2022 population: 399,316 ( 5,106 from 2010 , 2,251 from 2020)
Land area: 969.9 square miles
Population density: 411.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	343,423	86.00%	3.9%
Black:	29,776	7.46%	4.8%
Indian:	926	0.23%	5.5%
Asian:	3,973	0.99%	39.2%
2+ races:	11,286	2.83%	41.6%
Hispanic:	9,932	2.49%	60.1%

Total non-White:	55,893	14.00%	19.2%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	9,320	11.6
Deaths:	13,038	16.2
Net Migration:	1,017	1.3
Net Immigration:	323	0.4

Change in White population:	-14,118	-3.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	9,012	2.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
404,422
357,541	88.41%
28,405	7.02%
878	0.22%
2,855	0.71%
7,968	1.97%
6,203	1.53%
46,881	11.59%

2000
406,934
367,203	90.24%
27,192	6.68%
964	0.24%
2,128	0.52%
5,276	1.30%
3,650	0.90%
39,731	9.76%

1990
394,106
363,976	92.35%
24,626	6.25%
999	0.25%
1,952	0.50%
n/a
2,553	0.65%
30,130	7.65%

1980
404,421
374,687	92.65%
24,147	5.97%
574	0.14%
1,234	0.31%
n/a
3,526	0.87%
29,734	7.35%

1970
393,789
368,082	93.47%
21,517	5.46%
152	0.04%
347	0.09%
n/a
3,378	0.86%
25,707	6.53%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
45,012	11.1
38,386	9.4
-8,479	-2.1
1,186	0.3

-9,662	-2.4
7,150	1.8

Number	Rate
1990's
53,089	13.5
39,868	10.1
-5,009	-1.3
694	0.2

3,227	0.8
9,601	2.4

Number	Rate
1980's
56,237	13.9
37,136	9.2
-28,100	-6.9
n/a

-10,711	-2.6
396	0.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-18,533	-4.7
n/a

6,605	1.7
4,027	1.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Canton-Massillon, OH Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
42.1
85,595	21.4%
313,721	78.6%
80,153	20.1%

166,045
2.36

104,316	62.8%
75,643	72.5%
11,771	11.3%
61,729	37.2%

2010
Number	Percent
41.2
92,623	22.9%
311,799	77.1%
65,781	16.3%

162,474
2.43

108,484	66.8%
80,821	74.5%
11,237	10.4%
53,990	33.2%

2000
Number	Percent
38.1
101,026	24.8%
305,908	75.2%
61,279	15.1%

159,484
2.49

111,273	69.8%
88,129	79.2%
9,902	8.9%
48,211	30.2%

1990
Number	Percent
35.0
99,786	25.3%
294,320	74.7%
56,837	14.4%

148,995
2.59

109,517	73.5%
90,115	82.3%
8,376	7.6%
39,478	26.5%

1980
Number	Percent
31.0
115,724	28.6%
288,697	71.4%
45,009	11.1%

142,597
2.78

110,190	77.3%
94,567	85.8%
7,360	6.7%
32,407	22.7%

2022 Housing Data for Canton-Massillon, OH Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	7,331	4.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	7,245	4.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	7,151	4.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	7,849	4.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	8,117	4.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	7,559	4.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	7,329	4.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	6,897	4.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	7,604	4.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	12,906	7.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	17,147	10.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	23,171	14.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	15,746	9.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	10,602	6.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	10,726	6.5%
$200,000 or more	8,665	5.2%

Median Household Income	62,907
Per Capita Income	34,593

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	80

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	10,242	6.2%
Public Assistance	7,697	4.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	23,463	14.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	174,520	72.8%
Unemployed	8,018	3.3%
In Armed Forces	177	0.1%

Total Labor Force	182,715	76.3%
Not in Labor Force	56,873	23.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	75,802	60,553	55.6%
Non-Profit	5,468	13,536	28.8%
Self-Employed	10,748	5,409	66.5%

Local Government	5,633	8,896	38.8%
State Government	1,364	1,784	43.3%
Federal Government	1,110	1,097	50.3%

Total Private + Self	86,550	65,962	56.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	13,575	25,313	34.9%
Total	100,125	91,275	52.3%

Pct. Govt.	10.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	29,069	15.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	40,765	21.3%
Professional, Technical	37,516	19.6%
Service Occupations	32,515	17.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	532	0.3%
All others	51,690	27.0%

White Collar		56.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	32,329	16.9%
Health care and social assistance	30,567	16.0%
Retail trade	23,073	12.0%
Accommodation and food services	14,947	7.8%
Educational services	14,183	7.4%
Construction	12,305	6.4%
Other services	9,049	4.7%
Transportation and warehousing	9,040	4.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	8,425	4.4%
Finance and insurance	7,596	4.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	6,984	3.6%
Public administration	5,661	3.0%
Wholesale trade	5,405	2.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,973	1.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,640	1.4%
Information	2,596	1.4%
Utilities	1,557	0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,243	0.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	843	0.4%
Management	139	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	3,365	0.84%
Puerto Rican	1,758	0.44%
Cuban	227	0.06%
Dominican	191	0.05%

Total Central American	1,688	0.42%
Costa Rican	26	0.01%
Guatemalan	697	0.17%
Honduran	429	0.11%
Nicaraguan	6	0.00%
Panamanian	23	0.01%
Salvadoran	507	0.13%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	387	0.10%
Argentinean	203	0.05%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	106	0.03%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	78	0.02%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,483	0.37%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	933	0.23%
Chinese	710	0.18%
Filipino	541	0.13%
Korean	230	0.06%
Vietnamese	213	0.05%
Cambodian	212	0.05%
Hmong	149	0.04%
Japanese	88	0.02%
Bangladeshi	48	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	366,131	96.6%
Spanish	4,166	1.1%
German, other Germanic	2,861	0.8%
Other Indo-European	2,309	0.6%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	809	0.2%
Other Asian	686	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	523	0.1%
Chinese	490	0.1%
Tagalog	325	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	109,427	27.3%
Irish	53,812	13.4%
English	42,980	10.7%
Italian	36,542	9.1%
American	20,735	5.2%
European	13,316	3.3%
French	11,060	2.8%
Polish	10,930	2.7%
African	9,354	2.3%
Scottish	6,941	1.7%
Hungarian	5,826	1.5%
Welsh	5,484	1.4%
Swiss	5,306	1.3%
Dutch	4,694	1.2%
Scotch-Irish	4,502	1.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	397,294	99.1%
Not a citizen	3,666	0.9%

Native	392,522	97.9%
Foreign-born	8,438	2.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
6,380	2.3%	14,890	5.3%	108,498	38.6%	85,773	30.5%	42,174	15.0%	23,527	8.4%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	6,380	2.3%
9-12 Years	14,890	5.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	108,498	38.6%
Some College	85,773	30.5%
Bach. Degree	42,174	15.0%
Grad Degree	23,527	8.4%
Average years of education: 13.2

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	393,330	368,122	25,208	6.4%
1991	395,650	367,232	28,418	7.2%
1992	398,988	366,392	32,596	8.2%
1993	394,646	365,648	28,998	7.3%
1994	395,496	370,692	24,804	6.3%
1995	397,984	377,266	20,718	5.2%
1996	404,530	381,280	23,250	5.7%
1997	405,496	384,600	20,896	5.2%
1998	404,210	385,392	18,818	4.7%
1999	402,136	382,126	20,010	5.0%

2000	413,168	394,602	18,566	4.5%
2001	415,832	397,250	18,582	4.5%
2002	412,628	387,268	25,360	6.1%
2003	411,024	382,168	28,856	7.0%
2004	407,588	379,304	28,284	6.9%
2005	407,776	380,838	26,938	6.6%
2006	409,764	385,948	23,816	5.8%
2007	415,150	390,780	24,370	5.9%
2008	415,654	386,910	28,744	6.9%
2009	408,746	361,486	47,260	11.6%

2010	413,282	365,884	47,398	11.5%
2011	405,518	367,474	38,044	9.4%
2012	403,532	373,272	30,260	7.5%
2013	405,224	374,556	30,668	7.6%
2014	404,724	381,158	23,566	5.8%
2015	401,128	379,586	21,542	5.4%
2016	401,402	378,988	22,414	5.6%
2017	402,294	381,208	21,086	5.2%
2018	399,094	379,442	19,652	4.9%
2019	399,378	381,076	18,302	4.6%

2020	394,064	362,076	31,988	8.1%
2021	389,600	369,106	20,494	5.3%
2022	386,840	371,188	15,652	4.0%
2023	387,112	372,814	14,298	3.7%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	180,475
Median Value	$164,350

Occupied	166,045	92.0%
Vacant	14,430	8.0%

Owned	114,138	68.7%
Rented	51,907	31.3%
Median Rent	$832

Single-Family Units	141,117	78.2%
Detached	135,585	75.1%
Attached	5,532	3.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	16,820	9.3%
Mobile Homes	5,223	2.9%

Canton-Massillon, OH Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Canton-Massillon, OH Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Canton-Massillon, OH Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Canton-Massillon, OH Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Canton-Massillon, OH Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Canton-Massillon, OH Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Canton-Massillon, OH Metro Area