Astoria vs Canton

A side-by-side comparison of Astoria and Canton: population, income, housing, and more.

Astoria and Canton are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Canton has the higher population (13,408 vs 1,094 in Astoria). Canton has the higher median household income ($54,881 vs $49,345 in Astoria). Canton has the higher median home value ($106,900 vs $63,700 in Astoria).

Population, income & housing

	Astoria	Canton
Population	1,094	13,408
Median age	31.8 yrs	44.9 yrs
Median household income	$49,345	$54,881
Median home value	$63,700	$106,900
Median gross rent	$668	$814
Housing units	616	6,214
Homeownership rate	70.0%	70.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.7%	16.7%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	7.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Astoria	Canton
Population	993 → 1,094 (+10.2%)	13,682 → 13,408 (-2.0%)
Median household income	$36,685 → $49,345 (+34.5%)	$44,299 → $54,881 (+23.9%)
Median home value	$48,000 → $63,700 (+32.7%)	$90,200 → $106,900 (+18.5%)
Median gross rent	$425 → $668 (+57.2%)	$593 → $814 (+37.3%)

Astoria

Population

9931,094

Median household income

$36,685$49,345

Median home value

$48,000$63,700

Median gross rent

$425$668

Canton

Population

13,68213,408

Median household income

$44,299$54,881

Median home value

$90,200$106,900

Median gross rent

$593$814

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Astoria	Canton
Under 5	8.0%	3.2%
5 to 17	20.3%	12.0%
18 to 24	9.6%	8.3%
25 to 34	15.6%	13.9%
35 to 44	9.7%	12.7%
45 to 54	11.7%	13.0%
55 to 64	12.1%	15.0%
65 to 74	8.0%	12.9%
75 and over	5.0%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Astoria	Canton
White (non-Hispanic)	93.6%	86.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	5.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.8%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.7%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.1%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Astoria	Canton
No high school diploma	9.7%	11.6%
High school graduate	37.9%	37.8%
Some college or associate's	36.6%	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	9.0%	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Astoria	Canton
Drove alone	69.7%	81.8%
Carpooled	15.7%	11.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	10.4%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	3.5%	3.8%
Other means	0.8%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Astoria	Canton
1-unit, detached	86.7%	81.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	8.9%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.4%
Mobile home & other	4.4%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Astoria	Canton
Poverty rate	14.9%	14.0%
Average household size	2.22	2.09
Mean commute (minutes)	27	21
Median year structure built	1963	1957