Canton vs Elyria

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

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

Canton has the higher population (626 vs 291 in Elyria). Elyria has the higher median household income ($153,264 vs $64,141 in Canton). Elyria has the higher median home value ($430,600 vs $119,700 in Canton).

Population, income & housing

	Canton	Elyria
Population	626	291
Median age	34.6 yrs	61.1 yrs
Median household income	$64,141	$153,264
Median home value	$119,700	$430,600
Housing units	295	168
Homeownership rate	82.5%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.6%	85.2%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Canton	Elyria
Population	627 → 626 (-0.2%)	276 → 291 (+5.4%)
Median household income	$54,412 → $64,141 (+17.9%)	$131,173 → $153,264 (+16.8%)
Median home value	$103,900 → $119,700 (+15.2%)	$338,100 → $430,600 (+27.4%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $765 (+13.3%)	—

Canton

Population

627626

Median household income

$54,412$64,141

Median home value

$103,900$119,700

Median gross rent

$675$765

Elyria

Population

276291

Median household income

$131,173$153,264

Median home value

$338,100$430,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Canton	Elyria
Under 5	5.1%	0.0%
5 to 17	25.1%	0.0%
18 to 24	3.2%	0.0%
25 to 34	18.5%	0.0%
35 to 44	13.3%	0.0%
45 to 54	9.1%	0.0%
55 to 64	14.5%	100.0%
65 to 74	8.5%	0.0%
75 and over	2.7%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Canton	Elyria
White (non-Hispanic)	84.0%	100.0%
Black or African American	2.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	10.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Canton	Elyria
No high school diploma	4.3%	0.0%
High school graduate	47.5%	4.8%
Some college or associate's	38.6%	10.0%
Bachelor's degree	8.2%	79.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1.4%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Canton	Elyria
Drove alone	82.8%	100.0%
Carpooled	8.6%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.3%	0.0%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Canton	Elyria
1-unit, detached	92.5%	89.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	10.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Canton	Elyria
Poverty rate	8.5%	11.7%
Average household size	2.44	1.73
Mean commute (minutes)	25	—
Median year structure built	1952	1993