Population

69,001

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$97,800

Owner-occupied units

Canton, OH

Ohio · 40.808° N, 81.367° W · 26 sq mi

Canton is a city in Ohio, with a population of 69,001 and about 2,623 residents per square mile. The median household earns $43,188 a year, and the median home is worth $97,800.

Conditions

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Local time

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Size & density

Land area

26 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

2,623

People per square mile

Rank by population

#604

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#522

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$43,188

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$850

Per month

Homeownership

48.7%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

19.1 min

One way

People

Median age

35.2

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

16.4%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

2.5%

Households

29,302

2.31 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 22.6^%

Manufacturing 18.1^%

Retail trade 14.3^%

Arts, food & hospitality 10.5^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Ohio

Name

Les Wexner & family

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$7.8B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

New Albany

Source of wealth

Retail

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Ohio · private sector

Employer

Cleveland Clinic

Sector

Healthcare

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Ohio

Company

Cardinal Health

Revenue

$226.8B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Dublin

Ticker

CAH

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Ohio

State bird

Northern Cardinal

State flower

Scarlet Carnation

State capital

Columbus

Nickname

The Buckeye State

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Cities near Canton

Akron, OH20 mi · 189,691
Cuyahoga Falls, OH28 mi · 50,975
Youngstown, OH43 mi · 58,832
Parma, OH44 mi · 78,581
Cleveland, OH49 mi · 363,608
Elyria, OH55 mi · 53,634
Lorain, OH61 mi · 65,366
Newark, OH75 mi · 51,473