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Canton township, McPherson County, KS

826 Population
35.9 square miles 23 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.1 ±4.3 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in McPherson County: 39.4 ±0.9
  • about the same as the figure in Kansas: 37.4 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$35,344 ±$4,856 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in McPherson County: $37,426 ±$1,709
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Kansas: $40,978 ±$367
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$71,875 ±$9,543 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in McPherson County: $78,851 ±$5,212
  • a little less than the amount in Kansas: $74,275 ±$475
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

5.1% ±4.1% (42  ±35) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in McPherson County: 9.5% † 2,684 (±1.9% / ±551)
  • about half the rate in Kansas: 11.3% 322,842 (±0.2% / ±6,298)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

24.2 minutes ±2.5 (10,305  ±2,818) Mean travel time to work
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in McPherson County: 14.8 214,375 (±0.8 / ±14,868)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Kansas: 19.7 25,281,270 (±0.1 / ±223,485)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

330 ±68 Number of households
  • McPherson County: 12,162 ±245
  • Kansas: 1,174,060 ±4,246
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.7 (826  ±154) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in McPherson County: 2.3 28,248 (±0.1 / ±35)
  • about the same as the figure in Kansas: 2.4 2,860,505
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

8.2% ±9.2% (12  ±14) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in McPherson County: 4.9% † 337 (±2.1% / ±147)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Kansas: 6% 40,213 (±0.2% / ±1,603)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

380 ±74 Number of housing units
  • McPherson County: 13,176 ±41
  • Kansas: 1,293,635 ±880
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$137,700 ±$10,631 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in McPherson County: $211,200 ±$7,894
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Kansas: $217,200 ±$1,343
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

5.3% ±4.6% (43  ±38.8) Moved since previous year
  • about one-third of the rate in McPherson County: 15.1% † 4,512 (±2.2% / ±665.5)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Kansas: 14.3% 415,368 (±0.3% / ±7,805.5)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

92.9% ±21.5% (539  ±83.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in McPherson County: 92.7% 18,636 (±4.4% / ±884.9)
  • about the same as the rate in Kansas: 92% 1,789,971 (±0.5% / ±9,582.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
12.8% ±5.6% (74  ±34.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in McPherson County: 34.3% 6,891 (±2.8% / ±568.8)
  • about one-third of the rate in Kansas: 35.6% 693,081 (±0.3% / ±5,952.8)
  • about one-third of 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

N/A Foreign-born population

6.2% ±3.6% (38  ±23) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in McPherson County: 5.2% † 1,237 (±0.9% / ±213)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Kansas: 6.8% 151,597 (±0.1% / ±2,605)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
38 Total veterans ±23 38 Male ±23 N/A Female ±11

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