Canton is a city of 10,811 people in Mississippi. Owners hold 36% of the housing stock. The poverty rate is 33.3%, above the 12.5% national rate. The typical home is worth $112,000, having more than doubled since 2000. The median household earns $38,337, about 53% below the national median. That trails the Mississippi median by roughly 32%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $38,337, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
25% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Canton
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants64.3% → 36.1%(−28.2 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$98,163 → $112,000(+14%)US over the same years: +67%
Black share67.4% → 74.6%(+7.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Canton's population equals 9.7% of Madison County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 29% of the county's. Its number of households earning $100,000 or more equals 4.9% of the county's.
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)14.8%(29)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0.5%(1)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era37.2%(73)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 196 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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Over time
Canton, decade by decade
Canton population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
10,062
$40,254
$98,163
13.3%
55.1
2000
12,911
$44,151
$95,090
12.1%
40.5
2010
13,189
$46,689
$114,223
15.1%
50.9
2020
10,948
$38,977
$128,840
20.7%
54.5
2024
10,811
$38,337
$112,000
25.5%
50.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
