Canton, OH Housing Market & City Data

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70,447
Population Estimate
$70,532
Median Home Value
88.9%
Employment Rate
13.9%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$119
Median Listing Price$137,450
Median Days on Market35
Active Listings316
New Listings168
Total Listings (Active + Pending)493
Avg Listing Price$253,718
Avg Listing Price Change MoM6%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY7%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size2.97
Family Dual Income40.5
Median Household Income$32,287
Median Individual Income$20,736
Home Ownership47.9%
Home Value$70,532
Median Rent$671
Rent Burden36.3%
Poverty30.8%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED13.9%
  • Highschool Education39.1%
  • Some College33.1%
  • Bachelors Degree9.0%
  • Graduate Degree4.9%
  • Total College or Above13.9%
  • Stem Degree35.7%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male48.8%
  • Female51.2%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married30.8%
  • Divorced18.0%
  • Never Married44.3%
  • Widowed6.9%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityCanton
State IDOH
Population70,447

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1827.2%
19–2915.0%
30–3913.1%
40–4911.5%
Age Group% of Population
50–5912.3%
60–6912.0%
70–795.5%
80+3.6%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation61.6%
Unemployment Rate11.1%
Disabled15.9%

ETHNICITY

White67.1%
Black24.8%
Asian0.5%
Native American0.1%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other1.5%
Multiple6.0%

OTHER

Hispanic4.6%
Limited English0.8%
Health Uninsured8.2%
Veteran8.2%

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Neighborhoods in Canton, OH

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