With 400,372 people, Canton is a metro area. 2% of residents were born outside the United States. About 25% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $186,180, having more than doubled since 2000. The median age is 42.1, about 3 years above the US median. Renters pay $906 a month at the median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $67,728, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
25% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Canton
What changed most since 1990
White share92.4% → 84.5%(−7.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$136,100 → $186,180(+37%)US over the same years: +67%
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)17.4%(3,947)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.3%(4,140)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era37.2%(8,421)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.9%(1,117)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.2%(261)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 22,636 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
394,106
$66,513
$136,100
13.9%
17.8
2000
406,934
$71,989
$180,681
17.3%
22.6
2010
404,422
$64,467
$182,322
19.8%
26.6
2020
401,574
$66,517
$167,619
22.8%
36.7
2024
400,372
$67,728
$186,180
25.3%
34.6
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.
