Canton township, OH

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 12,421 ( 681 from 2010 )
Land area: 22.0 square miles
Population density: 565.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	11,047	88.94%	8.0%
Black:	542	4.36%	17.6%
Indian:	71	0.57%	36.5%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	292	2.35%	42.4%
Hispanic:	396	3.19%	207.0%

Total non-White:	1,374	11.06%	25.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-964	-8.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	283	2.6

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
13,102
12,011	91.67%
658	5.02%
52	0.40%
39	0.30%
205	1.56%
129	0.98%
1,091	8.33%

2000
13,820
12,843	92.93%
650	4.70%
0	0.00%
35	0.25%
218	1.58%
69	0.50%
977	7.07%

1990
14,050
13,252	94.32%
681	4.85%
40	0.28%
2	0.01%
n/a
73	0.52%
798	5.68%

1980
109,929
92,125	83.80%
15,530	14.13%
371	0.34%
249	0.23%
n/a
1,490	1.36%
17,804	16.20%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-832	-6.0
114	0.8

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-409	-2.9
179	1.3

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-78,873	-71.7
-17,006	-15.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Canton township, OH

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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
44.0
2,546	20.5%
9,875	79.5%
2,414	19.4%

5,125
2.39

3,120	60.9%
2,190	70.2%
297	9.5%
2,005	39.1%

2010
Number	Percent
44.7
2,647	20.2%
10,455	79.8%
2,335	17.8%

5,400
2.40

3,648	67.6%
2,752	75.4%
232	6.4%
1,752	32.4%

2000
Number	Percent
40.9
3,153	22.8%
10,667	77.2%
2,282	16.5%

5,548
2.47

4,054	73.1%
3,294	81.3%
221	5.5%
1,494	26.9%

1990
Number	Percent
37.5
3,303	23.5%
10,747	76.5%
2,181	15.5%

5,370
2.60

4,068	75.8%
3,381	83.1%
207	5.1%
1,302	24.2%

1980
Number	Percent
31.5
29,860	27.2%
80,069	72.8%
15,215	13.8%

41,740
2.58

28,976	69.4%
22,756	78.5%
3,149	10.9%
12,764	30.6%

2022 Housing Data for Canton township, OH

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	146	2.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	196	3.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	118	2.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	213	4.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	261	5.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	366	7.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	239	4.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	249	4.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	254	5.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	357	7.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	827	16.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	705	13.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	478	9.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	281	5.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	327	6.4%
$200,000 or more	108	2.1%

Median Household Income	64,141
Per Capita Income	31,119

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	398	7.8%
Public Assistance	307	6.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	705	13.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	5,415	71.9%
Unemployed	166	2.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	5,581	74.1%
Not in Labor Force	1,949	25.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,536	2,023	55.6%
Non-Profit	161	328	32.9%
Self-Employed	277	216	56.2%

Local Government	33	225	12.8%
State Government	55	68	44.7%
Federal Government	39	15	72.2%

Total Private + Self	2,813	2,239	55.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	288	636	31.2%
Total	3,101	2,875	51.9%

Pct. Govt.	7.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	716	12.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,450	24.3%
Professional, Technical	993	16.6%
Service Occupations	707	11.8%
All others	2,111	35.3%

White Collar		52.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	1,069	17.9%
Health care and social assistance	788	13.2%
Retail trade	610	10.2%
Transportation and warehousing	430	7.2%
Construction	417	7.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	399	6.7%
Wholesale trade	362	6.1%
Accommodation and food services	347	5.8%
Educational services	347	5.8%
Other services	279	4.7%
Finance and insurance	234	3.9%
Utilities	216	3.6%
Public administration	113	1.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	96	1.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	73	1.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	64	1.1%
Information	57	1.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	55	0.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	21	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	85	0.68%
Puerto Rican	182	1.47%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	3	0.02%

Total Central American	3	0.02%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	3	0.02%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	123	0.99%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	11,598	98.0%
Spanish	153	1.3%
German, other Germanic	35	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	23	0.2%
Other Indo-European	20	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	3	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	3,060	24.6%
Italian	1,237	10.0%
Irish	1,184	9.5%
English	995	8.0%
European	970	7.8%
American	853	6.9%
Dutch	418	3.4%
Polish	374	3.0%
Welsh	241	1.9%
French	239	1.9%
Hungarian	231	1.9%
Greek	208	1.7%
Scottish	205	1.7%
Eastern European	194	1.6%
Czech	181	1.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	12,421	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	12,390	99.8%
Foreign-born	31	0.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
158	1.7%	663	7.3%	4,374	48.2%	2,558	28.2%	840	9.3%	485	5.3%
Average years of education: 12.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	158	1.7%
9-12 Years	663	7.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	4,374	48.2%
Some College	2,558	28.2%
Bach. Degree	840	9.3%
Grad Degree	485	5.3%
Average years of education: 12.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +503	R +473	R + 5.9%
D +30
2020 vs. 2012	R +1,175	R +2,319	R + 36.0%
D -1,144
2020 vs. 2008	R +1,163	R +2,427	R + 37.3%
D -1,264

2016 vs. 2008	R +660	R +1,954	R + 31.5%
D -1,294
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	67%	Donald Trump* (R)	3,982	60.8%	Joe Biden (D)	2,479	37.8%	89	1.4%	6,550	8	14	0.11%
2016	62%	Donald Trump (R)	3,479	56.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	2,449	39.4%	281	4.5%	6,209	5	10	0.11%
2012	64%	Barack Obama* (D)	3,623	55.1%	Mitt Romney (R)	2,807	42.7%	141	2.1%	6,571	-5	-4	0.12%
2008	64%	Barack Obama (D)	3,743	55.5%	John McCain (R)	2,819	41.8%	187	2.8%	6,749	-5	-4	0.12%
2004	65%	John Kerry (D)	4,023	58.3%	George W. Bush* (R)	2,852	41.3%	27	0.4%	6,902	-9	-9	0.12%
2000	57%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	3,235	53.2%	George W. Bush (R)	2,605	42.8%	245	4.0%	6,085	-7	-5	0.13%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Canton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,479

37.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

3,982

60.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.9%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

6,550

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 14

2016 President, Canton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

2,449

39.4%

Donald Trump (R)

3,479

56.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

192

3.1%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

6,209

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 10

2012 President, Canton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

3,623

55.1%

Mitt Romney (R)

2,807

42.7%

Other

141

2.1%

TOTAL

6,571

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): -4

2008 President, Canton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

3,743

55.5%

John McCain (R)

2,819

41.8%

Other

187

2.8%

TOTAL

6,749

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): -4

2004 President, Canton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

2,852

41.3%

John Kerry (D)

4,023

58.3%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

6,902

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): -9	Diff (US): -9

2000 President, Canton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

2,605

42.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

3,235

53.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

167

2.7%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

6,085

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): -7	Diff (US): -5

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Canton township, OH

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	46%	J.D. Vance (R)	2,645	59.4%	Tim Ryan (D)	1,806	40.6%	0	0.0%	4,451	6	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2022	G	46%	Mike DeWine* (R)	3,121	70.1%	Nan Whaley (D)	1,333	29.9%	0	0.0%	4,454	8	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2018	S1	48%	Sherrod Brown* (D)	2,486	52.0%	Jim Renacci (R)	2,297	48.0%	0	0.0%	4,783	1	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	49%	Mike DeWine (R)	2,428	50.6%	Richard Cordray (D)	2,191	45.6%	184 [+]	3.8%	4,803	0	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Travis Irvine (Libertarian) 100 (2.1%); Constance Gadell-Newton (Green) 84 (1.7%);
2016	S3	61%	Rob Portman* (R)	3,552	57.7%	Ted Strickland (D)	2,194	35.7%	405 [+]	6.6%	6,151	0	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Other (Write-in) 168 (2.7%); Tom Connors (I) 154 (2.5%); Joseph DeMare (Green) 83 (1.3%);
2014	G	36%	John Kasich* (R)	2,228	60.9%	Edward FitzGerald (D)	1,332	36.4%	101 [+]	2.8%	3,661	-3	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Anita Rios (Green) 101 (2.8%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	5,707
Median Value	$138,600

Occupied	5,125	89.8%
Vacant	582	10.2%

Owned	4,077	79.6%
Rented	1,048	20.4%
Median Rent	$848

Single-Family Units	5,289	92.7%
Detached	5,084	89.1%
Attached	205	3.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	94	1.6%
Mobile Homes	86	1.5%

Canton township, OH

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Canton township, OH

2022 Housing Data for Canton township, OH

2022 Income & Employment Data for Canton township, OH

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Canton township, OH

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Canton township, OH

Historical Presidential Election Results for Canton township, OH

Historical Statewide Election Results for Canton township, OH