PekinOH
This town of 369 people was settled in 1836.
Is Pekin a good place to live?
1.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Pekin, below both Ohio’s towns (24%) and U.S. towns (29%). Pekin has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
369 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Pekin: who provides what
Pekin is unincorporated, so Carroll County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Pekin.
With only 0.7 jobs per working resident, most people in Pekin work out of town
For half of commuters, work is under 17 miles away. Jobs based in Pekin fell to 96 in 2023, 45 fewer than in 2013. Commuting out is the norm in the town: 1% of working residents work locally. The top destinations are Minerva (14%), Canton (11%) and Akron (4%).
| Pekin | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.4% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazards: high risk in Pekin, mostly inland flooding
For Pekin, the natural-hazard score from FEMA is 67 of 100. FEMA puts 82% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 6% to tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
More of Pekin’s adults have high blood pressure than in the typical Ohio or U.S. town
In Pekin, 38% of adults have obesity. The town beats the Ohio average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12. Two figures for adults locally: 17% have diabetes, 35% get no exercise outside work.
| Pekin | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 38% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 28% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Pekin | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 13.8% | 16.6% |
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 70.6% | 65.2% |
| More adults with heart disease | 10.9% | 7.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median home in Pekin sells for about $160K
For households in Pekin, the share who live in a home they own is 90%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Pro Football Hall of Fame and 21 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pekin. Close and well known come first.
Big draw16 mi MuseumPro Football Hall of Fame192K visitors a year
33 mi National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Park3.0M visitors a year
16 mi Stadium & arenaTom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium
15 mi LandmarkMcKinley National Memorial
40 mi TheatreBlossom Music Center
33 mi MuseumAge of Steam RoundhousePhoto credits
Pro Football Hall of Fame: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0 · Cuyahoga Valley National Park: Unknown, Public domain · Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium: Harrier233 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · McKinley National Memorial: CoolRockC, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Blossom Music Center: Slh1078, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Age of Steam Roundhouse: Alvintrusty, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Everything we know about Pekin
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Pekin
About 0 of every 100 Pekin residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
99% of working residents leave Pekin for work
Where Pekin’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Pekin
Census-designated place in Ohio, United States
Pekin is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Carroll County, Ohio, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. The CDP is on the northern edge of Carroll County, in northeastern Brown Township. It is bordered to the east by the village of Minerva and to the north by Paris Township in Stark County. Ohio State Route 183 (Valley Street) passes through the southern part of the CDP, leading northeast into Minerva and southwest 4 miles (6 km) to Malvern. Canton is 17 miles (27 km) to the northwest via U.S. Route 30 from Minerva. Pekin is on the north side of Sandy Creek, a southwest-flowing tributary of the Tuscarawas River, part of the Ohio …
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- Area
- 0.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,050 ft
Questions about Pekin
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Pekin, OH a good place to live?
Pekin has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.