COMPARING TWO PLACES
Canton vs Cambridge
PLACE A
Canton, IL
VS
PLACE B
Cambridge, MD
Canton and Cambridge are close in size. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Cambridge has grown faster since 2000 (0% vs -9%).
CANTONCAMBRIDGEDIFFERENCE
Total population32,90133,628−2% vs Cambridge
Population density3862−24
Population growth-9.3%-0.3%−9.1 pts
Median age43.943.5+0.4
Male52.2%46.1%+6.1 pts
Female47.8%53.9%−6.1 pts
Foreign-born1.2%4.5%−3.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.7%60.7%+31.0 pts
Black2.8%24.8%−22.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.5%6.1%−3.6 pts
Asian0.3%1.2%−0.9 pts
Other2.6%7.2%−4.6 pts
Median household income$60,599$61,839−$1,240
Per capita income$32,918$35,605−$2,687
Poverty rate13.2%17.1%−4.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4320.470−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher18.5%19.4%−0.9 pts
Graduate degree6.0%7.4%−1.3 pts
Unemployment rate6.7%5.7%+1.0 pts
Labor force participation53.8%58.7%−4.8 pts
Median home value$107,200$262,400−$155,200
Median gross rent$785$1,032−$247
Owner-occupied76.6%65.6%+11.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.0%17.6%−4.6 pts
Rent-burdened households38.0%49.9%−11.9 pts
Average commute25.826.9−1.0
Worked from home5.1%7.3%−2.2 pts
Public transit to work0.1%0.0%+0.0 pts
Uninsured3.7%5.5%−1.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025