Population & age
- Total population
- 554
- Median age
- 27.2
Middlebranch, OH (44652)
Stark County · Canton-Massillon, OH · Population 554
Fresh.Data current as of Apr 24, 2026
Middlebranch, OH (ZIP 44652) sits in Stark County within the Canton-Massillon metro area. The page draws on 1 federal data feed retrieved Apr 24. Top health signal: Health Insurance comes in below the national average at 5.4%. No NCES schools are mapped to this ZIP in the current dataset. 9 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $9,584. Social vulnerability is low in this ZIP at the 2th percentile (CDC SVI), reflecting strong baseline resilience to public-health emergencies and natural disasters. FEMA has issued 12 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1969. 28.9% of residents in this county are flagged low-access by USDA's 2025 Food Environment Atlas — a notable supermarket-access gap. New residents arriving here predominantly come from Summit County, OH (IRS SOI Migration, 2022-2023). Healthcare access is the area's quieter strength; school options sit on the lighter side, so families may find themselves looking at districts a few ZIPs over. Notable: fair market rent of $1,040 for a two-bedroom, a median home value of $229,200, and broadband access at 63.3% of households (below the ~87% US average). Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
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Demographics
Race & ethnicity
- White
- 82.9%
- Black
- 5.6%
- Asian
- 0.0%
- Hispanic / Latino
- 0.0%
- Other / multi-racial
- 11.6%
Income & housing
- Median home value
- $229,200
Education
- Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)
- 17.2%
Employment
- Unemployment rate
- 0.0%
Housing
- Owner-occupied
- 110(55.3%)
- Renter-occupied
- 89(44.7%)
- Vacant units
- 0
- Built (median)
- 1984
Commute
- Public transit
- 0(0.0%)
- Work from home
- 0(0.0%)
- Avg commute
- 18.4 min
Economic wellbeing
- Below poverty line
- 95(18.3%)
- Uninsured
- 23(4.2%)
Digital access
- Broadband access
- 126(63.3%)
- No broadband
- 73(36.7%)
Language & nativity
- Foreign-born
- 0(0.0%)
- Non-English at home
- 0(0.0%)
Fair Market Rent
Fresh.HUD SAFMR · May 1, 2026Studio
$720
/month
1 Bed
$810
/month
2 Bed
$1,040
/month
3 Bed
$1,310
/month
4 Bed
$1,390
/month
HUD Fair Market Rents represent the 40th percentile of standard-quality rental housing in this area. FY2026 data.
New housing construction
New housing units permitted
528
Across 416 permitted buildings. Total construction value: $167.8M.
Single-family
371
70% of total units
Multifamily (2+ unit)
157
30% of total units
Single-family value
$149.4M
construction value
Multifamily value
$18.4M
construction value
Based on county-level data (2024).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (census.gov/construction/bps). Public domain. BPS reports annual residential building permits from local permit-issuing jurisdictions, aggregated to county. A permit reflects intent to build, not a completed unit — actual construction lags by 6-24 months for multifamily projects.
Business & employment
Business establishments
5
Total employment
59
Annual payroll
$2.6M
Average annual pay
$44,678
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Business Patterns (census.gov). Public domain. ZBP covers establishments with paid employees; Census suppresses employment and payroll values when fewer employers operate in a ZIP than would protect their confidentiality.
Employment & wages
Average annual pay
$54,631
Average weekly wage
$1,051
Total employment
158,502
Total establishments
9,494
That is roughly 17% below the US national average of $65,470 per worker.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (bls.gov/cew). Public domain. QCEW is derived from state unemployment-insurance filings and covers ~95% of US jobs. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches; small-employer cells are suppressed by BLS to protect employer confidentiality.
Unemployment
Unemployment rate
4.5%
That is 0.5 percentage points above the US national unemployment rate of about 4.0%.
Labor force
182,931
Employed
174,674
Unemployed
8,257
Based on Stark County, OH data (2024).
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (bls.gov/lau). Public domain. LAUS publishes monthly and annual labor-force estimates for every US county. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches.
Public transit
FTA tracks transit service at the urbanized-area level. Numbers below reflect the agencies and modes serving the area that contains this ZIP, not stop-level coverage.
Service status
Available
Akron, OH
Reporting agencies
3
Largest: METRO Regional Transit Authority
Annual ridership
—
unlinked trips · 2024
Source: U.S. Federal Transit Administration, National Transit Database (transit.dot.gov). Public domain.
Federal Disaster Declarations
Federally Declared Disasters
12
Date Range
1969–2020
Most Recent Declaration
COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Biological — declared March 31, 2020 (DR-4507)
Incident period: January 20, 2020 – May 11, 2023
Top Incident Types
- Severe Storm5 (42%)
- Biological2 (17%)
- Tornado2 (17%)
- Snowstorm2 (17%)
- Hurricane1 (8%)
Individual Assistance
6
Direct help to disaster survivors
Households Program
6
Housing & temporary lodging support
Public Assistance
9
Repair of public facilities & roads
Hazard Mitigation
6
Funding to reduce future disaster risk
FEMA declares disasters at the county level; counts here include every federally declared disaster touching any county that overlaps this ZIP. Statewide declarations and pre-1964 records without county granularity are excluded. Program flags reflect which FEMA assistance categories were activated (Individual Assistance, Households, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation). Source: fema.gov/openfema. Public domain.
Climate
30-year averages (1991-2020) from the nearest GHCN-D weather station. Temperature and precipitation values reflect typical annual conditions, not any single year.
Avg. temperature
51.6°F
42.1° – 61.2°
Annual precipitation
41.6"
Annual snowfall
47.2"
Heating · cooling days
5,700 · 869.5
Annual base 65°F
Nearest station: AKRON CANTON RGNL AP, OH US, 5.5 miles from the centroid of Middlebranch, OH (ZIP 44652)
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals (ncei.noaa.gov). Public domain.
Air quality
Median daily AQI
48
GoodGood 192dModerate 174d
Peak AQI (2024)
93
Moderate
Primary pollutant
PM2.5
250 days as main pollutant
Days measured
366
Based on Stark County data (2024).
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air Quality System (epa.gov). Public domain. Only counties with EPA AQS monitoring stations appear here (~30% of US counties); rural ZIPs whose primary county has no monitor will not show this section.
Community health profile
Years of potential life lost (per 100K)
9,698
That is roughly 1,498 years per 100,000 above the national county median (~8,200).
Premature death is the headline composite outcome CHR reports — age-adjusted, all-cause, before age 75.
Fair or poor health
16%
of adults self-report
Poor physical health days
4.1
avg per adult per month
Poor mental health days
5.8
avg per adult per month
Uninsured
6.5%
of residents under 65
Primary care MDs
77
per 100,000 residents
Preventable hospital stays
2,711
per 100K Medicare enrollees
Food environment (0-10)
7.4
10 = best access & security
Exercise access
74%
residents near a facility
Flu vaccinated
52%
of Medicare enrollees
Low birth weight (under 2,500 g) accounts for 8.5% of live births in this county — an early-life health input that downstream outcomes track against.
Based on Stark data (2025 CHR release).
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (countyhealthrankings.org). Annual release. Underlying source datasets vary by measure (CDC BRFSS, NCHS Vital Statistics, AHA, USDA Food Environment Atlas, and others). Figures are county-level and assigned to every ZIP whose primary county matches.
Food access
Food access status
Significant food access concerns
28.9% of Stark County, OH residents live more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket.
Grocery stores
0.17
per 1,000 residents
Supercenters & clubs
0.03
per 1,000 residents
SNAP-authorized stores
0.88
accepting food benefits
Fast-food restaurants
0.92
per 1,000 residents
Among low-income residents, 8.6% are low-access — those without a supermarket within 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural).
Per-1,000 figures show how many of each store type exist in Stark County, OH for every 1,000 residents. Higher grocery and supercenter density usually means easier access to fresh food; higher convenience-store-only density (with low grocery rate) often signals a food swamp.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Environment Atlas (ers.usda.gov). County-level metrics fanned to ZIP via the primary county in the Census ZCTA-county relationship file. Variable years differ per family (stores ~2020, low-access ~2019).
Safety
FBI publishes crime data at the county level. Numbers below cover the primary county that contains this ZIP. Rates are per 100,000 residents in the area covered by reporting agencies.
Violent crime rate
—
per 100K residents · 214 reports
Property crime rate
—
per 100K residents · 1,216 reports
Homicide
4
Robbery
4
Burglary
280
Vehicle theft
97
County-level data for Stark (2024)
Source: U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program (cde.ucr.cjis.gov). Public domain. Coverage varies by reporting agency; areas with partial agency coverage may understate true crime totals.
Who’s moving in and out
Net migration (2022-2023)
▲+692 people
+25 households • −$9.1M net AGI flow
Moved in
8,569households
14,451 people • $495.6M AGI
Moved out
8,544households
13,759 people • $504.7M AGI
Where new residents came from
- Summit County, OH — 1,673 households
- Tuscarawas County, OH — 410 households
- Wayne County, OH — 326 households
- Portage County, OH — 310 households
- Carroll County, OH — 293 households
Where departing residents went
- Summit County, OH — 1,566 households
- Tuscarawas County, OH — 360 households
- Cuyahoga County, OH — 318 households
- Franklin County, OH — 312 households
- Portage County, OH — 286 households
Incoming households reported an average AGI of $57,838 versus departing households' $59,072.
Source: U.S. Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income, Migration Data (irs.gov). Public domain. Migration is measured by year-over-year changes in the address on individual tax returns; figures are county-level totals attributed to ZIPs whose primary county matches. Foreign migration contributes to inflow/outflow totals but does not appear in the top-county lists. Small flows are suppressed by IRS to protect taxpayer confidentiality.
Taxes & benefits in Ohio
State-level rules that apply to every resident of ZIP 44652. Numbers reflect the most recent published year per source.
Tax rates
Income tax
3.50%
flat · 1 brackets
Sales tax (combined)
7.29%
State 5.75% · avg local 1.54%
Property tax (effective)
0.89%
Median $1,417/year
Tax burden rank
25 of 50
10.10% of personal income
For ZIP 44652: Applied to this ZIP's typical home value of $229,200, that works out to roughly $2,036/year in property tax.
Paid family leave
Program
No program
No program
Safety net
SNAP eligibility
130% FPL
Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility (raises gross income limit above federal 130% floor). No asset test.
Sources: Tax Foundation (state tax rates & brackets), Bipartisan Policy Center (paid family leave), USDA FNS (SNAP categorical eligibility).
Other ZIPs near 44652
Other ZIPs in Middlebranch
Nearby ZIPs by distance
44721 (Middlebranch, 0.8 mi) · 44630 (Greentown, 4.3 mi) · 44632 (Hartville, 4.5 mi) · 44705 (Canton, 4.7 mi) · 44714 (Canton, 4.7 mi) · 44709 (Canton, 5 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
Data sources used on this page
All data on this page is sourced from federal government datasets · Not AI-generated · Methodology
Health profile
Crude prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES, derived from BRFSS small-area modeling. Population-level figures only.
Obesity
38.2%
5.2pp above the 33.0% national rate.
High Blood Pressure
31.5%
Tracks close to the 32.0% national rate.
Depression
26.1%
4.1pp above the 22.0% national rate.
Annual Checkup
77.6%
Tracks close to the 76.0% national rate.
Health Insurance
5.4%
7.6pp below the 13.0% national rate.
Diabetes
10.2%
Tracks close to the 11.0% national rate.
Colleges & universities nearby
Colleges in this area
9
Median in-state tuition
$9,584
Median earnings (10 yr)
$45,388
- 4-Year
University of Mount Union
Alliance, OH · 44601
- In-state tuition
- $36,600
- Out-of-state tuition
- $36,600
- Acceptance rate
- 78.2%
- Graduation rate
- 61.5%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $53,217
- Median student debt
- $27,000
- 4-Year
The College of Wooster
Wooster, OH · 44691
- In-state tuition
- $61,640
- Out-of-state tuition
- $61,640
- Acceptance rate
- 59.5%
- Graduation rate
- 73.9%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $59,629
- Median student debt
- $26,500
- 4-Year
Kent State University at Tuscarawas
New Philadelphia, OH · 44663
- In-state tuition
- $7,492
- Out-of-state tuition
- $17,342
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- 37.4%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $45,388
- Median student debt
- $24,500
- 2-Year
Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute
Wooster, OH · 44691
- In-state tuition
- $9,584
- Out-of-state tuition
- $36,362
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- 42.2%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $60,409
- Median student debt
- $19,976
- 4-Year
University of Akron Wayne College
Orrville, OH · 44667
- In-state tuition
- $7,723
- Out-of-state tuition
- $15,403
- Acceptance rate
- 89.9%
- Graduation rate
- 18.5%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $46,600
- Median student debt
- $23,250
- 2-Year
Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Alliance
Alliance, OH · 44601
- In-state tuition
- —
- Out-of-state tuition
- —
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- 62.7%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $17,650
- Median student debt
- $7,114
- Certificate
Portage Lakes Career Center
Uniontown, OH · 44685
- In-state tuition
- —
- Out-of-state tuition
- —
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- 68.8%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $38,316
- Median student debt
- $8,444
- Certificate
Wayne County Schools Career Center
Smithville, OH · 44677
- In-state tuition
- —
- Out-of-state tuition
- —
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- 77.0%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $42,774
- Median student debt
- $7,574
- Certificate
Buckeye Joint Vocational School
New Philadelphia, OH · 44663
- In-state tuition
- —
- Out-of-state tuition
- —
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- 87.4%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $35,889
- Median student debt
- —
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (collegescorecard.ed.gov). Public domain data. Earnings figures reflect median earnings 10 years after entry for federally-aided students.
What these numbers say together
Middlebranch, OH (ZIP 44652) sits in Stark County within the Canton-Massillon metro area. The page draws on 1 federal data feed retrieved Apr 24. Top health signal: Health Insurance comes in below the national average at 5.4%. No NCES schools are mapped to this ZIP in the current dataset. 9 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $9,584. Social vulnerability is low in this ZIP at the 2th percentile (CDC SVI), reflecting strong baseline resilience to public-health emergencies and natural disasters. FEMA has issued 12 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1969. 28.9% of residents in this county are flagged low-access by USDA's 2025 Food Environment Atlas — a notable supermarket-access gap. New residents arriving here predominantly come from Summit County, OH (IRS SOI Migration, 2022-2023). Healthcare access is the area's quieter strength; school options sit on the lighter side, so families may find themselves looking at districts a few ZIPs over. Notable: fair market rent of $1,040 for a two-bedroom, a median home value of $229,200, and broadband access at 63.3% of households (below the ~87% US average). Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
The two domains pull in different directions. Healthcare access reads strong, but the on-paper school count is on the lighter side — that’s less a quality signal and more a density one. Households here often look at districts a few ZIPs over for school choice while keeping their providers local.
One concrete reading worth keeping: Depression prevalence sits higher the national rate at 26.1%. Each figure on this page links to the original federal dataset with its retrieval date — this synthesis is a reading, not a substitute for the underlying records.
Frequently Asked Questions — ZIP 44652
What is the obesity rate in ZIP 44652?
38.2%, which is 5.2 percentage points above the national average of 33.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
What is the depression rate in ZIP 44652?
26.1%, which is 4.1 percentage points above the national average of 22.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
What is the high blood pressure rate in ZIP 44652?
31.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points below the national average of 32.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
What is the population of ZIP 44652?
554 people live in ZIP 44652, with a median age of 27.2 (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
Is ZIP 44652 mostly renters or homeowners?
In ZIP 44652, 55.3% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied and 44.7% are renter-occupied (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
How do people commute in ZIP 44652?
In ZIP 44652, 0.0% of workers work from home. Public transit is used by 0.0% of commuters (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
What is the poverty rate in ZIP 44652?
18.3% of the population in ZIP 44652 lives below the federal poverty line (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
What percentage of households in ZIP 44652 have broadband internet?
63.3% of households in ZIP 44652 have broadband internet access (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
How many businesses are in ZIP 44652?
As of 2022, 5 business establishments operated in ZIP 44652 employing 59 workers (Census ZIP Business Patterns, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What is the average salary in ZIP 44652?
The average annual pay across all local establishments in ZIP 44652 is $44,678, based on Census ZIP Business Patterns 2022 data (retrieved May 3, 2026).
How vulnerable is ZIP 44652 to disasters and public health emergencies?
According to the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (2022), ZIP 44652 ranks in the 2th percentile nationally for social vulnerability — a low vulnerability profile (retrieved May 3, 2026).
What is the biggest vulnerability factor in ZIP 44652?
Racial & Ethnic Minority Status is the highest-scoring CDC SVI theme for ZIP 44652, ranking in the 20th percentile nationally (CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022, retrieved May 3, 2026).
How many federally declared disasters has ZIP 44652 experienced?
FEMA has recorded 12 federal disaster declarations affecting ZIP 44652 between 1969–2020 (FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What kinds of disasters most often hit ZIP 44652?
Severe Storm is the most common federally declared disaster type affecting ZIP 44652, accounting for 5 of 12 declarations (42%, FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What was the most recent disaster declared for ZIP 44652?
The most recent FEMA disaster declaration affecting ZIP 44652 was "COVID-19 PANDEMIC" — a biological declared in 2020 (DR-4507) (FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What colleges are near ZIP 44652?
9 colleges and universities are listed near ZIP 44652 by the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, including University Of Mount Union, The College Of Wooster, and Kent State University At Tuscarawas (retrieved May 2, 2026).
What is the average tuition at colleges near ZIP 44652?
Median in-state tuition across 9 nearby institutions is $9,584 (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
What do graduates earn from colleges near ZIP 44652?
Graduates of nearby colleges earn a median of $45,388 ten years after entry (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
What is the climate like in ZIP 44652?
ZIP 44652 has an average annual temperature of 51.6°F and 41.6" of annual precipitation based on the AKRON CANTON RGNL AP, OH US weather station 5.5 miles from the ZIP centroid (NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, retrieved May 8, 2026).
Does ZIP 44652 have public transit?
Yes — ZIP 44652 is part of the Akron, OH urbanized area, primarily served by METRO Regional Transit Authority (National Transit Database 2024, retrieved May 4, 2026).
What taxes apply in ZIP 44652?
Ohio has a flat income tax with a top rate of 3.50%. Combined sales tax: 7.29% (Tax Foundation 2025).
Does Ohio have paid family leave?
Ohio has no state paid family leave program (Bipartisan Policy Center 2026).
What data is available for ZIP 44652?
This page covers health outcomes from CDC PLACES (40 metrics), demographics from the Census ACS 5-Year (2022), colleges from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (9 institutions), local business & employment from Census ZIP Business Patterns (2022), social vulnerability scores from the CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022), federal disaster declarations from FEMA OpenFEMA (12 on record), climate normals from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020), county-level crime data from the FBI Crime Data Explorer (2024), public transit coverage from the National Transit Database (2024), and state-level tax rates from the Tax Foundation. Data is refreshed on Mubboo's standard schedule.
How current is this data?
Health data retrieved Apr 24, 2026 from CDC PLACES. Demographics retrieved Apr 30, 2026 from Census ACS 5-Year (2022). College data retrieved May 2, 2026 from U.S. Dept of Education College Scorecard. Business & employment retrieved May 3, 2026 from Census ZBP (2022). Social vulnerability scores retrieved May 3, 2026 from CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022). Federal disaster declarations retrieved May 3, 2026 from FEMA OpenFEMA (12 on record). Climate normals retrieved May 8, 2026 from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020). County-level crime data retrieved May 4, 2026 from the FBI Crime Data Explorer (2024). Transit coverage retrieved May 4, 2026 from the National Transit Database (2024). State-level tax rates retrieved 2026-05-05 15:58:22.284+00 from the Tax Foundation.
Other ZIPs near 44652
Other ZIPs in Middlebranch
Nearby ZIPs by distance
44721 (Middlebranch, 0.8 mi) · 44630 (Greentown, 4.3 mi) · 44632 (Hartville, 4.5 mi) · 44705 (Canton, 4.7 mi) · 44714 (Canton, 4.7 mi) · 44709 (Canton, 5 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
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Social Vulnerability Index
Overall SVI
2nd percentile
Low Vulnerability
Based on 1 census tract, population 322
Vulnerability Themes
Persons with Disability
24
Without HS Diploma
2
Without Health Insurance
10
Adults Age 65+
58
The Social Vulnerability Index uses U.S. Census data to identify communities most at risk during public health emergencies and natural disasters. Higher percentiles indicate greater vulnerability. Tract-level scores are aggregated to this ZCTA via Census 2020 ZCTA→Tract crosswalk, weighted by land-area share. Source: atsdr.cdc.gov. Public domain.