| | People QuickFacts | Canton | Ohio |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 72,919 | 11,544,951 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 73,014 | 11,536,502 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | -0.1% | 0.1% |
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Population, 2010 | 73,007 | 11,536,504 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 7.9% | 6.2% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 25.1% | 23.7% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 12.8% | 14.1% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 52.6% | 51.2% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 69.1% | 82.7% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 24.2% | 12.2% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.5% | 0.2% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.3% | 1.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | 0.0% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 4.8% | 2.1% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 2.6% | 3.1% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 67.9% | 81.1% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 80.5% | 85.0% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 1.9% | 3.8% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 4.3% | 6.3% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 80.8% | 87.4% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 12.6% | 24.1% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 18.9 | 22.7 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 56.4% | 69.2% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 27.9% | 23.0% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $82,000 | $136,400 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 30,741 | 4,552,270 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.34 | 2.46 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $17,144 | $25,113 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $30,043 | $47,358 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 27.1% | 14.2% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Canton | Ohio |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 4,983 | 897,939 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 5.8% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.3% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.8% | 2.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | S |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.7% | 1.1% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 28.3% | 27.7% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 3,526,851 | 295,890,890 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 612,417 | 135,575,279 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 725,691 | 138,816,008 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $9,213 | $12,049 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 79,880 | 17,779,905 |