Canton, Ohio demographics

Canton, OH demographics: median age 35.2; 16.4% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Canton city, Ohio · Incorporated city · GEOID 3912000. The survey estimates a population of 69,755 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Canton is 35.2 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.5 years. There are 29,302 households (±862). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	35.2 ±1.5	39.7 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 69,755
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
Under 18	17,717 ±1,009	25.4% ±1.4 pp	22.0%	22.0%
18–34	17,045 ±955	24.4% ±1.4 pp	22.1%	22.8%
35–64	24,053 ±1,104	34.5% ±1.6 pp	37.7%	38.0%
65 and older	10,940 ±835	15.7% ±1.2 pp	18.3%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 69,755
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
Male	33,232 ±753	47.6% ±1.1 pp	49.3%	49.5%
Female	36,523 ±764	52.4% ±1.1 pp	50.7%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 69,755
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
White alone	42,067 ±1,229	60.3% ±1.8 pp	76.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	16,542 ±1,281	23.7% ±1.8 pp	12.2%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	105 ±100 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.9%
Asian alone	409 ±240 · low precision	0.6% ±0.3 pp · low precision	2.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	101 ±81 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	755 ±354	1.1% ±0.5 pp	1.8%	7.1%
Two or more races	9,776 ±1,165	14.0% ±1.7 pp	6.5%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 69,755
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	65,062 ±640	93.3% ±0.9 pp	95.2%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4,693 ±634	6.7% ±0.9 pp	4.8%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 29,302
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
Married-couple family	7,474 ±540	25.5% ±1.7 pp	44.4%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	2,144 ±410	7.3% ±1.4 pp	4.8%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	6,005 ±630	20.5% ±2.1 pp	12.0%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	11,273 ±922	38.5% ±2.9 pp	32.0%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	2,406 ±365	8.2% ±1.2 pp	6.8%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 29,302
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
Households with people under 18	8,831 ±513	30.1% ±1.5 pp	28.0%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	20,471 ±1,006	69.9% ±2.8 pp	72.0%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 29,302
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	11,273 ±922	38.5% ±2.9 pp	32.0%	28.7%
Two-person households	8,682 ±806	29.6% ±2.6 pp	34.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	3,748 ±496	12.8% ±1.7 pp	14.1%	15.3%
Four-person households	2,765 ±384	9.4% ±1.3 pp	11.3%	12.6%
Five-person households	1,486 ±347	5.1% ±1.2 pp	5.1%	5.9%
Six-person households	866 ±229	3.0% ±0.8 pp	1.8%	2.2%
Seven or more people	482 ±146	1.6% ±0.5 pp	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 69,755
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
Native	68,006 ±410	97.5% ±0.6 pp	94.8%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,749 ±408	2.5% ±0.6 pp	5.2%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 65,201
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
English only	62,960 ±706	96.6% ±0.8 pp	92.0%	77.7%
Spanish	1,596 ±482	2.4% ±0.7 pp	2.6%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	75 ±80 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	69 ±62 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	23 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	300 ±179 · low precision	0.5% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.2%	2.0%
Korean	15 ±23 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±30 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±30 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	15 ±23 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	57 ±50 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	1.1%
Arabic	50 ±65 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	41 ±49 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 45,223
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	5,809 ±728	12.8% ±1.6 pp	8.2%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	16,891 ±975	37.4% ±2.0 pp	32.1%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	11,240 ±954	24.9% ±2.1 pp	19.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	3,860 ±507	8.5% ±1.1 pp	9.0%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	5,088 ±561	11.3% ±1.2 pp	19.3%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2,335 ±411	5.2% ±0.9 pp	12.2%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 68,679
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
Same house	59,211 ±1,300	86.2% ±1.9 pp	88.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	6,993 ±999	10.2% ±1.5 pp	6.7%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,594 ±432	2.3% ±0.6 pp	3.2%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	817 ±282	1.2% ±0.4 pp	1.6%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	64 ±59 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

8.8% of Canton residents (±1.0 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.4% in Ohio and 8.4% nationally. 80.3% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Canton	Ohio	U.S.	Compared with Ohio
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	8.8% ±1.0 pp	6.4%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	80.3% ±2.3 pp	90.1%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	6.3% ±0.8 pp	6.6%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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