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Canton, NC

4,410 Population
3.7 square miles 1,185.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.3 ±5.4 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Asheville, NC Metro Area: 44.4 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.1

Economics

$29,777 ±$3,436 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Asheville, NC Metro Area: $38,084 ±$765
  • about 80 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $37,641 ±$188
$54,728 ±$5,587 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Asheville, NC Metro Area: $64,538 ±$1,574
  • about 80 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $66,186 ±$380

14.1% ±5.9% (608  ±256) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Asheville, NC Metro Area: 11.5% 52,636 (±0.6% / ±2,908)
  • a little higher than the rate in North Carolina: 13.3% 1,357,418 (±0.2% / ±16,053)

24 minutes ±2.4 (53,525  ±8,239) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Asheville, NC Metro Area: 21.9 4,240,870 (±0.4 / ±99,556)
  • a little less than the figure in North Carolina: 25 107,793,970 (±0.1 / ±494,298)

Families

1,832 ±184 Number of households
  • the Asheville, NC Metro Area: 187,343 ±1,757
  • North Carolina: 4,105,232 ±9,448
2.4 ±0.2 (4,375  ±23) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Asheville, NC Metro Area: 2.5 459,528 (±0 / ±111)
  • a little less than the figure in North Carolina: 2.5 10,194,060

4.1% ±3.6% (46  ±41) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in the Asheville, NC Metro Area: 4.2% † 4,247 (±0.7% / ±707)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 5% 124,491 (±0.1% / ±2,970)

Housing

2,009 ±201 Number of housing units
  • the Asheville, NC Metro Area: 232,968 ±123
  • North Carolina: 4,739,881 ±700

$192,400 ±$39,284 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Asheville, NC Metro Area: $295,000 ±$4,672
  • about 80 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $234,900 ±$736

9.2% ±5% (403  ±,217.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Asheville, NC Metro Area: 11.8% 54,970 (±0.6% / ±2,587.4)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 13.8% 1,427,662 (±0.1% / ±14,920.4)

Social

82.9% ±10.1% (2,708  ±,373.9) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Asheville, NC Metro Area: 91.6% 320,373 (±1.4% / ±4,731.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 89.4% 6,413,973 (±0.3% / ±21,679.1)
15.6% ±5.3% (509  ±,174.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Asheville, NC Metro Area: 38.4% 134,193 (±0.9% / ±3,002.2)
  • about half the rate in North Carolina: 33.9% 2,428,890 (±0.2% / ±13,343.2)

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

5.9% ±5.3% (260  ±232) Foreign-born population
  • a little higher than the rate in the Asheville, NC Metro Area: 5.7% 26,957
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 8.3% 867,946

5.4% ±2.6% (190  ±94) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Asheville, NC Metro Area: 7.9% 30,383 (±0.3% / ±1,303)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 7.8% 632,989 (±0.1% / ±5,065)
190 Total veterans ±94 190 Male ±94 N/A Female ±14

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