Canton

Population: 70,105
Median household income: $39,754
Median home value: $94,400

Located in Stark County, Ohio, Canton is a community with a population of 70,105. Its median household income of $39,754 runs below the Stark County figure of $65,740.

From 2019 to 2023, Canton's population declined 1.6% from 71,243 to 70,105, while its median home value rose 32.8% from $71,100 to $94,400.

Households average 2.27 people. The median gross rent is $826.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 70,105
Median age: 36.1 yrs
Median household income: $39,754
Median home value: $94,400
Median gross rent: $826
Housing units: 34,279
Homeownership rate: 47.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.4%
Unemployment rate: 7.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

71,24370,105

Median household income

$32,287$39,754

Median home value

$71,100$94,400

Median gross rent

$671$826

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	71,243	$32,287	$71,100	$671
2020	70,863	$32,735	$73,300	$705
2021	71,097	$34,611	$76,800	$746
2022	70,589	$37,627	$86,200	$793
2023	70,105	$39,754	$94,400	$826

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

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1718.2%

18 to 249.6%

25 to 3414.3%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 5410.5%

55 to 6412.6%

65 to 749.5%

75 and over6.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,854	6.9%
5 to 17	12,738	18.2%
18 to 24	6,712	9.6%
25 to 34	9,996	14.3%
35 to 44	8,646	12.3%
45 to 54	7,389	10.5%
55 to 64	8,864	12.6%
65 to 74	6,677	9.5%
75 and over	4,229	6.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	42,133	60.1%
Black or African American	17,041	24.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8	0.0%
Asian	328	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	110	0.2%
Some other race	148	0.2%
Two or more races	5,948	8.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,389	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.3%

High school graduate37.5%

Some college or associate's33.8%

Bachelor's degree10.5%

Graduate or professional degree5.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6,070	13.3%
High school graduate	17,176	37.5%
Some college or associate's	15,480	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	4,802	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2,273	5.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone76.9%

Carpooled8.1%

Public transit2.9%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home7.6%

Other means2.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	22,366	76.9%
Carpooled	2,343	8.1%
Public transit	838	2.9%
Walked	593	2.0%
Bicycle	99	0.3%
Worked from home	2,209	7.6%
Other means	623	2.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	11,065	41.2%
15 to 29 min	10,286	38.3%
30 to 44 min	3,465	12.9%
45 to 59 min	914	3.4%
60+ min	1,132	4.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.27
Poverty rate: 28.4% (19,235 of 67,627)

	Count	Share
Family households	15,721	52.5%
Nonfamily households	14,221	47.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1948

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	29,942	87.3%
Vacant	4,337	12.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	14,231	47.5%
Renter-occupied	15,711	52.5%

1-unit, detached68.4%

1-unit, attached2.6%

2 to 4 units12.1%

5 to 19 units9.4%

20 or more units7.3%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	23,442	68.4%
1-unit, attached	881	2.6%
2 to 4 units	4,162	12.1%
5 to 19 units	3,233	9.4%
20 or more units	2,497	7.3%
Mobile home & other	64	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3912000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 27 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 40.8077, -81.3672