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Canaan, VT

305 Population
1.6 square miles 194.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

51.7 ±15 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Essex County: 51.4 ±0.6
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Vermont: 43 ±0.2

Economics

$29,869 ±$5,386 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Essex County: $34,221 ±$3,259
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Vermont: $44,365 ±$525
$56,250 ±$17,010 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Essex County: $58,985 ±$3,546
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Vermont: $78,024 ±$1,357

8.9% ±5% (27  ±17) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Essex County: 14.3% † 850 (±3% / ±179)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Vermont: 10.3% 63,902 (±0.4% / ±2,288)

20.1 minutes ±4.5 (2,860  ±1,140) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Essex County: 28.4 † 66,175 (±3.2 / ±8,468)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Vermont: 23.4 6,579,490 (±0.1 / ±81,792)

Families

140 ±39 Number of households
  • Essex County: 2,729 ±135
  • Vermont: 269,466 ±1,559
2.2 ±0.9 (304  ±84) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Essex County: 2.2 5,940 (±0.1 / ±4)
  • a little less than the figure in Vermont: 2.3 620,334

9.1% ±9.7% (5  ±6) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Essex County: 2.8% † 30 (±1.8% / ±20)
  • more than double the rate in Vermont: 4% 5,652 (±0.4% / ±530)

Housing

160 ±46 Number of housing units
  • Essex County: 4,914 ±36
  • Vermont: 337,072 ±133

$118,000 ±$8,597 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Essex County: $167,500 ±$10,478
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Vermont: $290,500 ±$2,466

6.3% ±6.1% (19  ±19.1) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Essex County: 9% † 534 (±2.4% / ±143.7)
  • about half the rate in Vermont: 12.2% 78,305 (±0.5% / ±2,940.1)

Social

78.9% ±10.7% (176  ±57.3) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Essex County: 88.5% 4,029 (±4.6% / ±211.2)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Vermont: 94.5% 437,670 (±0.8% / ±3,850.8)
13% ±12% (29  ±28.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Essex County: 21.2% † 964 (±2.4% / ±110.9)
  • about one-third of the rate in Vermont: 42.6% 197,369 (±0.6% / ±2,637.6)

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

9.5% ±2.5% (29  ±11) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Essex County: 2.9% 173
  • more than double the rate in Vermont: 4.3% 27,968

1.3% ±1.7% (3  ±4) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Essex County: 10.6% † 526 (±1.7% / ±82)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Vermont: 6.5% 34,076 (±0.2% / ±1,086)
3 Total veterans ±4 3 Male ±4 N/A Female ±10

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