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Canton Public School District, MS

20,206 Population
187.4 square miles 107.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.8 ±3 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Madison County: 38.5 ±0.5
  • a little higher than the figure in Mississippi: 38.4 ±0.1

Economics

$33,893 ±$4,889 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Madison County: $47,771 ±$1,983
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Mississippi: $30,529 ±$283
$39,758 ±$6,721 Median household income
  • about half the amount in Madison County: $78,794 ±$4,274
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Mississippi: $54,915 ±$586

28.1% ±4.9% (5,546  ±1,035) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in Madison County: 11% † 11,985 (±1.3% / ±1,420)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Mississippi: 19.1% 543,697 (±0.4% / ±10,461)

22.7 minutes ±2.4 (192,855  ±33,562) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Madison County: 23.8 1,170,630 (±0.9 / ±53,580)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Mississippi: 25.6 29,916,530 (±0.2 / ±312,711)

Families

8,773 ±770 Number of households
  • Madison County: 43,097 ±572
  • Mississippi: 1,131,760 ±5,057
2.2 ±0.3 (19,510  ±1,382) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Madison County: 2.5 108,205 (±0 / ±65)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Mississippi: 2.5 2,857,336

5% ±2.5% (243  ±128) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Madison County: 3.9% † 1,028 (±0.9% / ±239)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Mississippi: 5.7% 39,645 (±0.3% / ±1,850)

Housing

9,764 ±778 Number of housing units
  • Madison County: 46,798 ±68
  • Mississippi: 1,332,811 ±2,317

$225,600 ±$31,425 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Madison County: $286,300 ±$8,737
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Mississippi: $161,400 ±$1,296

8.8% ±2.4% (1,770  ±,504.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Madison County: 11% † 12,047 (±1.4% / ±1,478.5)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Mississippi: 11.2% 327,687 (±0.3% / ±7,365.6)

Social

80.5% ±4.1% (11,452  ±1,067.4) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Madison County: 92.2% 68,291 (±3% / ±2,256.3)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Mississippi: 86.6% 1,707,032 (±0.6% / ±10,926.7)
28.8% ±3.8% (4,097  ±,624.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Madison County: 48.9% 36,191 (±2.2% / ±1,613.3)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Mississippi: 24.2% 475,997 (±0.3% / ±5,867.9)

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

2.8% ±1.2% (559  ±246) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Madison County: 4.4% 4,850
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Mississippi: 2.4% 70,565

3.7% ±1.6% (599  ±256) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Madison County: 4.7% † 3,871 (±0.6% / ±516)
  • about half the rate in Mississippi: 6.9% 153,838 (±0.1% / ±2,821)
599 Total veterans ±256 530 Male ±251 69 Female ±74

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