COMPARING TWO PLACES
Canton vs Massillon
PLACE A
Canton, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Massillon, Ohio
Canton is 95% smaller than Massillon. Massillon earns more, with a median household income $14,314 higher. Massillon has grown faster since 2000 (0% vs -12%).
CANTONMASSILLONDIFFERENCE
Total population1,68232,168−95% vs Massillon
Population density1,4601,696−236
Population growth-12.2%-0.0%−12.2 pts
Median age37.341.0−3.7
Male46.7%49.2%−2.5 pts
Female53.3%50.8%+2.5 pts
Foreign-born0.5%1.8%−1.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.7%85.6%+12.1 pts
Black0.0%6.3%−6.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.7%2.3%−1.6 pts
Asian0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Other1.6%5.1%−3.6 pts
Median household income$42,132$56,446−$14,314
Per capita income$24,336$32,391−$8,055
Poverty rate22.2%13.9%+8.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4640.408+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher14.4%17.8%−3.5 pts
Graduate degree4.7%5.9%−1.1 pts
Unemployment rate8.1%4.4%+3.7 pts
Labor force participation49.5%63.3%−13.7 pts
Median home value$126,300$149,900−$23,600
Median gross rent$715$862−$147
Owner-occupied41.0%65.2%−24.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.8%6.6%+4.2 pts
Rent-burdened households38.5%40.0%−1.4 pts
Average commute21.021.5−0.5
Worked from home5.2%9.7%−4.5 pts
Public transit to work0.4%0.5%−0.1 pts
Uninsured6.0%5.9%+0.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025