AreaProfile

44718Canton, Ohio

Area Profile

Income, jobs, climate, physical risk and development data for ZIP code 44718.

72
Area Score
Top 15% of 3,833 published profiles

How we calculate this

How this area ranks
OpportunityTop 38% of 4,073 published ZIP areas60
Growth2773rd of 3,947 published ZIP areas38
Housing affordabilityTop 14% of 4,553 published ZIP areas96
Climate3176th of 4,621 published ZIP areas63
Physical resilienceTop 9% of 4,554 published ZIP areas91
AccessTop 10% of 4,623 published ZIP areas99
Economic stabilityTop 39% of 4,591 published ZIP areas65
The quick read

Housing is more affordable relative to local incomes than in most published city profiles, with rent taking 13% of median household income.

Natural-hazard exposure is lower than in most comparable published ZIP profiles, placing 44718 in the top 9% for physical resilience.

A major airport is 5 miles away, giving the area unusually direct access to the national air network.

At a glance

Population
12,508
2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income
$88,113
Top 29% nationally
Density
1,495/sq mi
8.4 sq mi of land
Median age
45.1
2024 ACS 5-Year
City
Canton
Ohio
Metro area
Canton-Massillon, OH
Nearest major airport
CAK
5 mi · Akron-Canton Rgnl
Median home value
$297,900
2024 ACS 5-Year

Jobs & opportunity

Unemployment of 4.6% is lower than 45% of the 4,387 measured US ZIP areas.

Employment fell 0.6% over the past year, to 28,195 employed residents.

45% of adults hold a four-year degree, higher than 84% of measured US ZIP areas.

MetricValueCompared with peersSource period
Median household income ±$6,321$88,113Top 29%2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income ±$5,618$59,664Top 11%2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate6.2%Bottom 26%2024 ACS 5-Year
Average commute21.8 minBottom 19%2024 ACS 5-Year
Bachelor's degree or higher44.9%Top 16%2024 ACS 5-Year
Employment28,195Bottom 30%June 2026
Employment change (3 years)0.3%Top 46%June 2026
Employment change (year over year)-0.6%Top 42%June 2026
Labor force29,551Bottom 31%June 2026
Labor force participation59.8%Bottom 47%2024 ACS 5-Year
Mean annual wage$56,990Bottom 9%2025 OEWS
Median annual wage$45,810Bottom 11%2025 OEWS
Unemployment change (year over year)-1.4%Bottom 2%June 2026
Unemployment rate4.6%Top 45%June 2026
Median household income, successive ACS releases
202120222023202488k75k
Each point is a separate five-year estimate, most recently $88,113 in the 2024 ACS 5-Year. Consecutive releases share four years of sample, so AreaProfile shows them as a record of successive estimates and does not compute a year-over-year change from them.
Largest occupations — Canton-Massillon, OH
OccupationPeople employedMedian annual wage
Fast Food and Counter Workers6,020$27,760
Retail Salespersons4,850$29,480
Home Health and Personal Care Aides4,580$31,850
General and Operations Managers4,510$82,720
Stockers and Order Fillers3,920$34,500
Registered Nurses3,830$79,610

Occupational employment and wages are published for metropolitan areas rather than for individual cities or ZIP areas, so these describe the wider labor market this location sits in. 2025 OEWS, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish labor-force data for ZIP areas. This is the figure for Canton, OH, the city containing this ZIP code.

Housing & affordability

How it’s calculated →

Median rent of $926 takes 13% of median household income, below the 30% threshold at which a household is considered cost-burdened.

A median home costs 3.4 times median household income here, above the historic benchmark of about three times income.

Rent as a share of income
12.6%
Below the 30% cost-burdened threshold
Home price to income
3.4×
median home value ÷ median income
Median gross rent
$926
2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value
$297,900
2024 ACS 5-Year
MetricValueCompared with peersSource period
Home price to income3.38Top 42%2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate71.1%Bottom 32%2024 ACS 5-Year
Housing units ±4485,996Top 25%2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent ±$48$926Bottom 40%2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value ±$31,238$297,900Top 33%2024 ACS 5-Year
Rent as a share of income12.6%Bottom 14%2024 ACS 5-Year
Vacancy rate5.0%Bottom 23%2024 ACS 5-Year

Both affordability measures come from the same ACS release as the income they are compared with, so the comparison is like for like. They describe housing cost against local earnings and are not a cost-of-living index — transport, groceries, healthcare, insurance and taxes are not included, and a place can look affordable here and still be expensive to live in for reasons this does not capture.

Growth & development

How it’s calculated →
Development Momentum
38/ 100
Ranks 2773 of 3,947 published city profiles

An AreaProfile calculation combining permit volume per resident, its direction over one and three years, population change and employment growth. Permit volume alone is not the measure.

New construction is predominantly single-family: only 0% of permitted units are in buildings of five or more homes.

At 0.3 permitted units per 1,000 residents, building activity is below the median for measured US ZIP areas.

Units permitted
24
12 months ending July 2026
Per 1,000 residents
0.3
Bottom 10% nationally
Year over year
+9%
vs the prior twelve months
Multifamily share
0.0%
units in 5+ unit buildings

The Building Permits Survey is not published for ZIP areas. This is the figure for Canton, OH, the city containing this ZIP code.

Weather & climate

5 of the twelve months have a normal average temperature between 55°F and 80°F. July averages a high of 84°F and January a low of 20°F.

Normal annual precipitation is 41.6 inches, including 47.2 inches of snow.

10°30°50°70°90°JFMAMJJASOND
Solid line: normal daily high. Dashed line: normal daily low. 1991-2020 normals from NOAA station AKRON CANTON RGNL AP, 4.8 miles from this location.
Precipitation
JFMAMJJASOND4.4"
Normal monthly precipitation, in inches.
MetricValueSource period
Annual precipitation41.6"1991-2020 Normals
Annual snowfall47.2"1991-2020 Normals
Average January low20°F1991-2020 Normals
Average July high84°F1991-2020 Normals
Comfortable months51991-2020 Normals
Seasonal temperature swing46°F1991-2020 Normals

Climate figures are thirty-year normals, not current conditions. They describe what a typical year looks like rather than what the weather is doing today.

Physical risk

91 / 100
Physical resilience

The hazards accounting for most of this area's expected annual loss are tornado, hail and ice storm.

HailElevated
Ice stormModerate
Winter weatherModerate
TornadoModerate

Low or minimal exposure: lightning, inland flooding, strong wind, heat wave, cold wave, earthquake, landslide, hurricane, wildfire, drought.

Hazard ratings are AreaProfile calculations derived from the FEMA National Risk Index v1.20.0 (December 2025). FEMA publishes at county level. ZIP values are the land-area-weighted mean of the counties the ZIP Code Tabulation Area intersects. Expected annual loss is not allocated below county level. FEMA does not endorse this presentation. Higher physical resilience means lower exposure.

Taxes

AreaProfile does not yet publish tax comparisons. No tax dataset has met the source admission test for coverage, methodology transparency and update cadence, and the product rule is to omit a dimension rather than estimate it. The Area Score is calculated without a tax component and the weighting is documented on the methodology page.

Nothing on AreaProfile is individualized tax advice.

Access

6 major airports lie within 100 miles, the nearest 5 miles away.

AirportCodeDistanceLongest runway
Akron-Canton RgnlCAK5 mi8,204 ft
Cleveland-Hopkins IntlCLE44 mi9,953 ft
Youngstown/Warren RgnlYNG49 mi9,003 ft

Airport identity, position and runway data come from the FAA. “Major airport” is an AreaProfile classification — a public-use civil airport with a paved runway of at least 8,000 feet — not an FAA hub designation. Distances are straight-line, not driving distance.

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Data & methodology

Used forSourceSource periodUpdated
AccessFederal Aviation Administration
Airports (NASR) — Aeronautical Data Delivery Service
NASR current cycle28-day NASR cycle
Physical riskFederal Emergency Management Agency
National Risk Index
National Risk Index December 2025 (v1.20.0)Periodic dataset versions (v1.20.0 current)
ClimateNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Monthly)
1991-2020 NormalsEvery ten years (next release follows the 2001–2030 period)
JobsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
June 2026Monthly
JobsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
2025 OEWSAnnual (spring release)
DemographicsU.S. Census Bureau
Population Estimates Program
July 1, 2024 estimateAnnual (vintage released each spring)
DevelopmentU.S. Census Bureau
Building Permits Survey
12 months ending July 2026Monthly, roughly three weeks after the reference month
Demographics, Housing, Income, JobsU.S. Census Bureau
American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (Table-Based Summary File)
2024 ACS 5-YearAnnual (5-year estimates released each December)

Profile recalculated August 29, 2026. Recalculation is not the same as new source data — each figure above shows the period its source actually covers. Read the full methodology or browse every source.

44718 vs Canton

How this ZIP area compares with Canton as a whole. Both figures come from the same ACS release, so the comparison is like for like.

44718
Canton
Median household income
$88,113
vs
$43,188
Per capita income
$59,664
vs
$24,690
Population density
1,495/sq mi
vs
2,630/sq mi
Median home value
$297,900
vs
$97,800
Median gross rent
$926
vs
$850
Homeownership rate
71.1%
vs
48.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher
44.9%
vs
16.4%
Poverty rate
6.2%
vs
27.4%
Median age
45.1
vs
35.2

Some demographic statistics use Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, which approximate but do not exactly match USPS ZIP delivery geography. See the methodology for how AreaProfile maps between them.