CITY · 2000 CENSUS

West Canton

North Carolina · 1,156 residents · 1.37 sq mi

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West Canton is home to 1,156 people in North Carolina. 5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 24% national rate. At a median age of 40.8, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Owners hold 80% of the housing stock. Households here earn about 22% less than in North Carolina as a whole. Median home value sits at $76,700.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 40.8

US median: 35.2

Less educated

5% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,156

−1%since 1990

from 1,162 in 1990

1990 – 2024

Median age

40.8

−1%since 1990

from 41.3 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

1.37 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 54.9%(57)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 96.3%(73)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146%(69)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 196.1%(71)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 242.9%(34)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3414.3%(165)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4414.9%(172)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5415.1%(174)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6411.1%(128)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 7411.1%(128)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 845.5%(64)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1.8%(21)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$30,694

+23%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $18,875 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,587

+61%since 1990

from $9,660 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

11.8%

−0.7 ptssince 1990

from 12.5% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$76,700

+13%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $51,600 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$480

+28%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $285 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

79.7%

−3.1 ptssince 1990

from 82.8% in 1990

20.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.4%(1,155)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

2000

White, non-Hispanic97%(1,121)

Black0.7%(8)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(15)

Asian0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.8%(54)

Ancestry

Scotch-Irish11.3%(160)

English11.3%(159)

Irish10.1%(142)

American5.2%(74)

Polish4.8%(68)

Russian4.8%(68)

German3.3%(47)

Italian2.1%(29)

Scottish1.4%(20)

French0.6%(9)

Welsh0.6%(9)

Brazilian0.4%(6)

+ 1 more ancestry group with data

Dutch0.4%(5)

RANKED:Largest Scotch-Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Polish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

4.5%

+4.5 ptssince 1990

from 0.0% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

68.0%

+10.5 ptssince 1990

from 57.5% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

3.2%

+3.2 ptssince 1990

from 0.0% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.3 min

−15%since 1990

from 20.3 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married15.4%(70)

Married70.5%(320)

Widowed5.1%(23)

Divorced9%(41)

Women 15+

Never married11.5%(63)

Married62.9%(344)

Widowed13.2%(72)

Divorced12.4%(68)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.6%

−15.7 ptssince 2013

from 24.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

61.1%

+8.7 ptssince 2020

from 52.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.0%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 14.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.8%

+5.4 ptssince 2020

from 21.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

14.0%

−2.7 ptssince 2020

from 16.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.0%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 3.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

71.8%

+5.1 ptssince 2020

from 66.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

36.9%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 36.2% 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)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)15.1%(11)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era43.8%(32)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.8%(5)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 73 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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