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Canton Public School District, MS

20,480 Population
187.5 square miles 109.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2020 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.6 ±2.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Madison County: 37.4 ±0.4
  • a little less than the figure in Mississippi: 37.7 ±0.2

Economics

$24,744 ±$2,989 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Madison County: $41,224 ±$1,791
  • a little less than the amount in Mississippi: $25,444 ±$208
$36,940 ±$6,888 Median household income
  • about half the amount in Madison County: $71,621 ±$1,880
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Mississippi: $46,511 ±$373

27.9% ±6% (5,497  ±1,210) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in Madison County: 10.6% † 10,965 (±1.4% / ±1,416)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Mississippi: 19.6% 564,439 (±0.4% / ±10,503)

23.4 minutes ±1.9 (185,665  ±26,635) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Madison County: 23.1 1,133,610 (±0.8 / ±49,309)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Mississippi: 25.2 30,072,720 (±0.2 / ±336,381)

Families

8,690 ±703 Number of households
  • Madison County: 40,179 ±614
  • Mississippi: 1,116,649 ±4,463
2.3 ±0.2 (19,612  ±1,069) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Madison County: 2.6 103,234 (±0 / ±421)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Mississippi: 2.6 2,887,405 (±0)

4.5% ±2.1% (217  ±104) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Madison County: 4.2% † 1,083 (±0.9% / ±230)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Mississippi: 5.5% 38,786 (±0.3% / ±1,732)

Housing

9,599 ±709 Number of housing units
  • Madison County: 43,828 ±179
  • Mississippi: 1,330,867 ±236

$145,300 ±$16,344 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Madison County: $224,300 ±$5,714
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Mississippi: $125,500 ±$1,286

9.3% ±2.7% (1,893  ±558.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Madison County: 11.1% † 11,577 (±1.4% / ±1,466.5)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Mississippi: 12.5% 369,237 (±0.3% / ±7,840)

Social

80.4% ±5.2% (11,400  ±1,046.4) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Madison County: 91.8% 64,253 (±2.9% / ±2,049.8)
  • a little less than the rate in Mississippi: 85.3% 1,692,077 (±0.5% / ±10,631)
25.3% ±4.1% (3,579  ±630.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Madison County: 50% 34,977 (±2.1% / ±1,453.4)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Mississippi: 22.8% 451,199 (±0.3% / ±5,701.5)

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

2.4% ±0.9% (493  ±194) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Madison County: 4.2% 4,396 (±0.4% / ±402)
  • a little higher than the rate in Mississippi: 2.3% 69,211 (±0.1% / ±2,258)

3.7% ±1.7% (583  ±260) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Madison County: 5.1% † 4,011 (±0.8% / ±634)
  • about half the rate in Mississippi: 7.3% 164,687 (±0.1% / ±2,533)
583 Total veterans ±260 391 Male ±169 192 Female ±185

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