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Canton township, Washington County, PA

8,248 Population
14.9 square miles 555.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

45.2 ±6.9 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Washington County: 44.2 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 40.9 ±0.1

Economics

$33,093 ±$2,409 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Washington County: $44,392 ±$1,062
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Pennsylvania: $43,104 ±$186
$66,500 ±$12,323 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Washington County: $77,487 ±$1,747
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Pennsylvania: $76,081 ±$310

10.1% ±4.1% (816  ±334) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Washington County: 9.4% 19,123 (±0.6% / ±1,284)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.8% 1,480,981 (±0.2% / ±19,287)

23.4 minutes ±2.1 (78,120  ±9,963) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Washington County: 26.7 2,301,830 (±0.6 / ±63,903)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Pennsylvania: 26.6 141,916,510 (±0.1 / ±598,943)

Families

3,216 ±242 Number of households
  • Washington County: 87,665 ±660
  • Pennsylvania: 5,235,339 ±9,438
2.5 ±0.2 (8,142  ±22) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Washington County: 2.3 204,089 (±0 / ±73)
  • a little higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,564,867

3.3% ±4.4% (52  ±69) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Washington County: 4.1% † 1,777 (±0.7% / ±302)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Pennsylvania: 5.1% 146,799 (±0.1% / ±3,390)

Housing

3,421 ±269 Number of housing units
  • Washington County: 97,476 ±119
  • Pennsylvania: 5,779,663 ±1,198

$165,300 ±$27,151 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Washington County: $220,600 ±$5,024
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Pennsylvania: $240,500 ±$622

10.8% ±5.5% (884  ±445.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Washington County: 9.4% 19,566 (±0.7% / ±1,521.7)
  • about the same as the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.1% 1,424,815 (±0.1% / ±15,518.9)

Social

88.4% ±8.2% (5,408  ±567.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Washington County: 94% 142,972 (±1.6% / ±2,399.9)
  • a little less than the rate in Pennsylvania: 91.9% 8,412,410 (±0.3% / ±22,879.7)
20.8% ±4.1% (1,273  ±255.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Washington County: 32.8% 49,842 (±1% / ±1,545.2)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Pennsylvania: 34.5% 3,157,318 (±0.2% / ±14,182.6)

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

1.3% ±1.1% (107  ±88) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Washington County: 2.2% 4,581
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Pennsylvania: 7.4% 961,247

11.5% ±3% (757  ±202) Population with veteran status
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Washington County: 6.7% 11,285 (±0.4% / ±660)
  • nearly double the rate in Pennsylvania: 6.4% 656,112 (±0.1% / ±5,751)
757 Total veterans ±202 747 Male ±199 10 Female ±17

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