Stark County, Ohio: commercial real estate data.
Stark County, Ohio has a population of 373,713 across 575 square miles, down 0.2 percent since the 2020 census base. County output reached $23.16 bn in 2024, 8,181 establishments operate here, and the SBA record carries 857 7(a) approvals worth $223.4 m.
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Stark County
How many people live in Stark County
- Population373,713
- Households155,955
- Average household size2.40
- Median household income$67,934
- Median age41.8
- Median gross rent$909 per month
- Median owner-occupied home value$186,400
- Home value to household income2.7 times
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher25.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over262,599
- Population under 1880,525
- Share under 1821.5 percent
- Population 65 and over76,627
- Share 65 and over20.5 percent
- Working age population, 18 to 64216,561
- Civilian labor force186,713
- Unemployment rate3.9 percent
- Labor force participation, adults 18 and over63.7 percent
- Rank by population among Ohio counties8th of 88
- Rank by population among US county-equivalents200th
Stark County is the 8th largest of 88 Ohio counties by population. A median home costs 2.7 times median household income, which is an affordable ownership market by national standards. Residents under 18 outnumber those 65 and over, at 21.5 percent against 20.5 percent, a household formation profile rather than a retirement one.
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Is Stark County growing
- Population change since the 2020 census base-0.21 percent
- Census 2020 base population374,879
- Births, 20243,899
- Deaths, 20244,382
- Natural change, 2024-483
- Net domestic migration, 2024978
- Net international migration, 2024556
- Total net migration, 20241,534
- Cumulative net domestic migration, 2021 to 20242,207
- Rank by growth among US county-equivalents1915th
The county has lost 0.21 percent of its population since the 2020 census base. Deaths exceeded births in 2024, so all of the growth came from people moving in. A market held up by migration alone is more sensitive to a change in relative cost than one growing from household formation.
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
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Where people moving to Stark County come from
- Tax returns filed by households arriving6,740
- People arriving, from those returns11,382
- Adjusted gross income arriving$396.8 m
- Net adjusted gross income movement$0
- Average income of an arriving household$58,867
- Largest single originStark County Non-migrants (152,891 households)
- Largest single destination (152,891 households)
| Origin | Households | People | Adjusted gross income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stark County Non-migrants | 152,891 | 293,322 | $11.37 bn |
| Other flows - Different State | 1,780 | 3,155 | $110.9 m |
| Summit County | 1,662 | 2,784 | $106.8 m |
| Other flows - South | 960 | 1,696 | $58.8 m |
| Tuscarawas County | 441 | 779 | $19.8 m |
| Other flows - Same State | 349 | 568 | $20.4 m |
| Portage County | 319 | 531 | $18.5 m |
| Wayne County | 294 | 500 | $14.4 m |
The largest single source of arrivals is Stark County Non-migrants, which is the catchment a retail or multifamily study should look at first.
US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
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What the Stark County economy runs on
- County GDP, 2024$23.16 bn
- County GDP, 2023$22.55 bn
- GDP change, 2023 to 20242.7 percent
- GDP change over five years36.6 percent
- Rank by GDP among Ohio counties8th
- Rank by GDP among US county-equivalents237th
- GDP per resident$61,962
Output grew 2.7 percent in the latest year and 36.6 percent over five, which is the trend line a lender will read behind any single year figure.
US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024.
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Who employs people in Stark County
- Covered employment, annual average158,502
- Establishments reporting9,494
- Average annual pay$54,631
- Average weekly wage$1,051
- Sector 62, employment27,075
- Sector 62, average annual pay$54,170
- Sector 31-33, employment24,085
- Sector 31-33, average annual pay$70,909
- Sector 44-45, employment19,138
- Sector 44-45, average annual pay$33,841
- Sector 72, employment16,263
- Sector 72, average annual pay$22,265
- Sector 23, employment8,031
- Sector 56, employment7,059
| Sector | Employment | Establishments | Average annual pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sector 62 | 27,075 | 1,042 | $54,170 |
| Sector 31-33 | 24,085 | 550 | $70,909 |
| Sector 44-45 | 19,138 | 1,156 | $33,841 |
| Sector 72 | 16,263 | 838 | $22,265 |
| Sector 23 | 8,031 | 869 | $78,841 |
| Sector 56 | 7,059 | 632 | $48,863 |
| Sector 48-49 | 6,621 | 273 | $55,630 |
| Sector 42 | 6,012 | 538 | $71,911 |
The largest sector is the biggest private employer group at 27,075 jobs, 17.1 percent of covered employment. Average pay per job sits below median household income, so households here typically need more than one earner.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
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What businesses operate in Stark County
- Establishments, all industries8,181
- Employment at those establishments139,706
- Annual payroll$7.10 bn
- Establishments per 1,000 residents21.9
These are counts of establishments physically operating in the county, not listings, so they are the supply side a feasibility study measures demand against.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
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What is being built in Stark County
- Housing units authorised by permit, 2024528
- Declared construction value permitted$167.8 m
- Single family units authorised371
- Multifamily units authorised157
- Multifamily share of units29.7 percent
- Average declared value per unit$317,789
- Units authorised per 1,000 households3.4
Multifamily is 29.7 percent of units authorised, so the pipeline is predominantly for sale product.
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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How much SBA lending happens in Stark County
- 7(a) approvals recorded857
- 7(a) gross approval dollars$223.4 m
- Average 7(a) approval$260,685
- Median 7(a) approval$65,600
- 10th percentile approval$20,000
- 90th percentile approval$526,000
- Largest single approval$5,000,000
- Jobs reported supported, 7(a)6,803
- Jobs per approval7.9
- Distinct 7(a) lenders active55
- Distinct industries receiving approvals231
- Median 7(a) term120 months
- Share of loans on real estate terms, 240 months or longer7.9 percent
- Loans on real estate terms68
- Loans on working capital terms, 120 months or shorter757
- Franchise loans56
- Franchise share of approvals6.5 percent
- Leading industry by approval countLandscaping Services (35)
- Most active lenderThe Huntington National Bank (564)
- 504 approvals recorded91
- 504 gross approval dollars$53.8 m
- Average 504 approval$590,978
- Median 504 approval$352,000
- Distinct CDCs active7
- 504 jobs per approval10.8
- 504 jobs per million dollars approved18.3
- Most active CDCCascade Capital Corporation (31)
- 7(a) share of SBA approvals90.4 percent
- Combined SBA approval dollars$277.2 m
The average approval of $260,685 sits well above the median of $65,600, so a small number of large deals is pulling the mean up. The median is the better guide to what a typical borrower here actually gets. Only 7.9 percent of approvals run on real estate terms, so SBA credit here is mostly working capital and equipment rather than property acquisition.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30. US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Do SBA loans in Stark County get paid back
- Loans with a final outcome recorded184
- Paid in full176
- Charged off8
- Charge off rate on resolved loans4.3 percent
- Status: Paid in full176
- Status: Cancelled85
- Status: Exempt from disclosure553
- Status: Charged off8
- Status: Committed, not yet disbursed35
| NAICS | Industry | Resolved loans | Charged off | Charge off rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 236118 | Residential Remodelers | 12 | 1 | 8.3% |
Of the 184 loans that have reached a final outcome, 4.3 percent were charged off. This is computed only over resolved loans, because a loan still running has not yet succeeded or failed and counting it either way would be wrong. Among industries with at least ten resolved loans, Residential Remodelers carries the highest charge off rate at 8.3 percent.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Which parts of Stark County get the lending
- Places in the county with recorded lending37
- CANTON, approvals279
- Massillon, approvals139
- North Canton, approvals126
- ALLIANCE, approvals63
- LOUISVILLE, approvals38
- Uniontown, approvals38
| Place | Approvals | Gross approval dollars |
|---|---|---|
| CANTON | 279 | $77,102,300 |
| Massillon | 139 | $23,330,900 |
| North Canton | 126 | $36,516,700 |
| ALLIANCE | 63 | $25,372,700 |
| LOUISVILLE | 38 | $15,512,400 |
| Uniontown | 38 | $4,700,000 |
| Hartville | 32 | $6,170,100 |
| CANAL FULTON | 23 | $4,630,500 |
CANTON accounts for 279 approvals against 139 in Massillon. County level figures average over that gap, which is why a site decision is made at the submarket rather than the county.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Stark County
How big is Stark County
- Land area575 sq mi
- Rank by land area among Ohio counties11th of 88
- Width, east to west29.5 mi
- Height, north to south24.4 mi
- Geographies sharing a boundary8
- Residents per square mile of land650
- Establishments per square mile14.23
US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary vertices, TIGER county boundaries. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year. US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
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What hazards affect Stark County
- EPA radon zone predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/LZone 1
- Communities in the NFIP Community Status Book16
- Of those, participating in the NFIP15
- NFIP participation rate93.8 percent
- Communities carrying a CRS class0
The EPA places the county in radon zone 1, a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L.
US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001. FEMA OpenFEMA, NFIP Community Status Book, Community Status Book, as retrieved.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- Flood zone record counts are not held. The flood coverage export has not landed, so no count is shown rather than an estimated one.
- Traffic counts resolve in the platform, not in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here.
- Zoning is in build. Parcel level zoning is not published on this page.
Feasibility studies
When a Stark County site needs a document a lender will accept.
The same data layer behind this page is the one the studies are written from. A study for a Stark County site starts with the figures you are reading, carrying the same source and period into the credit file.
- Population373,713
- Households155,955
- Average household size2.40
- Median household income$67,934
- Median age41.8
Common questions
Stark County questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Stark County, Ohio?
373,713, in 155,955 households, ranking 8th of 88 Ohio counties. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Stark County growing?
The population has fallen 0.21 percent since the 2020 census base. In 2024 there were 3,899 births against 4,382 deaths, with net migration of 1,534. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
What is the median household income in Stark County?
$67,934. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $186,400, which is 2.7 times income, and median gross rent is $909 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
How many businesses are there in Stark County?
8,181 establishments, employing 139,706 people with an annual payroll of $7.10 bn. These are establishments physically operating in the county, not listings. Source: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
What is the average wage in Stark County?
Average annual pay is $54,631, or $1,051 a week, across 158,502 covered jobs. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
How much SBA lending happens in Stark County?
857 7(a) approvals totalling $223.4 m since FY2020, across 55 lenders, with a median approval of $65,600, plus 91 504 approvals worth $53.8 m. These are approvals recorded in the release, not loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans in Stark County get paid back?
Of the 184 loans that have reached a final outcome, 176 were paid in full and 8 charged off, a charge off rate of 4.3 percent. Loans still running are excluded, because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
What is being built in Stark County?
528 housing units were authorised by permit in 2024, with a declared construction value of $167.8 m. Multifamily was 29.7 percent of units. Source: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
What is the radon zone for Stark County?
Zone 1, a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L. Source: US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001.
Where do people moving to Stark County come from?
The largest single origin is Stark County Non-migrants, with 152,891 households. Arriving households report an average income of $58,867 against null for those leaving. Source: US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Are traffic counts available for Stark County on this page?
No. Annual average daily traffic resolves in the platform rather than in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here. It is a gap we know about rather than a figure we estimated.
Is zoning published for Stark County?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning, and where a statutory framework applies it is marked as the statewide frame with confirm locally attached.