Canton is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 69,197 people and 32 associated neighborhoods, Canton is the eighth largest community in Ohio. Much of the housing stock in Canton was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.Canton is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Canton is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Canton who work in office and administrative support (12.19%), food service (9.89%), and sales jobs (9.04%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.60% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The percentage of adults in Canton with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 15.45% of adults in Canton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Canton in 2022 was $23,490, which is low income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $93,960 for a family of four. However, Canton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Canton is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Canton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Canton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Canton include German, Irish, African, English, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Canton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
