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Perry Heights, Ohio.

A community in Stark County, with no city government of its own. Zillow publishes no home prices for it: see Stark County’s.

Living in Perry Heights, Stark County, Ohio

Perry Heights, in Stark County, had 8,391 people in the 2020 census. Half its households earn more than $61,601 a year and half less, against $67,934 across Stark County; 9% of its people live below the poverty line. 69% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 31% are rented. Unemployment in Stark County was 3.7% in August 2026, and the county had 0.7% fewer jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most residents work in schools and health care, then manufacturing.

People 8,391 in the 2020 census; median age 43.6
Household income $61,601 the median, give or take $6,956 · Stark County: $67,934
Unemployment 3.7% Stark County, August 2026; 4.6% a year before
Homes 69% lived in by their owners; 31% rented
  • 3,540households
  • 16%of adults have a degree
  • 9%below the poverty line
  • 19 mintypical commute
  • 12%work from home

What residents work in

  • Schools, hospitals and social care24%
  • Manufacturing18%
  • Restaurants, hotels and entertainment12%
  • Shops (retail)8%
  • Professional and business services7%
  • Other services6%

Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Stark County had 157,374 jobs in 2025, 0.7% fewer than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Weather through the year

Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 36° and 20°; warmest in July, 84° and 63° 20° 40° 60° 80° J 36° 20° F M A M J J 84° 63° A S O N D
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 36° and 20°; warmest in July, 84° and 63° 20° 40° 60° 80° J 36° 20° F M A M J J 84° 63° A S O N D

Coldest in January, with highs near 36° and lows near 20°; warmest in July, with highs near 84° and lows near 63°. About 47 inches of snow and 42 inches of rain and melted snow a year.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Akron Canton Regional Airport weather station, 8 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in Perry Heights

  1. Ohnh EMPNursing care facilities108
  2. QuickdraftPneumatic tube conveyors manufacturing37
  3. Silver Maple Recovery of MassillonAlcoholism rehabilitation facilities, residential33

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 3 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 178 people in all. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.

Natural hazards

  1. HailRelatively moderate
  2. Ice stormsRelatively moderate
  3. LightningRelatively moderate
  4. Winter weatherRelatively moderate
  5. Cold wavesRelatively moderate
  6. Strong windRelatively moderate

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Perry Heights’ census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, very low. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.

From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Stark County.