Canton, NC Demographic Data
Canton, NC Summary
Canton is located in Haywood County in North Carolina
- Population: 4,210
- Area: 3.78 sq. miles
- Land Area: 3.78 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 1,115.23 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 2,671.92 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Canton, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
2,265
54%
50.8
Male
1,917
46%
49.2
Total Population
4,182
323,128,000
Canton, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
237
5.7%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
314
7.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
174
4.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
261
6.2%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
282
6.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
672
16.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
536
12.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
477
11.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
194
4.6%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
141
3.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
487
11.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
298
7.1%
4.4
85 Years and Over
109
2.6%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
3,303
79.0%
77.2
Female
1,809
54.8%
51.3
Male
1,494
45.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
3,162
75.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
951
22.7%
18.8
65 Years and over
894
21.4%
15.2
Female
535
59.8%
55.8
Male
359
40.2%
44.2
Median Age (years)
38
0.0%
0.0
Canton, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
4,088
97.8%
96.8
White
4,048
96.8%
72.6
Black or African American
22
0.5%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
16
0.4%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
2
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
94
2.2%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
290
6.9%
17.8
Mexican
206
4.9%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
20
0.5%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
64
1.5%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
3,892
93.1%
82.2
Canton, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
140
4.8%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
454
15.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
754
25.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
749
25.7%
20.6
Associate's Degree
406
13.9%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
297
10.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
114
3.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
594
20.4%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
2,320
79.6%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
411
14.1%
31.2
Canton, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
903
26.1%
33.7%
Now Married
1,708
49.4%
47.5
Divorced
378
10.9%
11.0%
Separated
57
1.6%
2.0
Widowed
411
11.9
5.8%
Canton, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
3,753
95.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
192
4.9%
21.6%
Spanish
165
4.2%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
27
0.7%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Canton, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
161
9.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
123
7.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
211
12.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
227
12.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
435
24.7%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
202
11.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
148
8.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
198
11.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
46
2.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
7
0.4%
6.4
Median household income
36,792
57,617
Per capita income
21,876
31,128
Canton, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
0
0.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
279
14.9%
9.8
Construction
175
9.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
492
26.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
67
3.6%
6.6
Information
28
1.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
251
13.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
43
2.3%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
86
4.6%
11.4
Public administration
48
2.6%
4.6
Retail trade
341
18.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
12
0.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
55
2.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
230
12.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
488
26.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
251
13.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
448
23.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
460
24.5%
18.1%
Canton, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,868
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,479
79.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
260
13.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
56
3.0%
5.1
Walked
28
1.5%
2.7
Other means
37
2.0%
1.8
Worked at home
8
0.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
20.1
26.6
Canton, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
100
5.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
651
37.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
680
38.7%
37.1
3 or more
327
18.6%
21.0
Canton, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,758
85.8%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,155
65.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
603
34.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
290
14.2%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.5
Canton, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,048
1 room
68
3.3%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
197
9.6%
9.1
4 rooms
448
21.9%
16.5
5 rooms
430
21.0%
19.8
6 rooms
338
16.5%
17.8
7 rooms
290
14.2%
12.0
8 rooms
133
6.5%
8.6
9 rooms or more
144
7.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Canton, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,048
1-unit, detached
1,669
81.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
13
0.6%
5.9
2-units
81
4.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
129
6.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
48
2.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
15
0.7%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
93
4.5%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Canton, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
663
32.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
246
12.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
438
21.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
235
11.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
159
7.8%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
27
1.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
160
7.8%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
81
4.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
26
1.3%
2.8%
2014 or later
13
0.6%
1.4%
Canton, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
82
4.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
86
4.9%
4.7
Electricity
826
47.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
611
34.8%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
109
6.2%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
44
2.5%
1.1
Canton, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
726
47295100.0
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
47
6.5%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
103
14.2%
20.1%
$500 to $999
287
39.5%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
289
39.8%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
227
31.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
98
13.5%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
80
11.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
99
13.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
222
30.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Canton, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
573
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
43
7.5%
28.3%
Less than $500
203
35.4%
10.7%
$500 to $999
327
57.1%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
30
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
613
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
111
19.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
28
4.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
129
22.5%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
67
11.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
35
6.1%
9.0%
35.0% or more
203
35.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
30
0.0%
0.0%
Canton, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,155
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
26
2.3%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
404
35.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
252
21.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
224
19.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
226
19.6%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
23
2.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
133,600
205,000
