North Canton is a somewhat small city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 16,381 people and three constituent neighborhoods, North Canton is the 111st largest community in Ohio.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, North Canton is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, North Canton is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in North Canton who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.46%), sales jobs (11.98%), and management occupations (11.18%).

In addition, North Canton is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.64 minutes getting to work every day.

Residents of North Canton by-and-large get to work each day by driving: 96.5% use their own cars for their daily commute, making it a very car-oriented city. While North Canton may be a convenient place for driving around town, the negative aspect of this is that places that are suitable for walking or bicycling to and from work or stores may be few and far between. In general, car-oriented communities emphasize roads and convenience of driving, but not have a lot of walking-friendly areas to get from home to work, and tend not to have a lot of public transportation options.

As is often the case in a small city, North Canton doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

North Canton Information and Demographics

The citizens of North Canton are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 33.58% of adults in North Canton have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in North Canton in 2000 was $24,045, which is upper middle income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $96,180 for a family of four.

The people who call North Canton home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in North Canton is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in North Canton include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in North Canton is English.