Canton vs Whalan

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

Canton and Whalan 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 60 in Whalan). Whalan has the higher median household income ($112,969 vs $50,556 in Canton). Whalan has the higher median home value ($225,000 vs $88,400 in Canton).

Population, income & housing

	Canton	Whalan
Population	409	60
Median age	39.2 yrs	34.5 yrs
Median household income	$50,556	$112,969
Median home value	$88,400	$225,000
Median gross rent	$583	—
Housing units	185	50
Homeownership rate	82.1%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.3%	42.2%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Canton	Whalan
Population	387 → 409 (+5.7%)	37 → 60 (+62.2%)
Median household income	$51,500 → $50,556 (-1.8%)	$50,833 → $112,969 (+122.2%)
Median home value	$71,700 → $88,400 (+23.3%)	$125,000 → $225,000 (+80.0%)
Median gross rent	$561 → $583 (+3.9%)	—

Canton

Population

387409

Median household income

$51,500$50,556

Median home value

$71,700$88,400

Median gross rent

$561$583

Whalan

Population

3760

Median household income

$50,833$112,969

Median home value

$125,000$225,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Canton	Whalan
Under 5	1.7%	0.0%
5 to 17	27.6%	21.7%
18 to 24	3.2%	3.3%
25 to 34	8.6%	41.7%
35 to 44	22.2%	0.0%
45 to 54	15.9%	11.7%
55 to 64	11.5%	5.0%
65 to 74	8.1%	8.3%
75 and over	1.2%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Canton	Whalan
White (non-Hispanic)	91.7%	100.0%
Black or African American	2.9%	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	2.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Canton	Whalan
No high school diploma	9.4%	8.9%
High school graduate	46.4%	8.9%
Some college or associate's	27.9%	40.0%
Bachelor's degree	11.2%	15.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	26.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Canton	Whalan
Drove alone	68.6%	50.0%
Carpooled	13.6%	32.1%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	10.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.8%	7.1%
Other means	4.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Canton	Whalan
1-unit, detached	80.0%	100.0%
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%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Canton	Whalan
Poverty rate	19.6%	0.0%
Average household size	2.22	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	24	46
Median year structure built	1938	1938