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Canton charter township, Wayne County, MI

99,786 Population
36.1 square miles 2,761.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.7 ±2.8 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Wayne County: 38 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in Michigan: 40.4 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$53,978 ±$4,179 Per capita income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Wayne County: $34,723 ±$685
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Michigan: $40,990 ±$308
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$111,246 ±$10,663 Median household income
  • nearly double the amount in Wayne County: $59,294 ±$1,735
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Michigan: $72,389 ±$567
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

5.4% ±2% (5,334  ±1,974) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Wayne County: 22.2% 388,714 (±1% / ±17,456)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Michigan: 13.5% 1,334,859 (±0.3% / ±27,543)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

26.9 minutes ±0.5 (1,044,720  ±42,553) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Wayne County: 24.7 15,684,400 (±0.1 / ±148,506)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Michigan: 24.2 97,245,590 (±0.1 / ±399,652)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

37,190 ±2,216 Number of households
  • Wayne County: 707,662 ±4,195
  • Michigan: 4,131,281 ±12,742
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.7 ±0.2 (99,350  ±43) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Wayne County: 2.5 1,752,966 (±0 / ±180)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Michigan: 2.4 9,921,923
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.5% ±3% (1,172  ±637) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Wayne County: 6% † 24,913 (±0.8% / ±3,391)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 4.9% 112,620 (±0.3% / ±5,715)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

40,018 ±2,555 Number of housing units
  • Wayne County: 810,469 ±171
  • Michigan: 4,669,109 ±1,252
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$394,600 ±$13,731 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about double the amount in Wayne County: $194,800 ±$3,464
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Michigan: $254,200 ±$1,616
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

7.8% ±2.1% (7,746  ±2,054.9) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Wayne County: 10.3% 179,730 (±0.9% / ±15,117)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Michigan: 10.8% 1,081,686 (±0.3% / ±30,683.1)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

92.9% ±4.7% (65,392  ±4,204.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Wayne County: 88.4% 1,070,545 (±1.4% / ±17,146.8)
  • about the same as the rate in Michigan: 92.2% 6,551,317 (±0.6% / ±39,951.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
56.6% ±4.3% (39,855  ±3,379.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about double the rate in Wayne County: 28.2% 341,148 (±0.8% / ±9,681.4)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Michigan: 33.3% 2,366,945 (±0.3% / ±23,456.2)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

22.4% ±3.5% (22,347  ±3,446) Foreign-born population
  • nearly double the rate in Wayne County: 11.6% 205,310
  • more than double the rate in Michigan: 7.7% 778,787
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4.6% ±1.5% (3,535  ±1,143) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Wayne County: 4.3% 57,894 (±0.2% / ±3,308)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Michigan: 5.4% 435,461 (±0.1% / ±8,995)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
3,535 Total veterans ±1,143 2,936 Male ±953 599 Female ±444

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