Canton vs Peterson

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

Canton and Peterson 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 256 in Peterson). Peterson has the higher median household income ($66,250 vs $50,556 in Canton). Peterson has the higher median home value ($112,500 vs $88,400 in Canton).

Population, income & housing

	Canton	Peterson
Population	409	256
Median age	39.2 yrs	31.5 yrs
Median household income	$50,556	$66,250
Median home value	$88,400	$112,500
Median gross rent	$583	$538
Housing units	185	102
Homeownership rate	82.1%	91.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.3%	12.9%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	0.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Canton	Peterson
Population	387 → 409 (+5.7%)	188 → 256 (+36.2%)
Median household income	$51,500 → $50,556 (-1.8%)	$48,750 → $66,250 (+35.9%)
Median home value	$71,700 → $88,400 (+23.3%)	$106,300 → $112,500 (+5.8%)
Median gross rent	$561 → $583 (+3.9%)	$713 → $538 (-24.5%)

Canton

Population

387409

Median household income

$51,500$50,556

Median home value

$71,700$88,400

Median gross rent

$561$583

Peterson

Population

188256

Median household income

$48,750$66,250

Median home value

$106,300$112,500

Median gross rent

$713$538

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Canton	Peterson
Under 5	1.7%	6.6%
5 to 17	27.6%	18.8%
18 to 24	3.2%	17.2%
25 to 34	8.6%	7.8%
35 to 44	22.2%	12.9%
45 to 54	15.9%	3.9%
55 to 64	11.5%	10.2%
65 to 74	8.1%	12.5%
75 and over	1.2%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Canton	Peterson
White (non-Hispanic)	91.7%	92.6%
Black or African American	2.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Canton	Peterson
No high school diploma	9.4%	4.1%
High school graduate	46.4%	38.8%
Some college or associate's	27.9%	44.2%
Bachelor's degree	11.2%	5.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	7.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Canton	Peterson
Drove alone	68.6%	70.3%
Carpooled	13.6%	22.7%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.8%	5.5%
Other means	4.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Canton	Peterson
1-unit, detached	80.0%	99.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.4%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Canton	Peterson
Poverty rate	19.6%	16.8%
Average household size	2.22	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	24	30
Median year structure built	1938	1938