Perry Heights, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Perry Heights, Ohio
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Ohio
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Stark
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Perry
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:7.51
Area Land Km2:7.40
Area Water Km2:0.11
Area Total Sq Mi:2.90
Area Land Sq Mi:2.86
Area Water Sq Mi:0.04
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:8391
Population Density Km2:1133.69
Population Density Sq Mi:2935.97
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:1083
Coordinates:40.7978°N -81.4681°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-62134[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2393183

Perry Heights is a census-designated place in Stark County, Ohio, United States. The population was 8,391 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Canton–Massillon metropolitan area.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3sqmi, of which 2.9sqmi is land and 0.04sqmi (1.35%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 8,900 people, 3,545 households, and 2,456 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 3050.9sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 3,674 housing units at an average density of 1259.4sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.17% White, 2.78% African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.57% from other races, and 0.93% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.44% of the population.

There were 3,545 households, out of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.4% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.7% were non-families. 25.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the CDP the population was spread out, with 23.2% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 91.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.8 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $41,674, and the median income for a family was $47,423. Males had a median income of $37,028 versus $23,054 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $20,333. About 5.1% of families and 6.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.9% of those under age 18 and 4.0% of those age 65 or over.

References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 20, 2022.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.