Canton vs New Pekin

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

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

New Pekin has the higher population (1,377 vs 144 in Canton). Canton has the higher median household income ($72,000 vs $50,500 in New Pekin). Canton has the higher median home value ($122,100 vs $116,000 in New Pekin).

Population, income & housing

	Canton	New Pekin
Population	144	1,377
Median age	78.0 yrs	38.0 yrs
Median household income	$72,000	$50,500
Median home value	$122,100	$116,000
Median gross rent	—	$837
Housing units	58	667
Homeownership rate	100.0%	64.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.3%	9.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Canton	New Pekin
Population	133 → 144 (+8.3%)	1,458 → 1,377 (-5.6%)
Median household income	$69,271 → $72,000 (+3.9%)	$42,669 → $50,500 (+18.4%)
Median home value	$120,400 → $122,100 (+1.4%)	$92,900 → $116,000 (+24.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$644 → $837 (+30.0%)

Canton

Population

133144

Median household income

$69,271$72,000

Median home value

$120,400$122,100

New Pekin

Population

1,4581,377

Median household income

$42,669$50,500

Median home value

$92,900$116,000

Median gross rent

$644$837

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Canton	New Pekin
Under 5	0.0%	7.8%
5 to 17	0.0%	21.1%
18 to 24	0.0%	5.7%
25 to 34	0.0%	13.4%
35 to 44	0.0%	12.3%
45 to 54	6.9%	10.3%
55 to 64	15.3%	15.8%
65 to 74	21.5%	6.7%
75 and over	56.3%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Canton	New Pekin
White (non-Hispanic)	84.0%	92.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	16.0%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Canton	New Pekin
No high school diploma	0.0%	16.3%
High school graduate	31.9%	42.2%
Some college or associate's	43.8%	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	11.1%	7.2%
Graduate or professional degree	13.2%	2.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Canton	New Pekin
Drove alone	100.0%	79.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	11.5%
Public transit	0.0%	1.1%
Walked	0.0%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.8%
Other means	0.0%	3.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Canton	New Pekin
1-unit, detached	91.4%	63.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	17.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.4%
Mobile home & other	8.6%	9.6%

Poverty & households

	Canton	New Pekin
Poverty rate	4.9%	21.3%
Average household size	2.48	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	—	31
Median year structure built	1956	1976