Canon vs Lavonia

A side-by-side comparison of Canon and Lavonia: population, income, housing, and more.

Canon and Lavonia are places in Georgia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lavonia has the higher population (2,508 vs 888 in Canon). Canon has the higher median household income ($38,500 vs $34,526 in Lavonia). Lavonia has the higher median home value ($173,600 vs $113,200 in Canon).

Population, income & housing

	Canon	Lavonia
Population	888	2,508
Median age	32.5 yrs	29.1 yrs
Median household income	$38,500	$34,526
Median home value	$113,200	$173,600
Median gross rent	$831	$806
Housing units	336	1,106
Homeownership rate	67.3%	55.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.7%	25.5%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	11.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Canon	Lavonia
Population	1,003 → 888 (-11.5%)	2,445 → 2,508 (+2.6%)
Median household income	$24,911 → $38,500 (+54.6%)	$30,425 → $34,526 (+13.5%)
Median home value	$76,300 → $113,200 (+48.4%)	$112,200 → $173,600 (+54.7%)
Median gross rent	$525 → $831 (+58.3%)	$593 → $806 (+35.9%)

Canon

Population

1,003888

Median household income

$24,911$38,500

Median home value

$76,300$113,200

Median gross rent

$525$831

Lavonia

Population

2,4452,508

Median household income

$30,425$34,526

Median home value

$112,200$173,600

Median gross rent

$593$806

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Canon	Lavonia
Under 5	5.6%	9.5%
5 to 17	32.2%	27.2%
18 to 24	3.7%	6.7%
25 to 34	17.1%	13.6%
35 to 44	12.2%	12.2%
45 to 54	7.9%	10.8%
55 to 64	8.2%	7.7%
65 to 74	8.1%	8.1%
75 and over	5.0%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Canon	Lavonia
White (non-Hispanic)	89.6%	58.9%
Black or African American	1.1%	24.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	7.9%
Hispanic or Latino	8.3%	8.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Canon	Lavonia
No high school diploma	27.4%	17.1%
High school graduate	33.1%	31.9%
Some college or associate's	32.8%	25.5%
Bachelor's degree	5.8%	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1.0%	10.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Canon	Lavonia
Drove alone	84.7%	78.7%
Carpooled	9.0%	12.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.6%
Worked from home	6.3%	2.2%
Other means	0.0%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Canon	Lavonia
1-unit, detached	57.4%	60.9%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.3%
Mobile home & other	36.6%	20.1%

Poverty & households

	Canon	Lavonia
Poverty rate	41.5%	31.9%
Average household size	3.58	2.81
Mean commute (minutes)	30	29
Median year structure built	1979	1975