Stark County (Central)--Canton & North Canton Cities PUMA, OH

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2023 Population

135,713

0.544% 1-year decline

US Senator

Bernie Moreno

Republican Party

US Senator

Jon Husted

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

40.1

0.25% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

17.8%

6.27% 1-year decrease

2022 Employed Population

58,689

0.897% 1-year decline

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Stark County (Central)--Canton & North Canton Cities PUMA, OH are White (Non-Hispanic) (73.3%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (14.6%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (6.37%), Two+ (Hispanic) (2.16%), and White (Hispanic) (1.56%).

None of the households in Stark County (Central)--Canton & North Canton Cities PUMA, 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.

Most people in Stark County (Central)--Canton & North Canton Cities PUMA, OH drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Stark County (Central)--Canton & North Canton Cities PUMA, OH was 2 cars per household.

Stark County (Central)--Canton & North Canton Cities PUMA, OH borders Summit County (South)--Green, Barberton & New Franklin Cities PUMA, OH, Stark County (West)--Massillon City PUMA, OH, and Stark County (East) & Carroll County--Aliance City PUMA, OH.

United States Ohio

Population & Diversity

In 2023, there were 5.02 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (99.4k people) in Stark County (Central)--Canton & North Canton Cities PUMA, OH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 19.8k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 8.64k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Stark County (Central)--Canton & North Canton Cities PUMA, OH

White (Non-Hispanic)
99.4k ± 1.51k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
19.8k ± 1.35k
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
8.64k ± 1.34k

4.55%

Hispanic Population

6.18k people

4.55% of the people in Stark County (Central)--Canton & North Canton Cities PUMA, OH are hispanic (6.18k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Stark County (Central)--Canton & North Canton Cities PUMA, OH as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

2.32%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

3.15k people

2.43%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

3.32k people

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Stark County (Central)--Canton & North Canton Cities PUMA, OH compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Economy

The economy of Stark County (Central)--Canton & North Canton Cities PUMA, OH employs 58.7k people. The largest industries in Stark County (Central)--Canton & North Canton Cities PUMA, OH are Restaurants & Food Services (4,744 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (3,446 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (3,225 people), and the highest paying industries are Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments ($177,666), Administration of human resource programs ($118,931), and Offices of dentists ($112,818).

Males in Stark County (Central)--Canton & North Canton Cities PUMA, OH have an average income that is 1.29 times higher than the average income of females, which is $47,845. The income inequality in Stark County (Central)--Canton & North Canton Cities PUMA, OH (measured using the Gini index) is N/A, which is N/A than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

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Men

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The workforce of Stark County (Central)--Canton & North Canton Cities PUMA, OH in 2020 was N/A people, with N/A% woman, and N/A% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Stark County (Central)--Canton & North Canton Cities PUMA, OH.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

58.7k

2022 Value

−0.897%

1 Year decline

± −0.897%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Stark County (Central)--Canton & North Canton Cities PUMA, OH, are Driver/sales workers & truck drivers (1,638 people), Other managers (1,502 people), and Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand (1,406 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Stark County (Central)--Canton & North Canton Cities PUMA, OH.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Ohio (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

58.7k

2022 Value

−0.897%

1 Year decline

± −0.897%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Stark County (Central)--Canton & North Canton Cities PUMA, OH, are Restaurants & Food Services (4,744 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (3,446 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (3,225 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Stark County (Central)--Canton & North Canton Cities PUMA, OH, though some of these residents may live in Stark County (Central)--Canton & North Canton Cities PUMA, OH and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Public Administration ($71,756), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($61,519), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($59,597).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($65,133), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($54,167), and Wholesale Trade ($50,958).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

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%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Ohio.

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

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Stark County (Central)--Canton & North Canton Cities PUMA, OH. Showing the available data for Ohio.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (55.1%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (43.9%)
Democratic Party
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.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Ohio

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Bernie Moreno

Senator from Ohio

Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Jon Husted

Senator from Ohio

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.

The following chart shows elected senators in Ohio over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Ohio

Ohio is currently represented by 15 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Ohio have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Stark County (Central)--Canton & North Canton Cities PUMA, OH awarded 1,308 degrees. The student population of Stark County (Central)--Canton & North Canton Cities PUMA, OH in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 1,432 male students and 2,555 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Stark County (Central)--Canton & North Canton Cities PUMA, OH are White (840 and 65.6%), followed by Unknown (234 and 18.3%), Black or African American (115 and 8.98%), and Hispanic or Latino (41 and 3.2%).

The median tuition cost in N/A for private four year colleges is $30,610.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 3,987 students enrolled in Stark County (Central)--Canton & North Canton Cities PUMA, OH, 35.9% men and 64.1% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 2,490 records, of which 66.7% were women and 33.3% men.

Completions

Student Diversity

In 2022, 373 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Stark County (Central)--Canton & North Canton Cities PUMA, OH, which is 0.399 times less than the 935 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 840 degrees mean that there were 3.59 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Unknown, with 234 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In false, NaNM% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while NaNM% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Stark County (Central)--Canton & North Canton Cities PUMA, OH in false were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Stark County (Central)--Canton & North Canton Cities PUMA, OH have an average commute time of 19.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Stark County (Central)--Canton & North Canton Cities PUMA, OH is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Rent vs Own

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Homeownership

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63.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Stark County (Central)--Canton & North Canton Cities PUMA, OH compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the PUMAs in Stark County (Central)--Canton & North Canton Cities PUMA, OH colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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The following chart displays the households in Stark County (Central)--Canton & North Canton Cities PUMA, 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

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This chart shows the number of workers in Stark County (Central)--Canton & North Canton Cities PUMA, OH across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (78.1%)
Worked At Home (10.8%)
Carpooled (6.73%)

In 2023, 78.1% of workers in Stark County (Central)--Canton & North Canton Cities PUMA, OH drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.8%) and those who carpooled to work (6.73%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

19.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Stark County (Central)--Canton & North Canton Cities PUMA, OH have a shorter commute time (19.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.26% of the workforce in Stark County (Central)--Canton & North Canton Cities PUMA, OH have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Stark County (Central)--Canton & North Canton Cities PUMA, OH compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Stark County (Central)--Canton & North Canton Cities PUMA, OH distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Stark County (Central)--Canton & North Canton Cities PUMA, OH have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

17.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Stark County (Central)--Canton & North Canton Cities PUMA, OH (23.5k out of 132k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Stark County (Central)--Canton & North Canton Cities PUMA, 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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

93.4% of the population of Stark County (Central)--Canton & North Canton Cities PUMA, OH has health coverage, with 41.5% on employee plans, 26% on Medicaid, 15.5% on Medicare, 9.41% on non-group plans, and 1.06% on military or VA plans.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.8% under 18 years, 20.7% between 18 and 34 years, 36.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.6% were men and 53.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

6.58%

Uninsured

41.5%

Employer Coverage

26%

Medicaid

15.5%

Medicare

9.41%

Non-Group

1.06%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Stark County (Central)--Canton & North Canton Cities PUMA, OH changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.