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Canton town, Norfolk County, MA

24,748 Population
18.7 square miles 1,320.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.6 ±2.3 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Norfolk County: 40.9 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 40 ±0.1

Economics

$78,446 ±$6,674 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Norfolk County: $71,758 ±$887
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Massachusetts: $57,897 ±$291
$143,381 ±$9,210 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Norfolk County: $130,739 ±$2,551
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Massachusetts: $103,960 ±$527

5.2% ±1.3% (1,265  ±326) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Norfolk County: 6.7% 47,744 (±0.4% / ±2,592)
  • about half the rate in Massachusetts: 10% 684,548 (±0.2% / ±9,915)

35.9 minutes ±1.9 (330,205  ±31,949) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Norfolk County: 32.5 9,653,800 (±0.3 / ±135,482)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 29.1 85,790,930 (±0.1 / ±442,067)

Families

9,630 ±323 Number of households
  • Norfolk County: 283,368 ±824
  • Massachusetts: 2,785,042 ±5,182
2.5 ±0.1 (24,351  ±84) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Norfolk County: 2.5 711,784 (±0 / ±158)
  • a little higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 2.4 6,798,980

5.4% ±2.8% (284  ±150) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Norfolk County: 3.9% † 6,739 (±0.4% / ±755)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 4.4% 74,761 (±0.1% / ±2,382)

Housing

9,866 ±344 Number of housing units
  • Norfolk County: 295,227 ±233
  • Massachusetts: 3,030,406 ±453

$710,600 ±$26,845 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in Norfolk County: $683,900 ±$5,690
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Massachusetts: $562,100 ±$2,169

7.4% ±1.6% (1,822  ±387.2) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Norfolk County: 10.8% 77,930 (±0.5% / ±3,263.6)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Massachusetts: 11.7% 814,835 (±0.2% / ±10,826.5)

Social

96.5% ±4.9% (17,047  ±953.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Norfolk County: 94.5% 489,336 (±1% / ±4,978.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 91.4% 4,556,673 (±0.4% / ±17,302.2)
67.5% ±4.1% (11,919  ±773.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Norfolk County: 58.8% 304,559 (±0.7% / ±3,727)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Massachusetts: 47.3% 2,357,947 (±0.2% / ±11,582.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

15% ±2.2% (3,722  ±555) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Norfolk County: 19.3% 141,142
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 18.1% 1,271,206

4.3% ±1.1% (823  ±216) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Norfolk County: 3.8% 22,054 (±0.2% / ±987)
  • about the same as the rate in Massachusetts: 4.3% 243,596 (±0.1% / ±3,368)
823 Total veterans ±216 788 Male ±208 35 Female ±32

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