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Canton Public School District, MS

19,949 Population
187.5 square miles 106.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.2 ±2.9 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Madison County: 37.7 ±0.5
  • about the same as the figure in Mississippi: 37.8 ±0.2

Economics

$28,225 ±$4,028 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Madison County: $42,987 ±$1,877
  • a little higher than the amount in Mississippi: $26,807 ±$248
$40,561 ±$3,919 Median household income
  • about half the amount in Madison County: $74,688 ±$2,696
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Mississippi: $49,111 ±$447

28.1% ±4.7% (5,409  ±977) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in Madison County: 10.2% † 10,860 (±1.4% / ±1,485)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Mississippi: 19.4% 557,111 (±0.3% / ±8,218)

23.6 minutes ±2.2 (191,105  ±29,148) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Madison County: 23.8 1,191,000 (±1 / ±57,794)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Mississippi: 25.4 30,048,524 (±0.2 / ±328,460)

Families

8,473 ±673 Number of households
  • Madison County: 41,805 ±572
  • Mississippi: 1,108,670 ±4,270
2.3 ±0.2 (19,141  ±1,267) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Madison County: 2.5 106,096 (±0 / ±404)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Mississippi: 2.6 2,879,329 (±0)

3.3% ±2.1% (154  ±99) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Madison County: 3.9% † 1,044 (±0.9% / ±236)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Mississippi: 5.5% 38,201 (±0.3% / ±1,803)

Housing

9,319 ±720 Number of housing units
  • Madison County: 45,457 ±168
  • Mississippi: 1,317,375 ±836

$167,000 ±$22,527 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Madison County: $236,000 ±$6,815
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Mississippi: $133,000 ±$1,361

8.6% ±2.7% (1,715  ±538.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Madison County: 11% † 11,781 (±1.4% / ±1,461.5)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Mississippi: 12.1% 354,313 (±0.3% / ±7,862.9)

Social

79.7% ±5% (10,930  ±1,011.2) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Madison County: 92.2% 66,413 (±3% / ±2,150.3)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Mississippi: 85.6% 1,690,583 (±0.5% / ±10,760.7)
29.6% ±4.1% (4,066  ±628.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Madison County: 50.2% 36,177 (±2.2% / ±1,576.4)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Mississippi: 23.3% 458,928 (±0.3% / ±5,963.1)

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

2.3% ±0.9% (460  ±171) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Madison County: 4.2% 4,593 (±0.4% / ±418)
  • about the same as the rate in Mississippi: 2.3% 68,580 (±0.1% / ±2,186)

4.2% ±1.4% (656  ±228) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Madison County: 4.9% † 3,963 (±0.7% / ±540)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Mississippi: 7.1% 159,142 (±0.2% / ±3,448)
656 Total veterans ±228 465 Male ±195 191 Female ±154

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