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Canaan township, Gasconade County, MO

5,159 Population
76.2 square miles 67.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.8 ±2.8 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Gasconade County: 46.8 ±0.6
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Missouri: 39 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$25,947 ±$1,755 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Gasconade County: $35,800 ±$3,416
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Missouri: $39,695 ±$221
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$54,534 ±$9,787 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Gasconade County: $64,232 ±$4,524
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Missouri: $70,702 ±$325
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

16.4% ±4% (807  ±208) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Gasconade County: 12.6% † 1,818 (±1.9% / ±281)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 757,180 (±0.2% / ±12,002)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

26 minutes ±2.2 (54,520  ±7,280) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Gasconade County: 27.2 174,920 (±1.6 / ±13,269)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Missouri: 23.5 60,610,180 (±0.1 / ±367,091)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

2,149 ±179 Number of households
  • Gasconade County: 6,061 ±214
  • Missouri: 2,508,227 ±6,821
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.3 ±0.3 (4,999  ±382) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Gasconade County: 2.4 14,496 (±0.1 / ±8)
  • a little less than the figure in Missouri: 2.4 6,028,070
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4.2% ±3.2% (49  ±38) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Gasconade County: 5.7% † 163 (±2.4% / ±67)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Missouri: 5.4% 75,813 (±0.2% / ±2,448)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

2,441 ±180 Number of housing units
  • Gasconade County: 7,574 ±47
  • Missouri: 2,825,287 ±1,043
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$155,000 ±$10,401 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Gasconade County: $179,900 ±$15,252
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Missouri: $230,300 ±$880
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

10.9% ±3.6% (559  ±187.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Gasconade County: 8.5% † 1,241 (±2% / ±285.2)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 773,364 (±0.2% / ±10,610.2)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

88.2% ±3.2% (3,109  ±259.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Gasconade County: 91% 9,746 (±4.4% / ±468.6)
  • a little less than the rate in Missouri: 91.9% 3,897,379 (±0.3% / ±14,557)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
10.9% ±2.5% (383  ±92.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Gasconade County: 18.1% † 1,940 (±2.2% / ±231.1)
  • about one-third of the rate in Missouri: 32.4% 1,374,703 (±0.2% / ±8,698.6)
  • 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

0.6% ±0.7% (32  ±34) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Gasconade County: 0.5% 74
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Missouri: 4.5% 277,967
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

10.3% ±2.7% (411  ±113) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Gasconade County: 8.5% † 1,005 (±1.5% / ±173)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Missouri: 7.3% 347,543 (±0.1% / ±4,380)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
411 Total veterans ±113 402 Male ±111 9 Female ±12

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