Canton, OH

Census Place

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2024 Population
69,755
US Senator
Bernie Moreno
Republican Party
US Senator
Jon Husted
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
35.2
2.49% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
27.4%
3.8% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$43,188
8.64% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$97,800
3.6% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
29,867
1.41% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Canton, OH reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.3% of the residents in Canton, OH are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Canton, OH are Malone University (374 degrees awarded in 2023), National Beauty College (96 degrees), and Canton City Schools Adult Career and Technical Education (83 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Canton, OH was $97,800, and the homeownership rate was 48.7%.

Most people in Canton, OH drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Canton, OH was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Canton, OH is home to a population of 69.8k people, from which 98.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.46% of Canton, OH residents were born outside of the country (1.72k people).

In 2024, there were 2.52 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (41.1k people) in Canton, OH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 16.3k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 6.07k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.3%
2024 Citizenship
98.6%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.3% of Canton, OH residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Canton, OH was 98.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Canton, OH
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    41.1k ± 1.1k
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    16.3k ± 1.26k
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    6.07k ± 1.12k
6.73%
Hispanic Population
4.69k people

In 2024, there were 2.52 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (41.1k people) in Canton, OH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 16.3k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 6.07k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

6.73% of the people in Canton, OH are hispanic (4.69k people).

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. India
    66,106 ± 6,295 people
  2. Mexico
    45,962 ± 5,253 people
  3. China
    32,703 ± 4,434 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Ohio was India, the natal country of 66,106 Ohio residents, followed by Mexico with 45,962 and China with 32,703.

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Foreign-Born Population

2.46%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
1.72k people
2.13%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
1.5k people

As of 2024, 2.46% of Canton, OH residents (1.72k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Canton, OH was 2.13%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    944 ± 178
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    551 ± 218
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    495 ± 177

Canton, OH has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.71 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Canton, OH employs 29.9k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Canton, OH were Manufacturing (5,412 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (4,998 people), and Retail Trade (4,283 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($78,750), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($62,167), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($57,171).

Employment

Occupations

29.9k
2024 Value
± 1,572
1.41%
1 Year growth
± 7.24%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Canton, OH grew at a rate of 1.41%, from 29.5k employees to 29.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Canton, OH, are Production Occupations (3,631 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (3,565 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (2,785 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Canton, OH.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

29.9k
2024 Value
± 1,572
1.41%
1 Year growth
± 7.24%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Canton, OH grew at a rate of 1.41%, from 29.5k employees to 29.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Canton, OH, are Manufacturing (5,412 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (4,998 people), and Retail Trade (4,283 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Canton, OH, though some of these residents may live in Canton, OH and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$38,507
Median earning men ± $2,409
$32,283
Median earning women ± $1,301

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($97,766), Information ($48,611), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($47,024).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($56,786), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($51,548), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($45,188).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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1.48%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 5.51M people employed in Ohio. This represents a 1.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 15.4%.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Ohio went to Donald J. Trump with 55.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43.9%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.489%).

Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted are the senators currently representing the state of Ohio. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Ohio is currently represented by 15 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Canton, OH. Showing the available data for Ohio.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (55.1%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (43.9%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Chase Oliver (0.489%)
    Libertarian Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Ohio went to Donald J. Trump with 55.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43.9%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.489%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Ohio for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Ohio

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Bernie Moreno
Senator from Ohio1
Assumed office on January 3, 2025
Jon Husted
Senator from Ohio2
Assumed office on January 21, 2025
While elections for full class 3 terms will take place in 2028, Ohio will hold a special election in 2026 to elect a senator to complete the remainder of JD Vance's term.

Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted are the senators currently representing Ohio.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Canton, OH awarded 636 degrees. The student population of Canton, OH in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 532 male students and 1,150 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Canton, OH are White (456 and 72%), Black or African American (95 and 15%), Unknown (32 and 5.06%), and Two or More Races (22 and 3.48%).

The largest universities in Canton, OH by number of degrees awarded are Malone University (374 and 58.8%), National Beauty College (96 and 15.1%), and Canton City Schools Adult Career and Technical Education (83 and 13.1%).

The most popular majors in Canton, OH are Registered Nursing (71 and 11.2%), Mental Health Counseling (62 and 9.75%), and General Business Administration & Management (55 and 8.65%).

The median tuition cost in Canton, OH for private four year colleges is $26,777.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2023 in Canton, OH, the percentage of applicants admitted was 71.2%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 25.3%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 1,682 (31.6% men and 68.4% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 1,682 students enrolled in Canton, OH, 31.6% men and 68.4% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,296 records, of which 68.5% were women and 31.5% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Registered Nursing
    62 degrees awarded
  2. General Business Administration & Management
    29 degrees awarded
  3. Zoology
    20 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Canton, OH was Registered Nursing with 62 degrees awarded.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. Malone University
    374 degrees awarded
  2. National Beauty College
    96 degrees awarded
  3. Canton City Schools Adult Career and Technical Education
    83 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Malone University with 374 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 169 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Canton, OH, which is 0.362 times less than the 467 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 456 degrees mean that there were 4.8 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 95 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($26,777) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,210) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,423) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Canton, OH was $97,800 in 2024, which is 0.294 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $94,400 to $97,800, a 3.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Canton, OH is 48.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Canton, OH have an average commute time of 19.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Canton, OH is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$97,800
Median Property Value 2024
±$4,096
$14,263
Median Property Taxes
±$958

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Canton, OH the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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Rent vs Own

48.7%
Homeownership
2024
63.9%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 48.7% of the housing units in Canton, OH were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 47.5%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$43,188
Median Household Income
± $2,980
29.3k
Number of Households
± 1,425

In 2024, the median household income of the 29.3k households in Canton, OH grew to $43,188 from the previous year's value of $39,754.

The following chart displays the households in Canton, OH distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Canton, OH is from Ohio.
0.453
2023 Wage GINI in Ohio
0.456
2022 Wage GINI in Ohio

In 2023, the income inequality in Ohio was 0.453 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.645% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Ohio was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Ohio in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (75.1%)
  2. Worked At Home (8.79%)
  3. Carpooled (8.38%)

In 2024, 75.1% of workers in Canton, OH drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (8.79%) and those who carpooled to work (8.38%).

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Commute Time

19.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Canton, OH have a shorter commute time (19.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.942% of the workforce in Canton, OH have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Canton, OH distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Canton, OH have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

27.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Canton, OH (18.5k out of 67.4k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Canton, OH is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

91.2% of the population of Canton, OH has health coverage, with 31.8% on employee plans, 37.3% on Medicaid, 11.5% on Medicare, 9.36% on non-group plans, and 1.26% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Ohio see 1,328 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,328 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1535 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 286 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.4% were men and 52.6% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.2% under 18 years, 23.2% between 18 and 34 years, 34.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.4% were men and 52.6% were women.

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Uninsured People

8.78%
Uninsured
31.8%
Employer Coverage
37.3%
Medicaid
11.5%
Medicare
9.36%
Non-Group
1.26%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Canton, OH declined by 0.536% from 8.83% to 8.78%.

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