COMPARING TWO PLACES
Canton vs Brandon
PLACE A
Canton, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Brandon, Florida
Canton is 99% smaller than Brandon. Brandon earns more, with a median household income $37,553 higher. Brandon has grown faster since 2000 (11% vs -12%).
CANTONBRANDONDIFFERENCE
Total population1,682119,767−99% vs Brandon
Population density1,4603,615−2,155
Population growth-12.2%10.8%−23.0 pts
Median age37.337.3Even
Male46.7%48.5%−1.8 pts
Female53.3%51.5%+1.8 pts
Foreign-born0.5%17.7%−17.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.7%42.1%+55.6 pts
Black0.0%16.7%−16.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.7%30.9%−30.2 pts
Asian0.0%4.3%−4.3 pts
Other1.6%6.0%−4.4 pts
Median household income$42,132$79,685−$37,553
Per capita income$24,336$41,340−$17,004
Poverty rate22.2%11.4%+10.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4640.432+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher14.4%33.8%−19.4 pts
Graduate degree4.7%11.1%−6.4 pts
Unemployment rate8.1%4.6%+3.5 pts
Labor force participation49.5%65.5%−15.9 pts
Median home value$126,300$339,000−$212,700
Median gross rent$715$1,784−$1,069
Owner-occupied41.0%56.2%−15.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.8%6.2%+4.5 pts
Rent-burdened households38.5%54.3%−15.8 pts
Average commute21.028.4−7.5
Worked from home5.2%18.1%−12.9 pts
Public transit to work0.4%0.2%+0.2 pts
Uninsured6.0%12.5%−6.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024