Ohio · Census place 12000
Canton city, OH
Quick answer
Canton city has 70,105 residents, ranking #8 of 1265 places in Ohio. Median household income is $39,754, the median home is worth $94,400 and median gross rent runs $826 a month.
- Population
- 70,105Canton city residents
- Median household income
- $39,754Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $94,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $826Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 47.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Canton city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Canton city median would spend about 24.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 28.4% of residents and 47.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Ohio.
- Akron city 189,526
- Dayton city 136,741
- Parma city 80,131
- Lorain city 65,207
- Hamilton city 63,124
- Youngstown city 59,605
- Springfield city 58,410
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