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." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of North Canton spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.64 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

North Canton is a very car-oriented city. This is because most people - 96.5% - drive by car to work every day, and few people choose alternative modes of transportation, such as public transit, cycling, or walking. In general, car-oriented communities have a layout that emphasizes streets, highways, and ease of parking, and sometimes this can be to the detriment of human-scale priorities such as walkability alongside roads, and public spaces. For example, strip malls are something you will find in North Canton.

North Canton is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

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.