Canton vs Ostrander

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

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

Canton has the higher population (409 vs 323 in Ostrander). Ostrander has the higher median household income ($70,357 vs $50,556 in Canton). Ostrander has the higher median home value ($141,400 vs $88,400 in Canton).

Population, income & housing

	Canton	Ostrander
Population	409	323
Median age	39.2 yrs	35.8 yrs
Median household income	$50,556	$70,357
Median home value	$88,400	$141,400
Median gross rent	$583	—
Housing units	185	132
Homeownership rate	82.1%	83.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.3%	18.8%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Canton	Ostrander
Population	387 → 409 (+5.7%)	282 → 323 (+14.5%)
Median household income	$51,500 → $50,556 (-1.8%)	$43,438 → $70,357 (+62.0%)
Median home value	$71,700 → $88,400 (+23.3%)	$85,800 → $141,400 (+64.8%)
Median gross rent	$561 → $583 (+3.9%)	$750 → $1,038 (+38.4%)

Canton

Population

387409

Median household income

$51,500$50,556

Median home value

$71,700$88,400

Median gross rent

$561$583

Ostrander

Population

282323

Median household income

$43,438$70,357

Median home value

$85,800$141,400

Median gross rent

$750$1,038

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Canton	Ostrander
Under 5	1.7%	12.7%
5 to 17	27.6%	12.1%
18 to 24	3.2%	12.7%
25 to 34	8.6%	10.2%
35 to 44	22.2%	11.1%
45 to 54	15.9%	5.6%
55 to 64	11.5%	9.0%
65 to 74	8.1%	13.6%
75 and over	1.2%	13.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Canton	Ostrander
White (non-Hispanic)	91.7%	94.7%
Black or African American	2.9%	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Canton	Ostrander
No high school diploma	9.4%	9.9%
High school graduate	46.4%	35.1%
Some college or associate's	27.9%	36.1%
Bachelor's degree	11.2%	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Canton	Ostrander
Drove alone	68.6%	71.8%
Carpooled	13.6%	10.9%
Public transit	0.5%	2.6%
Walked	0.9%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.8%	11.5%
Other means	4.5%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Canton	Ostrander
1-unit, detached	80.0%	81.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.9%	0.8%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	9.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.3%
Mobile home & other	11.4%	3.0%

Poverty & households

	Canton	Ostrander
Poverty rate	19.6%	15.3%
Average household size	2.22	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	24	26
Median year structure built	1938	1973