CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Canton

Illinois · 13,907 residents · 8.39 sq mi

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Canton is a city of 13,907 people in Illinois. The typical home is worth $32,500. That trails the Illinois median by roughly 35%. About 10% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The median age is 36.7, about 4 years above the US median. The median household earns $20,864, about 31% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 29%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

13,907

−9%vs 2000

vs 15,288 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.7

−2%vs 2000

vs 37.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

8.39 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202413K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56%(835)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.6%(781)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147%(969)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.2%(859)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.9%(964)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.9%(2,216)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.2%(1,835)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.9%(1,231)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.6%(1,329)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.3%(1,428)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.5%(1,043)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3%(417)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,864

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,011 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,046

−35%vs 2000

vs $17,012 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.7%

+2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$32,500

−29%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $60,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$305

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $405 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

66.8%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.3% in 2000

33.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic88%(13,456)

Black8.8%(1,344)

Hispanic / Latino2.1%(320)

Asian0.4%(62)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic93.9%(13,053)

Black4.4%(615)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(116)

Asian0.8%(111)

Other0.9%(128)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.3%(566)

Puerto Rican0.3%(33)

South American0.2%(28)

Ecuadorian0.2%(28)

Cuban0.1%(10)

Dominican0.1%(10)

Asian origin

Laotian0.1%(9)

Vietnamese0%(6)

Ancestry

German19.9%(2,618)

English15.9%(2,091)

Irish10%(1,316)

American7%(916)

Italian4.2%(547)

Scottish3.4%(446)

Swedish2.3%(306)

French1.9%(252)

Polish1.5%(198)

Subsaharan African1.5%(198)

Croatian1.5%(197)

Dutch1.1%(147)

+ 20 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish1.1%(141)

Norwegian0.7%(89)

Czech0.5%(69)

Welsh0.3%(40)

West Indian0.3%(38)

French Canadian0.2%(26)

Turkish0.2%(24)

Brazilian0.2%(21)

Jamaican0.1%(19)

Swiss0.1%(18)

Bulgarian0.1%(13)

Danish0.1%(11)

Ukrainian0.1%(10)

Arab0.1%(8)

Moroccan0.1%(8)

British0.1%(8)

Russian0.1%(7)

Nigerian0%(4)

Belgian0%(3)

Greek0%(3)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.3%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

72.3%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.1%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.7 min

+3%vs 2000

vs 18.2 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 married46.7%(3,071)

Married38.9%(2,559)

Widowed3.3%(217)

Divorced11.1%(727)

Women 15+

Never married24.1%(1,243)

Married48.9%(2,520)

Widowed9.5%(491)

Divorced17.4%(897)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.4%

−8.3 ptssince 2013

from 10.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

53.0%

−3.2 ptssince 2020

from 56.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.0%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 13.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

27.3%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 25.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.4%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 26.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.2%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

63.1%

−3.7 ptssince 2020

from 66.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

50.1%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 49.2% 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)22.2%(202)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)20.2%(184)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era37.3%(339)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.2%(56)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 909 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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