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Canton, NC

4,373 Population
3.7 square miles 1,175.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37 ±6.8 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Asheville, NC Metro Area: 44.3 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in North Carolina: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$25,390 ±$3,068 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Asheville, NC Metro Area: $34,573 ±$754
  • about three-quarters of the amount in North Carolina: $34,209 ±$175
$47,637 ±$9,785 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Asheville, NC Metro Area: $58,039 ±$1,408
  • about 80 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $60,516 ±$353

17.3% ±7.3% (729  ±310) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Asheville, NC Metro Area: 11.1% 50,605 (±0.6% / ±2,499)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 13.7% 1,379,672 (±0.2% / ±18,811)

25 minutes ±2.7 (50,115  ±8,248) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Asheville, NC Metro Area: 21.6 4,217,430 (±0.3 / ±83,481)
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 25 108,494,690 (±0.1 / ±490,242)

Families

1,803 ±213 Number of households
  • the Asheville, NC Metro Area: 186,773 ±1,829
  • North Carolina: 4,034,684 ±9,031
2.4 ±0.3 (4,338  ±39) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Asheville, NC Metro Area: 2.5 456,678 (±0 / ±567)
  • a little less than the figure in North Carolina: 2.5 10,103,771 (±0)

2.9% ±3.3% (30  ±34) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Asheville, NC Metro Area: 4% † 4,033 (±0.6% / ±604)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 5.1% 124,231 (±0.1% / ±2,985)

Housing

1,939 ±211 Number of housing units
  • the Asheville, NC Metro Area: 230,081 ±264
  • North Carolina: 4,673,933 ±548

$163,900 ±$24,387 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Asheville, NC Metro Area: $248,700 ±$4,146
  • about 80 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $197,500 ±$750

13.5% ±10.2% (587  ±444.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Asheville, NC Metro Area: 12.1% 55,674 (±0.6% / ±2,912.9)
  • a little less than the rate in North Carolina: 14.1% 1,450,883 (±0.1% / ±14,334)

Social

82.6% ±11.5% (2,750  ±420.3) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Asheville, NC Metro Area: 91.4% 315,871 (±1.3% / ±4,598.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 89% 6,308,190 (±0.3% / ±20,630.4)
11.4% ±3.9% (380  ±133.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-third of the rate in the Asheville, NC Metro Area: 37.5% 129,722 (±0.9% / ±3,067)
  • about one-third of the rate in North Carolina: 33% 2,339,163 (±0.2% / ±12,758.5)

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

5.6% ±4.7% (244  ±206) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in the Asheville, NC Metro Area: 5.7% 26,351 (±0.4% / ±1,859)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 8.2% 845,983 (±0.1% / ±7,686)

6.4% ±2.7% (224  ±94) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Asheville, NC Metro Area: 8.4% 31,738 (±0.3% / ±1,209)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 8% 637,790 (±0.1% / ±6,230)
224 Total veterans ±94 224 Male ±94 N/A Female ±13

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