Canton-Massillon Metro Area

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Canton-Massillon Metro Area Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 406,934
  • Land Area (2000): 2,514.385 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 23.588 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 170,040
Canton-Massillon Metro Area Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 670,060 81.98%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 10,437 1.28%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 136,850 16.74%

Canton-Massillon Metro Area Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Canton-Massillon Metro Area Employment Information Back to top
Canton-Massillon Metro Area Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 195,309 183,133 12,177 6.23% 63
1991 197,599 183,544 14,055 7.11% 71
1992 199,151 183,324 15,827 7.95% 79
1993 197,557 183,329 14,227 7.20% 72
1994 197,533 185,712 11,821 5.98% 60
1995 198,666 188,731 9,936 5.00% 50
1996 201,780 190,732 11,048 5.48% 55
1997 201,893 191,950 9,943 4.92% 49
1998 201,990 193,357 8,634 4.27% 43
1999 200,918 191,697 9,221 4.59% 46
2000 207,119 198,514 8,605 4.15% 42
2001 207,872 198,804 9,068 4.36% 44
2002 206,653 194,388 12,265 5.93% 60
2003 205,307 191,332 13,975 6.81% 68
2004 204,159 190,618 13,541 6.63% 66
2005 203,994 190,994 13,000 6.37% 64
2006 203,816 192,122 11,694 5.74% 57
2007 204,836 192,784 12,052 5.88% 59
2008 205,984 192,259 13,725 6.66% 67
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 202,540 188,967 13,573 6.70% 67
Feb 2008 202,734 189,746 12,988 6.41% 64
Mar 2008 204,762 191,302 13,460 6.57% 66
Apr 2008 204,778 193,023 11,755 5.74% 57
May 2008 206,099 193,801 12,298 5.97% 60
Jun 2008 207,910 193,911 13,999 6.73% 67
Jul 2008 209,806 194,417 15,389 7.33% 73
Aug 2008 208,579 193,384 15,195 7.29% 73
Sep 2008 206,646 191,782 14,864 7.19% 72
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Canton-Massillon Metro Area Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Metal Manufactuing 26,480 12.97%
2. Construction 20,624 10.10%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 8,152 3.99%
4. Educational Services 8,140 3.99%
5. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 7,254 3.55%
6. Health Care 7,064 3.46%
7. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 6,392 3.13%
8. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 6,266 3.07%
9. Machinery Manufacturing 6,050 2.96%
10. Public Administration 5,696 2.79%
11. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 5,688 2.79%
12. Truck Transportation 5,594 2.74%
13. Repair and Maintenance 5,528 2.71%
14. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 4,984 2.44%
15. Finance and Insurance 4,790 2.35%
16. Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing 4,516 2.21%
17. Food Manufacturing 4,400 2.15%
18. Food and Beverage Stores 3,880 1.90%
19. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 3,262 1.60%
20. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 3,092 1.51%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 34,356 18.74%
2. Educational Services 19,534 10.65%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 14,990 8.17%
4. Finance and Insurance 10,310 5.62%
5. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 6,406 3.49%
6. Social Assistance 5,652 3.08%
7. Food and Beverage Stores 5,612 3.06%
8. Department and Other General Stores 5,470 2.98%
9. Metal Manufactuing 5,438 2.97%
10. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 5,418 2.95%
11. Public Administration 5,398 2.94%
12. Personal and Laundry Services 5,070 2.76%
13. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 3,520 1.92%
14. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 3,474 1.89%
15. Food Manufacturing 3,066 1.67%
16. Construction 2,850 1.55%
17. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 2,606 1.42%
18. Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing 2,248 1.23%
19. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 2,052 1.12%
20. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 2,026 1.10%

Canton-Massillon Metro Area Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 15,884 7.78%
2. Other Production Occupations 15,324 7.50%
3. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 11,068 5.42%
4. Other Installation / Maintenance 9,046 4.43%
5. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 8,570 4.20%
6. Other Management Occupations 7,792 3.82%
7. Other Sales and Related Occupations 7,454 3.65%
8. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 6,668 3.26%
9. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 6,176 3.02%
10. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 6,044 2.96%
11. Other Construction Trades 5,282 2.59%
12. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 5,108 2.50%
13. Vehicle Mechanics 4,898 2.40%
14. Engineers 4,842 2.37%
15. Top Executives 4,738 2.32%
16. Computer Specialists 3,702 1.81%
17. Carpenters 3,522 1.72%
18. Other Material Moving Workers 3,432 1.68%
19. Assemblers and Fabricators 3,286 1.61%
20. Other Office and Admin Support 3,210 1.57%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Office and Admin Support 11,458 6.25%
2. Secretaries and Admins 11,226 6.12%
3. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 7,622 4.16%
4. Registered Nurses 7,344 4.00%
5. Other Production Occupations 6,824 3.72%
6. Cashiers 6,818 3.72%
7. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 6,544 3.57%
8. Other Sales and Related Occupations 6,406 3.49%
9. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 6,178 3.37%
10. Health Technologists and Technicians 5,554 3.03%
11. Other Management Occupations 5,460 2.98%
12. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 5,428 2.96%
13. Waiters and Waitresses 4,708 2.57%
14. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 4,554 2.48%
15. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 4,484 2.45%
16. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 4,466 2.44%
17. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 4,402 2.40%
18. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 4,294 2.34%
19. Customer Service Representatives 3,684 2.01%
20. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 3,366 1.84%

Canton-Massillon Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 336,754 52.81%
15-35 hours 84,209 13.21%
1-14 hours 18,063 2.83%
No regular hours 198,652 31.15%

Canton-Massillon Metro Area Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 12,864 3.45%
5 AM-5:29 AM 8,832 2.37%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 17,564 4.71%
6 AM-6:29 AM 31,899 8.56%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 44,523 11.95%
7 AM-7:29 AM 52,188 14.01%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 58,161 15.61%
8 AM-8:29 AM 35,510 9.53%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 17,180 4.61%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 15,703 4.21%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 7,944 2.13%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 4,336 1.16%
Noon-3:59 PM 32,851 8.82%
4 PM-11:59 PM 33,040 8.87%

Canton-Massillon Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 15,096 4.05%
5-9 47,218 12.67%
10-14 69,764 18.72%
15-19 64,799 17.39%
20-24 60,653 16.28%
25-29 24,431 6.56%
30-34 37,521 10.07%
35-39 8,533 2.29%
40-44 9,145 2.45%
45-59 17,341 4.65%
60-89 11,585 3.11%
At least 90 6,509 1.75%

Canton-Massillon Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 1,505 0.40% 280,456 75.27%
30-44 1,078 0.29% 54,121 14.53%
45-59 238 0.06% 17,103 4.59%
At least 60 1,126 0.30% 16,968 4.55%

Canton-Massillon Metro Area Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 610 0.16%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 30,341 7.94%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 328,332 85.93%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 104 0.03%
Color 4 Box Other 1,775 0.46%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 3,947 1.03%
Color 6 Box Walked 7,486 1.96%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 9,478 2.48%

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Canton-Massillon Metro Area Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 318,968 (795,250 people)
Families (2000): 222,546 (667,504 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 88,850
People at same address in 1995: 476,414
Canton-Massillon Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 26,663 8.33%
$10,000-$14,999 21,894 6.84%
$15,000-$19,999 22,188 6.93%
$20,000-$24,999 23,317 7.28%
$25,000-$29,999 22,718 7.09%
$30,000-$34,999 23,451 7.32%
$35,000-$39,999 21,786 6.80%
$40,000-$44,999 20,476 6.39%
$45,000-$49,999 18,058 5.64%
$50,000-$59,999 30,845 9.63%
$60,000-$74,999 34,089 10.64%
$75,000-$99,999 28,043 8.76%
$100,000-$124,999 12,366 3.86%
$125,000-$149,999 5,075 1.58%
$150,000-$199,999 4,290 1.34%
$200,000 or more 4,976 1.55%

Canton-Massillon Metro Area Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 41,259 25.88%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 49,408 30.99%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 6,127 3.84%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 25,542 16.02%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 710 0.45%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 21,924 13.75%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 309 0.19%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 9,635 6.04%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 91 0.06%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 3,032 1.90%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 20 0.01%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 1,354 0.85%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 31 0.02%

Canton-Massillon Metro Area Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 249,637 28.81%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 119,192 13.75%
Public Assistance 9,687 1.12%
Retirement 66,156 7.63%
Self Employment 31,677 3.66%
Social Security 93,190 10.75%
Supplemental Security 12,220 1.41%
Wage / Salary 242,432 27.97%
Other 42,434 4.90%

Canton-Massillon Metro Area Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 102,474 57.83%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 74,740 42.17%

Canton-Massillon Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 30,632 9.97%
Color 1 Box Married 187,435 60.99%
Color 2 Box Never Married 80,355 26.15%
Color 3 Box Widowed 8,907 2.90%

Canton-Massillon Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 38,987 11.40%
Color 1 Box Married 191,099 55.86%
Color 2 Box Never Married 71,731 20.97%
Color 3 Box Widowed 40,296 11.78%

Canton-Massillon Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Canton-Massillon Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Canton-Massillon Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 24,008 3.91%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 83,776 13.63%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 255,624 41.60%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 122,464 19.93%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 29,933 4.87%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 66,476 10.82%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 32,214 5.24%

Canton-Massillon Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 8,696 2.14% 6,413 1.58% 15,109 3.71%
Kindergarten 8,841 2.17% 1,432 0.35% 10,273 2.52%
Grades 1-4 42,798 10.52% 5,392 1.33% 48,190 11.84%
Grades 5-8 43,808 10.77% 5,324 1.31% 49,132 12.07%
Grades 9-12 42,378 10.41% 3,908 0.96% 46,286 11.37%
Undergrad college 19,232 4.73% 10,228 2.51% 29,460 7.24%
Graduate or professional school 3,090 0.76% 2,350 0.58% 5,440 1.34%
Total 168,843 41.49% 35,047 8.61% 203,890 50.10%

Canton-Massillon Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Canton-Massillon Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Canton-Massillon Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year
Year Color 0 Box Business Births Color 1 Box Business Deaths
2001 808 871
2002 740 777
2003 773 776
2004 794 832

Canton-Massillon Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Canton-Massillon Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Canton-Massillon Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 722,979 90.67%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 74,438 9.33%

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Canton-Massillon Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
Correctional Institution Population (2000): 425
Canton-Massillon Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Canton-Massillon Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Canton-Massillon Metro Area Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 54,273 13.34%
10-19 Years 57,881 14.22%
20-29 Years 45,972 11.30%
30-39 Years 56,476 13.88%
40-49 Years 64,156 15.77%
50-59 Years 49,444 12.15%
60-69 Years 33,183 8.15%
70-79 Years 29,489 7.25%
80-89 Years 13,587 3.34%
90+ Years 2,473 0.61%

Canton-Massillon Metro Area Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 195,862 48.13%
Color 1 Box Female 211,072 51.87%

Canton-Massillon Metro Area Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 367,203 90.24%
Color 1 Box African-American 27,192 6.68%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 5,276 1.30%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 3,650 0.90%
Color 2 Box Asian 2,073 0.51%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 964 0.24%
Color 6 Box Other Race 521 0.13%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 55 0.01%

Canton-Massillon Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 248,778 30.99%
2. Irish 113,002 14.08%
3. English 81,257 10.12%
4. Italian 75,677 9.43%
5. United States Or American 57,999 7.22%
6. French Non-Basque 30,626 3.82%
7. Polish 21,035 2.62%
8. Dutch 17,943 2.24%
9. Scottish 15,857 1.98%
10. Swiss 15,095 1.88%

Canton-Massillon Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 733,859 95.85%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 10,080 1.32%
3. German 3,988 0.52%
4. French 2,848 0.37%
5. Italian 2,709 0.35%
6. Greek 2,180 0.28%
7. Other Slavic 1,370 0.18%
8. Other West Germanic 1,191 0.16%
9. Other Indo European 922 0.12%
10. Arabic 791 0.10%

Canton-Massillon Metro Area Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 803,625 98.32%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 8,550 1.05%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 5,172 0.63%

Canton-Massillon Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Canton-Massillon Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


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