Canton vs Galva

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

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

Galva has the higher population (997 vs 626 in Canton). Galva has the higher median household income ($87,750 vs $64,141 in Canton). Galva has the higher median home value ($197,200 vs $119,700 in Canton).

Population, income & housing

	Canton	Galva
Population	626	997
Median age	34.6 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	$64,141	$87,750
Median home value	$119,700	$197,200
Median gross rent	—	$875
Housing units	295	459
Homeownership rate	82.5%	83.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.6%	27.3%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Canton	Galva
Population	627 → 626 (-0.2%)	1,015 → 997 (-1.8%)
Median household income	$54,412 → $64,141 (+17.9%)	$70,625 → $87,750 (+24.2%)
Median home value	$103,900 → $119,700 (+15.2%)	$145,400 → $197,200 (+35.6%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $765 (+13.3%)	$700 → $875 (+25.0%)

Canton

Population

627626

Median household income

$54,412$64,141

Median home value

$103,900$119,700

Median gross rent

$675$765

Galva

Population

1,015997

Median household income

$70,625$87,750

Median home value

$145,400$197,200

Median gross rent

$700$875

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Canton	Galva
Under 5	5.1%	6.0%
5 to 17	25.1%	16.3%
18 to 24	3.2%	7.9%
25 to 34	18.5%	11.0%
35 to 44	13.3%	16.5%
45 to 54	9.1%	13.5%
55 to 64	14.5%	9.1%
65 to 74	8.5%	12.7%
75 and over	2.7%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Canton	Galva
White (non-Hispanic)	84.0%	94.7%
Black or African American	2.7%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
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%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	10.2%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Canton	Galva
No high school diploma	4.3%	11.5%
High school graduate	47.5%	21.0%
Some college or associate's	38.6%	40.1%
Bachelor's degree	8.2%	20.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1.4%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Canton	Galva
Drove alone	82.8%	90.0%
Carpooled	8.6%	3.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.3%	5.4%
Other means	0.3%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Canton	Galva
1-unit, detached	92.5%	90.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	7.5%	2.6%

Poverty & households

	Canton	Galva
Poverty rate	8.5%	6.0%
Average household size	2.44	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	25	20
Median year structure built	1952	1985