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Canton Independent School District, TX

14,771 Population
160.4 square miles 92.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

44.3 ±4 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Van Zandt County: 42.1 ±0.5
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Texas: 35.5 ±0.1

Economics

$34,908 ±$2,954 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Van Zandt County: $34,078 ±$1,976
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Texas: $39,446 ±$156
$65,979 ±$9,885 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Van Zandt County: $68,274 ±$4,520
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Texas: $76,292 ±$265

10.6% ±3.1% (1,537  ±464) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Van Zandt County: 11.5% † 6,959 (±2.1% / ±1,244)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Texas: 13.8% 4,005,417 (±0.2% / ±42,798)

37.9 minutes ±4.3 (213,650  ±38,855) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Van Zandt County: 36.6 853,775 (±1.7 / ±54,499)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Texas: 26.7 325,128,060 (±0.1 / ±1,129,828)

Families

5,745 ±523 Number of households
  • Van Zandt County: 22,555 ±514
  • Texas: 10,747,240 ±15,647
2.5 ±0.1 (14,470  ±1,359) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Van Zandt County: 2.7 60,721 (±0.1 / ±16)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Texas: 2.7 29,034,526

7.3% ±4.5% (229  ±146) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Van Zandt County: 7.9% † 1,012 (±2.4% / ±308)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Texas: 5.7% 413,078 (±0.1% / ±6,578)

Housing

6,388 ±551 Number of housing units
  • Van Zandt County: 25,708 ±46
  • Texas: 11,890,808 ±698

$229,000 ±$19,050 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Van Zandt County: $199,500 ±$10,044
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Texas: $260,400 ±$738

17.9% ±4.1% (2,601  ±645.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Van Zandt County: 12.8% † 7,732 (±1.9% / ±1,149.1)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 14.3% 4,197,721 (±0.1% / ±35,125.8)

Social

91.1% ±12.3% (9,996  ±918.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Van Zandt County: 87.3% 37,219 (±3.5% / ±1,482.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in Texas: 85.7% 16,534,908 (±0.2% / ±41,819.2)
21% ±3.8% (2,300  ±471.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Van Zandt County: 18.2% 7,758 (±1.7% / ±708)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Texas: 33.1% 6,381,971 (±0.1% / ±26,865.5)

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

1.5% ±0.8% (225  ±118) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Van Zandt County: 4% 2,435
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Texas: 17.2% 5,095,888

12.5% ±2.6% (1,496  ±344) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Van Zandt County: 9.1% † 4,274 (±1.1% / ±535)
  • about double the rate in Texas: 6.4% 1,408,009 (±0.1% / ±11,267)
1,496 Total veterans ±344 1,435 Male ±336 61 Female ±62

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