
5 to 17	60,254	16.1%
18 to 24	30,765	8.2%
25 to 34	44,990	12.0%
35 to 44	44,561	11.9%
45 to 54	45,159	12.1%
55 to 64	52,314	14.0%
65 to 74	44,311	11.9%
75 and over	30,789	8.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	315,230	84.3%
Black or African American	27,765	7.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	180	0.0%
Asian	3,254	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	123	0.0%
Some other race	980	0.3%
Two or more races	15,345	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10,887	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.2%

High school graduate37.0%

Some college or associate's30.8%

Bachelor's degree16.2%

Graduate or professional degree8.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	18,910	7.2%
High school graduate	96,960	37.0%
Some college or associate's	80,768	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	42,362	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	23,124	8.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone79.4%

Carpooled6.4%

Public transit0.9%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home10.5%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	140,386	79.4%
Carpooled	11,247	6.4%
Public transit	1,627	0.9%
Walked	2,550	1.4%
Bicycle	207	0.1%
Worked from home	18,483	10.5%
Other means	2,293	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	52,941	33.4%
15 to 29 min	63,943	40.4%
30 to 44 min	26,541	16.8%
45 to 59 min	7,558	4.8%
60+ min	7,327	4.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.35
Poverty rate: 12.7% (46,553 of 365,306)

	Count	Share
Family households	96,986	62.4%
Nonfamily households	58,380	37.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	155,366	92.7%
Vacant	12,159	7.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	106,535	68.6%
Renter-occupied	48,831	31.4%

1-unit, detached75.1%

1-unit, attached3.3%

2 to 4 units9.3%

5 to 19 units6.6%

20 or more units3.5%

Mobile home & other2.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	125,820	75.1%
1-unit, attached	5,518	3.3%
2 to 4 units	15,636	9.3%
5 to 19 units	10,979	6.6%
20 or more units	5,805	3.5%
Mobile home & other	3,767	2.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 39151
State: Ohio
Land area: 575 sq mi
Water area: 5.26 sq mi
Center point: 40.8141, -81.3657