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Canton, NC (North Carolina) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $229,832 (it was $73,700 in 2000)
Canton:

$229,832
North Carolina:

$280,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $132,453 - $324,344

Total population: 4,159 (Urban population: 3,822, Rural population: 62 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 2,073 (1,891 occupied: 1,263 owner occupied, 655 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

34%
State:

33%

Housing density: 543 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $584,619.

Median contract rent in 2022: $698 (lower quartile is $252, upper quartile is $956)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $678


Median gross rent in Canton, NC in 2022: $865

Housing units in Canton with a mortgage: 824 (42 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 35 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 14

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $71,625

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $58,228

Median monthly housing costs: $913

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Canton, North Carolina Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1959

Median year apartment built: 1967

Household type by relationship:

Households: 4,506
  • Male householders: 864 (263 living alone), Female householders: 1,007 (407 living alone)
  • 639 spouses (639 opposite-sex spouses), 292 unmarried partners, (292 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 969 children (948 natural, 6 adopted, 15 stepchildren), 246 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 129 parents, 0 foster children, 79 other relatives, 241 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 35

Size of family households: 427 2-persons, 286 3-persons, 215 4-persons, 59 5-persons, 24 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 682 1-person, 150 2-persons, 64 3-persons.

390 married couples with children.
186 single-parent households (0 men, 186 women).

93.0% of residents of Canton speak English at home.
6.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (19% speak English very well, 59% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 274 (6.1%)
(25.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.7
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.5
State:

4.4

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Canton, North Carolina
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Canton, North Carolina
  • 0no bedroom
  • 261 bedroom
  • 3562 bedrooms
  • 7453 bedrooms
  • 1014 bedrooms
  • 365+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Canton, North Carolina
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Canton, North Carolina
  • 0no bedroom
  • 2061 bedroom
  • 2352 bedrooms
  • 793 bedrooms
  • 1104 bedrooms
  • 265+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Canton in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Canton in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 16no vehicle
  • 3331 vehicle
  • 5852 vehicles
  • 2033 vehicles
  • 1124 vehicles
  • 145+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Canton in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Canton in renter-occupied apartments
  • 57no vehicle
  • 3021 vehicle
  • 2032 vehicles
  • 943 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Canton, North Carolina
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Canton, North Carolina
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 733 rooms
  • 1774 rooms
  • 3305 rooms
  • 2656 rooms
  • 1647 rooms
  • 1518 rooms
  • 1039+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Canton, North Carolina
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Canton, North Carolina
  • 01 room
  • 672 rooms
  • 1053 rooms
  • 1534 rooms
  • 925 rooms
  • 526 rooms
  • 857 rooms
  • 08 rooms
  • 1029+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Canton, NC
Canton town income, earnings, and wages data

  • Canton, NC household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Canton, NC in 2022
  • 136Less than $10,000
  • 171$10,000 to $19,999
  • 91$20,000 to $29,999
  • 187$30,000 to $39,999
  • 247$40,000 to $49,999
  • 210$50,000 to $59,999
  • 263$60,000 to $74,999
  • 187$75,000 to $99,999
  • 210$100,000 to $124,999
  • 83$125,000 to $149,999
  • 81$150,000 to $199,999
  • 57$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Canton, NC

  • Distribution of house value in Canton, NC in 2022
  • 4$10,000 to $14,999
  • 9$15,000 to $19,999
  • 20$20,000 to $24,999
  • 17$30,000 to $34,999
  • 9$70,000 to $79,999
  • 73$80,000 to $89,999
  • 56$90,000 to $99,999
  • 105$100,000 to $124,999
  • 74$125,000 to $149,999
  • 83$150,000 to $174,999
  • 45$175,000 to $199,999
  • 203$200,000 to $249,999
  • 126$250,000 to $299,999
  • 255$300,000 to $399,999
  • 40$400,000 to $499,999
  • 12$500,000 to $749,999

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Canton, NC

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Canton, NC in 2022
  • 100$150 to $199
  • 38$200 to $249
  • 10$250 to $299
  • 17$300 to $349
  • 48$350 to $399
  • 5$550 to $599
  • 58$600 to $649
  • 31$650 to $699
  • 31$700 to $749
  • 113$800 to $899
  • 16$900 to $999
  • 113$1,250 to $1,499
  • 9$2,000 to $2,499
  • 7No cash rent
Work and jobs in Canton: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 49.4%
Number of people working at home: 120 (5.0% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 84
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 290
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 212
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 375
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 210
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 199
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 289
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 159
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 153
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 139
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 62
  • 90 or more minutes: 27
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Canton

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 2,705 (81.0%)
  • Carpooled: 274 (8.2%)
  • Taxi: 7 (0.2%)
  • Bicycle: 9 (0.3%)
  • Walked: 97 (2.9%)
  • Worked at home: 120 (3.6%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 1.7%Males
Races in Canton detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Canton, North Carolina
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Canton, North Carolina
  • 552010 or later
  • 1952000 to 2009
  • 161990 to 1999
  • 71980 to 1989
  • 01970 to 1979
  • 5Before 1970
Ancestries in Canton, NC

First ancestries reported:

  • English: 885 (38.9%)
  • American: 361 (15.9%)
  • German: 132 (5.8%)
  • Irish: 130 (5.7%)
  • Scottish: 95 (4.2%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 56 (2.5%)
  • European: 44 (1.9%)
  • French: 31 (1.4%)
  • Dutch: 23 (1.0%)
  • Italian: 18 (0.8%)
  • Hungarian: 16 (0.7%)
  • Welsh: 9 (0.4%)
  • British: 8 (0.4%)
  • Czech: 8 (0.4%)
  • French Canadian: 6 (0.3%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico
Canton:

86.9% (238)
North Carolina:

24.7% (214,776)

Philippines
Canton:

2.9% (8)
North Carolina:

2.4% (20,695)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 3,065
  • Other state: 1,128
  • Northeast: 167
  • Midwest: 335
  • South: 583
  • West: 41

91.9% of Canton residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 15.1% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 86.8% lived in North Carolina.


Canton:

91.9%
State average:

87.3%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 49
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 6
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 94
  • 9th grade: 145
  • 10th grade: 8
  • 11th grade: 6
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 0
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 522
  • Less than 1 year of college: 188
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 157
  • Associate degree: 156
  • Bachelor's degree: 126
  • Master's degree: 67
  • Professional school degree: 0
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 25
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 0
  • 9th grade: 36
  • 10th grade: 73
  • 11th grade: 50
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 23
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 596
  • Less than 1 year of college: 55
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 274
  • Associate degree: 261
  • Bachelor's degree: 215
  • Master's degree: 147
  • Professional school degree: 0
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Females
Canton marital status for males
Canton marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 1,583
  • One, attached: 10
  • Two: 38
  • 3 or 4: 215
  • 5 to 9: 45
  • 10 to 19: 9
  • Mobile homes: 171

Median worth of mobile homes: $93,554

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.8%

House/condo owner moved in on average 8 years ago

Renter moved in on average 5 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Canton
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Canton, NC
  • 46.6%Electricity
  • 33.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 6.9%Utility gas
  • 6.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 3.5%Wood
  • 2.6%Coal or coke
  • 0.8%Other fuel
  • 0.7%Solar energy
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Canton, NC
  • 72.0%Electricity
  • 15.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 10.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.4%Utility gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 15
Here:

3.7%
North Carolina:

13.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here:

0.0%
North Carolina:

11.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4
Here:

2.4%
North Carolina:

19.3%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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