COMPARING TWO PLACES
Canton vs Charlestown
PLACE A
Canton, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Charlestown, New Hampshire
Canton is 155% larger than Charlestown. Canton earns more, with a median household income $11,054 higher. Charlestown has grown faster since 2000 (-6% vs -12%).
CANTONCHARLESTOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population1,682659+155% vs Charlestown
Population density1,460692+769
Population growth-12.2%-6.4%−5.8 pts
Median age37.340.4−3.1
Male46.7%49.6%−2.9 pts
Female53.3%50.4%+2.9 pts
Foreign-born0.5%0.9%−0.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.7%91.0%+6.7 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino0.7%0.0%+0.7 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other1.6%9.0%−7.4 pts
Median household income$42,132$31,078+$11,054
Per capita income$24,336$27,567−$3,231
Poverty rate22.2%46.6%−24.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4640.618−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher14.4%13.4%+0.9 pts
Graduate degree4.7%0.0%+4.7 pts
Unemployment rate8.1%0.0%+8.1 pts
Labor force participation49.5%35.6%+13.9 pts
Median home value$126,300$119,800+$6,500
Median gross rent$715$1,082−$367
Owner-occupied41.0%62.6%−21.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.8%40.4%−29.6 pts
Rent-burdened households38.5%74.3%−35.7 pts
Average commute21.018.5+2.4
Worked from home5.2%7.2%−2.0 pts
Public transit to work0.4%0.0%+0.4 pts
Uninsured6.0%12.9%−6.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024