Avon vs Canton

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

Avon 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 670 in Avon). Canton has the higher median household income ($54,881 vs $45,500 in Avon). Canton has the higher median home value ($106,900 vs $60,000 in Avon).

Population, income & housing

	Avon	Canton
Population	670	13,408
Median age	43.3 yrs	44.9 yrs
Median household income	$45,500	$54,881
Median home value	$60,000	$106,900
Median gross rent	$750	$814
Housing units	392	6,214
Homeownership rate	82.4%	70.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.8%	16.7%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	7.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Avon	Canton
Population	614 → 670 (+9.1%)	13,682 → 13,408 (-2.0%)
Median household income	$44,615 → $45,500 (+2.0%)	$44,299 → $54,881 (+23.9%)
Median home value	$51,200 → $60,000 (+17.2%)	$90,200 → $106,900 (+18.5%)
Median gross rent	$573 → $750 (+30.9%)	$593 → $814 (+37.3%)

Avon

Population

614670

Median household income

$44,615$45,500

Median home value

$51,200$60,000

Median gross rent

$573$750

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)

	Avon	Canton
Under 5	6.3%	3.2%
5 to 17	23.1%	12.0%
18 to 24	3.9%	8.3%
25 to 34	5.8%	13.9%
35 to 44	16.4%	12.7%
45 to 54	13.6%	13.0%
55 to 64	16.1%	15.0%
65 to 74	5.5%	12.9%
75 and over	9.3%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Avon	Canton
White (non-Hispanic)	98.2%	86.0%
Black or African American	0.6%	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	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	0.4%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Avon	Canton
No high school diploma	18.6%	11.6%
High school graduate	30.2%	37.8%
Some college or associate's	41.4%	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	8.7%	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1.1%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Avon	Canton
Drove alone	82.1%	81.8%
Carpooled	8.1%	11.2%
Public transit	0.6%	0.1%
Walked	2.3%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	2.9%	3.8%
Other means	4.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Avon	Canton
1-unit, detached	87.5%	81.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	4.8%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	4.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.4%
Mobile home & other	4.8%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Avon	Canton
Poverty rate	25.2%	14.0%
Average household size	2.26	2.09
Mean commute (minutes)	25	21
Median year structure built	1950	1957