New Canton vs New Salem

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

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

New Canton has the higher population (209 vs 131 in New Salem). New Salem has the higher median home value ($118,800 vs $72,100 in New Canton). Since 2019, New Canton's population has grown faster (-36.3% vs -51.7%).

Population, income & housing

	New Canton	New Salem
Population	209	131
Median age	49.2 yrs	23.5 yrs
Median household income	$37,031	—
Median home value	$72,100	$118,800
Median gross rent	$525	$667
Housing units	136	58
Homeownership rate	65.7%	60.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.8%	21.5%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	New Canton	New Salem
Population	328 → 209 (-36.3%)	271 → 131 (-51.7%)
Median household income	$36,250 → $37,031 (+2.2%)	$47,778 → $57,292 (+19.9%)
Median home value	$55,600 → $72,100 (+29.7%)	$83,200 → $118,800 (+42.8%)
Median gross rent	$495 → $525 (+6.1%)	$671 → $667 (-0.6%)

New Canton

Population

328209

Median household income

$36,250$37,031

Median home value

$55,600$72,100

Median gross rent

$495$525

New Salem

Population

271131

Median household income

$47,778$57,292

Median home value

$83,200$118,800

Median gross rent

$671$667

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	New Canton	New Salem
Under 5	10.0%	13.7%
5 to 17	8.1%	33.6%
18 to 24	11.5%	3.1%
25 to 34	13.9%	17.6%
35 to 44	1.9%	19.8%
45 to 54	13.9%	0.8%
55 to 64	13.9%	3.1%
65 to 74	16.3%	1.5%
75 and over	10.5%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	New Canton	New Salem
White (non-Hispanic)	95.7%	94.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	New Canton	New Salem
No high school diploma	13.6%	7.7%
High school graduate	55.8%	41.5%
Some college or associate's	25.9%	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	3.4%	21.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	New Canton	New Salem
Drove alone	73.7%	67.3%
Carpooled	9.1%	2.0%
Public transit	0.0%	10.2%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.2%	18.4%
Other means	0.0%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	New Canton	New Salem
1-unit, detached	77.2%	94.8%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.8%	5.2%

Poverty & households

	New Canton	New Salem
Poverty rate	21.1%	18.3%
Average household size	1.99	2.91
Mean commute (minutes)	36	22
Median year structure built	1958	1940