CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Canton

Kansas · 729 residents · 0.50 sq mi

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Canton is home to 729 people in Kansas. 79% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $30,800. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The median age is 36.0, about 3 years above the US median. Households here earn about 18% less than in Kansas as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 33%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

729

−12%vs 2000

vs 829 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.0

−7%vs 2000

vs 38.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.50 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024706

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.3%(53)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.6%(41)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.3%(46)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.3%(53)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248%(58)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.1%(103)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.2%(82)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.3%(75)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.5%(55)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.4%(61)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 849.2%(67)

US avg: 4%

85 and over4.8%(35)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,500

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,808 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,015

−39%vs 2000

vs $16,428 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.0%

+5.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$30,800

−33%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $60,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$305

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $438 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

79.4%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.3% in 2000

20.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.1%(805)

Black0.2%(2)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(6)

Asian0.4%(3)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.9%(721)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(6)

Asian0%(0)

Other1.1%(8)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican6.7%(47)

Central American1.1%(8)

Salvadoran1.1%(8)

Ancestry

German23.9%(169)

English17.3%(122)

American11.2%(79)

Irish7.8%(55)

Swedish3%(21)

Iranian2%(14)

French1.8%(13)

Welsh1.7%(12)

British1%(7)

Russian1%(7)

Scotch-Irish1%(7)

Dutch0.6%(4)

+ 4 more ancestry groups with data

Polish0.6%(4)

Italian0.4%(3)

Portuguese0.4%(3)

Scottish0.4%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.0%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

72.4%

−5.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.9%

+1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.5 min

+44%vs 2000

vs 10.7 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 married22.6%(69)

Married62.6%(191)

Widowed0%(0)

Divorced14.8%(45)

Women 15+

Never married19.8%(47)

Married66.7%(158)

Widowed2.1%(5)

Divorced11.4%(27)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.0%

−4.7 ptssince 2013

from 9.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

66.4%

+5.1 ptssince 2020

from 61.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.3%

−7.6 ptssince 2020

from 23.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

13.5%

−10.1 ptssince 2020

from 23.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

15.7%

+8.4 ptssince 2020

from 7.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.0%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 0.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

76.8%

−5.1 ptssince 2020

from 81.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

27.1%

−2.7 ptssince 2020

from 29.8% 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)31.6%(12)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era28.9%(11)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II10.5%(4)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 38 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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