With 15,723 people, Canyon is a city in Texas. The median age is 28.7, younger than the US median of 38.9. Owners hold 54% of the housing stock. 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 5% of people here were born outside the United States. There are 1,947 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $69,772, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 28.7
US median: 38.9
More educated
45% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 56%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Canyon
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree39.1% → 44.7%(+5.6 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
White share86.2% → 74.7%(−11.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Canyon's population equals 11% of Randall County's. Its number of veterans equals 5.9% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 14% 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)31%(175)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)41%(231)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era24.6%(139)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 564 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
Canyon, decade by decade
Canyon 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
11,365
$55,643
$137,044
39.1%
31.0
2000
12,875
$58,951
$154,476
41.8%
34.9
2010
13,303
$53,626
$167,306
39.0%
44.0
2020
14,836
$72,867
$203,744
44.0%
57.5
2024
15,723
$69,772
$240,300
44.7%
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.
