With 4,545 people, Canton is a city in Texas. The population is up 38% since 2000. 1% of residents were born outside the United States. That trails the Texas median by roughly 35%. About 25% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Getting to work takes 37 minutes on average.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $51,027, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
25% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 76%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Canton
What changed most since 1990
Median age41.3 → 36.5(−4.8 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
White share96.8% → 89.0%(−7.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share0.7% → 5.2%(+4.5 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Its weight in Van Zandt County
Canton's population equals 7.3% of Van Zandt County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 1.0% 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)6.9%(20)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.3%(56)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34.1%(99)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.8%(11)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 290 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
2,949
$52,201
$122,164
11.2%
7.7
2000
3,292
$58,471
$125,148
18.0%
18.5
2010
3,581
$63,451
$154,359
16.1%
29.8
2020
4,229
$59,345
$145,808
17.3%
38.6
2024
4,545
$51,027
$219,900
24.5%
25.4
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.
