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Canton, NC Urban Area

9,823 Population
8.9 square miles 1,107.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.1 ±4 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$30,574 ±$2,656 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$57,689 ±$14,323 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

18.7% ±5.8% (1,810  ±577) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

23.9 minutes ±2 (102,805  ±14,902) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

4,204 ±440 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.3 ±0.3 (9,786  ±793) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

2.2% ±1.6% (50  ±39) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

4,541 ±421 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$225,600 ±$20,499 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

11% ±4.9% (1,070  ±486.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

89.5% ±5.4% (6,326  ±647.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
15% ±2.8% (1,061  ±219.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths 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

2.8% ±2.3% (270  ±226) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.6% ±2.4% (523  ±197) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
523 Total veterans ±197 496 Male ±181 27 Female ±40

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