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40.74° N · 81.37° W · GEOID 3956658

North Industry

Stark County, Ohio · part of the Canton, OH metro

Limited data population under 5,000

OhioNorth Industry, OHNorth IndustryNorth Industry

The short answer

North Industry is home to 1,767 people. Median household income is $55,833 a year and median rent is $1,131 a month, 24.3% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $112,100, about 2.0x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,131
17% below the median place
Median household income
$55,833
30% below the median place
Median home value
$112,100
65% below the median place
Unemployment
0.0%
below the median place (median 4.9%)

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about North Industry

  • Household income has grown -7.8% a year across the last five survey releases, slower than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 290 Ohio places.
  • 0% of residents were born outside the US, fewer than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 207 Ohio places.
  • Unemployment averaged 0.0% over the survey period, lower than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 214 Ohio places.
  • 80% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a higher share than in 98% of places its size. It is the 2nd-highest of 278 Ohio places.
  • The median home is worth 2 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 94% of places its size.
01

Moving to North Industry

Stark County gains about 2.0 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in11,350
Moved out10,738
Net+612

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Summit County, OH2,7012,471+230
Carroll County, OH483441+42

Within Ohio, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within OhioOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$57K
Leavers$58K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Stark County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
3.1% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.9% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Stark County report $57,200 a year in income on average; those leaving, $57,800.
Income you would need
$45,200 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,131 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,292 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $112,100.
Getting to work
27 minutes each way on average; 11.8% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Ross, IN matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
3.1%
45% below the median place
Moved from another state1
0.9%
55% below the median place
Income of households moving in7
$57,200
19% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureNorth IndustryAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure3.1%45% below
Moved from another state1County figure0.9%55% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure2.0above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$57,20019% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$57,80318% below
02

What it costs to live here

Renters paying 30%+ is 79.6%, 57% above the median place.

North Industry24.3%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$45,240
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
24.3%
19% above the median place
Home price to income
2.0x
47% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
24%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$44,300
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in North Industry, $1,131 a month, and local prices for everything else (95.8 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like North Industry, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Gas City, IN19.3% vs 24.3%n/aCompare
Monticello, IN21.1% vs 24.3%n/aCompare
South Monroe, MI19.1% vs 24.3%$7,400Compare

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Renters paying 30%+1
79.6%
57% above the median place
Median home value1
$112,100
65% below the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,292
31% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureNorth IndustryAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,13117% below
Rent to income124.3%19% above
Property tax rate11.3%47% above
Home price to income12.0x47% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure89.411% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,04935% below
HUD area median income4County figure$90,40016% below
Property tax paid (median)1$1,49754% below
Median home value1$112,10065% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure5.6%76% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure52.3%2% above
Homeownership177.8%17% above
Renters paying 30%+179.6%57% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,29231% below
Vacant homes1County figure7.1%1% above
Median year built119631% below
03

Work and pay

Unemployment is 0.0%, below the median place (median 4.9%).

Unemployment1
0.0%
below the median place (median 4.9%)
Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Median household income1
$55,833
30% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureNorth IndustryAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$55,83330% below
Income per person1$31,42122% below
Unemployment10.0%below (median 4.9%)
Average annual pay6County figure$57,36113% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure5.0%35% above
Jobs6County figure157,3744% above
Poverty rate1County figure12.5%16% above
Mean commute127 min10% above
Works from home1County figure11.8%5% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Born abroad is 0.0%, below the median place (median 8.8%).

Born abroad1
0.0%
below the median place (median 8.8%)
Homes with broadband1
80.2%
13% below the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
15.1%
53% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Household size2.2 −14%
Median age44.0 +13%
High school or higher96.0% +4%
All 8 people measures
MeasureNorth IndustryAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,7676646th largest
Median age144.013% above
Bachelor's or higher115.1%53% below
High school or higher196.0%4% above
Household size12.214% below
Born abroad10.0%below (median 8.8%)
No health insurance1County figure5.5%14% below
Homes with broadband180.2%13% below
05

Life in North Industry

92 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents11.3 +11%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k11.3 +2%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars20.7 −0%
Shops31.5 +4%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.6 −12%
Doctors' offices and clinics16.9 −16%
Child care centers1.5 −35%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Child care centers per 10k8
1.5
35% below the median place
Public schools11
96
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students11
53,192
above the median place (median 4,897)
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureNorth IndustryAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure96above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure53,192above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure18.419% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure20.70% below
Shops per 10k8County figure31.54% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure3.612% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure16.916% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure1.535% below
Parks per 10k911.311% above
Playgrounds per 10k90.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k911.32% above
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure92above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

July average high is 83°F, 4% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached North Industry. Larger places are fetched first.

July average high12
83°F
4% below the median place
Good air days14
53.2%
22% below the median place
January average low12
20°F
22% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureNorth IndustryAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure83°F4% below
January average low12County figure20°F22% below
Average temperature12County figure51°F8% below
Annual precipitation12County figure40.8 in7% below
Natural hazard risk13County figure88.05% below
Hurricane risk13County figure58.218% below
Tornado risk13County figure87.78% above
Wildfire risk13County figure49.020% below
Heat wave risk13County figure84.86% below
Median air quality index14County figure4914% above
Good air days14County figure53.2%22% below
08

North Industry in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 26% of the median income in 2030, up from 24% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,131/mo (2024)$1,420/mo$1,170 to $1,740/mo+3.9%
Median household income$55,833 (2024)$65,500$55,000 to $77,500+2.7%
Median home value$112,100 (2024)$151,000$109,000 to $208,000+5.1%

The median home would be worth 2.3 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.0 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like North Industry

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Ross, IN$1,101$54,563Compare
Burton, MI$1,009$60,052Compare
Moss Point, MS$1,075$44,296Compare
Trotwood, OH$1,031$50,113Compare
Trotwood, OHMoss Point, MSBurton, MIRoss, INNorth Industry, OHRossBurtonMoss PointTrotwoodRossBurtonMoss PointTrotwood

Common questions

Is North Industry a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Household income has grown -7.8% a year across the last five survey releases, slower than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 290 Ohio places. 0% of residents were born outside the US, fewer than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 207 Ohio places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is North Industry expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 24.3% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $112,100.

What salary do you need to live in North Industry?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $45,240 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to North Industry?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Ross, IN, Burton, MI, Moss Point, MS and Trotwood, OH.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares North Industry with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for North Industry itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/north-industry-ohio

Citytistics. “North Industry, Ohio.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/north-industry-ohio/

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