CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Canton

Georgia · 4,817 residents · 18.6 sq mi

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Canton is a city of 4,817 people in Georgia. The population has fallen 38% since 2000. Owners hold 53% of the housing stock. Households here earn about 26% less than in Georgia as a whole. The typical home is worth $58,000. The median household earns $21,430, about 29% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 27%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,817

−38%vs 2000

vs 7,709 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.0

+10%vs 2000

vs 31.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

18.6 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202436K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.2%(393)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.3%(398)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 143.5%(169)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.2%(345)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 249.1%(439)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.5%(747)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 449.8%(473)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.4%(502)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.8%(425)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.6%(413)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848%(383)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.7%(130)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,430

−30%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $40,361 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,251

−29%vs 2000

vs $17,324 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.9%

+2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$58,000

−27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $104,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$380

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $579 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

53.5%

+2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 51.3% in 2000

46.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic68.8%(5,303)

Black5.5%(426)

Hispanic / Latino23.7%(1,829)

Asian0.6%(46)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic87.4%(4,211)

Black9.2%(443)

Hispanic / Latino2.7%(129)

Asian0%(0)

Other3.4%(163)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Central American15.7%(5,604)

Guatemalan15.2%(5,417)

Mexican8.5%(3,055)

Puerto Rican1.1%(386)

South American1%(375)

Chilean0.6%(215)

Venezuelan0.3%(93)

Salvadoran0.2%(71)

Colombian0.2%(67)

Panamanian0.1%(40)

Cuban0.1%(30)

Honduran0%(13)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.4%(154)

Japanese0.1%(46)

Filipino0%(15)

Asian Indian0%(12)

Thai0%(8)

Ancestry

English11.5%(4,112)

Irish10.4%(3,707)

German10.3%(3,676)

American5.2%(1,866)

Italian3.9%(1,378)

West Indian2.4%(862)

Scottish2.1%(753)

French1.8%(632)

Polish1.2%(439)

Scotch-Irish1.2%(437)

Haitian1.2%(424)

Subsaharan African0.6%(217)

+ 24 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.6%(201)

Welsh0.5%(184)

Norwegian0.5%(172)

Jamaican0.4%(139)

Greek0.4%(135)

British0.3%(119)

Czech0.3%(106)

French Canadian0.2%(84)

Hungarian0.2%(76)

Swedish0.2%(74)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.2%(74)

Russian0.2%(73)

Serbian0.2%(58)

Australian0.1%(44)

Danish0.1%(43)

Brazilian0.1%(31)

Croatian0.1%(27)

Swiss0.1%(26)

Romanian0.1%(23)

Arab0.1%(21)

Lebanese0.1%(21)

Latvian0%(14)

Belgian0%(13)

Austrian0%(10)

RANKED:Largest Central American population · Largest Guatemalan population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.3%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

57.1%

−8.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.3%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.8 min

−7%vs 2000

vs 21.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married35.5%(4,886)

Married52.4%(7,211)

Widowed2.5%(351)

Divorced9.6%(1,321)

Women 15+

Never married26.8%(3,711)

Married51.7%(7,164)

Widowed8.2%(1,133)

Divorced13.4%(1,862)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

17.5%

−10.9 ptssince 2013

from 28.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

46.7%

−5.0 ptssince 2020

from 51.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.5%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 13.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.1%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 14.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

18.3%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 14.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.8%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 1.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

60.2%

−3.7 ptssince 2020

from 63.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

33.5%

+5.6 ptssince 2020

from 27.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)37.4%(790)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)21.6%(455)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era34.5%(728)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.5%(32)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.5%(10)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,110 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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