New Canton vs Perry

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

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

Perry has the higher population (254 vs 209 in New Canton). Perry has the higher median household income ($50,625 vs $37,031 in New Canton). Perry has the higher median home value ($81,700 vs $72,100 in New Canton).

Population, income & housing

	New Canton	Perry
Population	209	254
Median age	49.2 yrs	54.6 yrs
Median household income	$37,031	$50,625
Median home value	$72,100	$81,700
Median gross rent	$525	$475
Housing units	136	186
Homeownership rate	65.7%	79.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.8%	17.3%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	New Canton	Perry
Population	328 → 209 (-36.3%)	303 → 254 (-16.2%)
Median household income	$36,250 → $37,031 (+2.2%)	$40,000 → $50,625 (+26.6%)
Median home value	$55,600 → $72,100 (+29.7%)	$60,700 → $81,700 (+34.6%)
Median gross rent	$495 → $525 (+6.1%)	$475 → $475 (+0.0%)

New Canton

Population

328209

Median household income

$36,250$37,031

Median home value

$55,600$72,100

Median gross rent

$495$525

Perry

Population

303254

Median household income

$40,000$50,625

Median home value

$60,700$81,700

Median gross rent

$475$475

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	New Canton	Perry
Under 5	10.0%	1.2%
5 to 17	8.1%	3.5%
18 to 24	11.5%	6.3%
25 to 34	13.9%	12.6%
35 to 44	1.9%	2.0%
45 to 54	13.9%	27.6%
55 to 64	13.9%	11.0%
65 to 74	16.3%	18.9%
75 and over	10.5%	16.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	New Canton	Perry
White (non-Hispanic)	95.7%	92.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.4%
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%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	New Canton	Perry
No high school diploma	13.6%	4.9%
High school graduate	55.8%	44.7%
Some college or associate's	25.9%	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	3.4%	7.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1.4%	10.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	New Canton	Perry
Drove alone	73.7%	79.5%
Carpooled	9.1%	11.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.2%	5.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	New Canton	Perry
1-unit, detached	77.2%	72.6%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.3%	10.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.8%	16.1%

Poverty & households

	New Canton	Perry
Poverty rate	21.1%	17.7%
Average household size	1.99	1.78
Mean commute (minutes)	36	31
Median year structure built	1958	1968