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Canton town, Capitol Planning Region, CT

10,144 Population
24.6 square miles 412.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

45.3 ±5.2 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Capitol Planning Region: 40 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Connecticut: 41.1 ±0.2
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$70,565 ±$6,110 Per capita income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Capitol Planning Region: $51,016 ±$570
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Connecticut: $55,915 ±$406
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$117,991 ±$19,778 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Capitol Planning Region: $93,394 ±$1,372
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Connecticut: $95,781 ±$732
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

5.7% ±3.1% (574  ±307) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Capitol Planning Region: 10.3% 97,216 (±0.5% / ±4,365)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Connecticut: 10% 353,604 (±0.2% / ±8,433)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

28.8 minutes ±5.6 (104,250  ±13,754) Mean travel time to work
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Capitol Planning Region: 23.6 9,619,325 (±0.3 / ±138,389)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Connecticut: 26.5 40,315,740 (±0.2 / ±346,926)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

4,367 ±304 Number of households
  • Capitol Planning Region: 391,113 ±1,213
  • Connecticut: 1,434,007 ±3,233
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.3 ±0.2 (10,058  ±28) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Capitol Planning Region: 2.4 942,596 (±0 / ±287)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Connecticut: 2.5 3,521,959
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

2.7% ±3% (48  ±55) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Capitol Planning Region: 4.5% 10,353 (±0.3% / ±769)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Connecticut: 4.7% 38,539 (±0.2% / ±1,699)
  • about half the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

4,587 ±318 Number of housing units
  • Capitol Planning Region: 416,559 ±212
  • Connecticut: 1,541,822 ±276
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$395,300 ±$24,185 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Capitol Planning Region: $323,700 ±$2,648
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Connecticut: $366,900 ±$1,621
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

5% ±2.1% (503  ±216.2) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in Capitol Planning Region: 11% 106,165 (±0.5% / ±4,347.6)
  • about half the rate in Connecticut: 10.8% 388,093 (±0.2% / ±8,578)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

97.6% ±8% (7,414  ±692.5) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Capitol Planning Region: 91.4% 622,824 (±0.9% / ±5,889)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Connecticut: 91.5% 2,338,239 (±0.5% / ±12,125.4)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
57.2% ±5.8% (4,340  ±480.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Capitol Planning Region: 42.1% 286,764 (±0.6% / ±3,805.1)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Connecticut: 42.5% 1,085,063 (±0.3% / ±7,903.7)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

7.7% ±2.8% (778  ±281) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Capitol Planning Region: 15.2% 148,924
  • about half the rate in Connecticut: 15.7% 569,177
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

4.6% ±1.9% (361  ±150) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Capitol Planning Region: 4.5% 35,313 (±0.2% / ±1,244)
  • about the same as the rate in Connecticut: 4.7% 134,265 (±0.1% / ±2,264)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
361 Total veterans ±150 351 Male ±150 10 Female ±13

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