In 2000 there were 159,716 households in Canton-Massillon, OH MSA. The average household size was 2.49 people.

Families made up 67 percent of the households in Canton-Massillon, OH MSA that year. This figure includes both married couple families (55 percent) and other families (12 percent). Non-family households made up 33 percent of the households in Canton-Massillon, OH MSA. Most of the non-family households were people living alone, but some were people living in households maintained by non-relatives.(3)